Two-handled silver trophy cup inscribed "The Southport Motor Racing Club...
Two-handled silver trophy cup inscribed "The Southport Motor Racing Club Ltd. 100 Mile Car Race, 13 August 1932", with square base and spinning-top finial. Charles Boyton & Son Ltd, London, 1932 (2,000 g; h. approx. 53 cm) (defects and dents) The trophy was awarded for the Southport 100 Mile Car Race, one of the most prestigious British motor racing events of the interwar period, held on 13 August 1932 on the beach circuit laid out across the sands of Birkdale Beach and organized by the Southport Motor Racing Club. Presented by the Daily Dispatch newspaper as the 100 Guinea Cup, it was awarded to the overall winner of the race, irrespective of class. The event was won by John Hastings "Jack" Bartlett, driving his supercharged 1,087 cc Salmson, who claimed the trophy outright. Bartlett was among the leading exponents of British beach racing during the 1930s, and his victory at Southport further consolidated his reputation in this distinctive and highly competitive branch of motor sport.
Estimate € 2,500 - 2,600
Two-handled silver trophy cup inscribed "The Southport Motor Racing Club Ltd. 100 Mile Car Race, 13 August 1932", with square base and spinning-top finial. Charles Boyton & Son Ltd, London, 1932 (2,000 g; h. approx. 53 cm) (defects and dents) The trophy was awarded for the Southport 100 Mile Car Race, one of the most prestigious British motor racing events of the interwar period, held on 13 August 1932 on the beach circuit laid out across the sands of Birkdale Beach and organized by the Southport Motor Racing Club. Presented by the Daily Dispatch newspaper as the 100 Guinea Cup, it was awarded to the overall winner of the race, irrespective of class. The event was won by John Hastings "Jack" Bartlett, driving his supercharged 1,087 cc Salmson, who claimed the trophy outright. Bartlett was among the leading exponents of British beach racing during the 1930s, and his victory at Southport further consolidated his reputation in this distinctive and highly competitive branch of motor sport.
Estimate € 2,500 - 2,600
