LONDON'S PARADE FOR "THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR" CUP.
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A'the 21st annual parade of the Commercial Motor Users Association in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on Saturday next, the vehicles take up their position about noon and the judging commences at 2.30 p.m. The chief prize is The Commercial Motor Challenge Cup, presented to the Association in 1925 to replace the first cup won outright in the previous year by Thos. Wethered and Sons, Ltd. Two names are already inscribed on the plinth of the new cup—Shell-Mex, Ltd., the winners in 1925, and the Gas Light and Coke Co., Ltd., the winners last year. The other trophies are the Shrapnell-Smith Cup, which goes to the drivers of the winning team ; and the
C.M.U.A. medal, which is awarded to the supervising engineer of the winning teams; whilst medals, money awards and certificates are issued among the other drivers whose vehicles are placed high or moderately high. There is a special award for electric vehicles.
A satisfactory entry list has been received for Saturday's event, and it includes a number of names new to the Parade, which is always a good sign. The following is a list of the firms who have entered teams, some as many as four. A team is three vehicles :—
Glico Petroleum, Ltd.; Graham Amplion, Ltd. ; Hovis, Ltd.; John Knight, Ltd.; Bryant and May, Ltd.; Post Office Stores Department ; United Glass Bottle Manufacturers, Ltd.; United Yeast Co., Ltd.; Carless Cenci and Leonard; j. Lenanton and Son, Ltd.; Carter, Paterson and Co., Ltd.; Gas Light and Coke Co.. Ltd. ; South Metropolitan Gas Co., Ltd. ; Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd.; AngloAmerican Oil Co., Ltd.; Thos. Wallis and Co., Ltd.; Willesden District Council; Brown and Poison, Ltd.; Carlyle Laundry; Stewart and Ardern, Ltd.; London Wholesale Dairies, Ltd.; British Petroleum Co., Ltd.; Redline Motor Spirit Co., Ltd.; W. T. Henley's Telegraph Co., Ltd.; Tress and Co., Ltd.; National Benzoic Co., Ltd. ; ShellMex, Ltd.; Watney, Coombe, Reid and Co., Ltd.