New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-06
QUAKER SWIMMERS WIN
NEW. FLY CASTING MARK.
Mor1s High Team Loses One
TrOphy an Rife Tourney.

The swimmers of the University Of Pennsylvania
swept the boards in the aquatic sports at the
Sportsmans Show in Madison Square Garden last
night by capturing the final heats in the 15o-yard
junior championship event and the 1Oo-yard handicap
& Dairympe touched the tape first insthe former
swim. while J. Gerkes led fast field home in the
handicap The victory of the collegians proved
popular with the spectators
charles N. Daniels did take part in the 100
yard swim. for the reason that he was saving him
self for his final effort tonight to break the worlds
record for 800 yards
Gerkes. Of Pennsylvania. and Hostein were on
even terms when they made the last turn Of the
race last night but the wearer Of the red and blue
had the better sprint and won by half length.
while the crowd rOared its APPROVAL After Dali
ryHpIe mad opened up Of two yards in the
l5O-yard Junior swim, he was content to hold his
advantage to let Auerbach and J. Manley, Of the
East Side Young Mems Christian Association. bat
tie for second position. the former finally capturing
the place.
In the water polo match Pennsylvania defeated
the Bath Beach Swimming Club by a score Of
goals to 3.
G. NJ. L. La Branche made new amateur record
of Sc feet inches IN the fly casting tournament
with fouTOunce rod for distance in the after
noon. W. II. Hammett, of Newport, r. l. held the
old mark Of "a feet inches, made in the Garden
In 1905 La Branche was in rars form yesterday
and easily held his rivals safe. J. L. Kirk finished
second, with cast of ~ feet inches. while W. ].
Enrich was third. with "A feet inches
In the professional class of the same event L s
Darling won with the excellent cast Of IS feet
inches which was something over two feet better
than La Branches amateur record In this class
W. a. Chandler second with cast IF q feet
inches
The bait casting contest for accuracy at an an
chored target attracted particular interest among
the onlookers as several Of the contestants showed
remarkable skill The conditions called for ten
overhead casts with Quarter-ounce sinker two at
each Of FIVE targets placed 60 TO- 80 90 and feet
from FBa MA ayaI with 2-TO
per cent. with r. J. Held. who made worlds
record for distance Thursday. second L. V
Darling third, with IS $40 per cent; z. B. Rice
fourth with s. $40 per cent; H. Johnson, fth with
80 per cent; E F. Todd sixth, with 81 per cent, and
II. Freeland, seventh, with 80 per cent.
The rife team Of the Norris High School suffered
its first defeat in the shooting tournament IN the
basement yesterday. when the gunners OF The
institution failed to beat the excellent score
Of SOS hung I'd by the De Witt Clinton marksmen
on Thursday in the competition for the New York
State Rife Association trophy The Morris High
boys who have four trophies. fell short OF the
mark by the margin OF one point. 10 the de
light OF the Clinton enthusiasts. who were on hand
In goodIy numbers. The Manual Training team
was third with 500.
Morris High however found consolation in the
fact that Its team led the other high schools in the
struggle the Peters trophy. with the good score
OF $50 out Of a possible 800 This score was made
on THURSDAY but II not equalled yesterday.
De Witt Clinton finished second with 465- The
first and second teams OF Manual Training tied for
third place with 459 Morris High was successful
during the week in the sub-target Dupont and
Winchester cup matches also
The feature Of the aquatic sports tonight will
be a dual meet between the swimming and water
polo teams OF Harvard University and the College
81 the City Of New York. This IL the regular
league match IN the race for the intercollegiate
championship for 1909 and the events will be the
so 100 and 220 yard swims. plunge for distance.
fancy diving four-Tnan relay race and water polo
match under American rules
Great interest attaches 20 the meet, because OF
the presence OF Roger Cutler. the swimming find OF
the wear. on the Harvard team. Cutler was IN
known as A swimmer few months ago. but since
the opening Of the indoor he has been max
ing history az a great rate. After equaling the
6Oyard record Of 25 35 seconds ne
,csn+ ont and beat Wheaton Chambers, Of Prince |
ron the Intercollegiate 1O0-yard champion, at the
1attar's distance ending up with defeat OF the |
sceady S.oddard Of Yale 220 yards. in the rec |
ord time Of 2 minutes 80 seconds. This time is !
u,itbin three seconds OF the mark made by Daniels
IN winning last years 22O-ysrd national champion
ship.
RIFLE TOURNAMENT
New York state Rifle Association trcphy-Morris High
-. tasul-I Byrues "a; Andes. 90 j. Phillips, o. J.
Zf,rgan "a J I.nicus 81; J. Enrich. es; total 564
sstsno 20: 5 Warsaw 50. Ehrhart 81 G Austrian.
20; 59l h High nrs teams Berger David
son 80. II Seedorf- IS W Zschoina q; X Baldlnser'
Fra