The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-14
4. A. o. SPINNING CHlMPIoNsHIPs.
Many Records Broken-New FORKS DO Wen
In the Water. a.t

III the NhteT.
CHICAGO. Sept 13.-Over 10000 Worlds Fair
visitors watched the swimming contests OF tho
Amateur Athletic Union in the South Canal
to-day. Among the contestants were several
OF the best-known swimmers in the world. In
three cases the American records wero beaten.
a worlds record was beaten in one case. and
tho time nearly touched in another contest. II
was mas niicent sport from beginning TO finish.
and the crowds shouted themselves hoarse in
their enthusiasm. Arthur T. Kenny. the AUS
tralian crack. after winning the lO0-yard race
and 440-yard race. was taken from the water
In an exhausted condition and carried to Prof.
Alberts swimming school. lie revived after o
short rest.
Taking into consideration that there were
only from fifteen to thirty minutes between
the several contests. and that the entries for
each were the same. the speed developed was
phenomenal. For instance. w. G. Douglass.
after hard battle in the half mile race with
Kenny had but half hour to prepare for the
mile race. He finished twenty-five yards be-
hind the winner. who covered the course with
eight turns in % minutes and SO 20 seconds.
or minute and 40 seconds short Of the worlds
record OF ,27:O1 20, Douglass declared thas
five hours rest would not have been too much
Bario ): Wseks q New York was the referee, I
The Judges were J. H. Booth Of New York: ";
5anes L. Lat rop MI II; BISHOP. j. il. Abesl. and
:; Z: Spath. Harry Cornish OF this city was
For H the first event, 100 yards straehtaway.
Whitaker. Mw 1HsR K. s. C Joy Arthur i Ken.
n n University OF Pennsylvanie and n. y; A;
New York: Hobert Seyer. Otter s. G. Chicago:
H. Graeser, r. A.; Burlington. V. NJ. Harding.
The Tsy nshsd s
Hrne snS
a-hn lah I a
nsas ses" " E. o as" on SSs iS
Carey: aad dTTseser aPee%red; The HussraIias
day the best American record;
$50 yards or four times over the course. was
called. and kenney. Carey. and W. 9. Douglass
the end. In the first 800 yards Carey gave UP.
Stretch had been covered, Douglass covered
the half mile n 1880 20. beating the Amsri-
can ca record Of Hartley nd made ad on Juy7
by over 3 seconds.
Both Carey and Kenney were entered for the
course. Neither appeared. however. and the
race was between George Whitaker OF MI.
4: c. Whitaker swain Under protest, the
charge being made that he is a professional.
until the finish it was the prettiest race ever
witnessed IN this country.
Both men. highly trained. and brown from
the suns rays. entered on their long journey
with the overland stroke. their heads for the
greater part Of the timc beneath the surface.
This stroke was held by Douglass throughout
the race. but Whitaker gave a marvellous ex-
hibtion Of tho back stroke and the two-arm
stroke. The men kept tog ether until half way
through the last 22O yards. The half mile
was mnde by both in 4:20 %. Whitaker
made the three-quarters in u AZ. and Doug
lass in u 423-5.
About 100 yards from the final buoy Whita-
kar raiQ hia HAN iuh i'm hA UNIT tor too
quick glance about him. and then settled
down into a tremendous squirt. He cut the
water like a swordnsh and with the first six
strokes shot two lengths ahead of douglass
and won. in tho excellent time OF 2S:55 20.
beating his man bv ten yards.
. The charge made against Whitaker 10 that
he earns his living by swimming and copHe-
1uentl is not an amateur. This Whitaker
denies He says he is n brick ason and earns
his living at that trade. He admits that no oc-
casionally assists his father in the lntters
Milwaukee na,atorium as cashier. The Union
will pass upon the cuse.