Modern Era Races 1950-1959
5/20/50 | Steel Cup (Pittsburgh PA) | Such Crust II / Dan Arena |
5/30/50 | Fite Memorial Marathon (Ocean City NJ) | Dee Jay V / George (Murph) Miller & Norman Lauterbach |
6/17/50 | Middle River Regatta (Baltimore [Essex] MD) [Wilson Point Men's Club] (Glenn L. Martin Trophy) | Tempo VI / Guy Lombardo |
7/4/50 | Keokuk Yacht Club Free For All (Keokuk, Iowa) | Tops VII / Thom Cooper |
7/8/50 | Maple Leaf Trophy (Windsor ON) | My Sweetie / Bill Cantrell |
7/9/50 | Fox Lake Free For All (Fox Lake, Illinois) | My Darling / Andy Marcy |
7/9/50 | Tahoe Yacht Club Free For All (Tahoe City, California) | Hot Metal / Max Collins |
7/22/50 | APBA Gold Cup (Detroit MI) | Slo-mo-shun IV / Ted Jones |
7/29/50 | Henry Ford Memorial Regatta (Detroit MI) | My Sweetie / Bill Cantrell & Lou Fageol |
8/5-6/50 | National Sweepstakes (Red Bank NJ) | Tempo VI / Guy Lombardo |
8/6/50 | Red Bank Gold Cup (Red Bank NJ) | Tempo VI / Guy Lombardo |
8/12/50 | Cambridge Gold Cup (Cambridge MD) | Aljo / Joe Van Blerck, Jr |
8/13/50 | Lake Tahoe Yacht Club Lake Championship (Lake Tahoe, CA) | Hornet II / [driver unknown] |
8/20/50 | Buffalo Launch Club Regatta (Buffalo NY) | Tempo VI / Guy Lombardo |
8/20/50 | Buffalo Launch Club Old Timers (Buffalo NY) | Sister Syn / Bob Petz |
8/26-27/50 | Star Spangled Banner (Baltimore MD) | Tempo VI / Guy Lombardo |
9/2/50 | Harmsworth Trophy [British International Trophy] (Detroit MI) | Slo-mo-shun IV / Lou Fageol (no points) |
9/4/50 | O.J. Mulford Silver Cup (Detroit MI) | Such Crust / Danny Foster |
9/9/50 | Ocean City Y.C. Gold Cup (Ocean City, New Jersey) | Such Dee Jay V / George "Murph" Miller |
9/9/50 | Ocean City Y.C. Free For All (Ocean City, New Jersey) | Jennie Lee II / Dick Lovett |
9/10/50 | Harwood Trophy (New York City) | Etta / George Sarant |
9/10/50 | Marine Derby [Calvert Trophy] (Louisville KY) | My Darling / Andy Marcy |
9/16-17/50 | President's Cup (Washington DC) | Miss Pepsi / Chuck Thompson |
9/24/50 | Imperial Gold Cup (New Martinsville WV) | Delphine X / Danny Foster |
9/?/50 | Oakland County Boat Club Regatta (Pontiac, MI) [225-II] | Mi Son / Bill Muncey |
10/15/50 | Madison Water Carnival Free For All (Madison, IN) | My Darling / Andy Marcy |
11/11-12/50 | APBA Unlimited Trophy (Lake Mead, NV) | My Sweetie / Bill Cantrell & Horace Dodge, Jr. |
11/20/50 | PMB Trophy Race (Salton Sea) | Ranger II / Kenny Ingram |
1950 Season Summary - Statistics | ||
6/2/51 | Steel Cup (Pittsburgh PA) | Miss Pepsi / Chuck Thompson |
6/30/51 | Maple Leaf Trophy (Windsor ON) | Miss Pepsi / Chuck Thompson |
7/7-8/51 | Detroit Memorial [1st running - cancelled] | |
8/4/51 | Cambridge Gold Cup (Cambridge MD) | Betty V / Vince Swing |
8/4/51 | APBA Gold Cup (Seattle WA) | Slo-mo-shun V / Lou Fageol |
8/5/51 | Calvert Trophy (Louisville KY) | You All / Bob Rowland |
8/12/51 | Seafair Trophy (Seattle WA) | Slo-mo-shun V / Ted Jones |
8/11-12/51 | National Sweepstakes (Red Bank NJ) | Tempo VI / Guy Lombardo |
8/11-12/51 | Red Bank Gold Cup (Red Bank NJ) | Tempo VI / Guy Lombardo |
8/12/51 | Lake Tahoe Championship (Tahoe City CA) | Fleur Du Lac / Max Collins |
8/18-19/51 | ??? (Buffalo NY) | ? |
9/1/51 | Memorial Regatta (Detroit MI) [2nd Running] | Miss Pepsi / Chuck Thompson |
