Mystery Friday Foto #26 Solved: The 1909 Alco Black Beast on the “Meadowbrook” Motor Parkway Bridge (Newbridge Avenue) in East Meadow in 1910
Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
Answers to the Mystery Foto questions:
Identify:
- The racecar, the driver and the mechanician
The 1909 Alco Black Beast with driver Harry Grant and mechanician Frank Lee
- The race and its date
1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 30 1909. The Alco ran as #8 in the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
- The location of the Mystery Foto and orientation of the photographer. Provide a rationale.
Likely, looking north west, the "Meadowbrook" Motor Parkway Bridge (Newbridge Avenue/Bellmore Road) in East Meadow. Rationale: The curved section of the bridge
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Congrats to Steve Lucas, David Miller, Ted Reina of Florida and Dick Gorman for recognizing the Black Beast nd the Alco team
Kudos to Steve Lucas for locating the Mystery Photo in East Meadow.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
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I think that’s driver Harry Grant with mechanician Frank Lee in the ALCO Black Beast heading east on the LIMP during the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race on October 1, 1910. Not 100% sure but the photographer could be facing west at a position between the Newbridge Avenue (Bellmore Rd.) bridge and the Stewart Avenue bridge in East Meadow. Rationale: the curve of the bridge in the background seems to fit.
This is a picture of Harry Grant (driver) and Frank Lee (mechanic) racing the Alco black beast. The date of the photo is October 1st 1910. This is Harry Grant’s 2nd consecutive win at the VCR. I’m still working on the location of this picture. I’m pretty stumped so far. I’m gonna just guess and say that the photographer is facing west and the racers just crossed over the bridge that carries the LIMP over Wantagh ave.
I’m back
I think I have this one. The one that you have, of course, the Black Beast, the 2 time winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island in 1909-10 with the driver Harry Grant and his mechanician Frank Lee
Take care Ted
Mystery Foto #26… The car is the ALCO Black Beast. The driver is Harry Grant and the mechanician is Frank Lee. The race is the Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 1, 1910…. AND, the ALCO was the winner, again as in 1909.
The photo location…coming off the bridge over Wantagh Avenue which is in the background to the west.
What we have here is the 1909 Alco in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Driver is Harry Grant and the Mechanician Frank Lee. Location is the exit ramp off the original Roslyn Viaduct Bridge leading to Lumber Road.
Shucks, i missed the mystery train this week. Two typos on top; The 1910 VCR hosted the No.18 Black Beast on Oct 1, 1910. Always great to hear from you Ted! Happy summer to all.
Howard Kroplick: Frank, good catch. It is the 1909 Alco Black Beast running as #18 for the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race.