The Making of a Speed King – Motor Age – 7 July 1904
In this issue of „Motor Age“ the 1904 Gordon Bennet Cup race is described, relatively meticuously and hence indeed-a-long-read. Specific sub-chapters are, next to the main title: The Winner’s Story, The Loser’s Story, The Car Troubles and Notes of the Contest. Especially the view of second-placed Jenatzy is interesting! Text and photos with courtesy of […]
German Cup Race Course – Motor Age – 17 June 1904
In this issue of „Motor Age“ the 1904 Gordon Bennet Cup racecourse in Germany is described. Names like Saalburg, Weilburg, Limburg, and Homburg indicate that this part of Germany has a castle-rich history. Idstein, Koenigstein, as well as Esch and Ober-Ursel are well-known names that nowadays still bring back memories of that 1904 Cup race. […]
Cup Goes to France – Motor Age – 17 June 1904
The American automotive magazine „Motor Age“ covered the 1904 Gordon Bennet Cup race as well as its preparations in a really thoroughly manner. This June 17 article briefly summarizes the results of that Cup race, together with a short look on the three preceding Cup races. Text and photos with courtesy of hathitrust hathitrust.org, compiled […]
The Concluding Preparations – Motor Age – 17 June 1904
The American automotive magazine „Motor Age“ covered the 1904 Gordon Bennet Cup race as well as its preparations in a really thoroughly manner. This June 17 article briefly summarizes the preparations and the many work that has been completed to assure a fair and good running of the Cup Race. Not only that, but it […]
The Seven Contesting Teams – Motor Age – 17 June 1904
In this issue of „Motor Age“ of their series on the 1904 Gordon Bennet Cup, the contesting teams are described. The German, French, English, Austrian, Belgian ,Italian teams, as well as the sole Swiss representative. The last one, alas, wouldn’t participate, leaving „only“ 18 teams for the 1904 edition of the Gordon Bennet Cup Race. […]
Théry’s Victory brings Coupe Internationale to France – New York Herald, Paris – 18 June 1904
The New York Herald had their European Edition, which appeared in Paris. And of course it was more than normal to publish on all the Gordon Bennet events. Just prior to and just after the 1904 Cup Race, several daily articles were devoted to that very event. Relatively few photographs, but combined with a lot […]
Course et Concours, La Coupe Gordon Bennett, Translation – L’Automobile- 25 June 1904
The magazine „L’Automobile, Revue des locomotions nouvelles“, mostly called „L’Automobile“ also published a whole serie of articles that accompanied the Gordon Bennet Cup for 1904. Meaning technical descriptions of participating cars, descriptions of some of the tracks for the eliminatory races, as well as reporting the actual Cup race itself. This one deals with the […]
Course et Concours, La Coupe Gordon Bennett – L’Automobile- 25 June 1904
The magazine „L’Automobile, Revue des locomotions nouvelles“, mostly called „L’Automobile“ also published a whole serie of articles that accompanied the Gordon Bennet Cup for 1904. Meaning technical descriptions of participating cars, descriptions of some of the tracks for the eliminatory races, as well as reporting the actual Cup race itself. This one deals with the […]
Homburg is Eager for the Big Race – New York Herald, Paris – 17 June 1904
Text and photos with authorisation of Bibliothèque National de France, gallica.bnf.fr.; compiled by motorracingistory.com, THE NEW YORK HERALD, European Edition, PARIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1904. HOMBURG IS EAGER FOR THE BIG RACE. Population Already Camping On the Doorsteps and Fired With Enthusiasm in Advance.Fiction of German Undemonstrativeness Amply Shown by Lively Interest Which “Beats the […]
Deluge of rain in International Cup Course – New York Herald, Paris – 16 June 1904
Text and photos with authorisation of Bibliothèque National de France, gallica.bnf.fr.; compiled by motorracingistory.com, THE NEW YORK HERALD, European Edition, PARIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1904. DELUGE OF RAIN ON THE INTERNATIONAL CUP COURSE. Rain, Rain, All the Day, With Very High Temperature, Homburg Tolerating No Half-way Measures, But the Surface of the Circuit Remains in […]