The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
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The races yesterday passed off without
a hitch and although the time was none
too fast, it proved that Utah has the
markings of some fast men with proper
development. 1t also showed that the
swimmers can by practice Improve tnelr
strokes which means faster time The
course yesterday was 220 yards in length
and all the races under this distance were
therefore straighaway. Swimming is
about the only sport where stra1ghtaWay
records are slower than records made
with turns in them. An expert swimmer
will always gain speed on turn where
they hit bank and get the shove away
and the smaller the pool, therefore, the
faster the time. Every concelVaple
stroke was used, the overland. side
stroke, English overland, breast, trudg-
con. were all in evidence. The water
could not have been better, and the ar
rangements for the swimmers made any
better The officials were kept busy
skimming over the lake in launches and
row boats, while Fred Meakin with his
megaphone kept the crowd informed on
what was going on.
Hoffman Proves the Star.
George Hoffman, the tall Y NJ. c. A,
swimmer. carried off the honOrs of the
day in the sprint races. He won the
finals in both the 50 and 1OO-yard events,
but was pushed to his utmost in both
races. Hans Beck was at his shoulder
in both races In the final of the 90
yard dash, the long reach of Hoffman
alone gave him the race, as Beck was
so close TO him that il took the final eff
fort of the lengthy swimmer TO land the
first piece. Fifteen feet from the finish
Beck was leading by about two feet,
when Hoffman began the final sprint
which won.
1t was nearly the same in the finish
of the 100-yard race. but in this event
both Hoffman and Beck finished all in,
each had to be picked up by the boats al
the finish in the middle of the lake.
HoagIand's Game Struggle.
Perhaps the gamest race of the day
was the mile A mile may not seem far
| to a land lubber but let a person try
swimming against three stop watches fol
| this distance and by the time the last
stroke is made it will seem as he had
been in the water all afternoon. Frank
Hoagiand won this race with about TWEEN
| ty yards to spare. Churchill was sec
| ond. nearly lap GAO YARDS ahead OF the
next man. In this race the strokes were
! changed frequently to ease the tired
muscles of the swimmers.
/ Fred BlOdgett had a Walk-away in the
under water swim for distance, but in
| justice TO Hoffman, who came second, il
| should be said that he was about all il
| from the trials and finals of the sprint
events.
The records made will all stand as stat,
| records until broken, as they were made
under the official rules of the A A L
The Summary.
50-yard dash, first heat-Hans Beck
/ H H RunyOn Times seconds Sec
ond heat~G. s. Hoffman. F. Fl. Wood
Finale. B. Hoffman, Hans Beck. Tim,
So 20 seconds.
! 100 yards, finale. B. Hoffman, Han:
/ Beck Time-1:27 %
/ Time-4:0i 2-5.
40 yards-John Roe, Frank Hoagland
/ Time-9:49 2-5.
! Half mile-Scott Bird. Churchill. Tim,
-21 :3S As.
! Miie-Frank Hoagland. Churchill Tim,
-42:41 As
50 yards (boys under 15)-Roy Mcintyre
Edwin lie Prohan Time-42 20
/ Under water swim for distance-Fre,
Blodgett, G.. B. Hoffman. Distance-1O
feet