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Your Price: $ 3500.00
Item Number: tait001
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Circa: 1925
Condition: perfect
Size: 8inch dia bronze
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Robert Tait McKenzie
1933 high school 1 mile relay winners bronze placque awarded at the University of Pennsylvania Relay Carnival
13 1/2inch dia mahogany board holds 8inch dia bronze placque showing Ben Franklin seated with laurel branch holding hand of one of four naked boys, the last of which holds a baton behind his back.
The four figures were modeled from four celebrated Pennsylvania runners: Brown, Madeira, Orton, and Meredith, three of whom were Olympic champions.
initialed RMT conjoined, 1925, Robert Tait McKenzie, 1867-1938, Canadian, also has copyright symbol.
all in fine condition w/light rubs from age.
This relay carnival is still held each year and placques like this were awarded to 1 high school winning team from Phila. each year. This was hung in the school to commemorate the victory.
The University of Pennsylvania’s historic Franklin Field, which hosted the Army-Navy Game 18 times between 1899 and 1935, is the site of one of the world's most storied track meets, the Penn Relay Carnival.
A late April tradition, the Penn Relay Carnival dates back 112 years, making it the world’s first and most recognized relay meet. The Relays are not only a rite of spring in the Philadelphia community, but also in the greater track and field world at large. Each year, the Penn Relays draw many of the nation’s — and the world’s — top track athletes to Franklin Field for one weekend of intense competition.
April 28, 2006 was the 112th meet
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