The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-03-22
SNIMs
At SAN FRANCISCO
Duke and Genoves Remain for a
Few Days-Henderson
on HonoIuIan.

Low Henderson, manager of the Ha-
waiian swimming expedition, eablod to
John f. Soper yesterday that he is com
ing home. Lew apparently is passing
up no more bets in the matter of cabling
the important things regarding the
tripl His brief message, dated San
Francisco, follows:
Henderson returning Honotulan.
Dude Zen next Lurlme
This information also arrived in Ho-
nolulu on Mondays mail through
postal card addressed to A. Q. Marcal-
limo from Philadelphia
1t is supposed that Duke and Genoves
have some exhibition races ON in San
Francisco, and that they have remain
ed several days longer to add still fur
Their laurels to those already won by
the expedition. Genoves had tenta-
tive arrangement for n swim with Wal
ter Pomroy, the Olympic Club expert,
and Duke also probably has hit up IN
arrangement for competition with some
of the Coast short Instance men.
There isn't any place in America now
that hasn't heard of Hawaii s world
beating swimmer, and challengers will
be legion. This is the way the press
heralded the approach of Dake in Chi
cago, after his races in the East;
"Duke z. Kahanamoku, the marvel
Gus Hawaiian swimmer, accompanied by
his manager, Lew G. Henderson, E X
Miller, president of the Hui Nalu
Ocean Wave Club of Hawaii and Vim
cent Genoves, a distance swimmer, ar
rived in Chicago yesterday. Kahana-
moku will practise nightly in the new
G. A. A. tank for the 100 and 30 yards
National A. A. U. swims in which he
will compete, March 13.
'Kahanamoku, is considered one Of.
the best swimmers in the world and
his style is different from anything
ever seen before in this country. I'M
accustomed to indoor swimming, which
differs considerably from that of out
door, the duslSy Hawaiian has won ev-
cry race which he entered in since his
arrival in this country, with the exeep-
ton of 220-yard swim at the Pitts
burgh Athletic Club, Feb. 20. On this
occasion he was taken with cramps in
the fifth lap and quit. In an invitation
meet, Feb. %, he led the speediest of
the Pittsburgh swimmers to the tape
in the fifty-yard and the 100-yard
dashes, making 0:25 and O:57 2-5 re-
spectively. In race with Goodwin
and Frizelle at the City Athletic Club
meet in New York he won the l00-yard
swim in 0.57 2-5.
" An idea of what the Hawaiian won
der can do in straightaway race may
be obtained by what he accomplished
in an invitation meet Mt the University
of Pennsylvania tank Feb. 81. This
tank is 100 feet long and in match
with Shyrock, the eastern intercollegi-
ate champion, he swan the first 100
| feet in OLA lis and won the race with
n mark of 0.56 2-5.
Kahanamoku s first race against
time was Aug. 12 at Honolulu. Until
that time the swarthy natator was
satisfied to surf ride with the natives
and swim occasional match races
against them. Although he is peer of
the Hawaiian swimmers there are, ac-
cording to his manager, many more in
Hawaii who could compare favorably
with the best in America. Surf riding
is the national sport, and it is to early
practise mt the game that Kahanamok1
attributes his skill in the water. From
earliest youth the natives of these ISL
ands swim in the surf and thus acquire
phenomenal skill as swimmers, canoe
paddlers and divers.
''Duke Kahanamoku is not a native
noble as is generally supposed, Duke
being his first name. He is 81 years
old, six feet tall and weighs 1856
pounds. 1t is the intention of his man
lager, to enter him in the National A.
A. U. contests with the object of
sending him to Stockholm with the
American OLYMPIC team to compete in
the fifty and lO0-yard swim events.