Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16
FENNER GIVES
CUP TO BALDY
TROPHY TO GO TO
THREE-TIME WINNER
New Cup Takes the Place Of Model
Given 70 Ryus, Winner of
Last Years Daring
Race

Gossip concerning the Badly" race
is beginning to agitate the speed fans
along gasoline row. this talk having
been accentuated within the past few
days by the receipt by Colonel Fenner
of the White garage of the handsome
new 5000 Badly challenge cup which
he has given over to the race that
bears that name.
Some three or four weeks ago the
conditions of this annual classic were
announced in these columns, William
r. Ruess, for the Pope-Hartford car
and Colonel Fenner, for the White
Steamer, having at that time sub
scribed to the conditions and deposited
their forfeit money with Phil Lyon
of the firm of Chanslor & Lyon, the
stakeholder Since that time no fur
Their entrants have come forward, al
though it is limited that number OF
local dealers are about to do so, and
the promise is held out by those who
appear to talk by the card that this
years Badly will be the most rep
resentative and the most bitterly con-
tested of any of it's observances.
Leon T. Shelter, who was the sole
contender against the White Steamer
a year ago, is said to be one of those
who are about to come forward, with
his Kisselkar to again endeavor to
wrest the trophy from the White. In
deed, it is now limited that Captain
Rvus. who has driven the White on
previous occasions. will pilot the kis-
selkar up the hazardous course this
year, although both Shelter and Ryus
are noncommittal on this point.
Ralph c. Hamlin. representing the
Franklin is also said to be out for a
try a conclusions with the other cars,
and it is quite likely, or reasonably so.
that Hamlin's new Greyhound" will
be found squarely in the lists.
Colonel Fenner, in providing the cup
as a permanent challenge trophy, or
so permanent a one as it will be neces-
sary to make it to enable any one
name plate to cross the winning line
three times in succession, says that he
has had the cup made to take the place
of the medal which was won by Cap
tain Ryus a year ago, and which is
now in his possession.
The captain has caused no little mer-
riment in automobile quarters by haV-
ing caused the pictures of his various
races, showing the winner of the pre-
vious Badly races, which happen to
have been a White Steamer in each
case, 10 De nuIlS III sequence dloDS
the walls of his private office, with
suitable placards announcing their
significance attached to each picture
Following in order, the captain has
then caused two large placards to be
placed in empty spaces, each bear
ing the Inscription that the space is
now reserved for a picture to be taken
later of the White car winning re-
spectively, the "Baldy' and the "Phoe-
Nix races. This piece of confidence
on the part of Colonel Fenner has
caused certain dealers to vince bit,
but there is little doubt that they will
show their true sporting blood by game
ly walking up to the stakeholder and
depositing their forfeit with him in
the near future.
The inscription on the new Badly
cup is:
THE Fenner trophy, to be raced fo1
! over the Badly course three consecuE
tive years. presented by deed of gift
to the winner of the race the third
year"
The cup was manufactured by the
Holman Manufacturing company of
Cincinnati, and is said to be one of
the handsomest ever brought TO South
ern California.