New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
NEW RECORDF0R HANDY
SUvIMS IN FAST TIME.
Big Cro7cd Enjoys Water Sports at
Madison Square Garden.

Henry ]. Handy the crack swimmer OF the lti-
nois Athletic Club made his debut in the Dig Iake
at the motor boat and sportsrnaus snow last hlsh'
and established a new worlds record of min. y
sec for breast stroke swimming at 100 yards iAe
previous record was 1 min, q % Sec held Z.
Gardner of the East sydney Swimming Club OF
Australia.
F. H James, of the Bath Beach Swimming
Club was his competitor from the eisht-secoho
mark James took the water on the jump and got
away fast but the starter failed to notify Handy
get set and he was caught mapping when the piston
went off He after James as if his life oe-
pended on 1t, and at the end OF the fourth lal
was on top of him. Both made fast turn 9hC
headed for the finish. 1t was nip and tuck 10 the
end Handy beating James by yard. The breast
81 rol,s Is the old fashioned type of swimming and
Is much more graceful than the modern crawl use!
by the sprnters.
An overfowing house gave the speedy Chicas"aI'
his due need of applause. He Is booked to appear
at the show again tonight, when he VIII sim Ia Ia
an open handicap race against big field lie VIII
also swim in a special match race, showing the
hack stroke The distance Will be $50 yards. Handy
recently SWAN yards, back stroke, in a tank Oh
the same size as that in the Garden IN nh''
s % secs.
r. Mulvey. of the Bath Beach Swimming Club
CAPTURED the final heat in the Bath Beach SWIM
ming Club capturfed the final heat in the SD-yard
handicap in a sensational finish with Is. hlhs, an
other fast man in the water. G. Kelley and Ii.
Martin more representatives, OF lie DdtH
Beach Club were tied for third houors.
The canoe fitting. usual, took with the crowd
and the contestants furnished several exciting
bouts In the final Gene Kelly paired with Rlgby'
overturned White and b. Kelley in short order
The spectators one man in the hnai
heat of the 200-yard handicap for five swimmers OF
the Bath Beach Club made the last turn with only
a little over a yard between them MulVey. the
scratch man, favorite, and in a desperate nm
ish touched line with only five inches to spare
over James. b. White third.
Arthur c. Holden the champion high diver OF
the world gave his first exhibition last night. He
backward ninety feet from the girders at the
top of the amphitheatre- He will repeat the feat
every afternoon and evening.
Water polo won new friends in the exciting con-
test between the Bath Beach Swimming Club team
and an all star combination. The former six tall
lied four goals to their opponents nothing. Gene
Kelley and Boyle put up strong game for the
winners Tee lineup follows:
Positions All Salrs
Rigby
White II. Martiu
Currier- H ,ltice
MulVey
Kelley.
Boye. ..................L L. Iooker
Coals-KeIly Co). Boyle White Referee-Harry Lyons
Athletic Club Goal umpires- -Siahiey N,te
y. GoIdng Timers-N- Clark and y see lime
halves, 3 minutes.
c z Jacobus carried off the honOrs in fly casting
with a cast of 50 feet II inches w. II. Cruikshank
was second with a cast of 50 feet inches. and
A. J. Marsh was third with 70 feet 10 inches.
match race in the tank at 40 yards in 81 seconds.