9/3/51 | Silver Cup (Detroit MI) | Miss Pepsi / Chuck Thompson |
9/9/51 | Harwoood Trophy Race (around Manhattan) (New York City) | Davy Jones / Jack Kraemer |
9/23/51 | President's Cup (Washington DC) | Miss Pepsi / Chuck Thompson |
9/23/51 | American Speedboat Championship (Washington DC) | Gale II / Lee Schoenith |
9/30/51 | Imperial Gold Cup (New Martinsville WV) | My Sweetie / Bill Cantrell |
10/?/51 | Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison IN) | Hornet / Marion Cooper |
?/?/51 | Ohio Valley Power Boat Association (??) | ? |
1951 Season Summary - Statistics | ||
2/17/52 | Biscayne {Pohl Miami] Gold Cup (Miami FL) | Miss Great Lakes II / Dan Arena |
2/28/52 | "Biscayne Bay" (Miami FL) [??] | Miss Great Lakes II / ? |
6/7/52 | Steel Cup (Pittsburgh PA) | Such Crust IV / Bill Cantrell |
6/28/52 | Maple Leaf Trophy (Windsor ON) | Miss Pepsi / Chuck Thompson |
7/4/52 | Memorial Regatta (Detroit MI) | Miss Pepsi / Chuck Thompson |
7/13/52 | Tahoe Yacht Club Gold Cup (Tahoe City, CA) | Short Snorter / Stanley Dollar |
8/3/52 | Marine Derby (Louisville KY) | ? |
8/9/52 | APBA Gold Cup (Seattle WA) | Slo-mo-shun IV / Stan Dollar |
8/10/52 | Seafair Trophy (Seattle WA) | [cancelled] |
8/16/52 | Buffalo Launch Club Regatta (Buffalo NY) [no unlimiteds or Gold Cup Boats] | Nitrogen / Howard Hibbert |
8/17/52 | Coast Guard Gold Cup (Lake Tahoe) | [not recorded] |
9/1/52 | Silver Cup (Detroit MI) | Gale II / Danny Foster |
9/7/52 | Harwood Trophy (New York NY) | Davy Jones / Bill Leiber |
9/13-14/52 | National Sweepstakes (Red Bank NJ) | You All / Bob Rowland |
9/13-14/52 | Red Bank Gold Cup (Red Bank NJ) | You All / Bob Rowland |
9/20-21/52 | President's Cup (Washington DC) | Miss Pepsi / Chuck Thompson |
9/27-28/52 | Imperial Gold Cup (New Martinsville, WV) | Dee Jay V / Norman Lauterbach (& Norman Felton) |
10/12/52 | Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison IN) | Wildcatter / Barnett Bartley Jr. |
12/28-29/52 | Orange Bowl Regatta (Miami FL) [266 c.i.] | Sagana XIII / Franklin Foulke |
1952 Season Summary - Statistics | ||
5/31/53 | John E. Fite Memorial Marathon [no unlimiteds or Gold Cup boats] (Ocean City , NJ) | Beaver II / Gene Gatter |
6/21/53 | Marine Festival Free For All (Long Beach, Long Island, NY) | Tempo VI / Guy Lombardo |
7/4/53 | Memorial Regatta (Detroit MI) | Miss Great Lakes II / Danny Foster |
8/2/53 | Marine Derby [Calvert Trophy] (Louisville KY) | It's-A-Wonder / George Davis |
8/9/53 | APBA Gold Cup (Seattle WA) | Slo-mo-shun IV / Joe Taggart & Lou Fageol |
8/16/53 | Lake Tahoe Yacht Club (Lake Tahoe CA) | Short Snorter / R. Stanley Dollar, Jr. |
9/7/53 | Silver Cup (Detroit MI) | Gale II / Lee Schoenith & Danny Foster |
9/12-13/53 | National Sweepstakes (Red Bank NJ) | Wildcatter / Burnett Bartley, Jr |
9/12-13/53 | Red Bank Gold Cup (Red Bank NJ) | Tempo VI / Guy Lombardo |
9/12-13/53 | Mapes Mile-High Gold Cup (Tahoe City CA) [Sky High?] | Short Snorter / R. Stanley Dollar, Jr. |
9/19-20/53 | President's Cup (Washington DC) | Slo-mo-shun V / Lou Fageol |
9/27/53 | Imperial Gold Cup (New Martinsville WV) | Such Crust V / Bill Cantrell |
10/12/53 | Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison IN) [no unlimiteds] | Wildcatter / Burnett Bartley Jr. |
