The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-09
Race For The German Emperor Cup Causes Excitement
 At DaVOS Record of the SchatzaIp Broken Phenomenal Time
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Special Correspondence of tn
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 With plaster-patched faces and oth- CT evidences of a recent spill, the un- daunted crew of ''Taffy' took their places for the race, that was in few minutes to establish a phenomenal rec cord for the Schatzalp run and to win the coveted trophy known as the Ger man Emperor Cup, regarded as the blue ribbon" of the bobsleighing world.
 It seemed to the spectators forlorn hope, for the record of the track has just actually been lowered to what appeared an unbeatedly low point, by the seasoned bob, the Torpedo" !" steered by the veteran German rider, Herr Luders. whose time. min. S6 sec, when displayed on the board, was received with great enthusiasm. Some old-timers, however, remembered that Capt. Vernon -Harcourt the steerer of "Taffy' had captured the cup in 1908, with the Casino when he was but "Taffy' had made it's debut only a few days previously in the race for the Manchester Bowl, the team, one of whose members was entirely inexperi- enced in bob racing, came n third. It was in another event. the Alt Fry Hndetldn, a IeW QayS De1Ore the pres ent race that the damaTe. the marks of which were so apparent, was sus- tained. Through no fault of theirs "Taffy" had pierced the ice on the bank at the first elbow, thus unror- tunately losing every chance of win ming.
 Nevertheless in spite of their condi- tion and that fact that the record had just been lowered, "Taffy'' made an excellent start and as soon as she emerged from the wood. the timers along the course Qu ckly saw that she had the race in hand. The excitement became infectious for the speed was really terrific and when the time was posted-3 min. 31 4-5 seconds thus win ming the cup and beating all past rec- ords, the crew received an ovation from about thousand English-speak- ing spectators. among whom were. possibly a hundred Americans. The victory was a welcome one for the English and came legitimateiy. When Capt. Vernon -Harcourt won the ra ce in 1908 in the time of 5.14, it was re- marked that he had then secured the cup by pluck and headwork", and certainly it was the possession of these qualities that enabled him to steer his bob "Taffy" to his present greater victory. Torpedo" took second place; and the French bob 'Le Lutin" with ! O. Menten. steerer: and H. Menten | brake, tn I'd.
 The race was witnessed by Prince Adalbert of Prussia. third son of the | Kaiser who Is making sojourn here under the name of Count Hohnsdorf 1 to experience some of the joys of win- 1 ter sport. The crush to see the race was so great that many were turned away from the stands.
 Altogether ten bobs entered, the first | two starters being ladies. Mrs. Atk IT,
 son led. steering "Fuselier." and did | the run in 4:15. which secured for hel
 consoled by W ming one of the handi- cap prizes. Then followed Miss Les l ter. the winner of the race last year with Queen of Hearts" On this oc- casion she came along. lying we'll back i in the straight, accomplishine her ride | in 3.45 4-5. "Le Lutin"-which pilot ed by A. G. Engel, won the race ir Menten, negotiat' 'ng the track in 3:44 3-5: Grasshopper coming a fifth of a second behind "Le Lutin." Then came ] the swift Torpedo" and the lightning "Taffy'', with the results already des- crihed.
 The cup is a handsome and valuable piece of gold work presented by the
 Davos German Club, and named by
 special permission of the Emperor i himself. His sons have always talk | en a great interest in the race, one o1 ! them generally gracing the occasion : with his presence A gold medal with ; the bust of the emperor embossed on /. one side, is presented to the winner as a material souvenir of his victory while his name is engraved on the cup itself, to perpetuate the fact o1 ; his prowess.
 The season at Davos. which had a i most suspicious opening, more than ! four thousand visitors having arriv- ; ed in time for Christmas. continues
 as lively as could be wished. The
 English speaking contingent is large i among them being an increasing num- l Der of Americans. While all are en. toying the delights of outdoor sport the conditions being perfect. the in l door amusements are no less engag- ing. The dances, especially, are large i ly attended. The head dress and the l fancy dress balls were very brilliant About 250 were present at the latter
 mostly English speaking visitors | Among the Americans who contr but | ed to the gaiety, MT. J. H. Martin was the rider of team of human. i donkeys, competing in an imitation
 ski-kjoring race. Mrs. J. H. Martin 1 as Quaker girl and Miss Needing as | i,,fa ipcr