1913 Wrigley Trophy

Statistics

Wrigley Trophy
August 23 2 Mile Course
Lake Michigan  
Chicago, Illinois 44 Mile Race

 

    Entry Owner Comp. Lap
1.   Baby Reliance II (3) Stuart Blackton 43.583
2.   Barnacle Adam Weckler 40.816
3. @ Disturber III James Pugh 43.321
4.   Hazel II A.F. Smith 40.000
5.   Hydro Bullet Earl Deakin  
6.   Kitty Hawk V H.H. Timken 42.105
7.   Kitty Hawk Jr. H.H. Timken 38.626
8.   Oregon Kid S.F. Brock 43.583
9.   Van Blerck C.V. Cooper  
  @ Disturber III was powered by a 12 cylinder,1710 cubic inch Van Blerck engine and was an unlimited under the rules of the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association.

 

  Heat One - 14 Miles Driver Speed
1. Oregon Kid S.F. Brock 42.581
2. Kitty Hawk Jr. H.H. Timken 38.216
  Heat Two - 14 Miles Driver Speed
1. Kitty Hawk V Freemon Monroe 40.645
2. Barnacle Adam Weckler 39.873
3. Hydro Bullet Earl Deakin  
  Heat Three - 14 Miles Driver Speed
1. Disturber III James Pugh 42.488
2. Baby Reliance II Jay Smith 40.255
3. Hazel II A.F. Smith 38.769
  Final - 30 Miles Driver Speed
1. Disturber III James Pugh 42.072
2. Baby Reliance II Jay Smith 41.818
3. Kitty Hawk V Freeman Monroe  
4. Oregon Kid S.F. Brock  

 

( The Wrigley Trophy was decided by a winner-take-all final heat as were the 20, 26 and 32 foot class races. This was the first time that a winner-take-all final heat was utilized. The Harmsworth Trophy was a one heat race before 1911 with elimination heats when necessary and therefore was not really a winner-take-all final heat format.)

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20 Foot Class
August 18 2 Mile Course
Lake Michigan 12 Mile Heats
Chicago, Illinois 24 Mile Race

 

  Entry Owner Comp. Lap Race
1. Barnacle Adam Weckler
2. Baby Reliance II (3) Stuart Blackton 34.951  
3. Baby Speed Demon Stuart Blackton 41.594 40.003
4. Hazel II A.E. Smith 38.918 35.578
5. Kitty Hawk Jr. H.H. Timken 37.894  
6. Oregon Kid S.F. Brock 43.636 40.835
7. Sand Fly C.A. Williams

 

  Heat One Driver Speed
1. Baby Reliance II Stuart Blackton 34.488
2. Kitty Hawk Jr. Freeman Monroe 33.395
  Heat Two Driver Speed
1. Hazel II A.E. Smith 33.792
  Heat Three Driver Speed
1. Oregon Kid S.F. Brock 41.554
2. Baby Speed Demon Jack Beebe 39.683
  Final Heat Driver Speed
1. Baby Speed Demon Jack Beebe 40.328
2. Oregon Kid S.F. Brock 40.141
3. Hazel II A.E. Smith 37.565

 

( The race was determined by a winner-take-all final heat. To qualify for the final you had to win a preliminary heat or be the best second place boat.

26 Foot Class
August 19 2 Mile Course
Lake Michigan 12 Mile Heats
Chicago, Illinois 24 Mile Race

 

  Entry Owner Comp. Lap Race
1. Baby Speed Demon Stuart Blackton 41.522 39.760
2. Hydro Bullet Earl Deakin 40.223
3. Kitty Hawk V H.H. Timken 42.007  
4. Kitty Hawk Jr. H.H. Timken 37.247  
5. Oregon Kid S.F. Brock 43.087
6. Sand Fly C.A. Williams 27.692
7. Van Blerck C.V. Cooper 36.180 34,729

 

  Heat One Driver Speed
1. Oregon Kid S.F. Brock 37.815
2. Kitty Hawk Jr. H.H. Timken 37.043
3. Hydro Bullet Earl Deakin
  Heat Two Driver Speed
1. Kitty Hawk V Freeman Monroe 39.459
2. Baby Speed Demon Jack Beebe 38.587
3. Sand Fly C.A. Williams  
  Heat Three Driver Speed
1. Van Blerck C.V. Cooper 35.030
  Final Heat Driver Speed
1. Baby Speed Demon Jack Beebe 41.064
2. Van Blerck C.V. Cooper 34.433
3. Oregon Kid S.F. Brock
4. Kitty Hawk V Freeman Monroe  

 

( The race was decided by a winner-take-all final heat. )

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32 Foot Class
August 20 2 Mile Course
Lake Michigan 12 Mile Heats
Chicago, Illinois 24 Mile Race

 

  Entry Owner Comp. Lap Race
1. Barnacle Adam Weckler    
2. Baby Reliance II (3) Stuart Blackton 42.007  
3. Hazel II A.E. Smith
4. Hydro Bullet Earl Deakin 40.816 31.045
5. Kitty Hawk V H.H. Timken 42.352  
6. Kitty Hawk Jr. H.H. Timken 37.696  
7. Oregon Kid S.F. Brock 42.528 40.066
8. Van Blerck C.V. Cooper 39.517 32.672
9. Sand Fly C.A. Williams 25.899  

 

  Heat One Driver Speed
1. Baby Reliance II Stuart Blackton 40.472
2. Hydro Bullet Earl Deakin 39.742
3. Kitty Hawk Jr. H.H. Timken 37.331
  Heat Two Driver Speed
1. Van Blerck C.V. Cooper' 34.312
2. Barnacle Adam Weckler  
  Heat Three Driver Speed
1. Oregon Kid S.F. Brock 41.558
2. Kitty Hawk V Freeman Monroe  
3. Sand Fly C.A. Williams?  

 

  Final Heat Driver Speed
1. Oregon Kid S.F. Brock 38.765
2. Van Blerck C.V. Cooper 31.182
3. Hydro Bullet Earl Deakin 26.165
4. Baby Reliance II Stuart Blackton  

 

( The race was decided by a winner-take-all final heat. )

[Statistics from Greene, V.1]