1951 National Sweepstakes
Navesink River, Red Bank NJ, August 11-12, 1951
Statistics
|
August 11-12 |
2½ Mile Course? |
Navesink River |
10 Mile Heats |
Red Bank, New Jersey |
20 Mile Race |
No. |
Entry |
Owner |
Race |
|
1. |
G-13 |
Tempo VI |
Guy Lombardo |
79.487 |
2. |
U-50 |
Gale I |
Joe Schoenith |
|
3. |
F-222 |
Mi Son |
Bill Muncey |
|
4. |
N- |
My Ambition |
Bob Schroeder |
|
5. |
F-57 |
Sunshine Baby |
Ray Gassner |
|
6. |
F-97 |
Virginia Gentleman |
Jimmy Broadus |
|
7. |
F-36 |
You All |
Bob Rowland |
|
8. |
[?] |
[?] |
Chuck Hickman |
Heat One |
Driver |
Points |
Speed |
|
1. |
Tempo VI |
Guy Lombardo |
400 |
77.956 |
2. |
Gale I |
Al D'Eath |
300 |
|
3. |
You All |
Bob Rowland |
225 |
|
4. |
Sunshine Baby |
Ray Gassner |
169 |
|
5. |
My Ambition |
Bob Schroeder |
127 |
|
6. |
Mi Son |
Bill Muncey |
DNF |
|
7. |
Virginia Gentleman |
Jimmy Broadus |
DNF |
|
8. |
[?] |
Chuck Hickman |
DNF |
|
Heat Two |
Driver |
Points |
Speed |
|
1. |
Tempo VI |
Guy Lombardo |
400 |
81.080 |
2. |
Gale I |
Al D’Eath |
300 |
|
3. |
You All |
Bob Rowland |
225 |
|
4. |
Sunshine Baby |
Ray Gassner |
169 |
Recapitulation |
Heat 1 |
Heat 2 |
Total |
|
1. |
Tempo VI |
400 |
400 |
800 |
2. |
Gale I |
300 |
300 |
600 |
3. |
You All |
225 |
225 |
450 |
4. |
Sunshine Baby |
169 |
169 |
338 |
5. |
My Ambition |
127 |
DNS |
127 |
6. |
Mi Son |
DNF |
DNS |
000 |
7. |
Virginia Gentleman |
DNF |
DNS |
000 |
8. |
[Chuck Hickman] |
DNF |
DNS |
000 |
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]
* * *
All heats five miles unless indicated otherwise OUTBOARD HYDROPLANES — Class B. First Heat—1. Less Buckman, Baldwin, L. I.: 2. Gilbert Petermann, Malvern. L. I.; 3. Nick Allen Jr., Hilton Village. Va.; 4. Vic Scott, Levittown, L. I.: 5. Warren Kenny, Jericho. L. I.; 6. Joe Prins, Brooklyn: 7. Chet Webb, Niagara Falls, N. Y.; 8. Joe Stager, Flushing, L. I.: 9. William E. Fowler, Medford. Mass.; 10. George H. Andrews, Jackson Heights, L. I.: 11. Alfred J. Kery, South Norfolk, Conn.: 12. Robert W. Thornton, Atlantic City. Time—5:54.9. Speed—50.704 mph. D. M. Creech, Charlotte, N. C.; Robert P. Solliday, Dunellen, N. J., did not finish. Final Heat—1. Buckman; 2. Creech; 3. A. G. Broaddus Jr., Richmond, Va.; 4. Allen; 5. Scott; 6. Kenny; 7. Petermann; 8. Fowler; 9. Stager; 10. Solliday; 11. Thorton; 12. Rudy Reisert, Yonkers, N. Y. Time—5:55.8. Speed—50.590 mph. Andres disqualified. Frins did not finish. Point Score—Buckman 800; Allen 394; Petermann 371. Class F First Heat—1. Creech; 2. Emil Mayer Jr., College Point. L.I.; 3. Victor C. Bieda, Buffalo; 4. Scott; 5. ,Allen; 6. Byron Shannon, Audubon. N. J.; 7. Hudson Moses, Washington; 8, Harry Mandel, Philadelphia; 9. Harry M. Dennis, Waverly. N. Y.; 10. Martin Bill King, Irvington, N. Y. Time—5:25.2. Speed—35.351 mph. Carl Emig, Kings Park. L. I., did not finish. Final Heat—1. Creech; 2. Scott; 3. Shannon; 4. Mayer; 5, Bieda; 6. Moses; 7. Raymond Lucas, Richmond. Va.; 8. Mandell; 9. Emig; 10. Dennis. Time—5:31.0. Speed—54.381 mph. Point Score—Creech 800, Scott 469 (elapsed time). Mayer 469. 