A. V. Ebblewhite
From GracesGuide
Obituary [1]
The death occurred recently of A. V. Ebblewhite, one of the most famous
figures in the competition world in this
country. Although latterly Ebblewhite
had concentrated on the time-keeping
and handicapping of motor races rather
than on flying events, previous to the
1914-1918 war he was associated with
most of the pioneer flying meetings in this country.
Together with his equally well-known companion George Reynolds he acted as timekeeper, for instance, at 1910 Bournemouth International Flying Week.
This was in 1910 and was the ill-fated occasion when the Hon. C. S. Rolls was killed. Ebblewhite, or "Ebby" as he was usually called, was also a timekeeper at the Lanark meeting in Scotland in 1910.
Later he was associated with Reynolds on the Daily Mail £10,000 competition and on the first aeronautical Gordon Bennett race to be held in this country. Later as the aeronautical and motoring activities expanded, Ebblewhite concentrated more on cars and Reynolds on aircraft.
He became, of course, permanent time-keeper and handicapper at Brooklands Race Track from its inception.
