New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
DANJELL'S NEW RECORD.
CHAMPION SWIMS FAST.
Large Cro5od attends metropolitan
Il. 4. T.. Cham pionship.

c. NJ. Daniels. the worlds champion swimmer,
who made a fine record at the olympic games
at Athens, and also swept everything before him
in England, signalized his return by winning
the 1OO-yard race for the Metropolitan cham
pionship held under the auspices of the New
York Athletic Club at Travers Island yesterday.
incidentally. the young human fish broke his
own record for the course OF 1 min. S45 sec by
four -ffths of a second.
Eight men, all members of the New York Ath-
letic Club. plunged off the float simultaneously
when the pistol started them off in the contest
Using his now famous stroke, the champion soon
took the lead and repeatedly looked around 70
see If any of his competitors were near enough
TO give him a race. which showed that had he
been hard pressed he would undoubtedly have
clipped off a second or more from the present
record. When the finish Danny gave UP the
crawl stroke and continued on his way, using
the trUdgeon, which is considerably slower. The
large number OF persons who watched the races
were made up Of many members Of the fair
sex. They thoroughly drenched by the
several heavy showers. Tteir spirit, however,
was not dampened for they gave Daniels
royal send off when he crossed the line an easy
winner L. s. Crane and L. B. Goodwin had
hard fight for second place, the former winning
by narrow margin
Fourteen swimmers started in the 44O-yard
handicap with Daniels on scratch. His COM
.petitOrs had big handicaps. ranging from eight
TO twenty seconds, the latter mark being
held by l.. B. Goodwin. Daniels soon cut down
the big leads, but his previous work had tired
him, and he eventually took things easy"
Goodwin gradually drew up among the leaders
and followed the pace set by S. II. VOshell until
fifty yards of the finish when he drew away
with comparative ease, and won with plenty to
spare. Voshell and Ray MulYy had desperate
struggle for second honors, which went to the
former by length
In the 100-yard novice race Cecil Arthur. un>
attached graduated from this class by
cleVerly defeating field of twelve H Cas-
parry, unattached led the way for the greater
part of the distance but was passed by both
Arthur and Sidney H. Parrott OF the Twenty
third Street Young Mems Christian Association.
The time. l:18 3-5 was exceptionally good for a
novice race.
Thomas O'Callaghan. of the New York Ath-
heretofore in all local diving contests met de-
feat by his club mate, Walter Lee The verdict
or the Judges placed the men on almost even
terms, with the odds slightly faVoring Lee
william Bechtold. Of the West Side Young Mems
Christian Association, was awarded third honors
Each man made six diveS-front back, somer-
sault and three special plunges This is the first
lime tIlat - Cailaghan has been defeated in some
time The summaries follow:
One hundred-yard swim-Won by c NJ Daniels New
York athletic Club; L. B. Goodwin New York Athletic
Giub second l. s Crane New York Athletic Club third
ln0inas y Galiagh9n tr, New York Athletic Club
second; @ william Bechold West Side Young Mems
-Four hundred forty-yard swim fhandicaD,on nv
Il Il p Goodwin. New York Athletic (22 seconds1; S
New York Athletic 80 seconds third TfneWs.22
uhared-yard swim. novice, hnan-Won by Cecil
street Young Mems Christian Association second. ~
O"Spai'' unattached third Time-1: 1:1Sas