1916 APBA Gold Cup

Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan, September 2-5, 1916

Statistics

APBA Gold Cup
September 2, 4, 5 5 Knot Course
Detroit River 30 Knot Heats
Detroit, Michigan 90 Knot Race

 

  Entry Owner Comp. Lap Race
1. Baby Marold Harold Wills 55.347  
2 . Hawkeye Albert Judson 45.898 44.136
3. Miss Detroit Gus Schantz 51.111 47.507
4. Miss Hamtramck W. Frazier 38.875  
5. Miss Minneapolis George Mowry 55.795 48.591
6. Peter Pan VII James Simpson 50.985  

 

  Heat One Driver Points Speed
1. Miss Minneapolis Bernard Smith 6 46.325
2. Peter Pan VII Fred Floyd 5 46.085
3. Miss Detroit Doc Sanborn 4 43.609
4 . Hawkeye Albert Judson 3 43.533
5. Baby Marold Johnny Milot 2 39.629
6. Miss Hamtramck Freeman Monroe DNF  
  Heat Two Driver Points Speed
1. Miss Minneapolis Bernard Smith 8 49.561
2. Miss Detroit Doc Sanborn 7 49.383
3 . Peter Pan VII Fred Floyd 6 49.071
4 . Hawkeye Albert Judson 5 44.612
5 . Baby Marold Johnny Milot DNF  
  Heat Three Driver Points Speed
1. Miss Detroit Doc Sanborn 1 50.080
2. Miss Minneapolis Bernard Smith 6 50.060
3. Hawkeye Albert Judson 5 44.278
4. Peter Pan VII Fred Floyd DNF  

 

  Recapitulation Heat 1 Heat 2 Cum. Heat 3 Total
1. Miss Minneapolis 6 8 14 6 20
2. Miss Detroit 4 7 11 7 18
3. Hawkeye 3 5 8 5 13
4. Peter Pan VII 5 6 11 DNF 11
5. Baby Marold 2 DNF 2 DNS 2
6. Miss Hamtramck DNF DNS 0 DNS 0

 

Ed Lindow, a crewman of Baby Marold, was blown off the boat when attending her after she was recoverd following Heat Two. The explosion caused a fire and Lindow drowned - not knowing how to swim - when others were distracted in putting out the fire.

[Statistics from Greene, V.1]