New-York tribune., 1909-03-02
DANIELS LOSES MARK
SWIMS IN EXTRA LAP.
Big CroaCd Enjoys Fancy DiUing
and Fly Casting in Garden.

and Fly Casting an Garden.
The schoolboy rife tournament and the continue
ton of the fly and bait casting tournament ware
the chief attractions at the sportsmen's Show In
Madison Square Garden yesterday afternoon. while
the big tank the swimmers disported was the
centre Of interest in the evening. The aisles
Garden crowded also by those who wanted TO
gee tbs latest improvements in motor boats guns
rods and other accessories life In the woods to
talk TO the guides and make plans for the coming
gunner.
Charles n Daniels Of the New York Athletic
club lost q new worlds swimming record for q
quarter Of mile in the tank last night through the
ca-eIessuess OF the officials. who allowed the worlds
champion swimmer to travel an extra lap, Daniels
snrinted from the crack Of the pistol IN the special
are. gnd soon overhauled Bud Goodwin and NJ c.
Nanlev, his clubmates. who allowed handi-
,s- Of Is seconds each. Daniels after he had
o1ared I'd e gap Of ten yards. did not let UP for
sn instant. as he was out for new figures. He lost
--sck Of the count, however, and the officials did
mt discover the mistake until too late. He
.ie6 in minutes IS 3-5 seconds, counting the extra
Ian The record. which he holds himself. is min
,+,s s4lz seconds Goodwin was second at the tape
with Manley close third
In the I0I-yard Junior swim J. Ulrich Of the
>-eyr York Swimming Association. led fast field
tor,a with Schmidt Of the New York Athletic
f-l,b messing him all the way. R Morrow. Of
,ba "a street branch OF the Young Mems Chris
+ts7 Association. captured the final heat in the
vard handicap IN the good time Of 80 1-6 seconds
= 7rlberbach, OF the New York Athletic Club.
was second ard J. Ruddy third
The high diving competition proved Popular with
80. srerta+ors The divers all showed 70 advan-
..gA and J Rutger, Of the New York Swimming
ASSOCIATION. earned the honors, while Walter r
Tea of the New York Athletic Club who was
,1 s--atch. had 10 be content with second place
Before the diving was over one OF the officials
noticed that the ladder which the take-on was
fastened IVES loose, and Just Walter R Lee
dove OF one Of the guy ropes broke and the ladder
toppled over. carrying Arthur Holden, the pro
essorsl high diver into the water, street clothes
and 81. Holden wes not injured
The xy casters busy all day, and three
events were decided in the afternoon Nc records
vers broken, but OF the performances were
particularly good In the S5-foot class for distance
with fve-ounce trout rods John L Kirk won, with
z cast Of s. feet inches. over eight fest better
than R J. Held. who finished second Kirk has
an easy, graceful style, and his winning cast was
heartily applauded by the crowd gathered along
the side OF the pool
z T Todd defeated q strong field IN the bait
casting event for distance by swinging tie line
for II feet John L. Kirk and H. G. Henderson
could not approach this cast but tied for second
plaoe with 40 feet inches each In the cast-or
Henderson Won easily.
In casting under a bush for accuracy Walter no
Cuckn Won with 81 points Ho unoved great clover
ness r 3. Lawrence and L. S. Darling pressed
him closely.
Water polo will be the attraction tomorrow
night and games have been arranged at both
American and English style The American garne
will be played under revised rules. which will make
for better cleaner and faster sport Instead OF
four goal judges appointed by the teams, there are
10 be or two, but not members Of either team.
~ho W help the referee in watching for fouls.
The referees decision will of course be hnel but
:; Is expected that the calling Of fouls which may
escape the referees attention, owing to the speed
Of the game by the Judges, will eLminste all un-
necessarily rough work
The opposing teams Will be from the New York
Athletic Club and the Bath Beach Swimming Club
c. n. Daniels viii play on the New York team in
the game under English rules.
Norris High School carried of the team honnrs
in the first days competition in the rife tourna-
raent under the auspices Of the Public School
Athletic League. The Bronx narksnnen led IN the
tournament for the Winchester trophy. with q
total Of 55s. and also made the best score-291[n
the sub-targst match The Manual Training team
the favorlte, but Il has be content with
Ond place scoring total Of SIS The High School
Of Commerce team vas third
J. Byrnes, Of Morris High, made the only per
feet score OF the day in the sub-target compe-
tition-
The summaries follow:
FLY AND BAIT CASTING.
ITout fyoestinE for distance 5-ounoe rods. 65foot
IN r Helo 76 n second Walter McGuclin rs r
6a # in afh: E. b Rios. So r. sixth: r B fsS-
renee, g Fl.
atcastlng for distance 1s5foot class or amateurs
oa4g-Mon by Z 7 Todd. Ia Il; H G. Henderson and
= xxx TED for second with I'D # in; Il h
Grim JIG Il. fourth: W McGUckI s6 #. nth On
cas- on toT second Ils Il g. Henderson with cast
O. % f. 70 J. l. Kirk. 50
% 1-oat ns-east.as for accuracy, under bush with
gents R 3 Lawrence. 2s second: L S. Darling. q.
talros D 7 Kennedy Is fourth; r. J Held D Dc /
-oE : TED for ftIh place. Robert Knapp Z seventh: |
h 6. Henderson. ;. eighth.
SWIMMING.
-rl1lg-sSrd handicap Cnal hsstp-Won by n MoTTeI |
ySeH'y-taira Street J. NJ c. A; II. TTuoenoacn New
Time O.50-[ ~
Ohe-h -hundredyard junior sV!u-won BY J Ulrich New
lcIE : a; Schmidt New York A c. second; J. Auer-
nan unattached. third Time, los.
-a-o9ortyyErd EpSecial for worlds
r-oIo-"ea by G L Daniels. New York \. c.; Bud /
S55ll~lh' Ne" YORK A 9 O6 secondsj second; u. G
s5sa - ~ '- S-O-19' ' ~
aga giving oornDeationTou By J. Rutger. NeT York
a; waiter P Lee Cscratch). second A Haggerty, |
Philadelphia :. c, third
RIFLE COMPETITION.
Morris High School;
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