BOATS						RACE
DATE	victor listed first	MASTER	MATE	PILOT	ENGINEER	PERFESSOR	course	distance	time/speed	margin of victory	NOTES
April 30, 1963	Delta Queen	Ernest Wagner	Clarke Hawley			E.J. Quinby	Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island -	13.03.06		3 miles
	Belle of Louisville	Paul Underwood	Fred McCandless	Owens	Dave Crecelius	no calliope !	and return
April 28, 1964	Belle of Louisville	Paul Underwood	Alan Bates	Charlie Duncan	Dave Crecelius	Alan Bates	Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06		100 feet
	Delta Queen	Ernest Wagner				E.J. Quinby	and return
April 27, 1965	Delta Queen						Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06
	Belle of Louisville	Paul Underwood	Alan Bates	Harris Underwood	Dave Crecelius	C.W. Stoll	and return
Juni 1, 1966	Delta Queen						same with handicap start for "Belle"	13.03.06			not held during Derby Week owing to high water
	Belle of Louisville	Paul Underwood	Alan Bates	Harris Underwood	Dave Crecelius	Homer Denney
1967	no race due to the Belle's Fintube problem						none
April 30, 1968	Delta Queen	Ernest Wagner					Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island -	13.03.06
	Belle of Louisville	Charles Brasher	Archie Johnson	Harris Underwood	Dave Crecelius	Shirley Burwinkle	and return
April 29, 1969	Belle of Louisville	Charles Brasher		Harris Underwood	Dave Crecelius	Shirley Burwinkle	Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island -	13.03.06
	Delta Queen	Ernest Wagner					and return
April 28, 1970	Belle of Louisville	Charles Brasher		Harris Underwood	Dave Crecelius	Shirley Burwinkle	Cox Park - up to Six Mile Island - down to	01.10.00		200 feet	first instance of "assigned lanes"
	Delta Queen	Ernest Wagner			Cal Benefiel	winner	head of Towhead Island - up to Cox Park				Belle IN side, Queen KY side
April 27, 1971	Belle of Louisville	Charles Brasher		Harris Underwood	Dave Crecelius	Keith Norrington	none
	by default
Mai 3, 1972	Belle of Louisville	Clarke Hawley		Harris Underwood	Dave Crecelius	Keith Norrington	Head of Towhead Island - up to Harrod's	01.10.00			first appearance of 'scapes on Belle
	Delta Queen	Ernest Wagner	Don Sanders		Cal Benefiel	Vic Tooker	Creek - down to Cox Park
Mai 1, 1973	Delta Queen	Ernest Wagner		Art Zimmer			Big Four Bridge - up to Six Mile Island -	09.05.06		1200 feet	Belle ran in chute behind Six Mile Island
	Belle of Louisville	Charles Brasher			Dave Crecelius	Keith Norrington	down to Louisville Water Company
Mai 1, 1974	Delta Queen	Ernest Wagner		C.S. Ware			Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island -	11.07.06		2600 feet	first use of Queen's bowthruster
	Belle of Louisville	Charles Brasher	Joe LeBoeuf	Hawley, Larkin	Dave Crecelius	Keith Norrington	down to Beargrass Creek
April 30, 1975	Belle of Louisville	Charles Brasher			Dave Crecelius		Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06			first use of towboats in turnaround
	Julia Belle Swain	Dennis Trone					and return
	Delta Queen	Ernest Wagner
April 28, 1976	Julia Belle Swain	Dennis Trone		Ken Vaughn		Dwayne Estes	Six Mile Island - down to Clark Bridge	06.05.06	37 min,	75 feet
	Belle of Louisville	Charles Larkin	Alan Bates	Wally Blice	Dave Crecelius				10.5 mph
	Delta Queen	Ernest Wagner		Louden, Palmore
Mai 4, 1977	Delta Queen	Ernest Wagner	John Hanna	Harry Louden	Jeane Bryeans		Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06	1 hr 15 min	900 feet	Belle and Queen both used towboat-assist at turn
	Belle of Louisville	Charles Larkin					and return		10.6 mph
	Julia Belle Swain	Dennis Trone
Mai 3, 1978	Delta Queen	Ted Davisson		Harry Louden			Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06
	Belle of Louisville	Charles Larkin	Mike Fitzgerald	Wally Blice		Mike Hogan	and return
Mai 2, 1979	Belle of Louisville	Charles Larkin		Wally Blice	Art Rees	Mike Hogan	Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06		400 feet
	Delta Queen	Ted Davisson		Lexie Palmore			and return
April 30, 1980	Belle of Louisville	Charles Larkin				Mike Hogan	none
	by default
April 29, 1981	Belle of Louisville	Charles Larkin		Hughes, Decker		Mike Hogan	Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06	1 hr 17 min	3500 feet
	Delta Queen	Jim Blum		Lexie Palmore			and return		10.4 mph
April 28, 1982	Natchez	Clarke Hawley		Gale, Hammett		Clarke Hawley	Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06
