1909 Ohio River Launch Club Regatta
Among the Clubs
The regatta of the Ohio River Launch Club on the Ohio River at Cincinnati, on July 24, brought out a big fleet of starters. The system of handicapping according to previous performances was used.. A boat was disqualified for running either one per cent slower or three per cent faster than her trial time. The summary of Classes C, E and F follows:
Class C—Eight and One-Third Miles
|
Boats |
Start |
Finish |
Time |
|
Candidate |
1:00:00 |
1:29:24 |
29:24 |
|
Br`er Fox |
1:13:28 |
1:32:56 |
19:28 |
|
Hoosier Boy |
1:13:41 |
1:33:00 |
19:19 |
|
Uncle Pete |
1:04:40 |
1:34:20 |
30:16 |
|
Idler |
1:07:35 |
1:36:27 |
31:30 |
|
Just Right |
1:04:52 |
1:34:20 |
30:16 |
|
It |
1:07:32 |
1:39:02 |
31:30 |
|
Silver Fox |
1:09:15 |
1:39:25 |
30:10 |
|
Ione |
1:03:21 |
1:41:46 |
38:25 |
|
Mercedes |
1:13:34 |
1:43:12 |
29:38 |
Class E—Sixteen and Two-Thirds Miles
|
Mercedes |
3:33:44 |
4:30:20 |
56:36 |
|
Idler |
3:34:00 |
4:32:14 |
57:18 |
|
Uncle Pete |
3:23:28 |
4:34:13 |
59:56 |
Candidate, Just Right and Silver Fox did not finish
Class F—Twenty-Five Miles
|
Hoosier Boy* |
4:48:27 |
5:42:05 |
53:58 |
|
Br’er Fox |
4:45:00 |
5:43:33 |
58:33 |
*Hoosier Boy disqualified, Br’er Fox given the race
(Transcribed from MotorBoating, September 1909, p. 47.)
[Thanks to Greg Calkins for help in preparing this page --LF]
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