Unforgettable Moments in Griffith Cup History
*Past E. C. Griffith Cup Winners
1910 FAIRBANKS Mr. A.H. Davis (N.S.W.)
1911 KANGAROO
1912 Mr. Anthony Hordern
1913 KANGAROO Mr. Anthony Hordern
1914 NAUTILUS
1915 M. F. Cornwall (Vic.)
1916 TORTOISE Messrs. RymiII Bros. (S.A.)
1922 TORTOISE Messrs. Rymill Bros. (S.A.)
1924 CENTURY TIRE Mr. J. Williams
1925 CENTURY TIRE Mr. J. Williams
1926 TORTOISE Messrs. RymiIl Bros. (S.A.)
1933 TORTOISE Mr. A. G. RymilI (S.A.)
1934 CETTIEN
1935 Mr. H. McEvoy (N.S.W.)
1937 MISS JUDITH Mr. F. G. Glass (N.S.W.)
1939 PENNZOL Mr. Reg. Richards (N.S.W.)
1940 CENTAURUS Mr. R. Pickering (N.S.W.)
1941 MAX
1947 Mr. Bert McFarland (N.S.W.)
1948 WASP Mr. E. Nunn (N.S.W.)
1949 Inclusive REDHEAD
1959 Mr. Len Southward (N.Z.)
1960 MYSTIC MISS
1961 Mr. B. Stevenson (N.Z.)
1962 ELRAY Mr. L. Appleton (N.Z.)
1963 WASP Mr. E. Nunn (N.S.W.)
1964 VENUS Mr. Alan Fordham (Vic.)
1965 WASP Mr. E. Nunn (N.S.W.)
1966 MYSTIC MISS Mr. A. Baker (N.S.W.)
1967 ASSASSIN Mr. A. Baker (N.S.W.)
1968 WASP Mr. E. Nunn
1969 ASSASSIN Mr. T. Mathews (Vic.)
1970 STAMPEDE Mr. S. Jones & R. Saniga (Vic.) (NB: 2nd VULTURE John Lewis)
1971 STAMPEDE S. Jones & R. Saniga (Vic.)
1972 AGGRESSOR Mr. D. Tenny & L. Scott (Vic.)
1973 STAMPEDE S. Jones & R. Saniga
1974 VS41 (SOLO) S. Jones & R. Saniga
1975 VULTURE John Lewis (Vic.)
1976 MISS BUD Norman Putt (dr. R. Saniga)
1977 MISS BUD Norman Putt (dr. R. Saniga)
1978 MISS BUD Ron Burton (dr. R. Saniga)
1979 MISS BUD Ron Burton (dr. A. Saniga)
1980 MISS BUD Ron Burton (dr. R. Saniga)
1981 MISS BUD Ron Burton (dr. R. Saniga)
1982 BAYSWATER BULK R. Carnie, S. Jones
1983 BAYSWATER BULK R. Carnie S. Jones (dr. B. Baberton)
1984 BAYSWATER BULK A. Carnie, S. Jones (dr. B. Baberton)
1985 AUSSIE BUD Ron Burton (dr. W. James)
1986 THE RAT Owner-Driver Keith Harrison
*Above Information from the Melbourne Runabout & Speed Boat Club Program 1987
How the E. C. Griffith Cup came to be from a Brief History of the Man ‘Ernest Charles Griffith’ and His Journey.
*Free Lift-Out Yarrawonga Chronicle, Wed. 21st March, 2007.
More Past Griffith Cup Winners
25.1.1987 SHAMROCK P. Joyce/Con Cunningham B. Halliday (St George Motor Boat Club) at MRSBC at Lake Learmonth
20.2.1988 AUSSIE CONNETION Ron Burton N. Howe (V.S.B.C.) at St George MBC at Kogarah Bay NSW
26.2.1989 CRC LATIMER LODGE Peter G Knight (New Zealand) at V.S.B.C at Lake Eppalock
15.4.1990 CRC LATIMER LODGE Peter Knight (New Brighton NZ) at NZPB Assoc at Lake Ruataniwha NZ
31.1.1991 CRC LATIMER LODGE Peter Knight H Bemms (New Brighton NZ) at New Brighton Power Boat Club at Lake Ruataniwha NZ
19.4.1992 BOSS MOBILE 1 Peter Knight Racing (NBPB Club) at NZ New Brighton Power Boat Club at Lake Ruataniwha
11.4.1993 RADICAL RAT W. Jones D. Parker (Auck – Man) at New Brighton Power Boat Club at Lake Ruataniwha
27.3.1994 AUSSIE ENDEAVOUR Ron Burton Dennis Parker (V.S.B.C.) at Auck – Man at Lake Karapiro NZ
29.1.1995 AUSSIE ENDEAVOUR Ron Burton Dennis Parker (VSBC) at VSBC at Lake Eppalock
24.3.1996 AUSSIE ENDEAVOUR Jeniama Pty Ltd Dennis Parker (VSBC) at Yarrawonga Mulwala Power Boat Club at Lake Mulwala
1.1.1997 LIBERTY Brian Mc Cosker (Upper Hawksbury Power Boat Club ) by VSBC – YMPBC at Lake Mulwala
1998 No Event
1.1.1999 RADICAL RAT John Niddrie Brett Niddrieq (Grand Prix Hydro Club) by VSBC – YMPBC at Lake Mulwala
2000 No Event
14.4.2001 ANNIHILATOR Warwick Lupton (NZ Grand Prix Hydroplane Club) at East Gippsland Power Boat Club at Eagle Point Bay
3.2.2002 BIG CHIEF Ron Burton Greg Holland (Yarrawonga Mulwala Power Boat Club) by New Zealand Grand Prix Drivers Club at Lake Karapiro NZ
21.6.2003 GP 101 Keith Harrison Grant Harrison (Aust Grand Prix Hydroplane Club) at Wisemans Ferry NSW
30.5.2004 GP 101 Keith Harrison Grant Harrison (Aust Grand Prix Hydroplane Club) at Wisemans Ferry NSW
8.5.2005 TATTOO Matt Ferris (Upper Hawksbury Power Boat Club) by APBA Victorian Council & Member Clubs at Lake Mulwala
A Bronze E. C. Griffith Cup Unlimited Racing Commemoration Medallionfrom. From R. (Ron) Simpson PTY LTD Melbourne (Ringwood). Features winners from 1910 to 1977. These were also issued in Silver and some went over to USA when the Boat ‘Solo’ competed overseas (*I need to confirm the Solo information)
