Evening star., 1909-08-22
MORE WATER STUNTS
Exciting Quarter-Mi|e Race in
Municipal Pool.
JULIAN WASHINGTON WINS
A Swim Under the Surface Was New
Feature.
EXCITED LADY ON THE SCENE
After Red-Headed Youngster, But
Is Finally Pacified, and Even
Enthused
EXCITED LADY ON THE SCENE

JOY unconfined at the municipal
bathing beach, near the Washington
Monument, yesterday afternoon during
the third of the series of aquatic con-
tests recently inaugurated by Supt Will
liam u. Hudson.
Juvenile Washington turned out in large
numbers to take part, and fully LOCO
spectators OF all aSes-the largest crowd
that has gathered at the beach this sea-
son-lined up at the edge OF the water
cheered themselves hoarse and nearly
fell into the pool in their enthusiasm
for their favorites.
\ feature inaugurated yesterday was
the holding of races for colored bows who
patroniZe the beach. There We're many
entries in the events in the pool reserved
for the coiored patrons and an enthu-
siastic gallery helped TO enliven the occa-
sion
n new program was arranged for the
white boys yesterday afternoon. There
was a relay race between three. teams of
four boys each. an underwater swim a
tub race and auarter-mile swim But
the quarter-mile swim was the CLASSY
event OF the afternoon To go that dis
tance The boys had TO swim the length
of the big pool twenty times. On ac-
count of the distance there were fire.
quent changes in the standing of the con
testants. and the best swimmers who
patEonize the beach were entered The
spectators cheered wildly during the en-
tire contest.
A Warm Contest This.
Several boys started in the race, clar-
ence Bailey. Carl Carrick, Frank Hart
man. Blaine Fitzgerald, Julian Washing
ton and Edward Foster. Shortly after
the start it was seen that there would
he a warm fight for first honors between
Bailey and Washington
During the first part of the race Bailey
steadily increased his lead on Washington
and in the eighteenth lap, with only two
more. to go he was fifty feet ahead
Washington, who had been using the
breast stroke up To that time. then
changed to crawl stroke. He crept up
steadily on the leader and succeeded in
pas ing him in the last lap.
When il was determined that Washing
ton had won the spectators suddenly
discovered that Blaine Fitzgerald had
been swimming strong in the final laps
and crept up almost even with Bailey To
many of the spectators ii appeared that
Bailey and Fitzgerald had finished in "a
dead heat. but the judges decided that
Bailey was one stroke ahead and award
ed him second place. Frank Hartman
was fourth and Carl Carrick was fifth
carrick surprised even his warmest adj
mirers by his work throughout the race
and he Is likely henceforth To be recog-
nized as dangerous competitor in any
contest in which he enters.
The relay race was also spirited con-
test. TIL winning team was composed OF
Joseph Young. Thomas Monahan, Louis
Ely and Richard Zappone.
The underwater swim created much in
terest. and some Of he spectators held
their breath from excitement as long as
the. swimmers did from necessity Jo-
seph Young proved the best in this con-
test, swimming the length of the pool
and 10 feet back, making a total distance
of SO feet. Clarence Bailey was second
making 65 feet and Julian Worthngton
was third. with a distance just under 65
feet.
''Tubby" Wins Again.
'.Tubby' Ryan maintained his position
as undisputed holder of the championship
in the tub race. He easily finished first
in that event. going the entire distance
of l3D feet without shipping a drop of
water. There are number cf young
x1rH,