1946 National Sweepstakes
Regatta & Auerbach Memorial Trophy
North Shrewsbury River, Red Bank NJ, August 17-18, 1946
Statistics
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National Sweepstakes | |||||||
Boat | Driver | Number | Class | First Heat | Second Heat | Final Heat | Final points |
Tempo VI | Guy Lombardo, Freeport, L.I. | G-13 | Gold Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1200 |
Buckeye Baby | Gibson Bradfield, Barnesville, O. / Jack Wood, Detroit [Final heat] | F-3 | 225 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 900 |
Blitz II | Robert A. Bogie, Brooklyn | F-9 | 225 | 3 | 4 | 394 | |
Bay Head IV | C. Frank Ripp, Rockville Centre, L.I | B-2 | 151 | DNF | |||
Seabiscuit | Al Brinkman, Jr. | F-5 | 225 | DNF | |||
Tops II | Jack "Pops" Cooper, Kansas City | F-1 | 225 | DNS | DNF | ||
Yellow Jacket | Ray Gassner, St. Petersburg, Fla. | F-18 | 3 | 3 | 450 | ||
Skyrocket | Leston W. Cloak, New York | 4 | |||||
First Heat:
Time — 14:23. Speed — 62.5 mph. Second heat: Time —15:51.5. Speed — 56.747 mph Final heat: Time, 13:47. Speed, 65.3 mph. Fastest lap: Third heat, second lap, 86.6 mph |
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Judge Emil Auerbach Trophy | |||||||
Boat | Driver | Number | Class | First Heat | Second Heat | Final Heat | Final Points |
Aljo V | Joseph Van Blerck Jr., Hewlett, L.I. | F-12 | 225 | 1* | 3 | 3 | 850 |
Malt ‘n Hops | J. Hanley, Providence R.I. | F-10 | 225 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 638 |
Blitz II | Robert A. Bogie, Brooklyn, NY | F-9 | 225 | 3 | 1** | 1*** | 1025 |
Buckeye Bullet | Lou Butler, Zanesville, Ohio | 4 | 169 | ||||
Chrissie V | George Schrafft, Newton, Mass | 5 | |||||
Yellow Jacket III | Ray Gassner, St. Petersburg, Fla. / W. Reece Layton, Baltimore | F-18 | 225 | 2 | 2 | 600 | |
*Time —
10:27.4. Speed — 57.398 mph. **Time — 10:03.2. Speed — 54.262 mph. ***Time — 9:52.2. Speed — 60.79 mph. |
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