GREAT LOOKING GORHAM STERLING TROPHY FROM GLENVIEW CLUB TO PHELPS B HOYT 1902

Description

Beautiful vintage sterling presentation golf trophy made be Gorham, stamped on the bottom with the Gorham mark and STERLING A1445 1/4 PINT.  This 3" tall cup has a very attractive shape and 2 handles, you have to look very hard to find the very very small ding.  The raised  or embossed letters are "GLENVIEW CLUB   MAY 3, 1902  BEST GROSS SCORE  WINNER"  and engraved is PHELPS B. HOYT.  Phelps B. Hoyt was one of the first Officers, as Secretary, forming The Western Golf Association in 1899.  Hoyt also won the 1901 Western Amateur Championship at Midlothian. Hoyt played in the 1902 U.S. Amateur and won 3 matches at his Glenview Club home course. Hoyt became President of the Western Golf Association in 1906.  He was a member of both Onwentsia Club and Glenview Club.  At Glenview he was a Director and was on the Membership Committee and was Chair of both the Handicap and Sports and Pastime Committees as well as being Glenview Clubs Team Captain.  His father, W. M. Hoyt, owned one of the countries foremost wholesale food distributors and built the W M Hoyt building on Michigan Ave in Chicago, the previous site of Fort Dearborn.   Google W M Hoyt building in Chicago, as it is no longer there to look at.  H. M. Hoyt gave the reins of his company to Phelps in 1910 and it was sold it in 1920.  This is just a great looking trophy with the added ties to Glenview Club, Onwentsia Club, Midlothian, The Western Golf Association, a Champion golfer, a famous company and building in Chicago and it is made by the very desirable silver company, Gorham. This will make a great decoration for any golf or sports room.    Guaranteed as described, refunds less all shipping.  No combined shipping with this item.  Please email any questions.  This will be sent in the U.S. via USPS  Priority Mail double boxed with bubble wrap.  No International shipping without seller's prior approval.  No Combined shipping.  Please look at my other golf items in my ebay store  antiqglf