New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
YAN DUESEN SWIMS FASr
Wins 1OO-Tard Handicap in Gcoa
.StuIe IN NezC York n. &. Meet

The New York Athletic Club held It's rera,~
monthly set Of open swimming races at its CON-
trv home at Trayers Island yesterday afte-rn.
and many crack swimmers OF the rnetrcvol,,,-
district took part There was unusually ls,..
entry in the 100-yard swim which made IL No.
sary TO run o~ several heats. In the 1o6-va.A
handicap eight swimmers tced the mark IN ~
final heat with j. r. Reilly. Of Townsend H,,-
Hall and Karl Schmidt. Of the Mercury Foot clrs
on scratch C.. Van Duesen. of the Bath 49,
Swimming Club. with allowances o. 1s -
ond. won from ". Phinney. unattached. who hsA
a handicap of 10 seconds by barely half a nr,..
All the swimmers took the water at the prom
time and after fifty yards had been covered PHI,
new was leading by gard with Van Duesen sec
ond Reilly and Schmidt were yard behind anA
swimming strongly
Phinney then challenged Van Dues.n; n.
latter met him willingly and gradually drev
away and won with little to spare. G H Bey4
also of the Bath Beach Swimming Club. WAS third
Schmidt and Reilly were close together at the
finish with the former slightly ahead
The I0G-yard novice race brought out four M,
In the hna and it was valhover for Harry
Briggs, Of the New Rochelle Rowing Club. Who
after catching Auerbach and Evans at fifty yards
won as he pleased In the slow time OF minute
20 s-5 seconds. Auerbach finished second, win
Evans stroke back.
Thomas j. OCaIsghan. jr.. Of the New Yors
Athletic Club, executed many back springs as6
fancy dives in the diving event OCaashan pss.
formed all his feats from height Of thirty-Aye
feet except the back dive. and he made such
clean dive that he had over II points to spar,
over the next man at the finish, although ne
started from scratch He had a total Of 7ot-s
points. j. II. Mel. OF the New York S.imn.ss
Association, second. and W. r.. Lee. Of the
New York Athletic Club. third
The Mercury Foot men, after hard tussls I,
the trial heats had little trouble in defeating the
Bath Beach canoe paddIers in the final heat
The summaries follow:
W. Phinny unattached 22 seconds: O. II. Boyd, 9ata
Beach Swimming Club t1s secondsl. second Time. li1s
Second heat won by G. Van Duesen. Bath Beach Swim
ming Club dS seconds: F. j. Sundstron. New Y~h
Swimming Club 60 seconds,. second Time. TIA rard
heat won by J. III Reilly. To~1send Harris Hal Q
u1 seconds,. second Time. 1907 Fourth heat ~
Karl Schmidt. New York Athletic Club 90 seconds, j.
Maniey. unattached d4 seconds). second Time 1o9s
Final by Van Dussen; Phinney. second. Boyd.
third. Time. 1J2*s
One-hundred-yard swim tnovicsl-Ffrst heat won ~
1:321s- Second by G. NJ Evans T~enty-thr6
Young Mems Christian Association Time. i34A
Christian Association. Time. 1:lsa. F5arth heat vos
by Harry Briggs. New Rochelle Rowing Club. Time
1 t5,na Final a. heat Won y Briggs Ausr0aeh second
Fancy diving thandcapy-Won BY Thomas ocd-
lashan. New York Athletic Club tscrAtch), 7oe points.
J. H MIL New York Swimming Association 20 pointN.
Club 90 points, third with ssss points. A'''''
Thomas, New York Athletic Club. defeated Kelly ana
Risby. Bath Beach swimming Association Second trsl
James ard o. Brien: Bath Beach defeated Curry sad
York defeated White ana Graham Fourth sriai-rra-
benbach and Miller. New York: lost 70 Eeinner asd
smith. New Athletic Club. defeated F. Risey
J. Kelly. Bath Beach Swimming Association