Notes:
Bob Schroeder has the distinguished honor of being our first official member of the Vintage division. Schroeder raced Inboards and Unlimiteds during the 1950's and 60's. His father was the famous "Pop" Schroeder, designer and builder of many hydros.  We need more members for our division. When you renew your membership, please tell APBA that you also belong in the Vintage and Historic Category.

 Norm Nichols from Waterford, MI is a member of the Oakland County Boat Club. This club is hosting a wooden boat show on June 26 at Sylvan Lake, MI. Vintage raceboats are welcome to participate.
 Butch Wood tells us that the Chamber of Commerce from Guntersville, AL has refurbished the "Alabama Governors' Cup." This trophy was raced for under a free-for-all format from 1955 to 1966. The Chamber is requesting any pictures of the race winners to be sent to them. They will display these pictures along with the trophy in their museum. The following is a list of the race winners' pictures that they are looking for: 
1955 & 1959 - Tennessee Kid; 
1956 - Sunshine Baby III; 
1957 - Miss Pinkie; 
1958 - Florida Lady; 
1960 - Gun Shy;
1962 -Eight Ball.
 Louis Redding from Lowell, MA, dropped me a note. He states in his letter that he is pleased to see a section devoted to vintage and historic boats and people. He spent much of his youth in the Hampton, VA area during the 1950's. One of his memories is of a "Wa Wa" Inboard hydro hull whit hit a piling at the Hampton regatta. A large piece of boat went home with him never to hit the burnpile! He also remembers owners trailering multiple boats to the races. You don't see one owner
hauling double decker Inboard hydros any more.
 Peter Kreissle from Sarasota, FL owns the Juno, a 1937 Ventnor Gold Cup Hydro. He is planning on attending our events this summer.
 Dudley Malone from Oklahoma City, Ok is congratulating APBA for its new Vintage and Historical Division. He is an Outboarder presently semi-active. He has raced for the past 43 years. Dudley has collected several antique racing outboards and is looking for more old boats. Malone also collects vintage midget race cars. He has volunteered his services to assist
us in this division. We will be glad to put him to work. Thanks for your offer, Dudley.

Challenges:
Steve Tustison responded to our request for information regarding John Tuitt's 135 step hydro. He thought that the boat was a Pacific One design. Thanks for your input Steve, but we are sure that it does not fall into that category. We are still looking for additional information on this step hydro hull.
 Wouldn't it be neat to locate the first Inboard hydroplane ever? Its name is The Flying Eagle. This hull was built in 1931 by the Ventnor Boat Works for Mr. Edison Hedges. The racing number on the boat was L-15.  Are there any Tommy Hill hulls still in existence? These racing hulls were mostly 135's. A few of the more well known ones were the Lybee and The California Kid. Help us find these vintage raceboats, parts and engines!

Personality Of The Month: Don Dunnington 
As a former professional baseball player, Don Dunnington took up competitive boat racing at the age of 37. He ventured into racing for the fun of it. Dunnington was a local hero who made good during the first year of his racing career. His initial experience in competition was in the 225 hydro class in 1956. Dunnington purchased Ray Smith's Stinger, a Hallet hull and
National Champion. He changed the name to the Miss Bethesda. He also raced in the 266 class driving Gene Henderson's Miss Washington D.C., and in the 7 Litre class driving his own Maryland Miss. Dunnington also drove Sam Dupont's Unlimited, the Nitrogen. He enjoyed much success throughout his racing career. He always had a smile on his face, and he
enjoyed the people and personalities of our sport. Dunnington never waded into anything, he plunged into it!

This segment will be devoted to the selection at random of an individual who in some way promoted the true meaning of sportsmanship through power boat racing. The person must have left a lasting impression or mark on the sport. If you have a nomination for this segment of the column, compose a short story and send it to us.

Vintage Hot Boat Of The Month: FLYING EAGLE
This is the very first 3 POINT hydroplane. With its revolutionary Adolph Apel design, this hull set the world competitive and straight-away records in 1931. It continued its winning ways through the able hands of an Atlantic City attorney, Mr. Edison Hedges.

©1994 Tom D'Eath