Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-07
GOOD SWIMMING RACES
Prizes Won at the Bathing Beach Yester-
day.
The Hattie Between PoIicemen-Sum.
mary Of the Events md
Winners.

sum- winch beat down almost ferociously
an immense crowd of people lined the
shadeless shores OF the bathing beach yes
eeruay afternoon and followed with uufiag-
sing interest the annual aquatic tourna-
ment which has come to be such a norular
event lhere were but few seats at the dis
posai Of Director Stevens for the accom-
mediation of the spectators. and those y.aro
all occupied over an hour before the tour
| ney was to begin. but the hundreds who
came later had SO much to excite and ami,
mate them that they cared little for the
olscomforts of standing. The events were
an wen contested, and in several of them
me entries were so evenly matched that
pitch. 'P' at Hie"
Ihere We're many ladies present: the hi
| cycie contingent was out in fore. and
mere We're nearly many private car
RACES drawn up in view of the course as
tnere were rowboats on the basin lust out
side OF IL. The police boat Nieflant was an
chored near the outer float, and three har-
Dor policemen in the tender went back and
Iorth under Harbormaster Sutton's direc-
tion Keeping the course clear The Judges
| We're DIR. Greenfell, Maurice A. Joyce and
EDWARD A. Moseley. Lieut. VIM Van
MUM, formerly an officer in the German
army and an instructor OF military SWIM
ming. judged the J00-yards breast-stroke
SWIM Director F. Y. Stevens was the
starter, and was assisted by w B Hudson
ana +. L. Stevens, the latter a son of the
direC tor.
particular interest was centered in tho
lU yards race for policemen and in the 500
yards breast-stroke event. Sergeant Daley
was a faVorfte with the crowd for the first
event, but he only secured third place
frivate Philip Browne of the 9Th precinct
winning, with his brother Private Sam
Browne Of the same precinct second. Philip
and A N Tindall. the sons of DIR. Tindali
secretary of the board of District Commits
SlOnerS, proved Themselves
| mers. the latter winning the $40 yard breast
stroke race and the former being third in
the 80 yards event
W. Is. Hudson, who held the medal given
by the Washington Times for the ali round
swimming and diving event, won the 10
yards race for the Walsh medal which
must be won twice by the same person to
become his property, but i'm the all round
contest could only get third place the
Times medal being turned over to j. w.
McAfee
The swim under water was won by Police
| man Phil. Browne. who thus secured two
| handsome goid medals.
Summary of Races
The summary of the tourney was as fol-
lows:
First race-Fifty yards: for boys under
fourteen. J. Bennett won; C Williams Sec
ond and John Howard third Time. go.
First prize, medal presented by Superin-
tendent Stevens; second prize pair of bom-
ing pigeons, presented by f. ID. Simonds
second race-Fifty yards: for bows under
sixteen. A. n. Tfndall won; Willie Fischer
second and j. f. Nash third. Time q 39is
First prize. To-Kalon Wine Company med
al; second prize, bathing suit, donated by
A. q. Spalding.
Third race-One hundred yards; open 10
all. j. E. Faulconer won; Walter V Rom
nett second and Philip Tindall third Time
126 First prize, Neumyer medal; second
prize scarf pin donated by Jacobs Broth
Fourth race-Seventy yards, with clothes
on. Edward l.. Szer won: J. n. McAfee
second and W. Kruger third First prize,
watch chain.
Fifth contest-Plain dive. ]. n. McAfee
Won, u. A Chase second and w s. McCar-
thy third. Time. Las. First prize Noigt
medal; second prize bathing suit. I.arri
more & Ridenour.
Sixth race-one hundred yards. for menu
pers OF metropolitan police force Philip
browne ninth precinct, won; Samuel l.,
Browne, ninth precinct, second and S,argt
j. Z. Daley. fourth precinct. third Time
l-43. First prize, Hotel johnson medal.
Seventh contest-Fancy diving ] w
McAIee Won H. Nandeventer second and
Joe Sanders third. First prize Warwick
crp; second prize, gold link cuff buttons,
Harris & Co.
Eighth race-Two hundred and fifty
yards; open to all. w b. Hudson won +,
L. Sizer second and Philip Tindall third
Time. AL First prize. Walsh medal: must
be won twice to become property of winner.
second prize GUIDE medal
Ninth race-Five hundred wards. hraast
stroke: face straight forward. A n. Tin
Dali won, Percy Lowe second and A. IA.
Crawley third. Time, 9.36 First prize
Gerstenberg gold medal
Tenth race-Longest underwater Su,ip,
Philip Browne won, p. ID. Simonds second
and f. Vertenheimer third. First prize
Atiantic and Pacific Tea Company medal:
second prize, sweater Stinemetz
Eleventh cOnteSt-One plaip diva ,,-o
Iancy dives. longest underwater swim and
ffty-yard race. ]. n. McAfee won. A N
Srawley second and w. b. Hudson third.
First prize, Times medal
Consolation race-Fifty yards Sidney
Sommers won: F. Vertenheimer second
NO time taken First prize Pabst medal.