1953 Season Summary - Statistics | ||
6/19/54 | Maple Leaf Trophy (Windsor ON) | Gale V / Lee Schoenith |
7/3/54 [6/26/54?] | Memorial Regatta (Detroit MI) | Gale V / Lee Schoenith |
7/26/54 | [Lake Tahoe YC] (Tahoe City CA) | Scooter / Jack Regas [??] |
8/7/54 | APBA Gold Cup (Seattle WA) | Slo-mo-shun V / Lou Fageol |
8/14-15/54 | Buffalo Launch Club Regatta | Chro-mate [266] / Ron Musson |
9/6/54 | Silver Cup (Detroit MI) | Dora My Sweetie / Jack Bartlow |
9/11-12/54 | Mapes Mile-High Gold Cup Trophy (Tahoe City CA) | Scooter / Jack Regas |
9/18-19/54 | President's Cup (Washington DC) | Gale IV / Bill Cantrell |
9/26/54 | Imperial Gold Cup (New Martinsville WV) | Gale V / Lee Schoenith |
10/3/54 | International Cup (Elizabeth NC) | Gale V / Lee Schoenith |
10/10/54 | Madison Cup (Madison IN) [Madison Unlimited Trophy] | My Sweetie Dora / Jack Bartlow |
10/10/54 | Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison IN) | Gale IV / Bill Cantrell |
1954 Season Summary - Statistics | ||
6/18/55 | Maple Leaf Trophy (Windsor ON) | Miss Cadillac / Bud Saile |
6/25/55 | Memorial Regatta (Detroit MI) | Gale IV / Bill Cantrell |
7/17/55 | St. Clair International Boundary Trophy (St. Clair MI) | Such Crust III / Walt Kade |
7/27/55 | Lake Tahoe Yacht Club [free-for-all] (Tahoe City CA) | Breathless / ? |
8/7/55 | APBA Gold Cup (Seattle WA) | Gale V / Lee Schoenith |
8/?/55 | Copper Cup (Poulson MT) | Tempo VII / Danny Foster |
8/27/55 | Silver Cup (Detroit MI) | Tempo VII / Danny Foster |
9/10-11/55 | Mapes Mile-High Gold Cup (Tahoe City CA) | Breathless / Floyd Ciochon & Roger Murphy |
9/18/55 | President's Cup (Washington DC) | Tempo VII / Danny Foster |
9/18/55 | Rogers Memorial Trophy/American Speedboat Championship (Washington DC) | Miss U.S. / Jack Bartlow |
10/1-2/55 | International Cup (Elizabeth NC) | Tempo VII / Danny Foster |
10/22-23/55 | Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison IN) | Tempo VII / Danny Foster |
1955 Season Summary - Statistics | ||
6/23/56 | Maple Leaf Trophy (Windsor ON) | Dora My Sweetie / Don Wilson (no points) |
6/30/56 | Prince Edward Trophy (Picton ON) | Miss Supertest II / Bill Braden |
7/7/56 | Mapes Trophy [Mile High Gold Cup] (Tahoe City CA) | Shanty I / Russ Schleeh |
7/15/56 | St. Clair International Trophy (St. Clair MI) | Gale VI / Lee Schoenith |
8/5/56 | Seafair Trophy (Seattle WA) | Shanty I / Russ Schleeh |
8/11-12/56 | Buffalo Launch Club Regatta/National Sweepstakes [Conners Memorial] (Buffalo NY) | My Sweetie / Doc Terry |
8/18/56 | Silver Cup (Detroit MI) | Miss U.S. II / Don Wilson |
8/19/56 | Copper Cup (Polson MT) | Miss B & I / Bob Gilliam |
8/25, 27, 28/56 | Harmsworth Trophy (Detroit MI) | Shanty I / Russ Schleeh (No points) |
9/1/56 | APBA Gold Cup (Detroit MI) | Miss Thriftway / Bill Muncey |
9/15-16/56 | President's Cup (Washington DC) | Miss Thriftway / Bill Muncey |
9/15-16/56 | Rogers Memorial Trophy/National Sweepstakes (Washington DC) | Hawaii Kai III / Jack Regas |
9/30/56 | International Cup (Elizabeth City NC) | Miss U.S. I / Danny Foster |
10/6-7/56 | Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison IN) | Miss U.S. I / Fred Alter |
10/13-14/56 | Sahara Cup (Las Vegas NV) | Hawaii Kai III / Jack Regas |
