1903 Racing Season Summary
A Synopsis of the 1903 Power Boat Racing Season
| The Roster of Winners | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boat | Owner | Driver | Designer | Builder | Length | Power |
| ADIOS | H. J. Leighton | Leighton | Leighton | Leighton | 55.02' | 108.16 hp Leighton |
| AEOLUS | Richard H. Gillespie | Gillespie | ||||
| ALLURE | Alexander Stein | Stein | Colven & Bickman | M.C. & D.D. Co. | 61' | 54.78 hp Craig |
| AMERICAN | ||||||
| CLARA | F. D. Hughes | Hughes | 32.9' | 11.31 hp Standard | ||
| COMPTON | H. Compton | Compton | 23' | 4 hp | ||
| CONSTANT | R. P. Hart | Hart | 18.4' | 2.4 hp electric | ||
| DICK | R. Goldfinger | Goldfinger | ||||
| EXPRESS | C.D. Mower | Mower | Mower | Milton POint Shipyard | 27' | 12.63 hp Buffalo |
| FREAK | Green | Green | ||||
| GAZELLE | W. G. McCrea | McCrea | 54' | 34.62 hp Empire | ||
| IRENE | Mitchell | Mitchell | ||||
| KATHERINE | William F. Gillespie | Gillespie | ||||
| LUTUHEZI | W. Luttgen | Luttgen | 32.6' | 7.28 hp electric | ||
| MERLE | Elmer Lach | Lach | Jones & La Borde | Jones & La Borde | 40' | 12 hp Fermatt & Monahan |
| NAPIER | Selwin F. Edge | Edge | Linton Hope | Edge | 39' 11" | 75 hp Napier |
| NEPHTUS | H.R. Sutphen | Sutphen | 19.2' | 2.15 hp electric | ||
| QUEEN BESS | Richard Stearns | Stearns | M.C. & D.D. Co. | M.C. & D.D. Co. | 62.5' | 25.6 hp Standard |
| SCOLOPENDRA | John Thornycroft | Thornycroft | Thornycroft | Thornycroft | 30' | 20 hp Thornycroft |
| SENTA | F.G. Mead | Mead | R.M. Haddock | M.C. & D.D. Co. | 60.6' | 110 hp Standard |
| STANDARD | C. C. & E. A. Riotte | Riotte Bros. | Lewis Nixon | N. Whittlesey | ||
| TAURUS | J. H. Hanan | Hanan | ||||
| VITESSE | Walter L. Bradley | Bradley | ||||
| THE REGATTA WINNERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DATE | RACE SITE | CLASS | WINNER | AVG. SPEED (STATUTE MPH) | 2ND | 3RD |
| June 6 | Corinthian YC Regatta Stamford, Ct. | Aux. Power Yachts | VITESSE | 3.855 | St. Elmo | Mizpah |
| 26' Launches | AEOLUS | 4.545 | Palmer | Wasp | ||
| 21' Launches | DICK | 3.934 | May S | |||
| 17' Launches | KATHERINE | 6.976 | Bateau | |||
| June 20 | Columbia YC Regatta New York City | 40' Class (C) | QUEEN BESS | 8.732 | Senta | Chic |
| 32' Class (D) | LUTUHEZI | 6.760 | Gertrude | |||
| 26' Class (K) | TAURUS | 7.093 | Privateer | Sagamore | ||
| 21' Class (L) | CONSTANT | 5.633 | Nephtus | Carmen | ||
| June 27 | Columbia YC Regatta New York City | 50' Class (B) | GAZELLE | 8.804 | Witoco | |
| July 12 | Queenstown,
Ireland Harmsworth Trophy |
International launches | NAPIER | 22.333 | Scolopendra | Durandel |
| " Yachtsmen's Cup " | International Launches | SCOLOPENDRA | 16.316 | Durandel | Napier | |
| " Yachtsmen's Launch Handicap " | Open launches | COMPTON | 9.772 | Bowlby | Nicholson | |
| Aug 2 | Raritan YC Regatta Perth Amboy, NJ | Class B Launches | FREAK | 5.945 | Wink | No. 4 |
| Class A Launches | IRENE | 8.520 | ||||
| Aug 13 | Atlantic YC Regatta Sea Gate NY |
Class A | ALLURE | 13.467 | Jack | Duffiane |
| Class C | QUEEN BESS | 9.859 | Chic | |||
| Class H | STANDARD | 17.905 | ||||
| Class I | EXPRESS | 12.608 | Reamer | |||
| Class K | CORONA | 6.464 | Kotick | |||
| Aug 29 | Brooklyn YC Regatta Gravesend Bay | Auto Boats | ADIOS | 20.655 | Standard | |
| Class B | DELILAH | 10.527 | ||||
| Class C | QUEEN BESS | 9.545 | Clara | Melisa | ||
| Sep 5 | American YC Regatta Milton Point, NY | Class B | ALLURE | 13.513 | Aleter II | Howdy |
| Class C | QUEEN BESS | 9.268 | Clara | Onaway | ||
| Class H | STANDARD | 17.740 | ||||
| Class I | EXPRESS | 17.625 | ||||
| Class K | AMERICAN | no time | ||||
| Sep 12 | Knickerbocker YC | Autoboats | STANDARD | 19.695 | Allure | |
| Date unknown | Chippewa
YC Regatta Chippewa Bay NY St. Lawrence River |
Autoboats | CARMENCITA | 18.342 | Overbrook | Pink |
[Thanks to Greg Calkins for help in preparing this page]
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