IMPRESSIVE SILVER PLATED PALM BEACH YACHT CLUB TROPHY. Modelled as a Spanish galleon. Inscribed "To Commodore Alfred H Wagg, In Token Of Appreciation From The Members Of The Palm Beach Yeacht [sic] Club." The top sails inscribed "Commodore Palm Beach Yacht Club 1923-1926" - 32 in. high x 25 1/2 in. long. Estimate $1,000-1,500
Alfred H Wagg was a prominent businessman, civic leader, senator and avid yachtsman from Palm Beach, Florida. He was an important figure in the development of Central Park, located in West Palm Beach, during the early 1920s. He frequently participated in boating regattas including the Gold Cup Regatta in 1926, where he raced his boat "Palm Beach Days." He served as a Florida state senator from 1927-1931.
