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Mark Mason Presentation - Baby Bootlegger - Caleb Bragg History - Hispano- Suiza (fires at :20)

On February 13, 2024, Lee Anderson hosted a beautiful event at his home in Nisswa, MN, celebrating the centennial of Baby Bootlegger. This iconic raceboat, designed by George Crouch for Caleb Bragg in early 1924 and built by Henry Nevins, won the Gold Cup in both 1924 and 1925 and was equipped with a marinized Hispano Suiza aircraft engine from World War I. Attendees from the ACBS community enjoyed a firsthand account from Mark Mason, who shared his passion for antique boats and the history of Caleb Bragg, as well as the contributions of Gold Cup greats Bill Horn and Charles "Charlie" Grafflin. The video begins with a 1995 audio recording by Wade Bray of Harold Rivard capturing Mark Mason firing up Baby Bootleggers Hispano Suiza at his Hiawatha Cottage on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. Table of Contents: Mark Mason Baby Bootlegger Presentation and the History of Caleb Bragg (2/13/24) 0:00 - Wright E4 Wright Hispano-Suiza: Mark Mason starts the Hispano Suiza in Baby Bootlegger at Hiawatha Cottage, Lake Winnipesaukee, NH with Harold Rivard (circa 1995). 1:00 - Mark Mason's Love for Antique Boats: Origination and foundation of his passion. 2:20 - Beginning of Baby Bootlegger: History of Caleb Bragg. 3:00 - Caleb Bragg and Fiat Automobiles: Connection to Vanderbilt Cup and Barney Oldfield. 3:32 - Blitzen Benz: Featuring Barney Oldfield. 4:00 - Carlo and Otto Capra 4:15 - F.I.A.T. S74 4:20 - George F. Wingard: Senator from Oregon. 5:18 - McCook Field: Dayton, Ohio. 5:25 - Martin Company: Flying Boats. 6:00 - Mercer Racecar 6:45 - John Mozart: Car collector. 7:00 - Henry Crane: Crane Simplex. 7:10 - De Havilland DH8 7:30 - Henry Crane Simplex 7:45 - Caleb Bragg's Yacht "Masquerader" 8:00 - Col. Jesse G. Vincent 8:20 - Packard Chris Craft Gold Cup: 1923, 1924, 1925 Gold Cup. 8:25 - Caleb Bragg and Victor Kliesrath: Vacuum-assisted brake booster Duesenberg patents. 8:50 - Notable Figures: Edsel Ford, Fred Still, Arthur Schanz, Col. Jesse G. Vincent, Caleb Bragg, Commodore Harry Green. 9:30 - Wright Aeronautical: Wright Gold Cup Engine, Wright EM-1, Baby Bootlegger plans and design. 11:30 - George Crouch 11:45 - Otto Capra 13:00 - Ethel Merman: Girl Crazy Broadway play. 14:45 - Timberlakes from Montreal: Blériot plane, 1927 sale of Baby Bootlegger. 15:50 - Langly Wood Aircraft (Caleb Bragg) 16:00 - Sister Syn -32' 1925 Dodge Boat Works.Built for Delphine Dodge Cromwell, sister of Horace E. Dodge Jr.Powered by a Curtiss 50 HP 12-cylinder engine with 1570 cu. 17:20 - Impshi - Horace E. Dodge Boat Works produced three boats for the 1925 Gold Cup race: Impshi, Nuisance, and Solar Plexus. Designed by George F. Crouch, all were nearly identical at 25'2" in length, 5'6" beam, and powered by Packard Gold Cup engines Impshi, driven by Wm. Joyce, was entered by the Dodge Dealer's Association; Nuisance, driven by Colonel J.G. Vincent, by Mrs. Delphine Dodge Cromwell for the Columbia Yacht Club; and Solar Plexus, driven by Horace E. Dodge, for the Detroit Yacht Club. 22:30 - Charles "Charlie" Grafflin and Bill Horn: 1932 Gold Cup. 22:50 - Orlin Johnson: Gar Wood's riding mechanic, Eldon Ebby, Scottie, Packard Gold Cup Douglass Van Patten: Greavette Boats of Gravenhurst. 24:30 – Mark Mason and Lee Anderson Finale