The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
SWIMMING RACES.
Annual Meeting of the Chicago A
a. U. Yesterday.

A. U. Yesterday.
Chicago July 3.-The annual anna
teur championship swimming race of
| the A. A. L. were held in the Lagoon
at Lincoln park this afternoon, the
first time in the history of the A. A. U.
that the meet was held in western
waters. The meet was under the aus
pices of the Chicago Athletic associa-
| ton and took on the nature of an in
ternational contest, as among the COM
petitors were Fritz Kniese, the Ger
man champion. and Paul Neumann, the
Austrian champion at the Olympic
games at Athens, who raced today,
| wearing the colors of the Chicago as
| ISOLATION. Nearly all the crack swim
mers of the country were entered, Cal
| ifornia bei-s represented by Dan RAJ
near and howard T. Brewer of the
Lurline club of San Francisco, both of
whom held records.
Twelve events were carded, five of
which were championship races-the
100 yards, 900 yards. 440 yards. half
mile and mile. Other events were a
1O6-yard handicap, 220 yards naval
militia race, 300 yards German turn
ems race, 100 yards clothes race, 100
race for schools. 100 yards club race, a
400 yards relay race, a water polo
match and an eight-oar shell race be-
tween the Delaware Boat club of Chi
cago and a picked crew of the Chicago
navy. 4 rather strong wind was blow
ing from the south and directly up the
Lagoon, but this was in favor of the
swimmers, especially in the shorter
events. The water was not roughened
enough to be an impeachment, and a
more ideal day or place for record
breaking could not be desired. The
shores of the pretty Lagoon were lined
with thousands of people. Following
are the results:
One hundred yards championship
Five starters. Dan Ranear, Lurline
club, San Francisco, won. Time
1907 2-5. beating all previous American
records 2 1-5 seconds; John F. Haunty.
Milwaukee Rowing club. second; R. E.
Beach, Chicago Athletic association,
third.
One hundred yards school race-Five
starters w. A. Knowles. Milwaukee,
won. Time-1:20. A. W. Goetz, Chi
cag6, second; c. E. Dunlop, Chicago,
third.
Five hundred yards-o. C, Koestler.
Milwaukee Rowing Club, won; 1. ].
3:15 40. The others had their own
troubles and sank ANONYMOUSLY at d.
ferent points.
Relay race, 400 yards. two clubs con-
testing. men changing every 100 yards
d. NJ. Reeder of the New York Afh-
letic club and G. A. Thorne of the Chi
cago Athletic association; Reeder
reached the tape first by three yards.
The second two men were E. a. Wenek,
New York Athletic club. and Walter
Blum, Chicago Athletic association.
Wenelz added another y4rd TO the lead
Of his club mate. The third men. J. NJ.
Davis of New York and r. Z. Beach
of Chicago. fought hard. Beach sue
ceeded in cutting a yard OFF the New
Workers. lead. In the final 100 yards
n. N. Murray for New York and G. c.
Rev for Chicago fought for the vic
tory. Rev succeeded in the first so
yards IN drawing up 70 almost even
terms With his opponent. but Murray
came away at the end, winning easily
5:26.
one hundred yards clothes race
Four contestants. W. c. Goets. Mil
waukee Rowing club, won; George |
Wieland. North Side natatorium, sec /
ond; A; Wepfer. Milwaukee Rowing |
CLUB. third. Time-1:2s is.
One hundred yards handicap-Ten |
starters. j. NJ. Davis. New York Ath- |
letic club, won; a. c. Knowles. Mil /
waukee Rowing club. second; William !
Bachrach. Kadish natatorium, Chicago, |
third. Time-1:27 rs.
Two hundred yards, naval militia |
race-Six starters. II. n. Hand. won;
A. S. Bradley, second; a. Z. Drandol, !
third Tlme-3.35 10
Mile championship-Ther were but /
three contestants in this race-Paul !
Neuman. Chicago Athletic association; /
j. I. Haunty, Milwaukee Rowing club; |
and Z. A. Wenek, New York Athletic !
club. Neuman. who used a long |
double Overland stroke. took the lead /
from the start and steadily increased |
IL. winning easily by 80 yards from /
Haunty, who finished nearly 100 yards
ahead OF Wenek. Time-39:34 As,
breaking the American record by three
seconds.
Mile championship-The were but
three contestants in this race-Paul
Neumann. c. A. A; J. II. Haunty. Mil
waukee Rowing club, and F. A. Wenck,
n. Y. A c. Neumann, who used q long
double over hand stroke, took the lead
from the start and steadily increased
ii, winning easily by so yards from
Haunty, whe finished nearly 100 yards
ahead of Wenck. Tgme-30:24 SO.
breaking the American record by 2 2-5
seconds.
Four hundred and forty yards cham
starters. 3. F. Brew
er, Turbine club, San Francisco. won by
20 yards; w. Blum, Chicago Athletic
club. second; II. Abender, third. Time
1908 3-5.
Two hundred and twenty yards
champs starters. D. NJ. Il
Reeder. New York Athletic cluo. won:
r. E. Beach, c. A. A, second; n. Muir
ray. New York Athletic CLUB third.
1-5 This beats the Ameri-
can record by 3-5 seconds. Beach's
time, 2:5S 4-5. was also inside the rec
ord.
Half mile. championship, three
Neuman. c. A, won by
30 yards; w. c. Goetz, M. r. c., sec
ord. z UaprIr |