The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-20
RELAY RAGE A SUCCESS
HEALANI SWIMMERS HAVE EX
CITING SPORT.
Two Five Men Teams Swim Quarter
of a Mile Course and Finish Inches
Apart.

The Healani Club inaugurated yester-
day relay swimming race with COM
plete success The affair was exciting
from start to finish and so evenly were
the two contesting teams matched that
at the end of the quarter of a mile
course the winning team was scarcely
a foot in the lead. 1t was the first
event of the kind held here and more
than usual interest was attached to the
race. The teams of five men We're cap
tanned by Dan Renear and r. b. Kidd.
The relays were comparatively short
making it possible for the various
swimmers to maintain killing pace
throughout The last relay was the
longest. 1t was IS yards and was swum
by Captain Renear and Bert Webster.
The relays were from the Waikiki end
of the pontOOn in front of the Healani
club to Archie Young's launch: back to
the float; to the yawl rig yacht; to
Prince Davids Vi-ke; and to the Eva
corner of the Healani pOntOon Renear's
team was composed of W. Madeira,
Dave Dayton w. Hebron, Bert He'll
bron and Renear. Kidd's team was
Paul Jarrett, j. H. Harrison, Charles
Reynolds. Kidd, and Bert Webster.
Jarrett and Madeira swan the first
relay. They got off on even terms and
for the first half MADEIRA was able to
hold his own with Jarrett but in the
latter part of the relay Jarrett forged
ahead and started Harrison, his relief,
fully ten feet in the lead. Dayton swan
the second relay iJr Renear's side but
he was unable TO hold Harrison VINO
added fully five teet more to the lead
for his side With Renear swimming
the last relay Tor his side it was evident
that the only hope of Kidd's side win
ming was by giving Webster a big
handicap Oh the final relay so Kidd
had wisely placed his stronger men on
the first relays.
The third relay proved to be the
most profitable for kidds side as the
lead was materially increased by Char
les Reynolds the well known cOXsWain
of the Healani club. Reynolds was too
strong for w. Hebron and succeeded
in giving Kidd a big lead over on the
fourth relay. This proved to be the
weakest part of the team thus far as
the best Kidd could do was to swim
on even terms with Is. Hebron who
was able in the first part of the relay to
materially reduce the lead. Kidd was
able however to make up the lost
ground in the last half of his relay.
To Captain Dan Renear belongs the
glory of the race. He started about 80
! feet behind Webster but in their relay
of 70 yards gained on his opponent with
every stroke. Renear made a gallant
| fight and as he bore down foot by foot,
yard by yard upon his opponent the
crowds along the waterfront cheered
and yelled him encouragement. Web
ster showed good judgment however for
he nursed his strength well and when
the final came, was strong enough to
maintain his lead and beat out his more
powerful opponent by about one foot.
The relay races will be regular fea-
ture of the weekly sports at the Hea-
lani club. Captain Jack Atkinson who
refereed the contest was so enthu-
siastic over it that he announced his
intention of putting a third team in the
event next Sunday.