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STERLING SILVER BADGE 17.2g DAC 1904 GORDON-BENNETT CUP

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Sold Date: 06/14/2011
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~ *~ STERLING SILVER MEDAL/BADGE AWAR D ( 1904 ) ~ *~
SUPER RARE!!!!
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D AC ( Deutscher Automobil Club )
1904 Gordon-Bennet Cup Auto Race
STERLING SILVER IS MARKED ON SIDE WITH " BERLIN 0.990 "
33mm Diameter
Silver weight: 17.2 grams
DA C
On the 10th of July 1899 the German Automobile Club (DAC) was founded, in Hotel Bristol , Berlin . One of the reasons for this was that in France automobile sport was being encouraged and records were being made, one after the other. Over 62 mph had already been reached; whereby in Germany, according to the founders of the DAC, the development of this sport was lagging behind.
So an aim of this club was laid down that the care of the automobile sport should be maintained.
First Patron of the club was the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Duke Viktor von Ratibor was chosen as Chairman, and for many years he held this position.

With a Cabinet Order His Majesty the Kaiser ( Wilhelm ) took over the patronage personally, on December 24th, 1905.
The club was thereby renamed The Imperial Automobile Club (Kaiserlicher Automobil-Club KAC).
Six Gordon Bennett automobile rallies were held between 1900 and 1905.
These were so-named, as James Gordon Bennett, the owner of the New York Herald, was the founder of the Challenge Prize. These were high-class international rallies , which promised the driver and the maker of his car extremely high praise .
The fourth Gordon-Bennett Rally in Ireland was won on the 2nd July, 1903 by a Belgian, Camille Jenatzky.
For the first time this was in a German car, a Mercedes, with 60 hp.
Also in the rally was a certain Frenchman named Henri Farmann, who achieved third place. Interestingly, he was an airplane constructer.

1904 in Taunus , Germany , the fifth Gordon Bennett International Rally was held for the first time in this country. It was a highlight, as at this time such sport was a much-marveled and seldom event. Kaiser Wilhelm II decided the course of this rally.

More than a million visitors from Germany and Europe streamed into Homburg, where the best drivers showed their proficiency over a stretch of 342 miles and manufacturers like Opel and Mercedes could compare their technical powers.

1904 Gordon Bennett Trophy in Germany

The Times reported the 1904 Gordon Bennett motor race took place in Germany on June 17th over 342 miles (550 km), consisting of four laps of a course in the neighborhood of Homburg.

From Saalburg the course ran north to Usingen, where there was a control point (an inhabited or built up area where the cars had to travel slowly under the supervision of course officials) then through Graefenwiesbach to Weilburg, where there was a second control point, then past Allendorf and Obertiefenbach to Limburg. This section was reported to be the best part of the course for high speed and in practice some cars travelled at 150 km/h (93 mph). At Limburgh there was another control, then the course ran through Kirberg to Neuhof, where there was a very bad turn, and then to Idstein where there was another control. It then ran through Glashuetten to Koenigstein (control), then via Friedrichshof and Oberursel (control) to Homburg (control) and back to Saalburg.

Officiating were Baron von Molitor of the German Automobile Club , who officially started, and M. Tampier of the French Automobile Club , who was timekeeper . The chronographs for timing the event were supplied by the Anglo-Swiss firm of Stauffer Son & Co. Officials from the other competing counties were also present.

There were 18 starters including three British entrants. The first car started from Saalburg at 7 a.m. The winner was Théry of France, who accomplished the four laps in 5hr 50min 3sec, an average speed of 58.62 miles per hour (94.34 km/h). Jenatzy was second, driving a Mercedes. The only British competito...