New-York tribune., 1910-04-03
KEEN WATER SPORT
WOMEN FRINGE TANK.
Tie a Polo at ". Y. 4. C.
Humorous Features.

According 10 the New York Athletic
Clubs calendar the sixty-ifth ladies' day
OF that organization marked the entry OF
spring into this city yesterday Peter, the
veteran dOorman of the club that sports
the Mercury Foot emblem, enthusiastically
remarked that he had never witnessed
more brilliant thrOng Of fair followers than
spring brought in her train. From the big
pool with its exciting water sports. IN
which a match of American water polo
was the chief feature, TO the gymnasium
where a vaudeville performance neld the
stage. there was an abundance of enter
tainment, the cafe floor being springs
bower set with flowers and palms. where a
gypsy band provided a concert to the
strains of Romany music.
As is usual, the marble galleries sur
rounding the pool were early filled by q
throng eager TO witness the performances
of the amphibians of the club. All Of the
top class swimmers were there, including
the record making Charles VI. Daniels and
the English Australian champion. Harold
Smyrk. Daniels, however. either proved
bashfuI or the handicap mark was too
great for him, for in the l00-yard race he
was unpaced despite a game squirt at the
finish. in which he used his crawl stroke
to advantage The final of this contest
produced a thrilling finish, with J. McGoV-
ern breasting the line first; l. B. Goodwin,
second, and Joe Manley. third. The time
was l minute u Is seconds Daniels was
also down on the programme for an exnI-
bition, but after the versatile Gus Sund-
strorn had accomplished all OF his amazing
tricks, proving that one may do all in the
water that is possible upon terra hrna.
Daniels decided to retire
For real excitement nothing surpassed
Tho American water polo game. True, II
resulted in draw between the whites led
nv Joe Ruddy. and the blacks. led by Bud
Goodwin, each side scoring a goal het
the fast swimming and the desperate
plunges. in which more than one beautlful
sprfngtine gown was spattered by the
smashing from the pool, kept the fair Wis
itors in a hubbub Of animation
During the first half II eight minutes
there was plenty Of skirmishing between
~. teams. as Kelly. Smyrk ard Ruddy
made long throws. keeping the ball in ac-
+ior Toward the close of the half Joe
Ruddv caught the ball on a pass from
KeIIv and bv a splashing rush for the goaI
scored the tally.
The second half was even more hercetS
contested. Goodwin came to the fore Tor
the blacks and he was in every scrimHlase-
So successful was ne that he tied the
score nrettflv evadinE Mccarthy and put
ting the ball 70 the board for his side
The humorous part of the programme
was supplied by the harlequin race anu
the canoe tiltinG- In the former the antics
OF the swimmers as they dOnned women
attire ovar their wet costumes after swim
ming the length of the tank were halied
with gales of laughter from the spectators
-6-ff6 n MCAtHeDan
a close second. They raced the length OF
+be nooT dressed as none Of the spectators
had ever seen swimmers clad before. with
King holding the lance pole and De Lassaiie
ar tbe DaddIe. that pair won the t1tlng-
Snencer and Kelly were in the opposing
canoe. and there were number OF hVeE
clashes during which the winners were
threatened with the tO-be-avoIded bath
before King got his pole against Spencer
bodv and sent him tumbling into the
water so that he overturned the canoe as
he vaInly tried TO keep his place
There was plenty OF scrambling and
swimming among the boys in the 5o-yard
race for members sons. In the final I.
Mccarthy won by inches over J. Dever-
eaux. with A. Spencer third The time
was "a 10 seconds, which was regarded as
ranarkably fast for boys under six
MON diver, treated the women 10 an assort-
meut of fancy dives that combined all
the variations of the jackknife and soner-
saultfng that have been invented Smyrk
was particularly graceful in his work Tor
which he was Iibera-y applauded.
The reception committee was headed by
Edwin J. Benson, as chairman, and in
cIuded James II. Haslin. president of the
club: Matthew p. Halpin. captain; Horace
Secor. ir., r II. GOffe A Lincoln North,
4. +. HauboId. William J. Pulley. Walter
: Wilson. Mortimer Bishop, Frederick W.
Kroehle, Martin s. Paine, Chalemer D.
Colman- James Wilson, Frank D. Ames.
jeremiah T Mahoney and others.
The summary follows:
1.istv-yard swim tfor members sons under
sivtesn years oIdB-W0n by T. Mccarthy. }.
Dev.raux. second; A Spencer, third Time.
i60-yard swim Chandicapl-Won by J. Nc
,-cvarn a. sec ,. L. b Goodwin - sec.J.
ond. Joe Manley a sec-), third Time.
l.I5 ID
Csnoe fitting contest-Won by b King.
mole ana ] De Lassalle. paddle, over a. Speu-
Ger MOLE and Kelly. paddle.
Fancv diving competition-Harod Smyrk in
c,n,netitfon with Thomas O'CaIaghan Jr.
o.CalIaghan did not appear.
American water polo
v-hit~s Il, Positions Blacks a..