The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-06
CONTEST OF THE SWIMMERS
Tournament at the Bathing Beach
This Afternoon.
Policemen and Firemen Among the
Plain and Fancy Div
ing for Prizes.

The annual swimming tournament, winch
viii lake place at the bathing beach this
afternoon at 8 O'Clock, promises to be the
most interesting event of the kind which
has cyef taken place In this city. The
Success OF the affair, OF which now there
Is not the faintest shadow of a conbt, Is
due entirely To the untiring energy OF the
arrangements committee, who have left
nothing undonc which would tend To
the entertainment and amusement OF the
visitors to The beach this afternoon.
The entries for the thirteen events prac-
tically closed ON Saturday evening, and
in all tie events, except one, the contest
for members Of the fire department, there
are a sufficient number OF entries 10 guar
aniee excellent sport. For the firenen's
race the entries were left open until the
opeLing of he races. when it is expected
a gocaly number win be heard from.
The greatest interest, however, is cen
tered in the seventh event, 250 yards,
for the Walsh gold medal; the third, leo
Yards, open to all, and the 500 yards
breast stroke, for the Gerstenberg gold
medal.
fhe events. prizes and entries are:
First race-Fifty yards: for boys Gnder
fourteen years cf age. First prize, w. Y
Stevens medal second prize, rair homing
pigeons. Entnes-J. Bennett and Roger
Moray.
Second races p. m; fifty yards; for
buys under sixteen years. First prize,
TnK 2 lon gold medal: second prize, bathing
suit, 10y Spsliine: third prize, pair Of shoes.
by Is. Rich's Sons. Eutries-W lille Fischer,
A. n. Tmdall, Thomas Williams, H.. f. Def
fer. f. Nash and Arthur Besnet..
Third rece-1O0 yards; open 10 all. First
prize, Neumyer medal second prize. scarf
pin, Pearl, Jacob Bros. Entries-A. b.
Johnson, Phillip Tindall, T. E. Caulfield.
John Il. Clarke. Walter V Bennett, F.. 1.
Koche aud j. f. Falkner..
Fourth prize-Clot hes race; seventy yards.
First prize Reuter- gold medal second prize.
gold watch chain. Entries-Edward l..
Sizer, ]. " McEffee, John H.. Clarke,
Clarence j. Crowley and F. veitenheimer.
Fifth race Plain diving. First, Voigt
me'lal; second a bathing suit, by Larrimore
and Ridenour. Entries Sidney Somers, A
5. Crawley. Myrnn Robinson, Thomas Will
liams, Alfred svensson, w. L. Buell., Geo.
4. Chase. ]. n. McEffee, william W. Curtis.
Joseph Sanders, De Nash, and William
Mccarthy.
sixth race Fancy diving. First prize.
Warwick silver cup; second prize, gold Ink
buttons, by Harris & Co Entries-J. n. Nc
Eifee, Joseph Sanders, H. Handkerchief
]. Leo Cassin ard e. w Kettler.
seventh race 25o-yard straight away.
First prize. Walsh medal; second prize.
GUIDE medal. Entries Edward Sizer, Philip
'Tindau, william B. Hudson. j. c. Daley.
John u. Clarke, and F. veitenheimer.
Eighth race Long under water swim.
First prize. Atlantic and Pacific Company,
gold medal; second. sweater. by Stinemetz
Entnes--Charles X. Burns. ". Buell., Frank
Dean.onu, E. r. Langdoa, Howard f..
vandeyenter, Phillip Brown, p. d. Smons.
L. yeitenheimer.
Ninth race Five hundred yards, breast
stroke swim. First prize, Z. Gerstenberg.
medal; second, silver medal, by Mr. Han
son. Entries: A. n. Tindall, Charles II
Burns, Percy Lowe, A. III. Cramey. Frank
beaumont. j. II. Clarke, W. Ringer, Guy b.
Marean, Victor Pellant, E. c. Schrufer.
Tenth race Policeman race; one hun
dred yards straight. First prize. III edal, by
Hotel johnson. Entries: j. c. Daley, J
Schuyler. Philip Brown, Samuel l.. Brown,
Larry O'Dea.
Eleventh race An-round swimming plain
aid fancy diving, under alter swim AMI
fifty yards straight aw ay. BntIies: A. II.
Crowley, J. W. McEffee, Alfred Svensson,
Joseph Saunders, II. Vanderventer, p. d.
SiInons.
Twelfth race Fire department.; 100
yards. First, gold medal by Family Shoe
Store. Entries Robert Tegler. and others
will be made tomorrow.
Thirteenth race Consolation, 10o-yard
dash, for the Pabst GOLD medal. Open toall
Who have not been placed in the previous
events.
The Officers of the day are: Starter, w.
X. Stevens; starters aids, W. b. Hudson
anG +. E. Stevens; referee, Mr.. McQuade
j. Dies. DR.. Greenfels. Mr.. Joyce and Mr.
Crosby.
For the 50o-yard race Prof. William Van
Mum, principal OF the Berlitz School, has
been selected as special Judge. Mr.,
Mum was formerly an officer in the Ger
man army, and was professor Of military
swimming.