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initiated a trophy. The Hales Trophy is awarded on the basis of average speed, since the distance of transatlantic routes varies. Theoretically the endpoints could be any port in the Canadian Maritimes or the Eastern Seaboard of the United States in the west, and any port in Ireland, Britain, or western Europe in the east, but traditionally routings considered for transatlantic records tend to involve service to or from New York City. The last "superliner" to hold the trophy was the SS ''United States'' , which set a time that was not beaten until 1990 . HOLDERS OF THE BLUE RIBAND Some of the ships that held the record for the fastest crossing, including those recorded before the Blue Riband was instituted, with the date first achieved:
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OTHER MEANINGS Blue Riband is also sometimes used to highlight major sporting events. For example, in Athletics the Blue Riband short distance event is the 100 m sprint, while the middle distance version would be the mile or 1500 m. In Cycling the Blue Riband feat would be to break the World Hour Record . It is an increasingly obsolescent term for what would now be called Blue Ribbon . Its British heritage is reflected in the "Blue Riband" chocolate biscuits made by Nestlé and sold in the UK and Ireland, and Blue Riband spirits made by McDowell & Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of UBL Group, and sold in India. |
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