1951 Presidents Cup
Statistics
| September 23 | 2½ Mile Course |
| Potomac River | 15 Mile Heats |
| Washington, D.C. | 45 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-3 | My Sweetie (2) | Horace Dodge | 74.815 | — |
| 2 | U-50 | Gale I | Joe Schoenith | — | — |
| 3 | U-51 | Gale II | Joe Schoenith | 77.72 | 72.532 |
| 4 | U-99 | Miss Pepsi (2) | Walter Dossin | 84.279 | 78.565 |
| 5 | G-13 | Tempo VI | Guy Lombardo | — | — |
| 6 | G-31 | Hornet | Horace Dodge | 81.081 | — |
| 7 | G-32 | Chesapeake Cat | Roland Flanagan | — | — |
| 8 | G-99 | Such Crust I | Jack Schafer | — | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss Pepsi | Chuck Thompson | 400 | 81.372 |
| 2 | Gale II | Lee Schoenith | 300 | 69.618 |
| 3 | Hornet | Bill Cantrell | 225 | 68.286 |
| 4 | My Sweetie | Walt Kade | 169 | 67.821 |
| 5 | Chesapeake Cat | Bob Dawson | DNF | — |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Miss Pepsi | Chuck Thompson | 400 | 77.031 |
| 2 | Hornet | Bill Cantrell | 300 | 76.812 |
| 3 | Gale II | Lee Schoenith | 225 | 73.707 |
| 4 | My Sweetie | Walt Kade | 169 | 71.847 |
| Heat Three | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Miss Pepsi | Chuck Thompson | 400 | 77.43 |
| 2 | Gale II | Lee Schoenith | 300 | 74.46 |
| 3 | My Sweetie | Guy Lombardo | DNF | — |
| 4 | Hornet | Bill Cantrell | DNF | — |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Cum. | Heat 3 | Bonus | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss Pepsi | 400 | 400 | 800 | 400 | 800 | 2000 |
| 2 | Gale II | 300 | 225 | 525 | 300 | 0 | 825 |
| 3 | Hornet | 225 | 300 | 525 | DNF | 0 | 525 |
| 4 | My Sweetie | 169 | 169 | 338 | DNF | 0 | 338 |
| 5 | Chesapeake Cat | DNF | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | 0 |
Lap - Miss Pepsi 84.270
The Presidents Cup was originally scheduled as a two day event. Choppy water postponed all heats to the final day of the regatta. At that Such Crust I, Tempo VI and Gale I all failed to start due to assorted hull and engine difficulties. Chesapeake Cat had a Cadillac engine of 331 cubic inches and really should have been registered as a 7 Litre.
[Statistics and comment from Greene, V.1]