1949 Presidents Cup
Statistics
| Presidents Cup | |
|---|---|
| September 17-18 | 2½ Mile Course |
| Potomac River | 15 Mile Heats |
| Washington, D.C. | 45 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | U-1 | Such Crust I | Jack Schafer | — | — |
| 2. | U-11 | Such Crust II | Jack Schafer | — | — |
| 3. | U-3 | My Sweetie | Horace Dodge | 83.180 | — |
| 4.. | U-9 | Astraea II | Cameron Peck | — | — |
| 5. | G-12 | Etta | George Sarant | — | — |
| 6. | G-33 | Betty V | Mel Crook | — | — |
| 7. | U-99 | Miss Pepsi | Walter Dossin | — | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | My Sweetie | Bill Cantrell | 400 | 78.517 |
| 2. | Such Crust I | Lou Fageol | 300 | 75.126 |
| 3. | Such Crust II | Dan Arena | 225 | 71.751 |
| 4. | Etta | George Sarant | 169 | 66.823? |
| 5. | Betty V | Mel Crook | 127 | 65.613 |
| 6. | Astraea II | Joel Thorne | 95 | 63.996? |
Lap - My Sweetie 83.180
High winds made for a very rough course on the second day of the Presidents Cup. Some of the smaller classes ran part of their schedule with sometimes reduced fields with several accidents. However the Gold Cuppers elected not to run. Nevertheless one of their number Etta competed in and won the American Speedboat Championship. The Presidents Cup was thereby declared no contest.
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]