1950 Madison Water Carnival Free-for-All
Statistics
| 15-Oct | |
| Ohio River | 10 Mile Heat |
| Madison, Indiana | 10 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G-11 | Ollie's Folly | Oliver Elam |
| 2 | H-11 | Mercury | Oliver Elam |
| 3 | U-16 | My Darling | Andy Marcy |
| 4 | N- | Wild Goose | Phil Rothenbusch |
| 5 | A? | Pops VII [Tops VII] | Thom Cooper |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Darling | Andy Marcy | 400 | — |
| 2 | Wild Goose | Phil Rothenbusch | 300 | — |
| 3 | Mercury | Oliver Elam | DNF | — |
| 4 | Pops VII | Thom Cooper | DNF | — |
[Statistics from Greene, V.1]
Note: slightly different results are reported in Fred Farley & Ron Harsin's Madison: Hydroplane Heritage (BFP), pp.112-3:
"The first Unlimited hydroplane to race at Madison was the My Darling, from Springfield, Illinois. Powered by a 12-cylinder Allison and driven by owner Andy Marcy, My Darling was a step hydro and did not have sponsons. Marcy defeated a field of smaller inboard hydroplanes at an average speed of 76.000 miles per hour. Phil Rothenbusch finished second to My Darling in Wild Goose, while J.D. Smith ran third with Y-39. Thom Cooper dropped out while leading in Tops VII when a piece of driftwood lodged itself in the water intake."