1900 One Thousand Mile Trial: Awards Section 1 - (Trade Entries)
Note: This is a sub-section of 1900 One Thousand Mile Trial
Judges Report: Section I (Vehicles entered by Manufacturers or Agents).[1]
The Judges’ Committee recommend to the Club Committee that the following prizes should be awarded in connection with the 1,000-Mile Trial of 1900:—
Class A (vehicles declared at a selling price of £200 or less).—
- 1st prize (10 per cent, of Prize Fund), No. 2, Benz Ideal.
- 2nd prize (each 5 per cent, of Prize Fund), No. 5, Locomobile steam car, and No. 27, New Orleans voiturette.
Class B (vehicles declared at a selling price of more than £200, but not more than £300).—
- 1st prize (10 per cent, of Prize Fund), No. 40, Wolseley voiturette.
- 2nd prize (5 per cent, of Prize Fund), No. 31, Motor Car Co.’s Triumph.
- 3rd prize (3 per cent, of Prize Fund), No. 15, De Dion voiturette.
Class C (vehicles declared at a selling price of more than £300, but not more than £500).—
- 1st prize (10 per cent, of Prize Fund), No. 35, Daimler Co.’s car; No. 36, Daimler Co.’s car; and No. 37, Daimler Co.’s car.
- 2nd prize (5 per cent, of Prize Fund), No. 9, Motor Manufacturing Co.’s car, and No. 8, Motor Manufacturing Co.’s car.
Class D (vehicles declared at a selling price of more than £500).—
- No awards.
Class E(a) (motor cycles carrying one person only).—
- No awards.
Class E(b) (motor cycles carrying two persons).—
- 1st prize (10 per cent, of Prize Fund), No. 3, Ariel quadricycle.
- 2nd prize (each 5 per cent, of Prize Fund), No. 4, Ariel tricycle with Whippet trailer, and No. 39, Century tandem.
Class F (public service vehicles).—
- No award.
27 per cent., of the Prize Fund is reserved for Section II.
It is recommended that the Daily Mail prize of £10 for every vehicle successfully completing the trial in Section I, should be awarded in respect of the following vehicles:
Class A.— No. 1, Benz Ideal; No. 2, Benz Ideal; No. 16, Gladiator voiturette; No. 27, New Orleans voiturette; No. 34, Decauville voiturette; No. 41, International Victoria; No. 44, International Victoria.
Class B.— No. 15, De Dion voiturette ; No. 40, Wolseley voiturette ; No. 49, Marshall carriage.
Class C.— No. 8, Motor Manufacturing Co.’s 6 H.P. phaeton ; No. 9,. Motor Manufacturing Co.’s Iveagh phaeton ; No. 26, Friswell (Limited), 8 H.P. Peugeot; No. 35, Daimler Co.’s 6 H.P. car ; No. 36, Daimler Co.’s 6 H.P. car; No. 37, Daimler Co.’s 6 H.P. Parisian; No. 46, Richard car; No. 47, Richard car.
Class E(b).— No. 3, Ariel quadricycle; No. 4, Ariel tricycle with whippet attachment.
The judges have made several recommendations to the proprietors of the Daily Mail as to the award of the Daily Mail prize to vehicles in respect of which records are not absolutely complete.
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