Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-01
LItELS RACES,
Swimming ard Diving Contests mt the
Bathing Bench

Yesterday was a red-letter day in the
history Of the bathing beach. 1t was the
occasion Of the annual aquatic sports, and
hundreds Of interested spectators lined the
banks and enjoyed the sports, which were
above the average.
Superintendent Stevens. the philanthropic
manager Of The beach, and the undisputed
friend of. the small boy was on hand in
all his glory. He was assisted by Messrs.
S. II Agnew and ]. Z. Jones. who acted
judges.
There were four events on the program.
The first was plain and fancy diving open
to all patrons of the beach. Five contest
ants participated. The marking was on a
basis Of 10. and each participant was given
TWO trials at each kind of diving. When
the judges added up the score Philip Al
Gainett had made % and Lee Counselman
3D. They were accordingly awarded the
gold and silver medal. respectively. which
were donated by Superintendent Stevens
and the Overman Wheel Company.
Then came the second event swimming
under water, the most difficult feature Of
the program. gold and silver medal
Superintendent Stevens.
w. A Barr r. Il. Buchanan. r. W. Sui
keld, l.. c. Hamilton, Philip Garrett and
". p. Rider entered. Il. w Sulkeld, the
i.fe-sayer, on duty at the beach. was an
easy winner, while W. P Rider was second
The event of the afternoon was the fifty
yard straightaway race. open to patrons
Nf the beach under fourteen years of age
George Jacobs, Joseph Craven, Joseph Wal
smith, Fred. Knoop, Arba Tindall and w
+. Donaldson faced the starter. 1t was a
hot race. Jacobs led at the start with
MalsHith and Donaldson close Up. Pass
ing the diving stand Arba Tindall, the
+ twelve year-old son of the secretary of the
Commissioners, by. a mighty squirt, had
taken second place, and the race home was
betweeA him and Jacobs. But the pace
Jacobs had set was too strong, and young
Tindall, who had been outstanding his
strength, gradually drew away, and amid
the cheering of the people won handily by
five lengths Jacobs was second. The
prizes were goli and silver medals, pre-
scented by the Family Shoe Store and Mr.
j.. *, jones.
The last event of the afternoon was the
1oo-yard straightaway race. open to all
The entries were ". V. Reed. Joseph Cra-
ven. T.. L. Buchanan. Francis Copp. Harsl
O'Melia, Howard II Bland. Philip Tindafi
George Nogt and VIM. A. Jack, jr. At the
crack OF the pistol the boys took to the
water and commenced the struggle. Pass
ing the diving stand Blande and Reed were
ahead and that was the order in which
they finished. The time was one minute
and thirty-eght seconds. The St James
Hotel gold medal went to the winner and
the Family Shoe Store silver medal to the
second In this race Philip Tindall went
TWEEN ty-five yards out OF his course, other
wise he would have probably won.
After the events had concluded the medals
were presented to the lucky ones by Super.
intendent Stevens, who supplemented this
with a speech to the crowd, in which he
| rged them to lend their assistance to bet
tor the bathing beach. He would never be
satisfied, he said, until he had secured
model beach, where the citizens of Wash
ington and their wives and children could
come and battle and feel perfectly safe.