 Playing for Aknusti that year were Gerald Smith, Robert L. Gerry, Jr., Elbridge Gerry, and Alan Corey Jr.The 1941 Aknusti team was composed of Elbridge T. Gerry, Sr., Robert L. Gerry Jr., Edward H. Gerry, and Pete Bostwick.In the U.S. Open finals, they played against Gulf Stream whose riders were Michael Grace Phipps, Ben Phipps, Charles Skiddy von Stade, and Alan L. Corey, Jr., who beat Aknusti 10–6.