Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-09
PAbST OFFERS
 RACE TROPHY
Blue Ribbon Prize to Be Given to Winner in Event for Medium Size
 Cars
PLANS ITS TRANSFER

MILWAUKEE. June S.-Col. Gustav palst president of the Pabst Brewing company, last Saturday offered the Milwaukee Automobile Dealers asso- ciation a trophy to be raced for in connection with the Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prlx races in September. August A. Jones. chairman of the Vanderbilt Gun and Grand Prix race committee christened the offer The Pabst Blue Ribbon Trophy" It will be contested for annually.
 Col Pabst offers the Blue Ribbon trophy. for the medium car event Of the September race meet to be run on the same day as the Vanderbilt cup race. lt Is to be contested for by non- stock cars in the piston disDlacement division tIst below the free-foral, and the winner each year will be given q repfica Of the trophy by the donor.
 It has Tot been decided whether the Blue Ribbon trophy shall be for American built cars or be thrown CDen to the manufacturers of the world This important feature of Col, Pabs'' 8 offer is left to Bart J. Ruddle. man ager of the Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prix races. and Chairman August A. Jones of the race committee.
 prepare Race Conditions.
 The Hue Ribbon trophy will be turned over to the Motor Cups Hold ing company. Of which W. K. Wander hilt, Jr. IS president. and the deed and conditions under which the Blue Ribbon trophy will he contested for will be drawn up shortly and the de cision made as to whose jurisdiction ire nun shell rest in. Sho"ld it be a national affair ii will be controlled by the American Automobile association, but if the trophy is thrown open to international drivers the Automobile Cut of America will control.
 1t is possible the completion Of the transfer for the trophy from Col. Pabst to the Motor Cups Holding com pany will be made at lndlanaDors on Decoration day during the 500-mile sweep stakes races on the speedway when the executive heads of the American Automobile association and the Automobile Club of America. as well as the chairman of the contest boards Of both organizations will Dc in conference.
 It Is eXpected the announcement ot the additional value that the Blue Ribbon tronhv will have for the driy- CT winning the trophy will bring out a larger list of entries than any race has ever had in the United States not even excepting the Vanderbilt cup. According to the present arrange ments, the Blue Rit tbon trophy will re one in which the manufacturers and the drivers will both participate in the glory of wining as well as the emomment that goes with ihe victory.
 May Enter Claim.
 It is eXrected that Milwaukee will put in a claim for the sanction to con- duct the Blue Ribbon trophy for at least t~o and rossibly three years, and an effort is now being made to have the decd carry this privilege with It.
 The hest known designers of tro- phies and silyersmiths in the United States have been commissioned by Col Pabst to present designs and the winner of the commission to produce the Blue Ribbon trophy will carry with it an award of not less than s2.5OO. making a costlier and more i'm pcrtaut trophy to the racing world thar any nrize now contested for.