Gar Wood and Miss America Win the 1920 Harmsworth Trophy Race Part 1
By Kirsten N. Johnson When the calendar recently turned from 2019 to 2020, it marked the centurial of a truly epic year in speedboat racing history. One hundred years ago, 1920 was a time for speedboat glory in America, and for two American men in particular. Gar Wood and Chris Smith – working out of…