1946 National Sweepstakes Regatta
Statistics
| 1946 National Sweepstakes | |
|---|---|
| August 17-18 | 2 Jg Mile Course |
| Navesink River | 15 Mile Heats |
| Red Bank, New Jersey | 45 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | G-13 | Tempo VI | Guy Lombardo | 66.600? | 61.352 |
| 2. | B-2 | Bay Head IV | Frank Ripp | ||
| 3. | F-3 | Buckeye Baby | Gibson Bradfield | 59.016 | |
| 4. | F-9 | Blitz II | Robert Bogie | ||
| 5. | F-5 | Seabiscuit | Al Brinkman | ||
| 6. | Skyrocket | Leston Cloak? | |||
| 7. | F-1 | Speedliner | Jack Cooper | ||
| 8. | F-18 | Yellow Jacket | Ray Gassner |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tempo VI | Guy Lombardo | 400 | 62.574 |
| 2. | Buckeye Baby | Gibson Bradfield | 300 | 62.284? |
| 3. | Blitz II | Robert Bogie | 225 | 61.643? |
| 4. | Seabiscuit | Al Brinkman | DNF | |
| 5. | Bay Head IV | Frank Ripp | DNF | |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1. | Tempo VI | Guy Lombardo | 400 | 56.747 |
| 2. | Buckeye Baby | Gibson Bradfield | 300 | 56.603? |
| 3. | Yellow Jacket | Ray Gassner | 225 | 56.425? |
| 4. | Blitz II | Robert Bogie | 169 | 45.479? |
| 5. | Speedliner | Jack Cooper | DNF | |
| Heat Three | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1. | Tempo VI | Guy Lombardo | 400 | 65.382 |
| 2. | Buckeye Baby | Jack Wood | 300 | 58.441 |
| 3. | Yellow Jacket | Ray Gassner | 225 | 55.727 |
| 4. | Skyrocket | Leston Cloak | 169 | Flag |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Cum. | Heat 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tempo VI | 400 | 400 | 800 | 400 | 1200 |
| 2. | Buckeye Baby | 300 | 300 | 600 | 300 | 900 |
| 3. | Yellow Jacket | DNS | 225 | 225 | 225 | 450 |
| 4. | Blitz II | 225 | 169 | 394 | DNS | 394 |
| 5. | Skyrocket | DNS | DNS | 000 | 169 | 169 |
| 6. | Seabiscuit | DNF | DNS | 000 | DNS | 000 |
| 7. | Bay Head IV | DNF | DNS | 000 | DNS | 000 |
| 8. | Speedliner | DNS | DNF | 000 | DNS | 000 |
| National Sweepstakes [Version 2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boat | Driver | Number | Class | First Heat | Second Heat | Final Heat | Final points |
| Tempo VI | Guy Lombardo, Freeport, L.I. | G-13 | Gold Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1200 |
| Buckeye Baby | Gibson Bradfield, Barnesville, O. / Jack Wood, Detroit [Final heat] | F-3 | 225 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 900 |
| Blitz II | Robert A. Bogie, Brooklyn | F-9 | 225 | 3 | 4 | — | 394 |
| Bay Head IV | C. Frank Ripp, Rockville Centre, L.I | B-2 | 151 | DNF | — | — | — |
| Seabiscuit | Al Brinkman, Jr. | F-5 | 225 | DNF | — | — | — |
| Tops II | Jack "Pops" Cooper, Kansas City | F-1 | 225 | DNS | DNF | — | — |
| Yellow Jacket | Ray Gassner, St. Petersburg, Fla. | F-18 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 450 |
| Skyrocket | Leston W. Cloak, New York | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| First Heat: Time 14:23. Speed 62.5 mph. Second heat: Time 15:51.5. Speed 56.747 mph Final heat: Time, 13:47. Speed, 65.3 mph. Fastest lap: Third heat, second lap, 86.6 mph |
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Tempo VI decisively defeated the 225's at Red Bank as Notre Dame did in 1940. However the Tempo VI when running as My Sin was given loads of trouble by Tops III at Hopatcong in 1940. Tops III became Slo-mo shun II owned by Stanley Sayres of Seattle. Viper III also challenged My Sin at Washington, D.C. in 1940 when the Guy Simmons entry was driven by Jack "Pop" Cooper in the American Speedboat Championship. Viper III is now Aljo V. Tomyann III, now Tempo V, did 15 miles at 73 m.p.h. over a 2½ mile course at New Martinsville in 1941. Tops III turned a 76 m.p.h. 2½ mile lap at Red Bank in 1940.
[Statistics and comments from Greene, V.1]