1946 APBA Gold Cup
Detroit River, Detroit, Mich., September 2, 1946

APBA Gold Cup Program
Monday, September 2, 1946, Detroit MI

bullet Gold Cup Race Opened For General Competition
bullet Gold Cup Classic is Set at Detroit
bullet Gold Cup History in the Making
bullet Power-Hungry Boat Racers
bullet Lombardo Wins 1946 Gold Cup
bullet Guy Lombardo's Account of the 1946 Gold Cup
bullet Lombardo Wins Gold Cup
bullet 1946 Gold Cup Program
bullet APBA Gold Cup Statistics
bullet Gold Cup Gallery
bullet O.J. Mulford Silver Cup (1)
bullet O.J. Mulford Silver Cup (2)
bullet O.J. Mulford Silver Cup Statistics
bullet Silver Cup Gallery

APBA GOLD CUP, First group qualification, 30 miles, Noon

APBA GOLD CUP, Second group qualification, 30 miles, 1 p.m.

APBA GOLD CUP, Third group qualification, 30 miles, 1:50 p.m.

135 Class A Hydroplanes, Under 50 mph group, 9 miles, 2:40 p.m.

135 Class A Hydroplanes, Over 50 mph group, 9 miles, 2:55 p.m.

APBA GOLD CUP, Fastest 12 boats from group qualifications, 30 miles, 3:20 p.m.

Silver Cup Sweepstakes, Non-qualified Gold Cup Boats, 15 miles, 4:10 p.m.

APBA GOLD CUP, Fastest 12 boats from group qualifications, 30 miles, 4:50 p.m.

*  *  *

HOW THEY FINISHED:

1. Tempo VI (Guy Lombardo)
2. Buckeye Baby
3. Miss Golden Gate III
4. Blitz II
5. Aljo V
6. Malt'n Hopps

Other entries: Dukie [later Pepsi-Cola III], So-Long, So-Long Jr., Miss Cincinnati IV, Miss Canada III, Lion Bar Special, Miss Windsor, Mr. Docket, Ly-Bee, Ariel II, Thumper, Seabiscuit, Tomyann IV, Miss Spitfire, Detroiter

Gold Cup Class Boats: Tempo VI, Miss Golden Gate III [later Miss Great Lakes], Dukie, So-Long Jr., Miss Cincinnati IV, Miss Canada III, Miss Windsor

Hydroplane History Home Page
This page was last revised Thursday, April 01, 2010 .
Your comments and suggestions are appreciated. Email us at wildturnip@gmail.com
© Leslie Field, 2000