The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-27
CLEVER LIFE SAVERS EXHIBIT
Tho state Volunteer Corps Holds q Spirited
Aquatic Carnival.

The Volunteer Life Saving Corps Of the State
of New York mustered at Timer Park yesterday
and earned many fresh laurcls in an interesting
aquatic carnival. The affair was the first OF its
kind held By the corps. and was promoted to
bring the general public more in touch with the
organization and its humane objects. Eighteen
stations from points along the Manhattan and
Long Island shores wero well represented, and
the Valencia Boat Club, which is working up q
similar organization in New Jersey. had n dele
CATION OF thirty men on hand. The holiday
public responded enthusiastically to the
invitations. and tho various items on the pro-
gramme were watched by s. 900 persons from the
long pier which juts out into GrAvesend Bay
and from every available rowing and sailing
boat in the vicinity. 1t was what the promoters
designed to mako 1t. o veritable aquatic carni.
val. and the various details were intelligently
handled by a COMMITTEES consisting OF Col. John
Wesley Jones. President OF the corps: Vice
Commodore Theodore Krombach. State In.
ton, and Capt. Charles MacEnroe. Rockaway
station.
Capt. d. Dalton. the noted long.distance swim.
mef. started "a ted the fun early by taking, to tho
the he'll inorn aTm ME- He plunged ana,Si% In NJ at g:' tho Q c foot OF Of
Fifty:eighth street. South Brooklyn, and swan
steadily sna1 4, to Elmer PP Pier; where he arrived in
but required no assistance; With the Graves:
tiu ouJ hNhU Nlup HOuht Hb nthuQuAT-
tiers and a fotilla of small boats defining the
scene of operations, tho committee quickly got
matters In. running order. Tho diving which
OF forty feet into six feet OF water, was a strik-
ing feature, in which tho girl competitors more
than held their own. Elaine Golding, a sturdy
little one Of u years. performed with especial
cLeverness. Tho swimming events also caught
ne popular fancy; bnt the event OF the day was
John dunno OF the Coney Island Creek station
went out about. fifty yards in n small boat,
which he artisticaliy swamped, Charles Mac.
rescue, while the Conoy Island Creek lifeboat
went along at full speed on tho same mission.
The apparently, struggling pair In the water
dashed away for tho float. Dunno was placed
on a plank and subjected to the full manual of
restoration until he stood up. red as a lobster.
bit Of make.believe all round. and showed that
the boys know their business.
iiandsomc prizes were subsequently presented
by Col. Jones. and several life savers of the
corps were decorated with medals. The corps
Is about 1000 strong. and il responsible for the
saving OF nearly $50 lives during tho past
season. both on sea and inland waters. Sum
mary or yesterdays events:
loO.Yard Swim-Won BY William C. Miller. Fifty.
hrst street, y; r.. station: James Mnhon, Fifty.nrst
Greek station, third.
oo.Ya swim-won by @. N. 8. Roe, Fifty .nrst
Mr., station, second.
aO6.YSId swlm-Won by @ n. s. Roe. Ffty.nnt
John sundstrom. Bath Reach. third.
one'hile Swim-won by q. n. s. Roe. Fifty. nrst
Ign, second; A, smith. Rockawa y, third; William d.
Ahlart Canarsie. fourth.
Ing, hath Beach; Lena Hultgrsn. Ulmer PARK, second;
marina =, sprague' ,ulmer Park, third.
Iuo hace-Won by John SchnApp, Thirty fourth
street, brooklyn. station; William Fisgg, Thirty ninth
street. brooklyn; station, second.
For Men-Wo by Charles MaeEnroe' Ro SIr s%Sx
S'A''oh' HooeI' Ceres kockaway station. second.