1927 Racing Season Summary
Statistics
| 1927 Gold Cup Class | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | February 22 | Interstate Trophy | Palm Beach, Fla. | |
| 2. | February 22 | Palm Beach Y.C Chance Race | Palm Beach, Fla. | |
| 3. | March 5 | Interstate Trophy Run Off | Tampa, Florida | |
| 4. | March 5 | Davis Island Y.C. Free For All | Tampa, Florida | |
| 5. | March 7 | Sarasota Yacht Club Gold Cup | Sarasota, Florida | |
| 6. | March 7 | Sarasota Yacht Club Free For All | Sarasota, Florida | |
| 7. | March 19 | Miami Gold Cup | Miami, Florida | |
| 8. | March 19 | Miami Beach Y.C. Free For All | Miami, Florida | |
| 9. | March 27 | Havana Yacht Club International | Havana, Cuba | |
| 10. | June 18 | Fuller Gold Cup | Boston, Mass. | |
| 11. | July 17 | * | Delaware River Speedboat Championship | Philadelphia, Penn. |
| 12. | August 6 | APBA Gold Cup | Greenwich, Conn. | |
| 13. | August 13 | Miles River Trophy | St. Michaels, Md. | |
| 14. | August 18 | Saranac Free For All Championship | Saranac Lake, N.Y. | |
| 15. | August 18 | Hotel Saranac Trophy | Saranac Lake, N.Y. | |
| 16. | September 3 | Detroit Y.C. Development Trophy | Detroit, Michigan | |
| 17. | September 5 | Detroit Sweepstakes | Detroit. Michigan | |
| 18. | September 12 | Maryland Displacement Free For All | Baltimore, Md. | |
| 19. | September 17 | President's Cup | Washington, D.C. | |
| 20. | September 17 | Dodge Memorial | Washington. D.C. | |
| Dale | Winner | Driver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | February 22 | Three Way Tie | Three Way Tie |
| 2. | February 22 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 3. | March 5 | Sara De Sota | Fred Blossom |
| 4. | March 5 | Miss California | Dick Loynes |
| 5. | March 7 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 6. | March 7 | Sara De Sota | Fred Blossom |
| 7. | March 19 | Imp | Richard Hoyt |
| 8. | March 19 | Miss Okeechobee | Grace Conners |
| 9. | March 27 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 10. | June 18 | Imp | Richard Hoyt |
| 11. | July 17 | Freda III | Billy Freitag |
| 12. | August 6 | Greenwich Folly | George Townsend |
| 13. | August 13 | Palm Beach Days | Bill Bigelow |
| 14. | August 18 | Greenwich Folly | George Townsend |
| 15. | August 18 | Greenwich Folly | George Townsend |
| 16. | September 3 | Solar Plexus | Bill Horn |
| 17. | September 5 | Miss Syndicate | Horace Dodge |
| 18. | September 12 | Curtiss Wilgold II | Roy Keyes |
| 19. | September 17 | Miss Syndicate | Mrs. & Mr. Cromwell |
| 20. | September 17 | Miss Syndicate | Mr. & Mrs. Cromwell |
| Built | Boat High Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (1925) | Greenwich Folly | 1215 |
| 2. | (1924) | Miss Columbia | 900 |
| 3. | (1926) | Imp | 882 |
| 4. | (1926) | Hotsy Totsy | 810 |
| 5. | (1926) | Shadowvite | 6 75 |
| 6. | (1926) | Sara De Sota | 385 |
| 7. | (1925) | Miss Tampa | 257 |
| 8. | (1923) | Palm Beach Days | 234 |
| 9. | (1925) | Solar Plexus | 180 |
| 10. | (1927) | Baby Chic | 90 |
| 11. | (1926) | Bottoms Up | 90 |
| Baby Water-Car | 00 | ||
| 12. | (1924) | Rainbow IV | 36 |
| 13. | (1924) | Baby Bootlegger | 00 |
| 14. | (1927) | Baby Gar VII | 00 |
| 15. | (1927) | Baby Gar VIII | 00 |
| 16. | (1925) | Nuisance | 00 |
| 17. | (1927) | Pirate | 00 |
| 18. | (1925) | Runnin' Wild | 00 |
| 1. | Former Miss Motometer | ||
| 8. | Former Rainbow III | ||
| Driver High Points | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | George Townsend | 630 |
| 2. | Richard Hoyt | 395 |
| 3. | Charles Chapman | 390 |
| 4. | Vic Kliesrath | 378 |
| 5. | Fred Blossom | 303 |
| 6. | George Graves | 255 |
| 7. | Bill Bigelow | 252 |
| 8. | Otis Beard | 187 |
| 9. | Bernard Smith | 60 |
| 10. | Bill Horn | 60 |
| 11. | Sam Dunsford | 48 |
| 12. | Caesar Irsch | 38 |
| 13. | J.H.R Cromwell | 30 |
| 14. | Caleb Bragg | 00 |
| 15. | Horace Dodge | 00 |
| 16. | Fritz Ericson | 00 |
| 17. | W. Sanborn | 00 |
| 18. | Owen Smith | 00 |
| 19. | S.B. Smith | 00 |
| 20. | Gar Wood | 00 |
| 21. | George Wood | 00 |
* * *
| Unlimiteds - Single Engine Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 19 | Miami Grand Free For All | Miami, Florida |
| 2. | July 4 | Pacific Northwest Championship | Seattle, Wash. |
| Date | Winner | Driver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 19 | Miss America V | Phil Wood |
| 2. | July 4 | Vogler Boy V | Frank Mathiot |
| Built | Boats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (1926) | # | Miss America V |
| 2. | (1915) | Vogler Boy V | |
| 3. | (1926) | # | Miss America IV |
| Drivers | |
|---|---|
| 1. | Phil Wood |
| 2. | Frank Mathiot |
| 3. | Gar Wood |
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]