New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
GOODWIN HOLDS TITLE
WINS RACE At verona.
Champion Beats HIS Field in Halt
Nile Contest TN Fast Time.

L. B. (.Bud"O Goodwin, Of the New York Ath-
ietio Club. retained his title as the halfnile met
ropoiitan champion at the swimming meet held at
Verona Park New Jersey. yesterday afternoon.
Goodwin had easy time. winning by almost
eighty yards In the fast time Of 1853 80 which Is
four-hfths OF second behind the record
Goodwin took the lead from the start, and had
he been pushed he would probably have broken the
record The course 11O-yard one, In fresh
water and the swimmers had to traverse the
course eight times Charles NJ. Daniels. Of the
New York Athletic Club. who is the present record
holder was scheduled to start, but failed to ,ep-
pear, being in Canada
The contest for second place throughout the
whole swim was nip-andvtuck one between W.
Auerbach, of the New York. swimming Assocla-
ton. and H. Brown. an unattached swimmer Ai'ef
trailing Brown from the quarter mile 10 Wlthih
nfteen yards of the finish. Auerbaeh passed MIN
and by barely yard only two OF the eieht
entered, besides the three already Named raced
the starter. They were John Manley OF ue We"
York Athletic Club. and zoltan TOBIAS an aus
traIan, of the New York Swimming Association
ALI the men took the water tosethsr' ana aIesf
going ten yards Goodwin leading by YARD
and using the crawl stroke. Turning the stake at
10 yards in iis IS. Goodwin had assumed nVe-
yard lead with Tobias second stu churnins the
water 20 the 2ao-yard mark Goodwin increased MS
lead 10 fifteen yards with his time 2;os 20
Ths s3o-yard mark passed by BUD IN
A:s6 49, still increasing his advantase over Iopa~'
while Brown third and Aueroach touf'h- ioueii
ing the float the quarter mile, nc han le1" "
over thirty-hve yards. His time waN III To- with
Auerbacb IN second place and Brown foot back
Goodwin's times at the $50 and $50 yard rlarNs
we're 8 90 2-5 and Al As. Respectively. GOODWIN
at the latter point had Increased his lead TO severity
Ave yards. and was still selns away
During all this time Brown and Auereach NePe
TN. sp.ctators in high state OF excitement by TIER
hard night for second place. Goodwin tried nara
in the last nifty wards to break Danielss record
finishing with his crawl stroke. which was USED we
greater part Of the distance. Brown weakened "a
the last twenty-five yards and was passed ON
Auerbach The Iatter's official time was IA 10 As.
which was 10 lis behlnl Goodwin while Browns
time was IL IL LIS.
The finish Of the fnai heat Of the one hundred
yard handicap was the most interesting and excit-
Ing az m. dav being hotIv contested from the so
yard mark TO the nnish. Barely a hand separated
the first three swimmers. Arthur faure, or uis
2sd street. Young Meas Christian Association WIFE
81 second handicap taking the race A. sptsi-
berger OF the New York Swimming Associauen' ana
p. Bosselrian. OF the Bath Beach swimming Asso-
eiatien. fought hard for sseepd homer the lerrAef
getting II By an eyelash. ". ;. Salllie, anotasr
swimmer Of the 23d street YOUNG Mems CHRISTIAN
Association who won the zs0-yard SWIM rof noVces
tired seventy-hve yards from home, and usins the
common breast stroke. lei NJ A swarez. OF Tire
Montclair Young Mems Christian Association. across
the line By Ave yards
canoe fitting contests were also on the pre-
gramms. and greatly amused the spectators
The summaries follow
ioo-ysrd dash ChandicsP>-Frst hes.-wen ,5 hy :,
spielberger New York 5. a OF secohdsl; o. Haser'
Bath Beach 5. A. ~ secondsl. second Ilms'
q rs. Second hsat-WoD by Arthur Faure, IWehF
ty-thrd Street Y. NJ. g. A t2t seconds; A j. Nc
Hardy West Side v NJ. G A Els seconds second
Time Ills 30 Third hsst--Won by =. Bossslman.
Bath Beach s. a 23 secondsli G. Halstein, UNI
attached ds secendsl. second Time. "a FiNsl
hsat-won by Arthur FauIs. r spieleefser. Soc
ond 2. Bosselman, third. Time il9 10
T vlsSt third rG's srrs sS'fsSa s@$Tss
Montclsir Y. NJ. G. a, SECOND; W Nj Fsi"r New
York A. g. third Time S32 rs
one-halt mile swim scratch. metropolitan chan-
pionshipl-Won by L p Goodwin New York A G;
W. Auerbach. New York 5. A, second, H. Brown,
unattached third. Time. 1853 S-S.