▁tro phy ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Harold ▁K . ▁H ales ▁( 1 8 6 8 – 1 9 4 2 ), ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁and ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁sh ipping ▁company , ▁commission ed ▁a ▁She ff ield ▁g olds m ith ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁large ▁tro phy ▁to ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁fast est ▁ship ▁crossing ▁the ▁Atlantic . ▁ ▁The ▁four - foot - t all , ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 0 - p ound ▁H ales ▁Tro phy ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁solid ▁silver ▁and ▁heavy ▁gilt ▁fashion ed ▁with ▁a ▁glo be ▁rest ing ▁on ▁two ▁wing ed ▁figures ▁of ▁Vict ory ▁standing ▁on ▁a ▁base ▁of ▁car ved ▁green ▁on y x , ▁with ▁an ▁en am elled ▁blue ▁rib bon ▁enc ir cling ▁the ▁middle , ▁and ▁decor ated ▁with ▁models ▁of ▁g alle ons , ▁modern ▁ocean ▁lin ers ▁and ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Ne pt une ▁and ▁Am ph it rite , ▁god ▁and ▁god dess ▁of ▁the ▁sea . ▁The ▁tro phy ▁is ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁a ▁figure ▁dep ict ing ▁speed ▁pushing ▁a ▁three - stack ed ▁l iner ▁against ▁a ▁figure ▁symbol izing ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic , ▁which ▁is ▁represented ▁in ▁blue ▁en am el ▁with ▁the ▁traditional ▁ocean ▁l iner ▁route ▁indicated ▁by ▁a ▁red ▁en am elled ▁line . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁tro phy ▁did ▁not ▁correspond ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁Blue ▁Rib and , ▁in ▁that