1926 Racing Season Summary
Statistics
| Gold Cup Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 5 | Tampa Bay Free For All-Runabouts | Tampa, Florida |
| 2. | March 5 | Tampa Bay Free For All-Hydroplanes, Runabouts | Tampa, Florida |
| 3. | March 6 | Davis Island Yacht Club Special Match Race | Tampa, Florida |
| 4. | March 20 | Miami Gold Cup | Miami, Florida |
| 5. | April 8 | Interstate Trophy | St. Augustine, Fla. |
| 6. | April 8 | Ponce DeLeon Free For All | St. Augustine, Fla. |
| 7. | July 3 | Mississippi Valley P.B.A. 625 Class Runabouts | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8. | July 5 | Webb Trophy | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 9. | July 5 | Mississippi Valley P.B.A. Free For All Runabouts | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 10. | August 6 | Miles River Yacht Club 725 Displacement Class | St. Michaels, Md. |
| 11. | August 7 | Miles River Trophy | St. Michaels, Md. |
| 12. | August 21 | APBA Gold Cup | New York, New York |
| 13. | August 22 | Dodge Trophy | New York, New York |
| 14. | September 6 | Detroit Sweepstakes | Detroit, Michigan |
| 15. | September 18 | President's Cup | Washington, D.C. |
| 16. | September 18 | Secretary Of The Navy Cup | Washington, D.C. |
| 17. | September 18 | Chesapeake-Potomac Free For All | Washington, D.C. |
| 18. | September 25 | Maryland Yacht Club 725 Class | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 19. | September 25 | Maryland Yacht Club Displacement Free For All | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Date | Winner | Driver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 5 | Miss Tampa | Dick Locke |
| 2. | March 5 | Miss Okeechobee | Mrs. W.J. Conners |
| 3. | March 6 | Miss Okeechobee | Mrs. W.J. Conners |
| 4. | March 20 | Miss Tampa | W. Burgess |
| 5. | April 8 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 6. | April 8 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 7. | July 3 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 8. | July 5 | Hoosier Boy (3) ** | J.W. Whitlock |
| 9. | July 5 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 10. | August 6 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 11. | August 7 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 12. | August 21 | Greenwich Folly | George Townsend |
| 13. | August 22 | Rowdy | Vic Kliesrath |
| 14. | September 6 | Rowdy | Vic Kliesrath |
| 15. | September 18 | Cigarette IV | Gordon Hamersley |
| 16. | September 18 | Miss Okeechobee | Mrs. W.J. Conners |
| 17. | September 18 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 18. | September 25 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 19. | September 25 | Miss Palm Beach | Fritz Ericson |
| ** Unclear whether this is Hoosier Boy (3) or Hoosier Boy (4) | |||
| Built | Boat High Points | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (1923) | Palm Beach Days | 1397 |
| 2. | (1925) | Greenwich Folly | 1395 |
| 3. | (1926) | Shadowvite | 1080 |
| 4. | (1925) | Impshi | 1044 |
| 5. | (1924) | Miss Columbia | 912 |
| 6. | (1925) | Solar Plexus | 810 |
| 7. | (1926) | Imp | 810 |
| 8. | (1924) | Baby Bootlegger | 540 |
| 9. | (1925) | Nuisance | 540 |
| 10. | (1926) | Detroit Water Car | 360 |
| 11. | (1925) | Miss Tampa | 178 |
| 12. | (1926) | Sara Desota | 165 |
| 13. | (1925) | Baby Shadow | 36 |
| 14. | (1926) | Baby Water Car | 000 |
| 15. | (1926) | Hotsy Totsy | 000 |
| 1. | Former Rainbow III | ||
| 2. | Former Miss Motometer | ||
| Driver High Points | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | George Townsend | 1065 |
| 2. | Bill Bigelow | 1059 |
| 3. | Vic Kliesrath | 816 |
| 4. | Horace Dodge | 730 |
| 5. | Bill Horn | 720 |
| 6. | Richard Hoyt | 630 |
| 7. | Howard Lyon | 594 |
| 8. | Delphine Cromwell | 420 |
| 9. | Jesse Vincent | 390 |
| 10. | J.H.R. Cromwell | 270 |
| 11. | Walter Burgess | 154 |
| 12. | Fred Blossom | 120 |
| 13. | Caleb Bragg | 000 |
| 14. | Dick Locke | 000 |
| 15. | Wade Morton | 000 |
| 16. | Guy Vaughn | 000 |
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| Unlimiteds - Single Engine Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 5 | Tampa Bay Free For All-Hydroplanes, Runabouts | Tampa, Florida |
| 2. | July 5 | Webb Trophy | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3. | September 7 | British International Trophy (Harmsworth) | Detroit, Michigan |
| 4. | September 18 | International | Washington, D.C. |
| 5. | September 26 | Western Southern Trophy | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Date | Winner | Driver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 5 | Miss Okeechobee | Mrs. W.J. Conners |
| 2. | July 5 | Hoosier Boy (3) | J.W. Whitlock |
| 3. | September 7 | Miss America V | Gar Wood |
| 4. | September 18 | Miss America V | Gar Wood |
| 5. | September 26 | Hoosier Boy (3) | J.W. Whitlock |
| Built | Boat High Points | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (1926) | # | Miss America V | 312 |
| 2. | (1926) | # | Miss America IV | 228 |
| 3. | (1926) | Hoosier Boy (3) | 180 | |
| 4. | (1925) | # | Miss America III | 120 |
| 5. | (1923) | Kentucky Colonel | 120 | |
| 6. | (1926) | Miss Cincinnati II | 60 | |
| 7. | (1921) | Baby Sunshine | 000 | |
| 8. | (1925) | Bug III | 000 | |
| 9. | (1926) | Bum | 000 | |
| 10. | (1926) | # | Excelsior-France | 000 |
| 11. | (1922) | Miss Cincinnati | 000 | |
| 12. | (1926) | # | Yankee Doodle | 000 |
| 7. | Former Baby Sure Cure | |||
| Driver High Points | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | # | Gar Wood | 292 |
| 2. | # | George Wood | 198 |
| 3. | J.W. Whitlock | 165 | |
| 4. | # | Phil Wood | 90 |
| 5. | J.C. Smith | 90 | |
| 6. | J.S. Smith | 45 | |
| 7. | Otis Beard | 000 | |
| 8. | # | T.A. Clark | 000 |
| 9. | F.W. Keith | 000 | |
| 10. | J.B. Koehler | 000 | |
| 11. | # | Alex Johnson | 000 |
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]