1951 New Martinsville Regatta
Statistics
| September 30 | 2½ Mile Course |
| Ohio River | 10 Mile Heats |
| New Martinsville, W.Va. | 20 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-3 | My Sweetie (2) | Horace Dodge | 71.556 |
| 2 | U-50 | Gale I | Joe Schoenith | — |
| 3 | U-99 | Miss Pepsi (2) | Walter Dossin | — |
| 4 | G-31 | Hornet | Horace Dodge | — |
| 5 | H-8 | Nuts & Bolts | Bill Stroh | — |
| 6 | F-37 | Pee Bee II | W.F. Prim | — |
| 7 | F-77 | Barracuda | Lou Butler | — |
| 8 | A-140 | Rivets | Delbert Kreger | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Sweetie | Bill Cantrell | 400 | 76.922 |
| 2 | Gale I | Al D'Eath | DNF | — |
| 3 | Hornet | Danny Foster | DNF | — |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | My Sweetie | Bill Cantrell | 400 | 66.89 |
| 2 | Barracuda | Gib Bradfield | 300 | — |
| 3 | Rivets | Delbert Kreger | 225 | — |
| 4 | Nuts & Bolts | Bill Stroh | 169 | — |
| 5 | Pee Bee II | W.F. Prim | DNF | — |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Sweetie | 400 | 400 | 800 |
| 2 | Barracuda | DNS | 300 | 300 |
| 3 | Rivets | DNS | 225 | 225 |
| 4 | Nuts & Bolts | DNS | 169 | 169 |
| 5 | Gale I | DNF | DNS | 0 |
| 6 | Hornet | DNF | DNS | 0 |
| 7 | Pee Bee II | DNS | DNF | 0 |
Lap - My Sweetie
For the second straight year the Miss Pepsi entry failed to complete a heat. This year the Dossin entry burned out a gear bearing warming up for the race and did not start. In 1950 the Pepsi missed another golden opportunity to win by flipping in the first turn of the initial heat. Two years ago the original Miss Pepsi was dropped by a crane while being lifted into the water which prevented her from starting the final heat.
After both Gale I and Hornet fouled out in the first heat a number of limited hydroplanes were invited to give My Sweetie competition in heat two.
[Statistics and comments from Greene, V.1]