party’. Algy Burnaby was presented with a silver mounted ivory cup donated by the Count, and although Zborowski must have half hoped he would win it himself, there were no hard feelings – it had been an exceptional night that would be remembered for decades. The following Sunday, the Vicar of Melton chose as his text Ephesians 5:11 ‘Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them’. It was decided not to take him to task over this, as it was thought he had made enough of a fool of himself already. A Change of direction, cars In 1898, following a friend’s motorised visit, Elliott bought a de Dion Tricycle and learnt how to drive and maintain it. Driving became a new passion and he covered 5,000 miles in 4 months. His wife Margaret, thought he should have a real car and not just a single-seater tricycle and Elliott agreed. Most cars and all innovation seemed to be coming from Germany, so that was where he looked. Daimler’s were at Canstatt, where the Zborowskis visited the works, choosing a Phoenix model. This was delivered to them at their London home, in January 1900. The Count immediately decided that he would drive to Coventry House, which he did, garaging his vehicle in an empty stable. A few weeks later there was a dinner-party at his house in which all the men had something in common: they owned a motor car. After dinner, the Count surprised the party when he announced that all his horses were to go as he had lost interest in them. He was an all round sportsman but particularly liked Mercedes racing cars. Elliott Zborowski was killed when his car crashed during the La Turbie hill climb in 1903; his riding mechanic, the Marquis of Pollange, was thrown clear and survived. His son Louis Zborowski was also killed at the Italian Grand Prix in 1924. References Book: Chit-Chat; Lady Augusta Fane, 1926 Book: The Zborowski Inheritance; David Paine, 2008. External links http://www.historicracing.com/drivers.cfm?driverID=3156&AlphaIndex=Z Eyewitness account of the fatal crash at La Turbie (Sport und Salon, 11 April 1903, in German) David Paine's "The Zborowski Inheritance" 1858 births 1903 deaths Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Racing drivers who died while racing Sportspeople from Elizabeth, New Jersey American emigrants to England Racing drivers from New Jersey British racing drivers Sport deaths in France