Race Results (Bobby Orme Collection) – 1940s

President’s Cup, Sept. 15-16, 1940

20 Foot Division I: First, Yankee (Oscar Hartge of West River); second, Wings (Carroll Smith of West River); Third, Chesapeake (Dick Hargte of West River)

20 Foot Division II: First, Lady Avon (Prentice Edrington, Washington D.C.); second, Sally S. (Albert Strong, Rock Hall) and Third, Puddies II (Fred Carlson, Annapolis).

Annapolis Fall Series, 1940

1                      Sam Foster’s new Hartge-designed Bounce

2                      Earl Harder;s Yankee

3                      Raymond Clark’s Dophin

4                      John Kramer’s Stormy

Final Race of 1940 (12 boats)

1                    Bounce, Sam Foster

2                    Rainbow, Wilbur Phillips

3                    Dolphin, R. Clark

Annapolis Regatta, July 11-13, 1941

20 Foot Round bottom, Division One (16 entries)

1                    America, Ed V. Hartge, Galesville, MD

2                    Bounce, Jack Wilson, Annapolis

3                    Babs, Jack Zimmer, Arlington VA

4                    Ranger, Robert Orme, Washington D.C.

5                    Riptide, John Coughlin, Annapolis

6                    Shamrock, Eldridge Zang, Galesville

7                    Stormy, Neal Kramer, Annapolis

8                    Wings, Carroll Smith, Galesville

9                    Chesapeake, E.H. (Dick) Hartge, Galesville

10                Yankee, Bill Harder, Annapolis

11                Four Aces, R. Clyde Cruit, Washington D.C.

12                Windward, William W. Heintz, Arlington VA

13                Vanity, Vernon R. Gingell, Fairhaven, MD

14                Rainbow, W.R. Phillips, Eastport, MD

15                Strutaway, Ralph Boyd, Back Bay Beach, MD

16                Lil II, A,M, Trayler, Galesville, MD

Gibson Island Regatta, July 18-20, 1941

1                    Windward #57, WW Heintz, WRSC (2,4,1)

2                    Bounce #33, J.N. Wilson, Annapolis (1,3,4)

3                    Rip Tide #3, John Coughlin, Annapolis (4,2,2)

4                    Stormy#26, Neal Kramer, WRSC (3,5,3)

5                    Chesapeake #30, E.H. Hartge, WRSC (5,1,6)

6                    Ranger #28, Robert Orme, Corinthian Y.C. (7,10,5)

7                    Wings #808, F.C. Smith, WRSC (8,7,8)

8                    Shamrock #6, E.L. Zang, WRSC (10,8,9)

9                    Nolle Prosse II, C.M. Trammell, Capital Y.C. (6, 13, 10)

10                Stutaway #11, R.C. Boyd (11, 12, 7)

11                America #32, E.W. Hartge, WRSC (9,9,DNF)

12                Rainbow #31, W.R. Phillips, WRSC (13, 6, DNF)

13                Lill II#97, A.M. Traylor, WRSC (12, 11, 11)

Indian Landing Regatta, Aug 25, 1941

20 Foot Division I: First, Bounce (Sam Foster of Annapolis); Second, Babs (Oscar Hartge of West River); and third, Ranger (Bobby Orme of Washington D.C.

20 Foot Division II (V bottom): First,   Fil-Kay (Cliff Jones, West River); second, Puddles (Fred Carlson, Annapolis), and third, Seawitch (Vincent Kramer of Annapolis.

President’s Cup, 1941

Round bottoms: 9 entries

1                    Chesapeake (Dick Hartge)

2                    Windward

3                    Nolle Prosse II

4                    Babs

5                    4 Aces

6                    Shamrock

7                    Blue Water (Robert Orme)

8                    America

9                    Lil II (Dick Zang)

V bottoms: 6 entries

1                    Sally S (Albert Strong)

2                    Lady Avon (Prentice Edrington)

3                    Fil-Kay (Fred Carlson)

4                    Puddles II

5                    Iris

6                    Ginger

 

Potomac River Spring Series, 1942: overall winner in 20 footers, Blue Water, Robert Orme

May 10, 1942: Spendthrift (owned by Lynn Eldridge, raced by Leonard Penso), Eightball (Owen Oakley), Blue Water (Robert Orme).  In rough weather, Eight Ball capsized; Blue Water’s tiller broke

May 18, 1942: Blue Water (Robert Orme), Spindrift (Lynn Eldridge), Spray (H. Lambert)

May 25, 1942: Spindrift (Lynn Elbridge), Eight Ball (Owen Oakley)

June 1, 1942: Blue Water (Robert Orme); Eight Ball (Owen Oakley), Spindrift (Lynn Eldridge)

 June 5, 1942: Blue Water (Robert Orme); Spindrift (Lynn Eldridged), Eight Ball (Leonard Penso)

June 15, 1942: Blue Water (Robert Orme); Eight Ball (Owen Oakley), Spindrift (Lynn Eldridge)

June 22, 1942: Spindrift (Lynn Eldridge) – only finisher

July 5, 1942: Blue Water (Robert Orme); Vanguard (Warren Mitchell), Eight Ball (C.P. Murphy), Spindrift (Lynn Eldridge, Iris (Gaines Palmes)

