Monday, September 14, 2009

The Racer and the Dancer: New Examiner.com entry


I'm still working on my series about the first auto races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I discovered that racer Lewis Strang, who won the 100-mile race on August 20, 1909, was married to the dancer Louise Alexander, who electrified New York audiences with her "Vampire Dance:"
The drawing of Stran's victory kiss is by my wife, Kathleen Crews Wylder.

3 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Wonderful drawing. I'm always so intrigued by your breadth of knowledge, Steve. I look forward to reading more!

steve on the slow train said...

Charles--Kathleen thanks you.

Elizabeth--Kathleen appreciates it. The late columnist Sydney J. Harris used to have a regular feature in his column called "Things I Learned While Looking Other Things Up," or something to that effect. That's pretty much the way I learned things.

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