Track and Field / Cross Country / Omnisport / Brennus - Lot 3

Track and Field / Cross Country / Omnisport / Brennus Silver plated metal plaque medal for the 1909 F.C.A.F. National Cross Country Championship. Obverse, reverse, and counter-welded medallion signed “Brennus” Obverse: Plaque with a floral design of ivy, mistletoe, and reeds encircling an inscribed cartouche surmounted by a medallion depicting runners in a woodland setting / Reverse: Flowering garlands in the spandrels, a bouquet of lily of the valley in the center In its original shaped case signed “Brennus 40 rue Montmorency Paris” 6.5 x 4 cm The abbreviation F.C.A.F. stands for the Fédération Cycliste des Amateurs Français (French Amateur Cycling Federation), one of the many multi-sport federations that, prior to the structured reorganization of the 1920s, shared jurisdiction over the pioneers of the sport. These included the FSAF, the FGSPF, the FAF, and two professional federations, the FSAPF and the USAPF. This 5th National Cross-Country Race, held on March 21, 1909, in Saint-Germain, pitted about a hundred riders against one another. It was won by Cornichon (from Vitry); in the team competition, U.S. Voltaire defeated A.S. Lacharrière.