Mystery Foto #26 Solved : The J18 Mitchell racer driven by Frank Zirbes at the Start Line
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto?
Mystery Foto questions:
Identify:
- The race car
The J18 Mitchell racer
- The driver
Frank X. Zirbes (1880- 1953)
- The race and its date
The Jericho Sweepstakes held on October 10, 1908, the opening day of the Long Island Motor Parkway. The J18 Mitchell finished third of the five racers in the Jericho Sweepstakes.
- Kudos question: Identify one or more officials in the Mystery Foto
The man to the left of the Mitchell was Fred Wagner, the starter for the 1908 races.
Comments (5)
Congrats to Greg O., Art Kleiner, Steve Lucas and Dick Gorman for correctly identifying Zirbe's J18 Mitchell.
Kudos to Greg O., Art Kleiner and Steve Lucas for recognizing the starter Fred Wagner.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
Close-Ups
J18 Mitchell
After passing the Carman Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge.
Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
Comments
-The race car
-The driver
The #18 Mitchell driven by F. Zirbes who came in 3rd with a time of 3:46:07 for the 140.76 mile contest.
-The race and its date
Jericho Sweepstakes, Sept. 10th 1908
-Kudos question: Identify one or more officials in the Mystery Foto
The official on the right could be holding a rolled up flag making him possibly Starter and Clerk of the Course Fred Wagner.
#18 Mitchell
Frank Zirbes
The Jericho Sweepstakes, one of the races of the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes.
October 10, 1908
Fred Wagner, possibly Jefferson DuMont Thompson
Additional info. on driver Frank Zirbes who was employed by the Mitchell company for many years and drove their cars in many endurance runs.
Completion of the article.
That’s the J18 Mitchell racer with F. Zirbes driving at the start of the Jericho Sweepstakes on October 10, 1908. I think one of the officials is Fred Wagner and another could be Jefferson DeMont Thompson.
Mystery Foto #26… The race car is a 1908 Mitchell as driven by F. Zirbes in the 1908 Jericho Sweepstakes. This race for cars costing between $1001 and $2000. The date of the race is October 10, 1908. Official second from left could be Willy K.