New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-03
COOL SPORT FOR HOT DAY
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Lifesavers GIoat in Water WhiIa
Spectators Simmer.
SHEEPSHEAD BAY FIRST
Team Shows Best All-around
Ability and Carries OF
Chief Honors.

Some three thousand interested specta,..-
sat and bIistered in the burning heat a. :.
summer sun while the Volunteer Life a.
ing Corps Of New York held its annual ca,
nlval and swimming races at sheepsh...
Bay yesterday afternoon. The program,,.
consisted Of a series OF races and exhn
tons in connection with the work which -.
corps carries on the year round. The ra,..
were close and exciting 10 those who n.
70 witness an athletic struggle in any ,s,
but II was around the rescue and relief.
the water races and the resuscitston ~
rescue which the interest OF the crowd q.
tired.
The capable workers from the sheepsh.,s
Bay station were returned victors tor n.
all-around excellency OF their work IN ~.
water. and captured first honors with a..
tai Of 80 points to their credit. while tn,
from fire swept Coney Island ran bangu,
second with 70. To those on the float ltr,
difference could be seen in the work Of -.
oontending teams, but the judges. after
profound discussion. decided that IA,
Sheepshead Bay men were more sunburns,
and anyway, the manner in which the,
poised their toes was in their favor.
Commodore f. F. Otto. one OF the CON.
manders OF the corps, gave one ~ the NOS
remarkable exhibitions Of swimming eye.
witnessed in the history Of aquatlcs whsr
the announcer's stentorian tones proclaimed
tho fact that the commodore would giv.
sneciaI exhibition OF swimming with Meth.
or hands or feet" few Of the crowd antld.
mated in what manner It would be Don.
Their doubts were soon set at ease. stog,
ropes bound the sturdy Otto's ankles 10.
eether. and similar bonds tied his hanes
and arms TO his ides. SO shacked. o,to
u,as rolled overheard. Wriggiing and tvir.
ing like an eel he worked his way thrsur,
the water. and covered his forty yards n
the wonderful time OF SO seconds. IA 4.
Was lifted out Of the water thundSoc,
outburst Of applause greeted him, and wa.
continued for five minutes.
Irma Green, a pretty little girl from u,
! New York City division of the Women,
National Lifesaving Corps, showed a IL
~ class when she padded her way 10 a,
| easy victory over Claudia Wilson. a.,
| equally pretty little water spite fror
| BROOKLYN. in the canoe tipover race IA
4. girls and women. Miss Green tipped |.
canoe over in Jig time. but instead 4
mounting Il she tried 70 push II ashor
| and Il was not until the referee told hg
| that she must paddle II home that Cd.
/ strobe her fractions steed OF the Vate
/ and brought IL safely 10 port. Miss W.T.
SON had many friends on the shore who o.
/ fered her much advice, but the canoe o.
/ iected 10 being tipped over, and, try as g.
! might. the steady little bark remained r.gh,
| side up. When she did get the boat cye
! her paddle floated serenely away
The summaries follow:
Canoe tipover race. FOR gtrls.-won sy Ina
] Green. New York; Claudia Wilson, SIoonr
J second Time. ss0i.
| Fifty-yard back swinl-Won by John Fo'.s-
| Coney Island: Ell Gillette sheepsheat Bay ~
| ond. b. May, City Island. third. Time, 0SiS
l0O-yard swim, for girls and wonen-Won
Mrs. I, A. Iackman; Adeline Trap. ecoo.,
Kathrins Nevins, third Time. 2N5 ~
Thirty-hvs yard rescue race fir r .Eo-sr
/ Coney Island W. shotto and r Borse. Eg'
washington Point second; 5. Reiner and
| Allison. Bronx. third. Time. l.o2.
Rsssae race for K sSGsT t NeTs. 81
o Mr t'T thirG' Tine. '2:87 2-6.
| Diving under the surface 10 booy-Na
T. A. GERM sheepshead Bay; E. w f s
third Time, ole 2-5.
/ Exhibition swim. with hands and ,est us'.
| Commodore E. +. Otto swan forty yarcs u
| seconds. W. =
| Ben MAY. City Island: J. Forester, Csaf
| island. second: E. Gillette. sheeTsseaa ."
/ third Time 0:4s 2-5. ~
/ Mrs 7. Iackman, second; Miss 2. scott ~ I
| Iadles' exhibition rescue. BY MIS-. one' u
| Mrs Kemp. .-. -....
| Mems exhibition rescue. by Lietu'nen' -"
! ana Commodore Longfeilow. ,.,
| Rescue and relief race-Won by sneeps,wa.
| BAY team (Guerin ana Allgeer, Outlet ana
! r,srs and SurgIs). second: City Island tshts
ana FORESTER, Cassidy and Fuellerl. rire
| BUOY throwing (25 yards)-Non oy NJ
| Sleeps head Bay; w P. shotto. Fort m .s.s
ton Point. second: E. Force ln"oP" 'H@"