1953 Chilliwack, part two

Another interesting find from Chilliwack in 1953. I hadn't heard of this guy's name before: Charlie Kobus. A quick look at the web finds a little more.

Found at this site is the following:

Art Maynard, Long Beach, Calif., won the Limited Class hydroplane race yesterday afernoon while he was unconscious from the waters of Lake Washington by another racing driver who sacrificed his own chances of winning to make the rescue. Eddie Meyer, Hollywood,Calif. driver of the Avenger IV, was the hero who rescued Maynard. Maynard was not seriously hurt, but was taken by ambulance to a hospital for a checkup. He was thrown into the lake when his speeding boat, the Dollar Bill, event out of control and flipped over. Meyer held him up until a Coast Guard patrol boat pulled him out Maynard torn to shreds in the crash. Maynard won the Seattle Seafair Trophy on the basis of his victory in the first of the two heats. He had tied with Charles Kobus, Vancouver, B. C., at 400 points for a heat victory apiece, but his speed of 83 miles an hour bettered Kobus' second heat-winning time of about 75 miles per hour for the 7 miles. Maynard was going at high speed near the front of the field, when his craft's prow apparently lifted too high off the water and wavered to disaster. The Dollar Bill was wrecked.

John D. Beverly of Spokane Seed third in his Lettuce Go with 320 points.

Although Boat Exploded Maynard Won Seafair Race

Despite an explosion which destroyed his speedboat, Art Maynard of Hollywood, Calif., won the Seafair Trophy limited- class race yesterday on the Gold Cup course. Maynard' s 266-cubic-inch speedboat $ Bill won the first heat of the limited-class free-for-all and earned 400 points. In the first turn of the second heat, $ Bill exploded, tossing Maynard into the water. Charles Kobus piloted his Mercury VII to victory in that second heat, also earning 400 points. Maynard was awarded the $4,000 Trophy, originally offered for Gold Cup class boats, by virtue of his faster time. Maynard's time for the first heat was 5 minutes 27.19 seconds. Kobus did 6:03.21 in the second heat. Results (boat, cubic-inch class, driver, time): FIRST HEAT 1. $ Bill, 266, Art Maynard, 5:27.19 2. Vivo, 225. Floyd Sather, 5:55.11 3. Rooster Tail, 225, Ralph Mars, 6:05.89 4. Cyrano, 266, H. D. Gill, 6:07.58 5. Candy Too, 225, Marry Ammon, 6:25.77 6. Lettuce Go, 266, John D. Beverly, 6:28.54; 7. Restless III, 225, Tom McLaughlin, 6:34.71; 8. Kay Gee, 225, Bob Bagdon, 6:42.08 9. Baby Trimmer, 225. Bud Wheelock, 7:13.38, 10. Avenger IV, 135. Eddie _Beyer, 7:18.31 11. Nonchalant II, 136, Allen Ford. 8:04.47 SECOND HEAT 1. Mercury VII, 266, Charles Kobus, 6:03.21 2. Flying Saucer, 225, Mich Hallett, 6:28.67 3. Lettuce Go, 266, John D. Beverly. 6:29.11 4. Cherokee, 266. Harold Ceelho, 6:38.46 5. Candy Too, 225, Barry Ammon, 6:54.64 6. Restless III 225, Tom McLaughlin, 6:58.95 7. III Ball, 225, Port Alameda, 8:05.21 SUMMARY 1. $ Bill 2. Mercury VII 3. Lettuce Go