1946 National Sweepstakes Regatta & Auerbach Memorial Trophy

North Shrewsbury River, Red Bank NJ, August 17-18, 1946

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Guy Lombardo Annexes Title

Red Bank—(AP)—Orchestra leader Guy Lombardo captured the 1946 national sweepstakes powerboat crown during the weekend, racing his Tempo VI to easy victories in the three 15-mile heats before 40,000 lining the North Shrewsbury River banks,

Lombardo drove a craft known as My Sin when it captured the coveted Gold Cup honors in 1939 and 1941. Now named Tempo VI, the same boat was by far the class of the field, and at times it seemed Lombardo was taking it easy around the turns. He never had the throttle fully opened, but he finished a mile and a half ahead of the pack in the final heat. His time in the third race was 13.47, a speed of 65.3 miles an hour, best for the meet.

Bradfield Second

The Freeport. N. Y., racer’s victory was the feature of the 14th annual National Sweepstakes Regatta held Saturday and Sunday. Gibson Bradfield of Barnesville, Ohio, racing Buckeye Baby, was second in the final standing with 900 points, 300 behind Lombardo.

During yesterday’s racing J. William Hampton of Somers Point, N. J., set a new record of 46.236 miles an hour with his Class B inboard runabout around a five-mile course. The former mark of 45.778 was established in 1942 by Sam Crooks of St. Petersburg, Fla.

On Saturday three new marks were set. Donald H. Whitfield of Montclair, N. J., averaged 37.641 miles an hour over a three and one-third mile course in the midget outboard class. C. Frank Ripp of Rockville Center, N. Y., with Bayhead IV, averaged 54.054 mph for the five miles in the 151 cubic inch hydroplane class. Edison Hedges Ripp’s mark by averaging 59.133 mph in the next heat.

Bogie Wins Trophy

The Judge Emil Auerbach Trophy in competition opened to hydroplanes from 135 cubic inches up went to Robert A. Bogie of Brooklyn, N. Y., who averaged 60.79 mph in his Blitz II in the final 10-mile heat.

Hedges won the 135-cubic inch hydroplane honors with his Uncle Sam I, averaging 53.563 in the final heat.

Jack (Pop) Cooper of Kansas City, Mo., 70-year-old veteran and twice winner of the sweepstakes, encountered engine trouble both days and had to withdraw from the title race. He did succeed Saturday in sweeping the 91-cubic inch hydroplane class races with his Tops Pup.

(The Courier News, Mon. August 19, 1946)