William Knipper
Winner of the 1909 Merrimac Valley Trophy Race
Nationality: American
Born: 1882
Died: 1968
William (Billy) Knipper (1882-1968) was an early star of US road races participating in the 1909 Lowell Races, the 1909 vanderbilt Cup Race, the 1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes and three Indy 500 Races (1911, 1913 and 1914).
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Jun 19
2021
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive Part I: From the Hall/Kraft Family Album-Previously unpublished photos of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Professor Robert A. Kraft has forwarded photos of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race found in this grandmother's family photo.
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Oct 29
2018
Mystery Foto #43 Solved:#7 Chalmers at the Hicksville Road Turn During the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This weekend's Mystery Foto is a classic scene during a Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Jan 30
2017
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A View of #54 Lancia Crashing at the Massapequa-Hicksville Road Turn in 1910
Chuck Rudy, Jr. challenged you to identify this panoramic view of an accident from a Long Island Motor Parkway bridge.
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Nov 05
2016
John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Massapequa Turn
The fourth post from the John E. Roosevelt Family Album features photos of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Races taken at the Masspaequa-Hicksville Turn in Plainedge.
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Oct 22
2013
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #38: Westbury Road Bridge in East Meadow
The 38th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Westbury Road Bridge in my childhood hometown East Meadow.
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Jun 25
2013
Then & Now: The Westbury Old Country Road Turn at the 1909 & 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Another crowd favorite to view the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races was the turn of Old Country Road on to Ellison Road (Avenue) in Westbury. Check out the "Then & Now."
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Mar 23
2013
Then & Now: Massapequa Road During the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
The intersection of Massapequa-Hicksville Road and the Long Island Motor Parkway was a favorite location for watching for watching the 1908, 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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Dec 21
2012
Race Profile: The 1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes
For the 1910 races, three simultaneous races were held, with the running of the Massapequa and Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes with the Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Apr 28
2011
Starting Lineup: The 6 Cars of the 1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes
During the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race, two other sweepstakes races were run simultaneously for commercially available stock cars. The Massapequa Sweepstakes had six entrants for the smallest stock cars who competed for 10 laps over 126.4 miles. Here are images and information on the two Coles, three Abbott-Detroits and one…
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Feb 02
2011
Driver Profile: Billy Knipper- Winner of the 1909 Merrimac Valley Trophy
Andrea V: (Italy): " I'm the owner of the trophy won by William Knipper in a Chalmers-Detroit at the Merrimac Valley Trophy Race. Do you have information on the race and Knipper?
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Jan 08
2011
Drivers Who Raced in the 1911 Indy 500 and the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904-1910)
The decision of the Indianapolis Speedway to hold one major 500-mile race in 1911 with an unheard purse of $25,100 (equal to $571,000 today) attracted the best racing teams and drivers. Not surprisingly, many of the drivers who participated in the Vanderbilt Cup Races and its associated races also drove…
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May 15
2009
Film “The Inaugural Indy 500 Race”
In celebration of the Indianapolis 500 Race on Memorial Day, this film shows the first Indy 500 Race held on May 30, 1911. Highlights include:
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…