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Horseless carriage is an early name for the motor car or automobile. Prior to the invention of the motor car, carriages were usually pulled by animals, typically horses. The term can be compared to other transitional terms, such as wireless phone .
Harness racing sulky (2007) Horse show sulky for roadster classes (2012) Wooden racing sulky (c. 1895–1910) Horse-drawn mower with a "sulky seat" [1]. A sulky is a lightweight cart used for harness racing.
Start of the Providence Horseless Carriage Race, held on September 7, 1896, as part of the Rhode Island State Fair. On September 7, 1896, the first organized oval track race held in the United States took place at Narragansett Park as part of that year's state fair. Four of the seven cars were able to run at the required average speed of 15 mph.
1911 race at the Fairgrounds. The track first featured "horseless carriages" and motorcycles on June 11, 1904, on a 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 mi (1.8 km) dirt oval. Races were canceled after a motorcycle ran into the back of a car that was lining up. Harness horse racing events were also held at the track. In September 1904 another series of races was organized.
A dirt track borders the field, which gave just enough space for a race to be feasible. “At a certain point, the corners might get too tight,” Flugger said. “This setup was perfect.”
Paris–Rouen, Le Petit Journal Horseless Carriages Contest (Concours du 'Petit Journal' Les Voitures sans Chevaux), was a pioneering city-to-city motoring competition in 1894 which is sometimes described as the world's first competitive motor race.
The Library and Archives at Larz Anderson Auto Museum are devoted to materials relating automobile, racing and motor transportation history. There are also some documents related to carriages, motorcycles and bicycles. The facility also houses an extensive archival holding of Packard Motor Company materials.
The 1908 New York to Paris Race was the world's first circumnavigation by automobile. German, French, Italian, and American teams began in New York City on 12 February 1908, with three competitors ultimately reaching Paris. The US-built Thomas Flyer with George Schuster (driver) won the race