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13 de nov. de 1999 · Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, one of the most influential men in 20th-century horse racing, died yesterday at his home in Mill Neck, N.Y., after returning from his daily morning visit to Belmont Park.
13 de nov. de 1999 · Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, elegant symbol of sportsman in high society when he was impresario of horse racing and pillar of one of most aristocratic families in America, dies at 87; photos (M)
13 de jun. de 2013 · At a young age, Alfred Vanderbilt inherited a massive fortune of $40 million and control of the Vanderbilt railroading empire. With no interest in business matters, the youth squandered his wealth on horses and women on two continents. None of the Vanderbilts gave as much fuel for gossip to the curious public as Alfred.
1 de may. de 2022 · Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I (October 20, 1877–May 7, 1915) was a wealthy sportsman and a member of the famous Vanderbilt family of philanthropists. He died on the RMS Lusitania. Death. On May 1, 1915, Alfred Vanderbilt boarded the RMS Lusitania bound for Liverpool as a first class passenger.
In the fifth generation, the leading member was Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877), better known as “The Commodore,” who was the great-grandfather of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. He laid the foundation of the family fortune, when, in 1814, he obtained a contract from the government for the transportation, by water, of supplies to the nine military posts around New York City.
7 de may. de 2015 · In Yale’s collections, a treasure trove on the sinking of the Lusitania. Alfred Vanderbilt, Yale College Class of 1889, might have considered himself to be a lucky man when he made the life-saving decision to cancel his trip on the Titanic — until, that is, he booked a ticket for a spring 1915 trip on the Lusitania. By Bess Connolly.
21 de may. de 2015 · The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame has announced the selection of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt to be inducted into the Pillars of the Turf category. Through his contributions to Thoroughbred racing that resonate to this day, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, 1912-1999, was one of the architects of the golden years of racing spanning the 20th century.
