![]() ![]() Leading all the way three seconds ahead of the Dollar entry sped by the checkered flag …in a thrilling meet marked by plenty of excitement and near tragedy.” Back in the field after a four year absence, Herbert Fleishhacker Jr.’s MAYBE NOT II skimmed to victory against the close second of Stan Dollar Jr.’s MERCURY in the annual Tahoe Power Boat Club races last Sunday. It was this speedster again which would take home the coveted trophy (Championship Race) that day, capturing the headlines again. “ Yet neither Dollar nor Kaiser had counted on the re-emergence of another swift craft of yesteryear Herbert Fleishhacker’s MAYBE NOT-II. “Dollar’s MERCURY takes second trailing by three seconds fire, spills, provides thrills.” MAYBE NOT II, 1926 22’ Nunes Brothers built, stepped hull, Tahoe vintage race boat. ![]() She won major race boat competitions with prominent Houstonian, owner L.A. She was a key player of the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association (MVPBA) in the 1920s. The historic race boat named DIXIE BABY has been fully restored and will be touring throughout the U.S. Chris Craft “Race Boat” was included in the same judging class?Ī piece of Houston race boat history will be returning to Texas for several days in April 2016. Both of the boats listed below were in the Tahoe show.
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