Cavorting with the Blue Bloods……. 1907

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Cavorting with the Blue Bloods……. 1907

Post by Rob » Sun Dec 28, 2025 12:26 pm

Everything in context: Two racing events at Sheepshead Bay Track (Brooklyn) in 1907, the Suburban Handicap and Futurity Stakes (at one point the highest dollar race in the U.S.) provided a snapshot of the cars the rich and famous drove.

At Both races, held in June and on Labor Day 1907, newspaper reporters recorded the number and make of the automobiles delivering their wealthy owners, providing a survey of the cars the wealthy drove to the two events. While today we might not expect these results, the “Ford Six” (Model K) was one of the two most prevalent six cylinder cars attending. For a brief snd shining moment, Ford’s rubbed elbows with the rich and famous…

Below, chart showing the total cars attending these two major sporting events, with breakdown of the six cylinder cars:
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Below: news articles covering the two events:
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