1952 Harwood Trophy
Statistics
|
September 7 |
28 Mile Course |
Hudson-East River |
28 Mile Heat |
New York, New York |
28 Mile Race |
No. |
Entry |
Class |
Group |
Driver |
Home |
Points |
Speed |
Time |
|
1. |
20-K |
Davy Jones (originally Casey Jones) |
22-year-old 33’ Gar Wood runabout (built 1930) |
I (1st) |
Bill Leiber (William C. Leiber, Jr.) & Jack Kraemer |
Port Washington, L.I. |
400 |
59.8 |
29.10 |
2. |
Hel Pat (Hel-Pat) |
big runabout |
Lou Eppel & Richard S. Foyle |
Cedar Grove, NJ |
300 |
49.2 |
35:20 |
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3. |
Jennie Lee II (formerly Restless; later Knorreaster, Snook) |
big runabout |
V (1st) |
Richard R. Lovett |
Margate, NJ |
225 |
49.2 |
35:22 |
|
4. |
K-8? |
Beaver II |
unlimited class (Class K) runabout |
I (3rd) |
George K. Miller & L. Gene Gatter |
Margate, NJ |
169 |
47.5 |
36:50 |
5. |
Half Fast (Half-Fast) |
135 c.i. hydroplane |
III (1st) |
Al L. Kirwan |
Ft. Lauterdale, FL |
127 |
43.5 |
39:40 |
|
6. |
I-20 |
Minit Man (formerly Flora III; later Alcath II) |
Chuck Hickman |
Philadelphia, PA |
95 |
41.2 |
42:15 |
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7. |
Pepper Pot III |
Bill Ammann |
Philadelphia, PA |
71 |
39.2 |
44.25 |
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8. |
F-15 |
Hornet |
George Reynolds |
Brockville, ON, Canada |
53 |
29.3 |
59:20 |
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9. |
A-34 |
Slo-Poke |
IV (1st) |
James Camp |
Newark, NJ |
40 |
29.3 |
59:26 |
|
10. |
20-E |
The Fox |
Sam Griffith |
Miami, FL |
30 |
21.3 |
1:21:50 |
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11. |
A-135 |
Baby June |
Frank S. Dubeshter |
Jamaica, NY |
22 |
20.2 |
1:25:46 |
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12. |
Medico III |
Class F runabout |
Dr. George E. Firth & Robert Maddison |
Philadelphia, PA |
17 |
19.6 |
1:28:25 |
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13. |
DNF |
— |
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14. |
DNF |
— |
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15. |
DNF |
— |
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16. |
DNF |
— |
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17. |
DNF |
— |
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18. |
DNF |
— |
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19. |
23-E |
Pancho |
Class E runabout |
Les Cloak |
DNF |
— |
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20. |
G-5 |
Chaz (2) |
Charles Klein |
Atlantic Beach, L.I. |
DNF |
— |
[Statistics from Greene, V.1, New York Times and Motor Boating, October 1952]
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