Racing in Riverhead
In late September 1909, about 80 miles east of New York City, the Long Island Stock Chassis Derby took place. The race was held on September 29, and started and finished just north of Riverhead. This small town is located at the point where eastern Long Island is met by the Great Peconic Bay, and the land divides out to a V shape to form the north and south forks of the island.
The Long Island Derby course was 22.75 miles long, and was a somewhat oval-shaped route with a
