LOT 45

'The Wakefield Cup' - the 1929 Brooklands BRDC 500 Mile Race sterling silver winner's trophy, awarded to Jack Barclay for victory in 4½ Litre Bentley,

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Property from the collection of the late Jack Barclay

'The Wakefield Cup' - the 1929 Brooklands BRDC 500 Mile Race sterling silver winner's trophy, awarded to Jack Barclay for victory in 4½ Litre Bentley,

Goodwood Festival of Speed|11 July 2025, 11:00 BST|Chichester, Goodwood

'The Wakefield Cup' - the 1929 Brooklands BRDC 500 Mile Race sterling silver winner's trophy, awarded to Jack Barclay for victory in 4½ Litre Bentley,

large and impressive twin-handled George V trophy and lid with finial by William Comyns & Sons Ltd., hallmarked London, 1928, octagonal section trophy with face inscribed 'The Wakefield Cup - for the - Winning Car - 500 Mile Race 1929. - Organised By - The British Racing Drivers' Club - Presented by - Sir Charles Wakefield,Bart. - won by - Jack Barclay - on 4½ Litre Bentley - Average Speed 107.32 M.P.H.', for Barclay's victory in the Bentley ahead of the Sammy Davis/Clive Dunfee Bentley Speed Six in 2nd place and the John Cobb/Cyril Paul Sunbeam in 3rd place, the trophy measuring 63cm high (including lid), weight approximately 4792gms overall, and together with original black painted wooden octagonal base by Skinner & Co. of 34, Old Bond St., the whole standing 78cm high overall.
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Footnotes

The 1929 500 Mile Race at Brooklands was the first event organised by the British Racing Driver's Club, held on 12th October, by the club only formed the previous year by Dr.J.Dudley Benjafield, one of the "Bentley Boys", and by invitation only with 25 initial members. All were internationally successful racing drivers in their own right.

The race was contested on the outer circuit of the banked track, and featured a host of distinguished drivers of the day including Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin, George Eyston, Jack and Clive Dunfee, John Cobb, Sammy Davis, Kaye Don, Earl Howe, and, of course, Jack Barclay with his co-driver Frank Clement.

The field of cars entered was similarly prestigious, and the approximately 28 starting cars included five racing Bentleys, three Sunbeams, two Lea-Francis, two Austin Sevens, Alfa Romeo, Riley, and Bugatti.

After an action-packed, highly competitive race, only nine cars finished the 500 Mile course, with Jack Barclay and Frank Clement eventually triumphant in the No.31 non-supercharged Bentley 4½ Litre, achieving an average speed of 107.32mph recorded, with the Sammy Davis/Clive Dunfee Bentley Speed Six "Old Number One" finishing second with an average speed of 109.4mph, and the John Cobb/Cyril Paul Sunbeam Tiger in 3rd place, with an average speed of 102.48mph.

Jack Barclay and Frank Clement were later presented with this impressive "Sir Chas Wakefield" cup for their sterling efforts in this overall victory in the Bentley, and simultaneously securing "The Vanden Plas Cup" (see Lot 44 this sale) for the Class 4 win for the Bentley.

The race ensured a flying start for the fledgling BRDC in their inaugural event, which would be repeated in the following years up to 1937 at Brooklands, and the BRDC would go on to become one of the world's most renowned and exclusive motor racing clubs.

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