New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
GOODWIN'S EASY WIN.
LEADS THE SWIMMERS.
T.J. O'CalIaghan Wins DiUing Con-
test at TraUers Island.

The New York Athletic Club provided an in
terestlng swimming programme for its members
and guests al its summer home at Travers
Island yesterday The card included two cham
plonship events These We're won by L. B.
Goodwin and T. ]. O'Callaghan, of the New York
Athletic Club Although records were broken
IN any OF the events the races were hoty con-
tested and furnished good sport The feature
event OF the programme was the 440-yard swim.
and this and the diving contest We're watched
with much interest by the large number of spec
tators present
Both Of these events were for the championship
of the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur
Athletic Union. L. B. Goodwin won the 440-
yard swim with ease. although pushed at first by
Spencer The latter could not stand the hot
pace and gradually dropped behind. Seven men
started the race. including David Heser and
E. E. Wenck. jr-, of the New York Athletic
Club; Wood Abbey. of Princeton University. and
w Phinney, OF the 9TH Regiment.
While il thought that Goodwin would
win. his Unexpectedly easy victory caused sur
prise He took the lead at the crack of the
pistol, and when the first of the four laps was
completed he had five yards Of clear water be-
tween him and his nearest opponent. He
doubled this lead during the second lap and won
swimming easily in the time of 6:25 LIS, with
Wenck second and Reilly third
Especially Interesting the diving contest :,
won by /. j. O'Callaghan the former national
champion. The winners performance was OF
such high character that he practically out
classed his opponents. He was recently de-
feated in a competition at the jamestown expo
sitlon by a narrow margin.
The fifty yards swim for novices had eighteen
entries It divided into four preliminary
heats and a final r. Berk, of the 23d Street
Young Mems Christian Association, the
winner, with F. J. OCallaghan, unattached
second. feature Of the dead heat
between John Maney, of the 23d Street Young
Mems Christian Association. AMI F. A. McClos-
key, OF the Bath Beach Swimming Club.
The l0O-yard race for novices was decided
in two preliminary heats and a final heat c.
Tefft, of the West Side Young Mems Christian
Association. easily, with B. W. King.
attached, second.
The summary follows:
Northumberland tnnal heaf)-Won by C Tift:
b W King, second G z. Barton, third. Time, 11stS-
Ffty-yard handicap Cfnal heatp-Non by r. Berk. r. J
Fifty-yard handicap tAnal heat)-WOn by r. Berk F =
fourth. Time. o.33iS.
Metropolitan Association Athletic Union
championship $40 yards; final heaO-Won by l. B.
Goodwin. New York Athletic Club. E. E. Wenck, il.
New York Athletic Club second J. H Kelly. West Side
Young Mems Christian Association third; Wood Abbey.
Princeton University fourth. Time. 6-2S1s-
Diving metropolitan Association Amateur Ath
New York Athletic Club, 100 points: W r Lee. New
York Athletic Club. Is2 points second Eugene Kelly
bath Beach Swimming Club Ia points. third I J. Eos
points fourth: Abbey. Princeton University
Swimming Association ia points. hfth, j 4 Ruddy
New York Athletic Club III points. sixth