1897 The Engineer Horseless Carriage Competition
This was a competition run by the proprietors of The Engineer, held at the Crystal Palace. The judges were Sir Frederick Bramwell, John Aspinall and Dr. John Hopkinson. [1]
Route published. Crystal Palace to Birmingham and back. 263 miles.[2]
Cancelled.[3] Images and information. Judge was H. Graham Harris[4]
CLASS A. For the best mechanically-propelled vehicle constructed to carry, including the driver, four or more persons, the total weight, when fully loaded, not exceeding two tons, a prize of 350 guineas will be given.
- The Electric Motive Power Co, 16, Elm-street, Gray's Inn-road.
- The London and Glasgow Motor Car Syndicate, 11, Queen Victoria-street, E.C.
- New and Mayne, Palace- chambers, Bridgestreet, Westminster.
- Clement Richardson, 128, Stephen's-green, Dublin.
- G. F. G. Des Vignes and Co, Orleans Works, Teddington.
- John Isaac Thornycroft, Eyot Villa, Chis wick Mall, Chiswick.
- The Dorset Iron Foundry Co, West Quay-road, Poole.
- Edward Joel Pennington, Bramlea, Hersham-road, Walton-on Thames.
- W. J. Perrett, The Laurels, Romford. I
- W. H. Barker, 37, Haverstock-hill, N.W.
- William Baines, 5 and 6, Great Winchester-street, London, E.C.
- John Fielding, Upton Saint Leonarda, Gloucester.
- The McDonald Patent Battery Syndicate, 4, North Saint David-street, Edinburgh.
- The Clarkson and Capel Steam Car Syndicate, Deverell-street, Great Dover-street, E .C.
- J. Irving Courtenay, 4, Great Winchester-street, E.C.
- Douglas Neale, 21, Rutland-square, Edinburgh.
- Roots and Venables, lOO,Westminster Bridge-road, S.W.
- Higgins, Bessemer, Nicholson and Co, 127, Brixtonbill, s.w.
- The Romiley Engineering Co, Hatherlow Wharf, Romiley.
- Henry Sharp, 43, Broadway, Deptford.
- Brindley, Naylor and Wilson, 5, Waterloo-road, North, Wolverhampton.
- Ridley James Urquhart, 6, Clayton-square, Liverpool.
- Stevenson and Shovelton, 23, School-lane, Liverpool.
- H. K. Hales, cycle agent, Burslem.
- Walter Jno. Hubert Jones, (J. Truman and Co.), Gloucester Works, Smithfield-passage, Birmingham.
- The London Motor Car Works Co, Albert Mills, Beavor-lane, Hammersmith.
CLASS B. For the best mechanically-propelled vehicle constructed to carry either one or two or three persons, the total weight, when fully loaded, not exceeding one ton, a prize of 250 guineas will be given.
- The Electric Motive Power Co, 16, Elmstreet, Gray's Inn-road, W.O.
- James Morton Hall, 102, Dale-street, Lancaster.
- J. Holt Thomas, West View, Hopwood-lane, Halifax.
- New and Mayne, Palace-chambers, Bridgestreet, Westminster.
- Attkinson and Philipson, Northumberland Carriage Factory, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
- Edward Joel Pennington, Bramlea, Hersham-road, Walton-on Thames.
- W. J. Perrett, The Laurels, Romford.
- Greengrass and Docking, 62, Dingwall-road, Croydon.
- William Baines, 5 and 6, Great Winchester-street, E. C.
- The Electric Construction Co, Bushbury, Wolverhampton.
- G. Stanton, 335, Strand, W.O.
- The Clarkson and Capel Steam Car Syndicate, Deverell-street, Great Dover-street, S.E.
- Douglas Neale, 21, Rutland-square, Edinburgh.
- Roots and Venables, 100, Westminster Bridge-road, S. W.
- Accles and Sugden, 75, Queen Victoria-street, E.C.
- William Henry Dugard, Vulcan Mills, Bridge street West, Birmingham.
- Yeovil Motor Car and Cycle Co, Yeovil.
- J. F. Stilwell, Royal Pier Hotel, Weston-super-Mare.
CLASS C. For the best mechanically-propelled vehicle constructed to carry, in addition to the driver, not more than one ton of goods or parcels, the total weight, when fully loaded, not exceeding two tons, a prize of 250 guineas will be given.
- Herbert John Dowsing, 24, Budge-row, Cannon-street, E.C.
- New and Mayne, Palace-chambers, Bridgestreet, Westminster.
- Enock Brothers, Coombe, Dartmouth, Devon.
- Clement Richardson, 128, Stephen's-green, Dublin.
- The Steam Carriage and Wagon Co, Homefield, Chiswick.
- The Dorset Iron Foundry Co, West, Quay-road, Poole.
- The Lancashire Steam Motor Co, Leyland.
- The Prince Motor Syndicate, Limited, 147, street, E.C.
- The Clarkson and Capel Steam Car Syndicate, Deverell-street, Great Dover-street, S.E.
- Douglas Neale, 21, Rutland-square, Edinburgh.
- The Liquid Fuel Engineering Co, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, and 20, Abchurch-lane, E.C.
- The Romiley Engineering Co, Hatherlow Wharf, Romiley.
- Merryweather and Sons, Greenwich Road, Greenwich.
- J. F. Stilwell, Royal Pier Hotel, Weston-super-Mare.
- Stevenson and Shovelton, 23, School-lane, Liverpool.
CLASS D. For the best mechanically-propelled vehicle constructed to carry, in addition to the driver, five hundredweight of goods or parcels, the weight, when fully loaded, not exceeding one ton, a prize of 150 guineas will be given.
- The Clarkson and Capel Steam Car Syndicate, Deverell-street, Great Dover-street, S.E.
- Roots and Venables, 100, Westminster Bridge-road, s.w
CLASS SUPPLEMENTAL. For the Vehicle, whether passengers or goods, propelled solely by a motor actuated by the vapour of oil or spirit, having a lower specific gravity than 0.8, or a flashing point lower than 73° Fall., Abel’s test, and constructed to satisfy the requirements of any Act of Parliament, and the rules to be made thereunder for the time being respectively in force, which, in the opinion of the judges, best satisfies the purpose for which it is built, a prize of 100 guineas will be given.
- Herbert John Dowsing, 24, Budge row, E.C.
- M. Tod and Son, Devon Engine Works, Dunfermline.
- Alfred Cornell, Tonbridge, Kent.
- William Baines, 5 and 6, Great Winchester-street, E. C.
- T. Coulthard and Co., Cooper-Road, Preston.
- J. F. Stilwell, Royal Pier Hotel, Weston Super Mare.
- H. K. Hales, cycle agent, Burslem.