LOT 188

A silver BARC Brooklands Trophy, "Presented to A V Ebblewhite in appreciation of his services as Handicapper 1913',

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Lot 188

A silver BARC Brooklands Trophy, "Presented to A V Ebblewhite in appreciation of his services as Handicapper 1913',

The Golden Age Of Motoring|4 November 2022, 13:00 GMT|London, New Bond Street

A silver BARC Brooklands Trophy, "Presented to A V Ebblewhite in appreciation of his services as Handicapper 1913',

two handled cup with matching lid, both hallmarked London 1913 by William Comyns & Sons, 15cm high overall, together with a 1979 Brooklands Reunion Official programme.
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Footnotes

Albert Victor 'Ebby' Ebblewhite (1871-1940)

The son of John Henry Ebblewhite, Musical Instrument maker, and his wife Amy. 'Ebby' became one of the most famous figures in the pre-war mechanical competition world in this country. Although latterly Ebblewhite had concentrated on the time-keeping and handicapping of motor races rather than on flying events, prior to the 1914-1918 war he was associated with most of the pioneer flying meetings in this country.

Together with his equally well-known companion George Reynolds he acted as timekeeper, for instance, at 1910 Bournemouth International Flying Week. This was in 1910 and was the ill-fated occasion when the Hon. C. S. Rolls was killed. Ebblewhite, or "Ebby" as he was usually called, was also a timekeeper at the Lanark meeting in Scotland in 1910.

Later he was associated with Reynolds on the Daily Mail £10,000 competition and on the first aeronautical Gordon Bennett race to be held in this country. Later as the aeronautical and motoring activities expanded, Ebblewhite concentrated more on cars and Reynolds on aircraft.

A V Ebblewhite became, permanent time-keeper and handicapper at Brooklands Race Track from its inception in 1907, for which he was most well known and highly regarded.

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