fire fighter three wheeler for a board track, grandstands and buildings at the track, built by the Dayton Sewing Machine Company

the images are with others that show the 1915 Astor Cup Race that was held at the Sheepshead Bay Board Track on October 9, 1915.

Found in the July 7, 1915 Fire and Water Engineering magazine published in New York City, was an accounting of one of the machines being put through its paces at the Speedway as follows:

“One of the Dayton Tri-Car chemicals was installed by the Woodside Mfg. Co. agents at the Sheepshead Bay Speedway in conjunction with the Astor Cup Races. In a public demonstration for the judges and officials, the car with a 35-gallon tank circled the two mile track in three minutes and 56 seconds. It so pleased the officials as well as the Fire Department in charge of the Speedway fire protection, it was then unanimously adopted for fire protection for the track, grandstands and buildings”.

 Found on http://theoldmotor.com/?p=120564

advertisement for the Dayton Tri Car found on http://books.google.com/books?id=9aVIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA90-IA74&dq=Dayton+Tri.+Car.+Chemical&hl=en&sa=X&ei=J8Z7U52hOMHlsATwnYCwDg&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Dayton%20Tri.%20Car.%20Chemical&f=false