1912 Detroit Motor Boat Club Match Race
Statistics
| Detroit Motor Boat Club Match Race | |
|---|---|
| June 8 | 10 Mile Course |
| Detroit River | 20 Mile Heats |
| Detroit, Michigan | 40 Mile Race |
| Entry | Owner | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Baby Reliance II (1) | John Ryan | — | — |
| 2. | Kitty Hawk II | Lee Counselman | 43.848 | 37.325 |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kitty Hawk II | Freeman Munroe | 2 | 38.605 |
| 2. | Baby Reliance II | Jay Smith | Dnf | |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1. | Kitty Hawk II | Freeman Munroe | 2 | 36.126 |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kitty Hawk II | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2. | Baby Reliance II | DNF | DNS | 0 |
This was a challenge match race between John Ryans's Baby Reliance II and Lee Counselman's Kitty Hawk II. Baby Reliance was designed by Smith-Ryan while Kitty Hawk was by John L. Hacker — two rival designers in the Detroit area. Baby Reliance had a Sterling while Kitty Hawk had a Van Blerck under her hatches.
Each heat was to be two laps around Belle Island. However in the first heat Baby Reliance capsized when confronted with a pleasure boat wake. The boats ran evenly matched until the Reliance accident. This was the most important Detroit regatta up to that time.
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]