Jun 21 2021

Mystery Foto #25 Solved: Harry Grant preparing the Alco “White Beast”  for the 1910 Indy Races


Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto?

Answers to the Mystery Foto questions:

Identify:

  • The race car

1909 Alco Black Beast painted white for these races.

  • The driver and mechanician

Driver Harry Grant and mechanician Frank Lee

  • The location

Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Which race or races was the race car getting ready to enter?

Before there was an Indy 500 Race, the Alco "White Beast" participated in three races at the Indianapolis Speedway from July 1 to July 4, 1910.

It won the 10-mile and 20-mile race for its class (piston displacement of 451-600 cubic inches) and finished fourth of 14 racers in the 200-mile Cobe Trophy held on July 4, 1910.

  • The approximate date of the Mystery Foto

Late June 1910 prior to the Indianapolis Meet.

Comments (3)

Congrats and kudos  to Steve Lucas and Greg O. for solving this weekend's Mystery Foto.

Enjoy,

Howard Kroplick


Close-Ups


1910 Indianapolis Meet (July 1-4, 1910)

Another photo of the Alco at the Meet.

The July 1, 1910 race results including the Alco's first win at Indy.

The Alco's July 2, 1910 victory in the 20 mile race.

The July 4, 1910 results including the main event : The Cobe Trophy Race. The Alco finished fourth.


Comments

Jun 18 2021 Steve Lucas 5:37 PM

That’s Harry Grant (driving) with Frank Lee (mechanician) in the ALCO White Beast racer in Indianapolis, IN preparing for a series of 3 races held there from July 1 through July 4, 1910. Grant won both the 10 mile and 20 mile race in its class and finished 4th. in the 200 mile Cobe Trophy. Photo was probably taken around those dates or maybe June 30, 1910.

Jun 18 2021 Greg O. 7:02 PM

Harry Grant and Frank Lee in the ‘White Beast’ preparing to race in the 10 and 20 miles races as well as the Cobe Trophy Race in Indianapolis, Indiana, over a few days on July 1-4th, 1910.

Jun 21 2021 frank femenias 1:47 AM

Found on this website the 1910 Marquette-Buick (#27) that raced during the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race on Oct 1, 1910. Its driver was Bob Burman with Howard Hale as mechanician. Guessing the race preparation is at the Marquette-Buick headquarters on Sept 1910

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