225 CUBIC INCH HYDROPLANES Final Heat—1. You-All, Bob Rowland, South Norfolk. Va.; 2. Z-Z-Zip, Sid Street, Kansas City, Mo.; 3. Sunshine Baby II, Ray Gassner, St. Petersburg. Fla.; 4. Barracuda, Gib Bradfield, Barnesville, Ohio; 5, Mi-Son, Bill Muncey, Detroit. Time—3:46.5. Speed—79.435 mph. Virginia Gentleman, Jimmie Broaddus Jr.. Fredericksburg, Va., did not finish. Point Score—Street 700 (elapsed time); Rowland 700; Gassner 394. Division II Final Heat—1. Sagana XII, Frank Foulke, Essex, Md. 2. My Ambition, Robert Schroeder, N. Tonawanda, N. Y Time—4:25.0. Speed—67.924 mph. Point Score—Foulke 800; Schroeder 600. JERSEY SPEED SKIFFS First Heat—1. Falcon, Raymond M. Morris, Red Bank. N. J.; 2. Hurricane, Leo R. Dixon, Rumson, N. J.; 3. Scat II, Harold E. Disbrow, West Long Branch, N. J.; 4. Suds, John B. Boland, Port-au-Peck. N.J. 5. Susan, Stephen J. Schmidt, Long Branch, N, J.; 6. Sea Bug, Henry Murata, Clifton, N. J.; 7. Zimmy II, Martin G. Zimmerman, Red Bank; 8, Jo Carol Too, Daniel A. Ardolino, West Long Branch. Time—6:42.4. Speed —14.732 m.p.h. Final Heat—1. Morris; 2. Disbrow; 3. Dixon; 4. Boland; 5. Ardolino; 6. Schmidt; 7. Zimmerman; 8. Murata. Time—6:40.1. Speed—44.989 m.p.h. Morris, Falcon, winner of both heats, disqualified. Every finisher moved one position higher. Point Score—Disbrow 700 (winner on elapsed time). Dixon 700. CLASS D RUNABOUTS First Heat—1. My Boy Woody, Elwood J. Pliescott, Cambridge. Md.; 2. Jo, R. Watson Lewis. Baltimore. Time—5:08.7. Speed—53.290 mph Final Heat—1, Pliescott; 2, Lewis. Time—5:18.8. Speed—56.491 mph Point Score—Pliescott 800, Lewis 600. CLASS E RUNABOUTS First Heat—1. Hell's Angel, Sherman Critchfield, St. Petersburg, Fla.; 2. T. M. Special, Edmund Thompson, Baltimore; 3, Wee Tommy Tucker, Edward A. Aleksandrowicz, Baltimore. Time—4:47.7. Speed—62.543 mph Final Heat—1. Critchfield; 2, Aleksandrowicz; 3. Thompson. Time—5:02.3. Speed—59.524 mph Point Score—Critchfleld 800; Aleksandrowicz 525 (elapsed time). Thompson 525. PACIFIC ONE DESIGN CLASS Final Heat—1, Cherub II, Dr. Louis J. Novotny, Los Angeles; 2. Maggie VIII, Jack Cook, Marydel, Md. Time—5:43.3. Speed—52.417 mph Point Score—Novotny 800. Cook 600. 135 CUBIC INCH HYDROPLANES Final Heat—1. Marbel, W. Curtis Martens, Hampton. Va.; 2. Why Not, Earl H. Jarrett, Albany; 3. Black and White Special, Jerry Powell, Richmond, Va.; 4. William D. Viets, Springfield. Mass.; 5. Skip, Ardson Bozarth, Vineland, N. J.; 6. Wa Wa, William A. Ritner Jr., Merlon, Pa.; Edee Pedee Jr. II, Silas S. Stein, Pleasantville, N. J.; 8. Spot Cash, Wesley C. Carman Jr., Freeport, L. I. Time—4:26.5. Speed—67.517 mph Point Score—Martens 800, Powell 525, Viets 333. RED BANK GOLD CUP Final Heat (10 Miles)—1. You All, Bob Rowland; 2. Sunshine Baby II, Ray Gassner; 3. Barracuda, Lou Butler, Zanesville, Ohio; 4, Tempo VI, Joe Van Blerck, Freeport. L. I.; 5. Virginia Gentleman, Jimmy Broaddus, Fredericksburg, Va. Time—7:55.4. Speed—75.725 mph Gale I. Albert D'Eath, did not finish. Point Score—Rowland 700. Lombardo 569, Gassner 527. NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES Final Heat (10 Miles)—Tempo VI, Guy Lombardo, Freeport, L. I.; 2. Gale I, Albert R. D'Eath, Detroit; 3. You All, Bob Rowland, So. Norfolk, Va.; 4. Sunshine Baby, Ray Gassner, St. Petersburg. Fla. Time—7:24.9. Speed—81.48 mph Point Score—LombarDo 800; D'Eath 600. |
(Reprinted from the New York Times August 13, 1951)
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