THE PARADE AT BIRMINGHAM.
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A Large Entry and Keen Competition Gratifies the Officials and the Prize Donors. Excellent Condition of the Entered Vehicles.
13 IRMINGHAM'S fifth commercialvehicle parade., held on the 5th inst., was conducted by the West Midlands division of the Commercial Motor Users Associatio-n, in fine weather, and after the parade a-smoking concert was given to the .drivers, their families and friends, the opportunity being then• taken to distribute the prizes, which act was gracefully performed by the Chief Constable of Birmingham, Mr. C. H. Rafter.
The parade ground was at Queen's Drive, Cannon Hill, Birmingham, permission to use which was granted by the Parks Committee of the Corporation.
The sum of £88 7s. had been subscribed to the prize fund, including the prizes for special classes (Fords, Vulcans, Leylands and Thornycrofts) offered by different agents.
One hundred and thirty-seven vehicles paraded, and they embraced all types and all sizes. Some of them were entered in more than one, class. The condition on the whole was exeellent,the owners and dij.yers-evidently being convinced of the value of cleanliness as an aid to regular and consistent supervision of chassis details. In fact, so good was the general appearance that the judges were often hard p.ut to it to secure a close classification.
The judges were Messrs. J. F. Diamond, W. Marshall, II. Miller, G. F. Piercy, P. M. Saunders, W. Sharp, L. G. W. Shire, and E. Tindley, Capt. Bristow being chairman of the judges' committee. The hon. secretary was Major R. V. C. Brook, and the work which he and the parade committee sod the entertainments sub-committee put in was really commendable. The results are as follow :—
Class I.—Champion Team : For the best team of three vehicles of any type or age. The Dunlap Challenge Trophy was the chief prize, in the class.—An', sell's Brewery, Ltd., three Clayton steam lorries (drivers, W. Braines, G. Foulkes, D. Plumbe). Runners-up : Birmingham Corporation Public Works Department, Yorkshire, Aveling and Porter, and Sentinel wagons (drivers, J. Morris, W. Wheeler, T. G. Pegg ); Birmingham Corporation Salvage Department, three •Edison electric vehicles (drivers A. J. Prichard, E. J. Watton, G. Fox). 2nd Team : S.F.D., Ltd., three Thornycroft vehicles (drivers, A. Alicock, A. J. Stokes, L. Riunday). 3rd Team : R. Ltint, Ltd., Albicn and two Ford vehicles (drillers, C. Staples, J. Beet, W. Sewell). 4th Team ;
Ltd., three Thernyeraft vehicles (drivers, E. Blunn, F. Mason, H. Coglan). 111 entries. Class 2s.—For the best van up to 1 ton capacity : 1st, R. Lunt, Ltd., Ford van (driver, J. Beet); 2nd, W. and B. Jacob, Ltd., Renault van (driver, A. Ohatterley); 3rd, R. Lunt, Ltd., Ford van (driver, W. Sewell).
Class 2e.—For the ,hest Ford tonner 1st., City of Birmingham Salvage Department, Ford c.iriver, C. Griffiths); 2nd, Clarke, Nichols and Coambes, Ford (driver, A. Jones); 3rd, Public ,Works Departme.nt, Ford (driver, H. Ford).
Class 2e.—For the best vehicle up to tens capacity : 1st, W. and It. Jacob, Ltd., Alhian (driver, C. V. Face); 2nd, Clarke, Nichols and Coombes, Albion (driver, J. Cooper); 3rd, British Petroleum Co., Ltd., Guy (driver, G. Potter).
Class 2D.—For the beat vehicle up to 3 tons capacity : 1st, W. and R. Jacob, rit.a., Albion (driver, G. A. White); 2ndi City of Birmingham Salvage Department, Edison (driver, M. .Richards); 3rd, City of Birmingham Salvage De-. partment, Edison (driver, G. Butler). Class 2E.—For the beet vehicle up to
4 tons capacity : 1st, Allied Transports, Ltd., Swiss-Berna (driver, W. Coffey); 2nd, Shell-Mex, Ltd., Leyland (driver, A. Lucas); 3rd, Ansell's Brewery, Ltd„ Leyland (driver, L. Brooks).
("dam 2r.—For the,best vehicle up to 5 tons capacity : 1st, Public Works Department, Aveling and Porter (driver,
W. Dumbleton); 2nd,G.L.I. Co., Ltd., Maudslay (driver, E. James); 3rd, Allied Transports, Ltd: (driver, — Howes).
Class 3.—For the hest-turned-out old vehicle : 1st, Cadbury Bros., Ltd., 1910 Thornyeraft• (driver, H. Jones); 2nd, Allied Transports, Ltd., 1914 SwissBerna (driver, W. Coffey); 3rd, Lunt, Ltd., 1913 Albion (driver, C. Staples).
Class 4.—For the best-turned-out Vulcan 1st, Brampton Bros., Ltd. (driver, H. Hicks); 2nd, Munslow and Holder (driver, A. E. Holder); 3rd, E. Vaughan and Co, (driver, A. Wilson). For the best-turned-out Leyland: 1st, ShellMex, Ltd. (driver, A. Lucas); 2nd, Ansell's Brewery, Ltd. (driver, L. Brooks); 3rd, G. Sykes, Ltd. (driver, W. Bayles). For the best-turned-out Thornycroft let, &P.D., Ltd. (driver, L. Munday); 2nd, Cadbury Bros., Ltd. (driver, H. Jones); 3rd, S.B.D., Ltd. (driver, H. Cogian). For the best-turned-out Ford vehicle : let, H. Lunt, Ltd. (driver, J. Beet); 2nd, City of Birmingham Salvage Department (driver, C. Griffiths); 3rd, Home Yeast Co., Ltd. (driver, E. Sadler).
Class 5.—For the best-turned-out nonmember's vehicle : 1st prize, Midland Cattle Products Co. (driver, C. Noakes); 2nd prize, Geo. Sykes, Ltd.