October 2, 2013
Here at the Kentucky Horse Park, we’re getting ready for the third annual Kentucky Classic CDE. I went over to the stabling area earlier today to see the “drivers’ lounge” I’d heard about …
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… which looks rather lovely and relaxing. The only other thing going on so far (while I was there) was some horse-bathing. But competitors, organizers, and officials are all making their final preparations for the event, which starts tomorrow. Stay tuned!
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September 30, 2013
Yesterday, A.J. and I were on a long drive toward home, and we broke it up by stopping in Tennessee to browse through a few antiques stores. In one huge store, with a lot of old car and garage memorabilia, we walked into a back room and found this …
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September 27, 2013
This 1920 Dodge “promo” film was clearly meant to show how much the car could, um, withstand. But can you even imagine?!?
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September 26, 2013
I just realized that (eeek!) Christmas is only three months away. Some of us, then, may be needing one of these fairly soon …
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September 25, 2013
In my near-constant search for interesting old news, tidbits, and photos to share here on the blog, I hit the jackpot today. In just one of its many, many photo collections, the Library of Congress has more than 10,000 (yes, there are four zeros there) digitized news-agency photos covering the years 1910 to 1915.
Here, then, is our first look at an image from the LOC’s Bain Collection …
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The whip in this c. 1910 photo is Lord Leconfield, who is also mentioned in this brief article from the April 16, 1911, issue of The New York Times.
“Alfred G. Vanderbilt, who will open his English coaching season next month, is this year to have a rival on the London-to-Brighton road in the person of Lord Leconfield, who will run the original Old Times coach. Except that Mr. Vanderbilt will leave London via Kingston and Lord Leconfield via Wimbledon, both the Venture and the Old Times will follow the same road through Surrey and Sussex.”
The Slower Road 