Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-02-20 | Page 17 | Thomas Receives Handsome Trophy

llS RECEIVES E iiSiEJiPHY I Anfcricaii Car Hailed as the II W.urld's Champion at Big II An fo Banquet. . 18 FOUIi MANUFACTURERS H ENTERED THE CONTEST H Randall-Dixld Company Has Ea- K moiifj Car on Exhibition II at 8 how. 1 K. l:. Thomas, the Buffalo mauufae-turii mauufae-turii whose nerve brought victory to the Thomas Flyr in the great, round-tho-worJd contest from 2s ew York to Pari, which started February 12, 190S, and finished July SO .of the same year, Q received the trophy emblematic of tho victory at a banquet held at the Auto- mobile club of America, Fifty-fourth street, Xew York Cily.' Saturday even- jj iug. Jannnrv 8. Harry P. Burchcll, rep- fl resenting tho -New York Times mid Lo I Matin of Paris, made the "presentation spnech. I j The victory of tho American car, tho only American entry, caused world-' world-' wide comment, 3iid was hailed as a world's championship, and is so considered. con-sidered. Just as ihc bolls were ringing in Sunday morning 150 of America rs representative rep-resentative , newspaper men sat down to ouq of tho most impressive banquets H that has ever been served in ISlcw York ja City. 1 The table was in the form of a horse- jw shoe or magnet, with , the speaker's table at the open end. The guests sat II on the outer side, facing the guests, m and fastened lo fhc back of the lablo A was a mission rail with photos of the m raco from start to finish, -the division J9 between each tablo being marked by jjl mission standards supporting lanterns gj which depicted the Now York-Paris car M winning tho race. Tho trophj' was in 18 the center of tho horseshoe and faced. uijfi the speakers' table. nil Tom Moor was the toastmastcr and in introducing Mr. Thomas, paid glow- ffl3 ing tribute to tho good sportsmanship of the Buffalo maker who alono had jii ncrvo to nmke an entry in the great ' EM contest. The actual running time was ml oighty-oight days for tho supposedly Bj impossible trip. Among the mor prominent speakers were George Schus- Hi tor. wno drove mo wiuning car; ucuijjo rain Miller, his mechanic; E. R. Thomas, M4S the entrant of tho car. who was so af- BRjK foctod by tho credit g"iven him that ha HU almost slied tears as ho arose to speak; Hju Alfred Reeves; Robert Lee Morroll. TO chairman of the contest board at tho Ej,lj time of tho starting of tho contest; H,Q Colonel George Pope, who paid glowing Hljjj tribute to Mr. Thomas; John C. Wot- n more, tho dean of the nowspapcr men, HH and S. S. Butler, the chairmau of the ra contest board at tho present time. Jl Vcrreault Designs Trophy. H The trophy, designed by George T. fl Verreault of Buffalo, for the Gorham a I compun3 is an immense globe of II bronze, f-urmounted by a large bronze II eagle with outspread wings in an at- II titudc of defiance. The base is of jjl green marble brought over from Italy Hli especially for this trophy. Botween 011 the-globe and the base is a sub-base WB of pink marble brought from France. Ujlfl Tho bronze in tho trophy was brought Hl from Germany and tho route is laid jfljjj out with American silver. The entire JHif trophv stands as a symbol of the lour R nations that had the courage to enter IS I; this long grind. On tho four sides of jgj tho base are bronze tablets in high re- Ijfl lief depicting tho start, the finish aud fcjj tho order in which the cars wcro awarded prizes. Tho main sido contains Ij jl the inscription of award. Tho sub-base K contains the coat, of arms of the na- t (UljU tious competing, Fraucc. Germany. Italy ijjl and tho United States. The trophy is ffll tho largest ever given for a contest. nf of any description and stands six feet HI six inches in height and weighs 1000 Ml pounds. ,, mI The trophy will be exhibited at tho HI Philadelnhia, Detroit. Chicago, St. Louis. Kansas City' and Boston shows. There is a well defined rumor that II the Thomas company intend to test out at tlicir new cars by sondinc one around l tho world. The car will bo driven XI bv George Schuster, with George Mil- 4 lor as mechanic, a mechanical oxperc Ml accompanying tho car. to make a thor- Bj ough and exhaustive Tocbrd of the trip B, from a mechanical standpoint. This J car is on exhibition at, tho Utah auto- B; mobilo show, Randall-B;odd Auto com- J pany being the general agonts lfore. KJ