The New York herald., 1877-09-03
AMATEUR AQUATIC SPORTS.

MALE AND FINALE SWIMMING MATcHEs-A
GOOSE cHAsE-DEEP WATER WRESTLING AND
AN AQUATIC TOURNAMENT.
Over two thousand persons assembled yesterday
afternoon along the banks OF the East River at
Brauus swimming baths foot OF Sixty-hfth street, to
witness a grand aquatic contest between amateur
swnmers for the benefit of Ernst Won Schoening, the
swimming teacher. The dense crowd ringed the banks
of the neghborng dock OF the malt house. the forward
deck and rigging Of schooner at the dock
and almost swampsd the floating baths. The first
event called at tour O'clock was quarter mile race
for bows under fourteen years of age the prize being
silver medal. There were sixteen starters. who swan
from below the baths up river the tide being at food
W. Maudlebaun, fourteen years old, came in frst;
Oscar Kahnweiler thirteen years old, second, and
Louis Warsauer thirteen years old, third Time, ON.
3xs Mandlebaum was ruled out, as he had not en-.
tered before the race, and the medal was gwen Ia
Kahnwoer.
The next race was for gentlemen amateurs; course
q mile TO Backwel's Island and return to the BATH
FRS: prize, gold medal; second prze an amethyst
ring The twenty-one competitors lcaped into tna
water at twenty minutes past four O'CLOCK tho hrst
man touching the island in nine minutes r. Weisen-
baum won the race in 20m 5s14s Oscar Stern second,
George Hollericht third Through some misunder-
standing wesinbaum, who was not member Of the
school, allowed TO enter but was ruled out after
the race, according to the conditions.
Tho ladies' next called, and excited much
interest among the spectators. The course was 800
yards down the the ladies' bath, the tide be.
ing at ebD The first prize neat gold medal and
the second q breastpin Tho entries, tasteiuily at
tired. were Misses Il. Braun, E. schwab, NJ. Sic u.
berg, Ida sleingraeber, b. scnwatzkopf and NJ.
Steiner. They took the water tosether IN
fine style rom the bouts az ten minutes
| to five O'Clock Mss Braun, IN lilac, won
| the race easily Miss Schwab was second aud MISS
stenberg third Time, Sm. OBS An an using goose
cuase by swimmers followed The unfortunate oird,
though caught e.uded her prrsuers several times py
diving, and leading them good chase she nnally es-
| capped from her captor and sailed down the river.
| Young Jourdap was the captor, IN 3m 4os -
The wrestling in deep waer was the next event. me
contestants placed their sn. hanas on a ne n ,o"
gagged hand and striving to orce their opponents un-
der water. The entries were Professor Miller, tne
| champion Greco-Ro wrestler; Professor Fried
known tenor; Ernst Won schosnng and Mr.:
Fritsch; In The second, Professor Friedricns, IN
tho third Mr. Rust and in the fourth Schoenng after
hard struggle. Schoening then put Rust under, and
Friedrcns succeeded in vanquishing Miller amid
much cheering. Schoening then ducked Fritsch ana
Triedrichs. Miller and Schoening tbon lad bout,
and tho former went under. Fredrichs then gavs IN
| TO Miller. Messrs. Miller and schoenng tnen went
into the nna struggle for supremacy ana atcI .oaga
contest Siler out victorious and took the nrss
prize. Schoening then took second place by forcing
| Fredrichs under the water
An intermssion OF an hour and a half then had,
| and when the sports were resumed 1t was already
| ton ary.yard race was first called, the con.
testants being Miller, Abrams, keeer, Friedrichs,
| Haemerd iuger, Engeman ami Mckenzie. Messrl
| Miller and Mckenzie came in together. in 32 seconds
| and q second heat was not mad.
| The water tournament next afforded much amuse-
mont There eight contestants, armed with long
poles with pad at Que end They stood on platform
on their boats and were rowed toward their antag-
onists they srove to push into the water with
their poles used like ances The contests were anus.
Ing and excltng and elected much applause from The
spectators, especially tho tilt between Messrs Miller
nd d.
Plummer. The judges were j. II. Bruce aud Z. Won
Schoening. The sports ended at nine O'Clock.