1951 Red
Bank Gold Cup
Navesink River, Red Bank NJ, August 11-12, 1951
Statistics
|
August 11-12 |
2½ Mile Course |
|
Navesink River |
10 Mile Heats |
|
Red Bank, New Jersey |
20 Mile Race |
| |
No. |
Entry |
Owner |
Race |
|
1. |
F-36 |
You All |
Bob Rowland |
|
|
2. |
G-13 |
Tempo VI |
Guy Lombardo |
|
|
3. |
F-77 |
Barracuda |
Lou Butler |
|
|
4. |
F-57 |
Sunshine Baby II |
Ray Gassner |
|
|
5. |
U-50 |
Gale I |
Joe Schoenith |
— |
|
6. |
F-97 |
Virginia Gentleman |
Jimmy Broadus |
— |
|
7. |
A-202 |
Why Not |
Earl Jarret |
— |
| |
Heat 1 |
Driver |
Points |
Speed |
|
1. |
Tempo VI |
Guy Lombardo |
400 |
82.396 |
|
2. |
You All |
Bob Rowland |
300 |
|
|
3. |
Barracuda |
Lou Butler |
225 |
|
|
4. |
Gale I |
Al D'Eath |
169 |
|
|
5. |
Sunshine Baby II |
Ray Gassner |
127 |
|
|
6. |
Why Not |
Earl Jarret |
DNF |
— |
| |
Heat 2 |
Driver |
Points |
Speed |
|
1. |
You All |
Bob Rowland |
400 |
75.726 |
|
2. |
Sunshine Baby II |
Ray Gassner |
300 |
|
|
3. |
Barracuda |
Lou Butler |
225 |
|
|
4. |
Tempo VI |
Joe Van Blerck |
169 |
|
|
5. |
Virginia Gentleman |
Jimmy Broadus |
127 |
|
|
6. |
Gale I |
Al D'Eath |
DNF |
— |
| |
Recapitulation |
Heat 1 |
Heat 2 |
Total |
|
1. |
You All |
300 |
400 |
700 |
|
2. |
Tempo VI |
400 |
169 |
569 |
|
3. |
Barracuda |
225 |
225 |
450 |
|
4. |
Sunshine Baby II |
127 |
300 |
427 |
|
5. |
Gale I |
169 |
DNF |
169 |
|
6. |
Virginia Gentleman |
DNS |
127 |
127 |
|
7. |
Why Not |
DNF |
DNS |
000 |
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]
* * *
| Final Heat (10 miles) |
| 1 |
You-All |
Bob Rowland |
| 2 |
Sunshine Baby II |
Ray Gassner |
| 3 |
Barracuda |
Lou Butler, Zanesville, Ohio |
| 4 |
Tempo VI |
Joe Van Blerck, Freeport, L.I. |
| 5 |
Virginia Gentleman |
Jimmy Broaddus, Fredricksburg, Va. |
Time -- 7:55.4; Speed -- 75.726 mph
Gale I, Albert D'Eath, DNF
| Final Placing |
| 1 |
You-All |
Bob Rowland |
700 points |
| 2 |
Tempo VI |
Guy Lombardo & Joe Van Blerck |
569 |
| 3 |
Barracuda |
Lou Butler |
450 |
| 4 |
Sunshine Baby II |
Ray Gassner |
427 |
(Reprinted from the New York
Times August 13, 1951)
* * *
[Note: Jim Sharkey's Hydro's
Who's Who 1946-2000 lists only Tempo VI in first and Gale in
fourth.
This is incorrect, reflecting only the finishing positions of the unlimiteds in Saturday's
first heat. —LF]
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