E. J. Kilpatrick in Hotchkiss #9 at the Jericho Turn, 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Artifact Overview
E.J. Kilpatrick drove the #9 Hotchkiss in the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup race. He is pictured here on the Jericho Turn, named for its location in Jericho, New York, on Long Island. The Vanderbilt's 1908 race course covered 23.46 miles over public and private roads. Kilpatrick was forced out of the race by a broken clutch.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
24 October 1908
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.N.VBLT-41C
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 4.25 in
Inscriptions
written on negative sleeve:
1908 Vblt Cup Race / "Kilpatrick in Hotchkiss" #9 on Jericho Turn
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America's earliest auto races were small-time contests. Wealthy enthusiast William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., thought the United States needed a big, signature event. Starting in 1904, he organized an annual road race through Long Island, New York, that attracted top American and European drivers and manufacturers. When a Connecticut-built Locomobile won the Vanderbilt Cup in 1908, it helped prove that America's automotive industry had arrived.