“A Shimmering Streak of Mahogany”: The Ankle Deep and the Gold Cup Races of 1914
After the Gold Cup races of 1914, the Ankle Deep was loaded onto a horse-drawn farm wagon and taken up the road to a corner of Count Mankowski’s estate on Northwest Bay – a humiliating end for a...
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Guy Lombardo on Lake George
Gar Wood and George Reis excepted, Gold Cup racing produced no amateur racer more famous than Guy Lombardo, the director of the dance orchestra at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Lombardo...
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Lake George in History: Gold Cup Racing and the Inimitable George Reis
From 1922 to 1941 unlimited hydroplanes were barred from participation in the American Power Boat Association (APBA) Gold Cup races. As a result, a new category of racing boats was created called the...
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