1956 Season Summary - Statistics | ||
5/5/57 | Apple Cup (Chelan WA) | Maverick / Bill Stead |
6/22/57 | Memorial Regatta (Detroit MI) | Such Crust III / Fred Alter |
7/14/57 | St. Clair International Trophy (St. Clair MI) | Short Circuit / Chuck Thompson |
7/20-21/57 | Mapes Trophy [Mile High Gold Cup] (Tahoe City CA) | Miss Wahoo / Mira Slovak |
8/11/57 | APBA Gold Cup (Seattle WA) | Miss Thriftway / Bill Muncey |
8/18/57 | Buffalo Launch Club Regatta [Conners Memorial] (Buffalo NY) | Miss Supertest II / Art Asbury |
8/31/57 | Silver Cup (Detroit MI) | Hawaii Kai III / Jack Regas |
9/21-22/57 | President's Cup (Washington DC) | Hawaii Kai III / Jack Regas |
9/21-22/57 | Rogers Memorial Trophy/American Speedboat Championship (Washington DC) | Hawaii Kai III / Jack Regas |
9/28-29/57 | Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison IN) | Hawaii Kai III / Jack Regas |
9/29/57 | International Cup (Elizabeth, NC) | Miss U.S. IV / Bob Rowland (exhibition) |
10/12-13/57 | Sahara Cup (Las Vegas NV) | Hawaii Kai III / Jack Regas |
?/?/57 | Dale Hollow Regatta (Dale Hollow TN) | It's a Wonder / George Davis |
1957 Season Summary - Statistics | ||
5/11/58 | Apple Cup (Chelan WA) | Miss Bardahl / Norm Evans |
6/1/58 | International Cup (Elizabeth NC) | Miss U.S. I / Fred Alter |
6/14/58 | Memorial Regatta (Detroit MI) | Miss Thriftway / Bill Muncey |
6/29/58 | Diamond Cup (Coeur d'Alene ID) | Maverick / Bill Stead |
7/13/58 [7/14/58?] |
St. Clair International Trophy (St. Clair MI) | Miss Supertest II / Bob Hayward |
7/26/58 [7/29/58?] |
Mapes Trophy [Mile High Gold Cup] (Tahoe City CA) | Maverick / Bill Stead |
8/10/58 | APBA Gold Cup (Seattle WA) | Hawaii Kai III / Jack Regas |
8/23/58 | Silver Cup (Detroit MI) | Maverick / Bill Stead |
9/7/58 | Buffalo Launch Club Regatta (Buffalo NY) | Miss Bardahl / Mira Slovak |
9/21-22/58 | President's Cup (Washington DC) | Miss U.S. I / Don Wilson |
9/21-22/58 | Rogers Memorial Trophy (Washington DC) | Miss Bardahl / Mira Slovak (No points) |
10/4-5/58 | Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison IN) | Miss U.S. I / Don Wilson |
10/22-23/58 | Sahara Cup (Las Vegas NV) | Miss U.S. I / Don Wilson |
1958 Season Summary - Statistics | ||
5/10/59 | Apple Cup (Chelan WA) | Miss Pay 'n Save / Chuck Hickling |
7/4/59 | Memorial Regatta (Detroit MI) | Miss Supertest III / Bob Hayward |
7/11/59 | St. Clair International Trophy (St. Clair MI) | Miss Detroit / Chuck Thompson (no points) |
7/18-19/59 | Diamond Cup (Coeur d'Alene ID) | Maverick / Bill Stead |
8/9/59 | APBA Gold Cup (Seattle WA) | Maverick / Bill Stead |
8/25-27/59 | Harmsworth Trophy (Detroit MI) | Miss Supertest III / Bob Hayward (no points) |
8/29/59 | Silver Cup (Detroit MI) | Maverick / Bill Stead |
9/5-6/59 | Buffalo Launch Club Regatta (Buffalo NY) | Maverick / Bill Stead |
9/19-20/59 | President's Cup (Washington DC) | Wahoo / Mira Slovak |
9/26-27/59 | Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison IN) | Hawaii Kai III / Ron Musson |
10/10-11/59 | Mapes Trophy [Reno Regatta] (Reno NV) | Maverick / Bill Stead (no points) |
10/21/59 | Lake Mead Cup (Las Vegas NV) | Wahoo / Mira Slovak |
1959 Season Summary - Statistics |
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