New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-26
REILLY IN RECORD SWIM
BetterS DanieIs's Long Standing
0ne-MiIe Figures.
GOODWIN MAKES HARD FIGHT
New York A. G. Swimmers
Shoulder to Shoulder in Met
ropolitan Championship.

James II. Reilly. Of the New York Attn
letic Club, in retaining his title as one-mile
metropolitan Amateur Athletic Union
swimming champion made the wonderful
time OF 2546 3-5 al Sea Gate yesterday,
which eclipsed by twenty-five seconds the
former mark made by Charles " Daniels.
the retired champion, Of the New York
Athletic Club, AT Verona Lake. New Jer
sey. on September II, 1909. The new time
is only ten seconds behind the worlds best
performance. established recently by J.
Taylor. and s two minutes faster than last
years contest. which Reilly won. The
event was the feature of the water car
nival OF race week at the Atlantic Yacht
Club. at Sea Gate.
Bud" Goodwin, Of the New York Ath
letic Club, gave Reilly an exhsusting fight
for the title finishing only eight yards be-
hind him. and also well within the old
record. For seven-eghths Of the distance
Reilly and Goodwin fought for the sd-
vantage. At that point. however, Reilly
gained a three-yard lead, which he in
creased gradually TO the finish. J. Open
heimer, Of the City Athletic Club the only
other entrant who had sufficient courage
TO face the dangerous duo. finished in the
ruck almost two hundred yards behind.
The course was of the regulation interna-
tiondl distance, being 10 yards long, which
the competitors had to traverse sixteen
times.
The start was beautiful one. the men
diving off simultaneously and squirting for
the lead. Reilly aid Goodwin splashed
along with their trudgeon strokes at an
unusually fast pace. which gave promise
OF a record breaking performance TAX
ing the first turn Reilly had assumed a
scant lead, which he increased by two
yards as the 22O-yard mark was reached
Oppenheimer was struggling behind. I'M
questionably outclasSed.
Goodwin began squirting and gradually
decreased the distance from his rival 10
one and half yards as Reilly passed the
i40-yard mark in minutes 1 As seconds
Goodwin came shoulder to shoulder with
Reilly. their bodies almost touching, II
the 660-yard post Both men swan alons
together. turning the ss0-yard mark in =
minutes 80 4-j seconds. The three-quarter-
mile post was passed in 10 minutes "A sec
onCs, both still on even terms. neither
showing any effects Of the killing pace
Within ten yards OF the seven-eghths OF
a mile post Reilly jumped suddenly into
TIE lead With only a lap OF the course
to go both men sprinted.
Good win tried in vain 10 overtake Reilly
who finished the grueling race in good
condition. while Goodwin plainly showed
the effects Of the hard strain
Richard +. Frizee formerly Of the
Missouri Athletic Club, tried to better
Daniels standing figures of I minute S 2-j
seconds for the 1l0-yard course. His IF.
fcrts were futile, ~ the outset ne
veered wildly out Of the course, discover
ms his error only after he had covered
fifty yards. The final heat was won by
Clarence Ash, Of the New York Athletic
Club who had a fve-yard handicap
The summaries follow:
Fifty yard swim Gor members sonsI-Woh BY
o. Reardon; L. willard, second, 4. Andrews
third. Time. 0:52
llO-yard swim handicap FRS, heat won by
n. Soss. city \. {. 10 seconds: r. II. Wood
I1szs Second heat won by Clarence Ash New
York \. q. - seconds: Eugene Kelly. New
York \. .. Ok seconds second Time .09.s
Final heat won by Ash. Wood, second. Kelly
third. Time. :Os.
Dingy rsce-won by crusader H. Gertrude.
second Eclipse third.
Fancy diving 1exhibitioni-Arthu McAllenan,
New York \. g.. Eugene Kelly. New York 4
g.. and Frank Mullen. New York A. G.
One-mlle metropolitan championship sixteen
lengthsj-Won by James II. Reilly New York
A. e.. l.. 3 Goodwin. New York a. g.. second
J. Oppenhelmer. city A. G., third. Time. % :i6S