	Delta Queen	Jim Blum					and return
	Belle of Louisville	Charles Larkin		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos
Juni 5, 1983	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06		1200 feet	not held during Derby Week owing to high water
	Delta Queen	Harold DeMarrero					and return
Mai 2, 1984	Delta Queen						Clark Bridge - up to Cox Park	01.08.00			bomb threat made against Belle
	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	and return
Mai 1, 1985	Delta Queen	Harold DeMarrero		Ben Bennett			Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06		2500 feet
	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	and return
April 30, 1986	Delta Queen	Harold DeMarrero					Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06		400 feet
	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	and return
April 29, 1987	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06		3100 feet	mysterious towboat ran off Queen's stern throughout
	Delta Queen	Harold DeMarrero					and return
Mai 4, 1988	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06			mysterious yacht anchored in Queen's path at turn point
	Delta Queen	Gabe Chengery					and return
Mai 3, 1989	Delta Queen	Gabe Chengery					Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06
	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	and return
Mai 2, 1990	Delta Queen	Gabe Chengery		Norman Hillman			Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06		2000 feet
	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes,Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	and return
Mai 1, 1991	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes,Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06	1 hr 30 min
	Delta Queen	John Davitt					and return		8.9 mph
April 29, 1992	Delta Queen	John Davitt					Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06	1 hr 15 min	1300 feet
	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	and return		10.6 mph
April 28, 1993	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06
	Delta Queen						and return
Mai 4, 1994	Delta Queen	John Davitt					Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06	1 hr 21 min	one mile
	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos	and return		9.9 mph
Mai 3, 1995	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker		Travis Vasconcelos					won via the "first stern under the bridge" ruling
	Delta Queen	Mike Monaghan			John Kilbert
Mai 1, 1996	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Hughes, Decker			Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	06.05.06		1600 feet	turn eliminated due to high water
	Delta Queen
April 30, 1997	Delta Queen	Clarke Hawley			Marvin Rossi		Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06		one mile
	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald					and return
April 29, 1998	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald		Charlie Decker			Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06			first event after Belle's foundering
	Delta Queen	Mike Monaghan					and return
April 28,1999	Spirit of Jefferson	Mark Doty					Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06			Belle defaulted due to boiler problem
	Delta Queen	Clarke Hawley					and return
Mai 3, 2000	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald					Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06		100 feet
	Delta Queen	Mike Williams					and return
Mai 2, 2001	Delta Queen	Mike Williams
	Belle of Louisville	Mike Fitzgerald
Mai 1, 2002	Belle of Louisville	Kevin Mullen					Big Four Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	09.05.06
	Belle of Cincinnati	Alan Bernstein					down to Louisville Water Company				BofC crew held up by "bandits" prior to start
April 30, 2003	Delta Queen									a few feet
	Belle of Cincinnati	Alan Bernstein
	Belle of Louisville	Kevin Mullen
April 28, 2004	Belle of Cincinnati	Alan Bernstein					Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island	13.03.06
	Belle of Louisville	Kevin Mullen					and return
	Delta Queen	Mike Williams
Mai 4, 2005	Belle of Cincinnati	Alan Bernstein					Clark Bridge - up to Six Mile Island			120 feet	BofC master held up by "tax paperwork" prior to start
	Belle of Louisville	Kevin Mullen					down to Big Four Bridge
Mai 3, 2006