Vanderbilt Cup Racing T-Shirt Size:Large and high wheelers gave way

and high wheelers gave way to a new “safety” bike

In the late 1860's the Transcontinental Railway opened its western terminus in Oakland bringing new growth and prosperity to the city

With the support of local communities

and coached by Kenichi Zenimura

Vanderbilt Cup Racing T-Shirt Size:Large and high wheelers gave wayVanderbilt Cup Racing T Shirt Auto racing enthusiasts were in for a treat at the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition where two of the premiere auto racing events of the year were held The American Grand Prize and The Vanderbilt Cup. The races were run on a unique 3. 8 mile course winding its way around the 1 mile trotting track and through the streets of the expositions palatial buildings. Crowds of over 100,000 thronged to the exposition