Saturday, June 18, 2016

Top Hydros Ready for Final Duel

Special to The New York Times, Oct. 20, 1974

Pride of Pay 'N Pak and Miss Budweiser, the boats that have monopolized the winnings on the unlimited hydroplane circuit for the last two years, meet today in the final regatta of the season in Jacksonville, Fla.



George Henley has piloted Pay 'N Pak to a national high‐point total that Miss Budweiser cannot make up in this last race. Pay 'N Pak was the winner of the Gold Cup in Seattle two months ago. At the last meeting of the thunderboats, in Madison, Ind., last Sunday, they dueled to what has become their accustomed finish — Pay 'N Pak first, Miss Budweiser second.

Howie Benns, the 35‐year‐old rookie who piloted Miss Budweiser through most of this year, returned command of the boat to Dean Chenoweth after breaking both his legs in a motorbike accident in Phoenix last month. Chenoweth won the Gold Cup with Miss Budweiser last year.