Program for "One Mile World's Record Automobile Races," Brooklyn, New York, November 16, 1901
THF120721 / Program for "One Mile World's Record Automobile Races," Brooklyn, New York, November 16, 1901
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Artifact Overview
Andrew Riker made headlines in November 1901 when his battery-powered "Torpedo" racer hit 57.1 miles per hour in a race at Coney Island, New York. It was a world speed record for electric automobiles. Despite his success, Riker soon determined that the automobile's future lay with a different fuel. In 1902, he joined Locomobile and started designing gasoline-powered cars.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Program (Document)
Date Made
1901
Subject Date
16 November 1901
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
70.60.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Green
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Width: 6 in
Inscriptions
Front of program reads from top down:
One Mile World's Record / Automobile Races /
Official Program Issued without Charge /
Conducted by the /
LONG ISLAND /
AUTOMOBILE CLUB /
Under the rules of the A.C.A. /
ON THE /
CONEY ISLAND BOULEVARD /
Saturday, November 16, 1901 /
At One P.M.
Then below lists Stewards, Race Committee, Timers, Clerk of Course, and Announcer.
Inside program Class lists include: CLASS No. 1 Motor Bicycles; CLASS No. 2 Motor Tricycles; CLASS No. 3 Gasolene (sic) under 1000 lbs.; CLASS No. 4 Gasolene (sic) 1000 to 2000 lbs;
CLASS No. 5 Gasolene(sic) over 2000 lbs; CLASS No. 6 Steam; CLASS No. 7 Electric
Back page is information and advertisements.
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Andrew Riker, an early believer in the electric car, designed this battery-powered racer in 1901. He ran it at Coney Island, New York, that November and, at 57.1 miles per hour, set a world speed record for electric cars. It was a triumph for electricity, but Riker soon lost faith. He joined Locomobile the next year and started designing gasoline-powered automobiles.