▁the ▁tro phy ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁only ▁to ▁a ▁passenger ▁ship ▁ach ieving ▁the ▁fast est ▁speed ▁in ▁the ▁west bound ▁direction . ▁Other ▁rule ▁changes ▁further ▁complicated ▁the ▁situation . ▁For ▁example , ▁before ▁the ▁tro phy ▁was ▁finished , ▁H ales ▁made ▁arrang ements ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁tro phy ▁to ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁R ex , ▁the ▁then ▁Blue ▁Rib and ▁record - holder . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Norm and ie ▁took ▁the ▁record ▁and ▁H ales ▁changed ▁the ▁rules ▁so ▁that ▁any ▁new ▁claim ant ▁must ▁wait ▁three ▁months ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁current ▁holder ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁new ▁record . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁tro phy ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁R ex , ▁and ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Norm and ie ▁two ▁months ▁later . ▁ ▁C un ard ▁White ▁Star ' s ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁was ▁the ▁next ▁winner , ▁but ▁C un ard ▁White ▁Star ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁tro phy . ▁The ▁Queen ''' s ▁captain ▁explained ▁that , ▁" We ▁don ' t ▁believe ▁in ▁racing ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic , ▁or ▁in ▁blue ▁rib ands , ▁or ▁tro ph ies ▁and ▁the ▁like ." ▁ ▁H ales ▁again ▁changed ▁the ▁rules ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁tro phy ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁" non - B rit ish ▁ship ". ▁ ▁H ales ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁tro phy ▁was ▁unknown ▁when ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁L ines ▁(