1952 Imperial Gold Cup
Ohio River, New Martinsville, WV, September 27-28, 1952


Last Weekend in September Regatta

bullet Dee-Jay Captures Speed-Boat Trophy
bullet Lauterbach Wins Imperial Gold Cup
bullet Last Weekend in September Regatta
bullet Statistics

At New Martinsville, the unlimited ranks were represented by Miss Pepsi, Miss Great Lakes II and Daniel J. Murphy's Dee Jay V, driven by Dan Murphy Jr [Murphy was the owner; Norman Lauterbach, the driver --LF]. The latter came out the winner, on the narrow Ohio River course, when the Pepsi couldn't finish and the Great Lakes was unable to even start.

(reprinted from The Rudder, November, 1952)


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