Dayton had their races on the Miami River from 1946-1953. In 1954, they moved the race site on the river to what is now Carillon Historical Park along the Miami River and it was a big hit. We have added 15 Newspaper articles and photographs to our Media From The Past section of the website listed under the articles from Dayton newspapers. When you get there look in the 1954-1955 years.
From 1956 to 1964 Dayton did not host any inboard boat races. In 1965, they started having the races again at the Hydrobowl (Eastwood Lake) and you will note the newspaper articles start up again on that webpage.