1950 Season Summary
Statistics

1.

May 20

Steel Cup

Pittsburgh, Penn.

2.

May 30

Fite Memorial

Ocean City, New Jersey

3.

June 17

Glenn L. Martin Trophy [Middle River Regatta / Wilson Point Men's Club]

Essex, Maryland

4.

July 4

Keokuk Yacht Club Free For All

Keokuk, Iowa

5.

July 8

Maple Leaf Trophy

Windsor, Ontario

6.

July 9

Fox Lake Free For All

Fox Lake, Illinois

7.

July 9

Tahoe Yacht Club Free For All

Tahoe City, California

8.

July 22

A.P.B.A. Gold Cup

Detroit, Michigan

9.

July 29

Henry Ford Memorial

Detroit, Michigan

10.

August 6

National Sweepstakes

Red Bank, New Jersey

11.

August 6

Red Bank Gold Cup

Red Bank, New Jersey

12.

August 12

Cambridge Gold Cup

Cambridge, Maryland

12A.

August 13 Lake Tahoe Championship Lake Tahoe, California

13A.

August 20

Buffalo Launch Club Regatta

Buffalo, New York

13B.

August 20

Buffalo Launch Club Regatta (Old Timers)

Buffalo, New York

14.

August 27

Star Spangled Banner Regatta

Baltimore, Maryland

15.

September 1-2

British International Trophy [Harmsworth]

Detroit, Michigan

16.

September 4

O.J. Mulford Silver Cup

Detroit, Michigan

17.

September 9

Ocean City Y.C. Gold Cup

Ocean City, New Jersey

18.

September 9

Ocean City Y.C. Free For All

Ocean City, New Jersey

19.

September 10

Harwood Trophy

New York, New York

20.

September 10

Marine Derby [Calvert Trophy]

Louisville, Kentucky

21.

September 17

President’s Cup

Washington, D.C.

22.

September 24

Imperial Gold Cup

New Martinsville, West Virginia

22A.

September [?] Oakland County Boat Club Regatta [225-II] Pontiac, Michigan

23.

October 15

Madison Water Carnival Free For All

Madison, Indiana

24.

November 11-12

A.P.B.A. Unlimited Trophy

Las Vegas, Nevada

24A. November 20 PMB Trophy Salton Sea, California

 

 

Date

Winner

Driver

1.

May 20

Such Crust II

Dan Arena

2.

May 30

Dee Jay V

George Miller

3.

June 17

Tempo VI

Guy Lombardo

4.

July 4

Tops VII

Thom Cooper

5.

July 8

My Sweetie

Bill Cantrell

6.

July 9

My Darling

Andy Marcy

7.

July 9

Hot Metal

Max Collins

8.

July 22

Slo-Mo-Shun IV

Ted Jones

9.

July 29

My Sweetie

Bill Cantrell/Lou Fageol

10.

August 6

Tempo VI

Guy Lombardo

11.

August 6

Tempo VI

Guy Lombardo

12.

August 12

Aljo

Joe Van Blerck

12A.

August 13 Hornet II ?

13A.

August 20

Tempo VI

Guy Lombardo

13B.

August 20

Sister Syn

Bob Petz

14.

August 27

Tempo VI

Guy Lombardo

15.

September 1-2

Slo-Mo-Shun IV

Lou Fageol

16.

September 4

Such Crust I

Danny Foster

17.

September 9

Dee Jay V

George Miller

18.

September 9

Jennie Lee II

Dick Lovett

19.

September 10

Etta

George Sarant

20.

September 10

My Darling

Andy Marcy

21.

September 17

Miss Pepsi (2)

Chuck Thompson

22.

September 24

Delphine X

Danny Foster

22A.

September [?] Mi Son Bill Muncey

23.

October 15

My Darling

Andy Marcy

24.

November 11-12

My Sweetie

Bill Cantrell/Horace Dodge

24A.

November 20 Ranger II [225] Kenny Ingram

 

 

Driver High Points

 

1.

Bill Cantrell

995

2.

Guy Lombardo

705

3.

Dan Arena

640

4.

Danny Foster

635

5.

Chuck Thompson

525

6.

Ted Jones

465

7.

Lou Fageol

445

8.

George Sarant

293

9.

Norm Lauterbach

175

10.

Lee Schoenith

160

11.

Andy Marcy

150

12.

Horace Dodge III

105

13.

Glenn Helmka

90

14.

George Miller

86

15.

Gene Arena

70

16.

Al D'Eath

45

17.

Bob Petz

30

18.

Harold Wilson

20

19.

Ernest Chase

10

20.

Horace Dodge

000

21.

Bill Muncey

000

22.

Charles Klein

000

23.

Jim Webster

000

24.

Owen Cummings

000

25.

Paul Marcy

000

26.

Max Collins

000

 

Built

Boat High Points

 

1.

1948

My Sweetie

1605

2.

1950

Slo-Mo-Shun IV

1290

3.

1938

Tempo VI

1290

4.

1949

Such Crust II

980

5.

1948

Such Crust I

945

6.

1950

Miss Pepsi (2)

715

7.

1940

Gale

375

8.

1950

My Darling

330

9.

1949

Etta

318

10.

1950

Dee Jay V

281

11.

1949

Delphine X

245

12.

1948

Astræa II

135

13.

1946

Miss Great Lakes

90

14.

1949

Miss Canada IV

80

15.

1933?

Pep VI

80

16.

1927

Sister Syn

30

17.

1939

Chaz

000

18.

1949

Hot Metal

000

19.

1949

Ollie's Folly

000

20.

1949

Fickle Eye

000

21.

1949

Miss Kay

000

 

Former names

3.

My Sin

7.

Notre Dame (3), Miss Frostie

13.

Miss Golden Gate III

15.

Delphine VIII ???

17.

Grey Goose III, Aljo

21.

So Long (5)?

 


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