1934 Racing Season Summary
Statistics
| Gold Cup Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 18 | Vincent Bendix Trophy | Palm Beach, Florida |
| 2. | July 8 | Virginia Gold Cup | Hampton, Virginia |
| 3. | July 20 | Ladies Inboard Free For All | Havre De Grace, Maryland |
| 4. | July 21 | Havre De Grace Y.C. Free For All | Havre De Grace, Maryland |
| 5. | August 4 | A.P.B.A. Gold Cup | Bolton Landing, N.Y. |
| 6. | August 5 | Governor Lehman Trophy | Bolton Landing, N.Y. |
| 7. | August 12 | National Sweepstakes | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 8. | August 12 | Maryland Y.C. Gold Cup | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 9. | September 23 | President's Cup | Washington, D.C. |
| 10. | September 23 | American Speedboat Championship | Washington, D.C. |
| Date | Winner | Driver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 18 | Lia V | Antonio Becchi |
| 2. | July 8 | Delphine VII | Walter Leveau |
| 3. | July 20 | Imp (2) | Maude Rutherfurd |
| 4. | July 21 | Pep III | John Bramble |
| 5. | August 4 | El Lagarto | George Reis |
| 6. | August 5 | Betty V | Mel Crook |
| 7. | August 12 | Betty V | Mel Crook |
| 8. | August 12 | Arctic Tern II | Ernest Chase |
| 9 . | September 23 | El Lagarto | George Reis |
| 10. | September 23 | Betty V | Mel Crook |
| Built | Boat High Points | Team High Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (1922) | El Lagarto | 855 | |
| 2. | (19 29) | Imp (2) | 678 | |
| 3. | (1925) | Delphine IV | 585 | |
| 4. | (1934) | Lia V | 360 | |
| 5. | (1925) | Hornet | 342 | (6-270) |
| 6. | Delphine VI | (1 2-72) | ||
| 6. | (1933) | Delphine VII | 276 | (5-276) |
| 7. | (1931) | Louisa | 270 | (7-270) |
| 8. | (1930) | Miss Saranac | 225 | (8-225) |
| 9. | (1930) | Scotty II | 180 | (9-180) |
| 10. | (1925) | Jay Dee | 180 | (10-180) |
| 11. | (1934) | Barracuda | 144 | (11-144) |
| 12. | (1934) | Ethyl Ruth IV | 000 | |
| 13. | (1925) | Arctic Tern II | 000 | |
| 1 . | Former Miss Mary | |||
| 3. | Former Solar Plexus | |||
| 6 . | Former Impshi, Ethyl Ruth III | |||
| 8. | Former El Lagartito | |||
| 9 . | Former Scotty Too | |||
| 10. | Former Nuisance | |||
| 13. | Former Miss Tampa, Miss Philadelphia, Ethel Ruth II | |||
| Driver High Points | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jack Rutherfurd | 765 |
| 2. | George Reis | 630 |
| 3. | Bill Horn | 486 |
| 4. | Antonio Becchi | 336 |
| 5. | Bob Purdy | 165 |
| 6. | Bennett Hill | 150 |
| 7. | Theo Rossi | 96 |
| 8. | Jack Dunn | 75 |
| 9. | Horace Dodge | 72 |
| 10. | Sam Dunsford | 60 |
| 11. | Walter Leveau | 45 |
| 12. | Armond Pugh | 00 |
| 13. | Ernest Chase | 00 |
| 14. | Maude Rutherfurd | 00 |
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| Single Engine Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | July 21 | Havre De Grace Y.C. Free For All | Havre De Grace, Maryland |
| 2. | August 4 | Miles River Unlimited Speedboats | St. Michaels, Maryland |
| 3. | August 5 | Governor Lehman Trophy | Bolton Landing, N.Y. |
| 4. | August 12 | National Sweepstakes | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 5. | September 23 | American Speedboat Championship | Washington, D.C. |
| Date | Winner | Driver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | July 21 | Pep III | John Bramble |
| 2. | August 4 | Pep III | John Bramble |
| 3. | August 5 | Betty V | Mel Crook |
| 4. | August 12 | Betty V | Mel Crook |
| 5. | September 23 | Betty V | Mel Crook |
| Built | Boat High Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (1934) | Betty V | 120 |
| 2. | (1921) | Pep III | 60 |
| 2. | Former Miss Chicago | ||
| Driver High Points | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mel Crook | 105 |
| 2. | John Bramble | 75 |
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]