LIVERPOOL'S EIGHTH MOTOR PARADE,
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A Highly Successful Event Organized by the Local Division of the C.M.U.A. A List of Prizewinners in all Classes.
T"pick of Liverpool's motorhaulage fleets were represented at the eighth annual motor parade held in the city on Saturday, October 1st, and organiked by the North-western Division (Liverpool area) of the Commercial Motor Users Association: As this was the last day of Civic Week; it resulted in the event receiving far more public notice than on ordinary occasions. On the parade ground there was over one mile of vehicles entered for the coinPetitions, whilst for the route parade the length was doubled.
The entry of petrol vehicles was stronger than ever, constituting about 90 per cent, of the total: An analysis of the list of entrants revealed the following details :—Steam Vehicles: Sentinel, 10; Leyland, 1; Atkinson, 1. Petrol Vehicles : Leyland, 24; ThOrnycroft, 24; Daimler, 7; Karrier, 6; Morris, (3; Ford, 6; Dennis, 5; Mendslay, 4; Albion, 3; Beau, 3; AlE.C., L Electric Vehicles: Walker, 2.
In the route parade no fewer than 259 petrol vehicles and 26 steam wagons participated. The Anglo American Oil Co., Ltd., was represented by 51 machines. The complete success of the parade, however, was marred by extra ordinarily bad weather conditions.
This year a new system of adjudication and awarding of marks was introduced, and this ensured that each vehicle received diligent attention from each of eight judges,
Sons, Ltd., held the 'Thornycroft Cup for the best fleet of three petrol vehicles of any make on parade. Mr. A. C. Bloomer informed a representative of The Commercial Motor that of the three winning -vehicles, one had a mileage record of 200,000 and each of the other two vehicles had run 150,000 miles.
• Mr. Thomas Lawrenson's 1916 Sentinel steam wagon was again adjudicated the best vehicle of this type on parade owned by a haulage contractor, and, therefore, retpined the Fairrie Cup. The Jacob "Cup, for the best petrol vehicle owned by a haulage contractor, was won by the 1915 /vlaudslay owned by S.P.D., Ltd. The Sentinel Silver Cup, for the best -fleet of three steam vehicles of any make, passed from Tate and Lyle, Md., which did not enter any vehicles this year, to Greenall, Whitley and Co.
The followin., is the list of prizewinners in all classes :—
Sentinel Cup (presented by the-,Sentinel Waggon Works (1920), Ltd.), for the best fleet of three steam vehicles of any make: Greenall, Whitley and Co., Ltd. (Sentinels).
Thornyeroft Cup (presented by J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), for the best fleet of three petrol vehicles of any make: Joseph Crosfield and SODS, Ltd. (Thornycrofts).
Fairrie Cup (presented by Fairrie and Co., Ltd.), to the haulage contractor owning the best steam vehicle of any make : T. Lawrenson (Sentinel).
Jacob Cup (presented by W. and R. Jacob and Co. (Liverpool), Ltd.), to the haulage contractor owning the best petrol Vehicle of any make: S.P.D., Ltd. ( Ma udslay ) .
Steam Vehicle Fleets: (1) Greenall, -Whitley and Co., Ltd. (Sentinels), 216 points ; (2)0 It. Sileock and Sons, Ltd. (Sentinels), 208 points ; (3) Liverpool Cartage Co. (two Leylands and a Sentinel), 169 points.
Petrel Vehicle Fleets: (1) Joseph Crosfield and Sons, Ltd. (Thornycrofts), 303 points ; (2) S.P.D., Ltd., (Maudslays). 288 points; (3) Greenall, Whitley and Co., Ltd. (two Leylands and a Thornycroft), 279 points.
. Haulage Contractors' Classes.
Single Steam Vehicles, 1922 : (1), Thomas Lawrenson, Sentinel (driver and second man, W. Johnson and T. -Duncan) ; (2) Thomas Lawreuson, Sentinel (J. Belshaw and J. Guy).
Single Steam Vehicles," 1022 ,(1) B. Ward, Atkinson (T. Ward and H. Spencer).
SinglePetrol Vehicles 1922: (1) S.P.D., Ltd., Maudslay (W. E. Toser and R. F. Devine) ; (2) S.P.D., Ltd., Maudslay (T. RilehareS and E. Morris) ; (3) S.P.D., Ltd., Mandslay (J. Jones and T. Johnson).
Single Petrol Vehicle, 1026: James .._ddey and Co., Thornycroft (W. W. Wright and H. Binns).
Non-haulage Contractors' Classes. Single Steam Vehicles, 1926: (1) Greenall, Whitley and Co., Ltd., Sentinel (A. Massey and J. Dean).
Single Petrol Vehicles, 1922: (1) W. and rt. Jacob and Co., Ltd., Leyland (J. Woodside and E. Riding) ; (2) Joseph Crosfield and Sons, Ltd., Thornycroft (E. Delaney and J. Tickle); • GI) Joseph Crosfield and Sons, Ltd., Thornycroft (A. Webster and J. Rossiter) •, -(4) Joseph Crosfield and Sons, Ltd., Thornycroft (J. Rustage and W. Roden).
Single Petrol Vehicles, 1926: (1) Greenall, Whitley and Co., Ltd., Leyland (S. II. Ashton and W. Almond) ; (2) Peter Walker and Son, Ltd., KarTier (Thos. Evans and R. Tickle) ; (3) Greenall, Whitley and Co., Ltd., Leyland (J. Leigh and A. E. Houghton) ; (4) Bryant and May, Ltd., Leyland (N. J. Murphy and J. Temple).
Non-members' Classes.
Petrol Vehicle Fleets: (1) The Im
perial Tobacco Co. (of Great Britain and Ireland), Ltd. (two Daimlers and a Thornycroft), 244 points; (2) Hillside Laundry Co., Ltd. (three Fords), 225 points ; (3) Cadbury Bros, Ltd. (three Leylands), 224 points.
Single Petrol Vehicles: (1) English Margarine Works, Ltd., Leyland (E. Smith and R. Griffiths).; (2) The Imperial Tobacco Co. (of Great Britain and Ireland), Ltd., Daimler (W. B. Short and J. Holmes; (3) The Imperial Tobacco Co. (of Great Britain and Ireland), Ltd., Daimler (S. E. Johnson and A. Earrett); (4) Paton, Calvert and Co., Ltd., Ford (A. Hose and 3. Doyle).
Other Classes. _ Six-wheeled Vehicles: (1) Greenall, Whitley and Co., Ltd., Leyland (P. Jackson and E. Eden).
Electric Vehicles : (1) Greenall, Whitley and Cat, Ltd., Walker (J. Gore and J. Houghton).