Evening star., 1896-08-05
SWi M MING TOURNAMENT
Great Sport Expected at the Bathing Beach
Tomorrow Afternoon. -
All ArranseHnents csnpistes-Pri.e.
for the Dla4rrent Events-se.Ae
Of ihe Estries.

A.SAe o. ZIG pd4Hng Deach nave peen COM
pieteo' ana everything IL now ready for the
races, The events this year promise to be
more interesting than ever. and are calcu-
lated to draw aHlarge crowd. Additional
seats on the high bank have been provided
Tor the accommodation of the visitors. but
these are not sufficient to seat the audience
that ID expected at the aquatic carnival.
Superintendent w. x. Stevens has worked
nard for the success Of the tournament, and
oone all In his power to encourage the
patrons OF the beach to enter, and the re-
suit Is that a crowd Of as good swimmers
ana double the number are expected. The
entries Will close this evening, with the
cioslng or the beach for the day, but already
and q large gaI number of entries have been filed.
ana double the number is expected. The
entrance fee of twenty-five cents has been
placed at that low figure in order to give
eve ] one chance for the prizes offered.
,.ea .n,'.ons - & the entrants are Edward sizsr Of
ldo1 street southwest, who won the fifty
yaIos race for boys under sixteen years
last year. and who tries for the 1O0-yards
SWIM and the long distance swim under
water tomorrow. W. B. Hudson Of 1924
18TH street northwest is another entrant
Last year he won the medal for fancy div
ing, and was second In the underwater
SWIM. SWIM. he enters in the all-around contest
TINS year. Warren v. Reed of 9th and D
streets. who won the second medal in the
1854 race. and K. H. Gibson Of 21O4 Ward
place. who won the second medal in 1893,
nave both entered In the 1OO-yards SWIM
Ihe omcials Of the meet are as follows:
W. x Stevens. starter: Messrs. Sam. W.
Stenmetz OF the Columbia Athletic Club,
george r. Carter OF the Columbia Athletic
Club and Ballard N. Morris Of the patent
Will also be the timers in the distance races.
ihe regular order of events, with en-
trants and prizes, Is as follows:
ram diving-Prizes sold medal for first,
mo rnl
Harrison of Soldiers Home and Arthur
McNamee Of 9OS Q street northwest.
Fancy diWng-Pr1zes. first. gold medal
donated donate; by W; x. Stevens; second. silver
medal, donated by Boston Variety Store.
Entrants-D. O'Connor Of 512 18th street
northwest.
Long distance swim under water-Prizes,
nrst, gold medal. donated by r. Harris &
20; second, silver medal. donated by the
Bon Marche Entrants-Edward Sizer Of
1867 c street southwest; Dennis O'Connor
OF OH 18th street northwest. Gustave Har-
rison. Soldiers Home. and Kingston r.
Wilson Of 4l5 B street southeast.
F1fty-vard race for boys under sixteen
years-Prizes, first. gold medal; second. sill
YER medal. both presented by the Family
Snoe store. Entrants-George Chase Of 936
26th street. Richard Berry of 1858 U street,
Matthew H. Amiss of 2O26 street, R. E..
Bresnan Of 229 18th street southwest and
Richard Dean of 1900 F street.
ore hundred yards race, open to all.
Prizes. first. gold medal. donated by John
n. Major; second, silver medal, presented
by r. F. Droop & Sons. Entrants. ]. T.
Taylor Of Pittsbarg. Pa: Edward Stzer of
1862 c street, Dennis OConnor Of 512 18th
street. Warren v. Reed of 9th and D
streets. T. c. KoeD Of 636 A street south
east: H. K. Gtoson Of 2l04 Ward place.
Prize winners all-around contest-Prize.
gold medal. Ehtt4nts, W. B. Hudson of
l124 18th street, and F. D. Simonds of S17
East Capitol street,
Though womahs race was provided for
there have been no entries for the same
and the race has Be sn declared off. Supt.
Stevens has been anxious for several years
past to have such a race. but tho female
patrons OF the piaee do not care to seek
the notoriety which would arise from such
a race. The beach will be open as usual
tomorrow. up to- 4!15 o'clock in the after
noon. when all thu bathers will be ordered
out OF the water }and the bath house in
CLOSURE: CLOSURE: this snadA being reserved for the
Emelats Ss1sr tsa ana the brsss Fifteen minutes
last until near 6>oNE5ck