New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-01

KAUFMAN GETS A CRAMP
Makes Plucky Fight and Fin.
ishes Second in Fixture
After Fighting Tides
on the Hudson.

L. g. Goodwin. the crack swimmer or
the New York Athletic Club. who seems to
improve the more with age. easily re-
tanned his title as five-mie metropolitan
champion Yesterday The swim was held
under the direction of the American Life
Saving Society in the Hudson River.
II was his second triumph In a cham
pionship race in as many days. as he took
the one-mile metropolitan title at the At
lantic Yacht Club on Saturday The start
was from the Manhattan Baths, at the
foot Of 10th street. with the finish a
little above Spuyten Duyvel. Goodwin
completed the distance in hours II min
utes 80 2-j seconds.
Charles Kaufman, Of the American
Life Saving Society. who finished third
last year. gave a plucky exhibition in
taking the runner-up position. lie was
seized with several cramps. one in his
right leg staying with him for the last
hour. Although unable TO get full power
out OF his legs. he WAS able 70 pick up
almost two minutes on Goodwin In the
last mile and a half. His actual time was
. hours Il minutes 20 seconds. His prize
was held up pending an adjudication OF
a protest which was lodged against him
before the start.
Jack A. Wiesing. Of the ed street
Young Mems Christian Association. was
third. finishing in hours II minutes 80
seconds. Harry Hedegaard. Of the city
Athletic club. finished fourth in hours
q minutes 80 seconds while Samuel Po-
lands and George Esselborn. two unat-
tached swimmers. were able to reach the
finish. but were far in the rear
The tide was late in turning. and as a
result the competitors had TO buck the
outgoing current. which retarded their
progress The field Immediately took a
course close to the Manhattan shore. As
they reached 155th street Kaufman had
the lead. some six yards I'm advance Of
Goodwin. who was ploIding along easily.
Wiesing was third. with the others
punched Goodwin then put more power
into his strokes. and as the 18TH street
pier was reached had forged ahead. The
New York Athletic club swimmer then
went out 20 gain lead. and a half mile
from the start had an advantage over
Kaufman. with Palenscar third. ten
yards I'm the latters wake.
Goodwin had increased his lead 20
some 200 yards ar he swung past the
Washington Heights point. third OF IN"
distance. in the time Of 10 minutes 90
seconds. Kaufman was Still second, but
just before the point was reached Vie
sing succeeded In passing IalenScar. VINO
was further out from shore.
When the Winged Foot star came
abreast of e. x G. Billings's home. OF
1920 street. he had worked up a lead Of
900 yards over Kaufman. with Wiesing
far in the rear. Palenscar. who was still
fourth. stopped at this point Goodwin
had a lead of some FIVE minutes over
Kaufman as the latter reached lnwood.
while the other swimmers were strung
out
Goodwin was swimming along easily.
while Kaufman was being urged 10y Al
fred Brown his guide. who completed
the Battery-Sandy Hook swim last
Thursday. 10 squirt after the leader. Al
though the youth was able 10 make up
some ground on Goodwin. he was unable
TO overtake him. Al the swimmers nm
ished in good condition with the eNcep'
tion OF Kaufman.