The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-24
MYRTLES ARE NOW
THE CHAMPIONS
The Second Night of Exhibition
Decides Island Swimming
Championship.

Those who chose between the benent
play at the Orpheum and the second
NIGHT NJ the swimming contest at the
Hotel Baths last night were not sorry
they made the choice, for the exhibit
tion was excellent. Some surprising
time was made and Geo. Cooke, ex-
champion OF the world, showed that
he has not as yet lost all OF his old
form as he lacks but four feet to tie
the worlds record in the plunge.
The crowd was not large but it was
n good-humored one and Announcer
Tomlins kept it so throughout the en-
tire exhibition. Excitement was at a
tremendous pitch, especially in the re-
lay race when, without a single ex-
eeption. the whole audience rose to its
feet and rooted like mad.
The final OF the 25-yard dash was
the first on the program T. Cooper
NJ, l. Cunha, h, n. Sullivan. H, and
w. Cooper. NJ, were the contestants.
w. Cooper won. His time was 1908
seconds This gave the Myrtles eight
points
The backward race in which Ken
meth Winter. H, mere boy was
pitted against George Crozier, M, was
won by Winter. Crozier lost his bal
ance Just as Starter Babbitt called
ont. Make ready" and the start had
70 he made again. Winters time was
41:O1 seconds.
The event of the evening was the
plunge, in which Geo. Cooke, ex-
worlds champion. competed against
Ted Cooper. Cooke made three tries
and succeeded in making a plunge OF
Sc feet. inches.
In the final heat OF the 1Oo-yard dash
Kopke. NJ; D. Center. NJ; Freeth, H.;
Percy Foss, H; tried to win for theil
clubs. E. Kopke. NJ. won his time
being one minute, seven seconds.
No points were given in the 50-yard
junior race. Dixon, NJ, and Rex Hitch
cock won. Time, thirty seconds.
The high and fancy diving for which
no points were given, created mucf
applause in the audience. O'Brien' +
Foss and Carl Oss. took part in this
act. Oss was especially good in VIVA
was called the Canary bird dive
When the announcer told the audience
the name of Oss' new stunt, some on
in the front of the building chirpe'
like a canary, causing much laughter
Cunha. H., won the final heat OF I'M
EDWARD dash. His time was twenty
nine seconds fiat.
In the creased pole act, Oss. O'Briel
and Percy Foss tried 10 take al
American flag which had been stuci
on the end Of a pole. Many FAILURE
resulted in OBrien's capturing IN
nag, which the management awarde
him as a prize.
The noninally clothed race in whic
Oss, O'Brien and Percy Foss partei
pated. was perhaps the hardest even'
The contestants must swim TO one en-
of the tank, put on pair OF trousers
swim back. place a shirt on swim
second time, put on a coat and swir
a last time to the starting place
Percy won this event. As mrs
pr,ze he was awarded the entire thre
suits Of clothing. AS they are not
the latest style or make. 1t is not
all probable that he will make niue
use of them.
The three hundred yard relay rae
the final event on the program create
the most excitement. Six men troi
each team swan. The first heat wa
won by Hitchcock of the Myrtle
which club took the rest of the heat
By winning this race the Myrties &C
ded ten points TO their already iars
score.
Superintendent OF Public Instructio
Rabbit. was the starter.