▁the ▁contest , ▁which ▁up ▁to ▁then ▁had ▁no ▁official ▁form , ▁though ▁they ▁were , ▁by ▁tradition , ▁widely ▁recognized . ▁The ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁H ales ▁Tro phy ▁were ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁traditional ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁Blue ▁Rib and , ▁and ▁changed ▁several ▁times . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁H ales ▁Tro phy ▁was ▁originally ▁only ▁awarded ▁for ▁west bound ▁records . ▁ ▁The ▁tro phy ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁just ▁three ▁Blue ▁Rib and ▁hold ers ▁during ▁the ▁express ▁l iner ▁era ; ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁l iner ▁R ex ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁French ▁Norm and ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁C un ard ' s ▁Queen ▁Mary , ▁Blue ▁Rib and ▁holder ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁the ▁award ▁for ▁various ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁the ▁award ▁l angu ished , ▁until ▁rev ived ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁for ▁the ▁In cat ▁built ▁passenger / car ▁fer ry ▁Ho vers pe ed ▁Great ▁Britain ▁when ▁she ▁established ▁a ▁new ▁speed ▁record ▁for ▁a ▁commercial ▁vessel ▁on ▁her ▁east bound ▁delivery ▁voyage ▁without ▁passengers ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁tro phy ▁has ▁been ▁won ▁twice ▁since ▁then , ▁each ▁time ▁by ▁an ▁In cat ▁built ▁vessel . ▁ ▁The