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Cup, Annual Race Meet, Syracuse New York

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States

Glenn H. Curtiss built the foundation for his airplane engine fame on the knowledge and prestige he gained from building and racing motorcycles. By 1902 he and three other employees were manufacturing motorcycles under the brand name "Hercules". Curtiss entered into a number of motorcycle races over the years, winning first place in many and building a name for himself. At the Second Annual Race Meet at the New York State Fair and Automobile Club of Syracuse in 1905, Curtiss won this first prize trophy in the three mile motorcycle race with a time of 3 minutes and 47 seconds.

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