Imperial Trophy Question

[aeroraider]

I would like to get information on this award.

I believe it is a trophy for hiking.

- beer stein in .800 silver
- 19 inches tall, 3 1/2 pounds in weight
- hallmarked crescent and crown "C.Becker" Coln
- first awarded to Lieutenant Knewitz "Rennen 1903"
- other recipients include "Zimmerman Palme", "Zimmerman Siegfried", "Zimmerman Lieschen"

This is the wording engraved on the bottom of the trophy:

"Wer nach Unschiffung aller Klippen Fuerst das ferne Feil Erreicht Dem soll dann deiser Preis gehoren Bis besser sich ein andrerer zeigt. Dem Rheinischen Train Bataillon No. 8 als Wanderpreis von Engels, Schmahl, Giesler, Pastor und Schmittmann"

If someone could provide a translation and any other information regarding the recipients, I would appreciate it.

[aeroraider]

More Photographs

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[Gerdan]

This is the unit:

1. Rheinisches Train-Bataillon Nr. 8

Das 1. Rheinische Train-Bataillon Nr. 8 war das Train-Bataillon des VIII. Armee-Korps. Es unterstand dem Kommando des Trains des VIII., XI. und XVIII. Armee-Korps. Friedensstandort war Coblenz in der preußischen Rheinprovinz. Untergebracht war es in der Train-Kaserne in Coblenz-Lützel. Diese Kaserne wird unter dem Namen Rhein-Kaserne noch genutzt.

There is still today an association - like e vet's association - who are interested in the history of this unit.

http://www.neuendorfer-flesche.eu/ht...lon_nr__8.html


Gerdan

[Gerdan]

http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/TrA_8

Gerdan

[Gerdan]

I think this should be the correct first part of the engraved text :

" Wer nach Umschiffung aller Klippen, zuerst das ferne Ziel erreicht, dem soll dann dieser Preis

gehören, bis besser sich ein anderer zeigt. Dem Rheinischen Train Bataillon...."

Gerdan

[aeroraider]

Thanks

Thank you for the information.
What does the inscription mean?

[Gerdan]

I will try a translation but I am not very good in these things:

"Who has avoided the pitfalls and has reached at first the distant goal he should own the prize

till another is better"

Gerdan

[aeroraider]

Competition

Thanks again!

What kind of competition do you think it was? I have heard boating, walking, and hiking!

[pauke]

trans

The word "Rennen" is not a specific term for a particular race, only a general term like the English word "race". You could likely eliminate auto racing in 1903, but precisely what kind of race is not certain.

[Elmar Lang]

"Rennen", usually is a horse race.

[aeroraider]

Thanks

Thanks for this information. It makes sense that the trophy would be for a horse race. Train Units worked with horses and I suspect that the names "Palme", "Siegfried", and "Lieschen" were the names of their mounts.