July 6, 1942:  Blue Water (Robert Orme), Vanguard (Warren Mitchell), Eight Ball (Owen Oakley), Spindrift (Lynn Eldridge), Iris (Gaines Palmes)

Potomac River Fourth of July Regatta, 1942: winner in 20 footers, Blue Water, Robert Orme

Potomac River Spring Series, 1943: winner, Robert Orme’s Blue Water

Potomac River Sailing Association, May 27 c1943

1                    Yankee (J. Blubaugh)

2                    White Shadow (F. Marquardt)

3                    Lady Luck (J. Smith)       

Potomac River Sailing Association, June 2, c1943

First Race

1                    Lady Luck (Jack Smith)

2                    Eight Ball (Ralph Lacey)

3                    Yankee (Joseph Blubaugh)

Second Race

1                    White Shadow (H. Marquardt)

2                    Lady Luck

3                    Yankee

Potomac River Sailing Association, 1943 Results:

Spring Series (7 of 11 to qualify): 1, Blue Water; 2, Windward; 3, Caprice; 4, Vanguard; 5, Lady Luck; 6, Avenger; 7, Eightball; 8 O Me O My, DNQ, Spray

Summer Series (5 of 10 races to qualify): 1, Windward; 2 Eightball; 3, Caprice; 4, Blue Water; 5 Aeolus; 6, O Me O My.  DNQ: Vanguard, Lady Luck, Avenger and Iris

Fall Series (8 of 12 races to qualify) 1. Avenger; 2, Caprice; 3, Vanguard; 4, Eightball;, 5, Aeolus; 6, Lady Luck.  DNQ: Spray

Potomac River Sailing Club, May 12, 1946

1                    Yankee, J.M. Blumbaugh

2                    Lady Luck, J. Smith

3                    Vanguard, Paul Ston

 

Potomac River Sunday Race (undated, c 1946)

1                    Lady Luck, Jack Smith

2                    White Shadow, F. Marquardt

3                    Yankee, J. Bluebaugh

4                    Jolly Roger, F. Prince

Presidents Cup Regatta, c1946 (Washington Post)

With a record-breaking field of 188 entered in the 14 events, Bobby Orme, 25-year-old Washingtonian, a former Merchant Marine, gave the District an important triumph by capturing the Chesapeake Twenties Class with 50 2/3 points for the series.  Orme won both Saturday races with his classy Blue Water but yesterday finished second, with Chesapeake skippered by Dick Hartge of Galesville, Md, in the third slop with 45.

Morning races

1                    America, Jack Judy of Arlington

2                    Blue Water, Robert Orme of Washington

3                    Chesapeake, Dick Hartge of Galesville, Md

Series Winners

1                    Blue Water

2                    America

3                    Chesapeake

St. Michaels Regatta, 1947

Won by Robert Orme in Blue Water 

Miles River Regatta, c 1947s

Won by Robert Orme in Blue Water (1, 2, 3)

Potomac River Sailing Club Race (undated, c late 1940s)

First Race

1                    White Shadow, F. Marquardt

2                    Yankee, J.M. Blugaugh

3                    Jolly Ranger, F. Prince

Second Race

1                    White Shadow

2                    Lady Avon, M. Scheidt

3                    Yankee

Tred Avon Yacht Club (August 11, early 1947s)

1                    Bill Hartge, WRSC

2                    Robert Orme in Blue Water, Corinthian Yacht Club

3                    Jack Judy in America, Columbia Yacht Club

Evening Star, August 29, 1947

Malcolm Lamborne reports that:  “At nearby Galesville many Washington area skippers will compete in a three-race series extending over Sunday.  Sailors from Washington are expected to figure in both the penguin and comet classes.  The West River skippers have a way of dominating the Chesapeake 20s class.  However, Bobbie Orme, in his Bluewater, has been giving the Galesville boys a hard time of it this summer.”

President’s Cup Regatta, September 14, 1947 (Evening Star)

First Heat

1                    Blue Water, R. Orme

2                    America, Judy

3                    Windward, W. Heintz

Second Heat  

1                    Blue Water, Orme

2                    Chesapeake, Hartge

3                    America, Judy

Presidents Cup Regatta, September 19, 1948 (The Sun, Baltimore)

First Race

1                    Blue Water, Bob Orme

2                    Shamrock, Delbert Zang

3                    America, Jack Judy

Second Race

1                    Blue Water, Bob Orme

2                    Chesapeake, Dick Hartge

3                    Lady Luck, John Thomas

Annapolis Yacht Club Regatta, June 1951 (Washington Post)

First Race

1                    Jim Moran, Strut-a-way

2                    Mo Myers

3                    E.M. Knight

Second Race

1                    Gordon Hamilton, Strut-a-way

2                    E.M, Knight

3                    Jim Shea

Undated, c late 1940s

Robert Orme of Corinthian Yacht Club has won the Old Dominion Boat Club trophy for Chesapeake 20s.  His Blue Water was the first 20 across the finish line in yesterday’s weekly races of the Potomac River Sailing Association fall series.  A big fleet raced in a smart breeze off Hains Points.

At the Miles River Club Regatta, Robert Orme of Washington scored in the Chesapeake 20s sailing division in Blue Water.  He got a second and third today and ended on top by virtue of a first yesterday.