1909 Ohio River Launch Club Regatta
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Ohio River Regatta
The regatta of the Ohio River Launch Club on the Ohio River at Cincinnati, on July 24, brought out a big fleet of starters. The system of handicapping according to previous performances was used.. A boat was disqualified for running either one per cent slower or three per cent faster than her trial time. The summary of Classes C, E and F follows:
| Class C—Eight and One-Third Miles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boats | Start | Finish | Time |
| Candidate | 1:00:00 | 1:29:24 | 29:24 |
| Br'er Fox | 1:13:28 | 1:32:56 | 19:28 |
| Hoosier Boy | 1:13:41 | 1:33:00 | 19:19 |
| Uncle Pete | 1:04:40 | 1:34:20 | 30:16 |
| Idler | 1:07:35 | 1:36:27 | 31:30 |
| Just Right | 1:04:52 | 1:34:20 | 30:16 |
| It | 1:07:32 | 1:39:02 | 31:30 |
| Silver Fox | 1:09:15 | 1:39:25 | 30:10 |
| Ione | 1:03:21 | 1:41:46 | 38:25 |
| Mercedes | 1:13:34 | 1:43:12 | 29:38 |
| Class E—Sixteen and Two-Thirds Miles | |||
| Mercedes | 3:33:44 | 4:30:20 | 56:36 |
| Idler | 3:34:00 | 4:32:14 | 57:18 |
| Uncle Pete | 3:23:28 | 4:34:13 | 59:56 |
| Candidate, Just Right and Silver Fox did not finish | |||
| Class F—Twenty-Five Miles | |||
| Hoosier Boy* | 4:48:27 | 5:42:05 | 53:58 |
| Br’er Fox | 4:45:00 | 5:43:33 | 58:33 |
| *Hoosier Boy disqualified, Br’er Fox given the race | |||
(Transcribed from MotorBoating, September 1909, p. 47.)
[Thanks to Greg Calkins for help in preparing this page — LF]