Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-22
DUKE SWIMS FOR
Z AUSTRALIAN
CRITICS
Aquatic Speed Marvel Opens
Eyes of CricketerS From
kangar0oland.

With the Moana pier and beach
thronged with interested townsfolk
End tourists, including the members
of the crack Australian cricke; tealn,
who were through passengers on the
new r. NJ S. Niagara enroute TO Can
ada and the Uuited States for a series
OF matches, Duke Kahanamoku, cham
pion short-disjarce swimmer of he
world. yesterday afternoon gave HE
! first public swimming exhibition
since his return to Honolulu from
Stockholm and the Olympic games.
IL was at the request Of the Austria
liam cricket team that Duke give the
exhibition Yesterday, the members
sending q wireless message TO w. T..
Rawlins, setting forth their desire TO
see the champion IN action. luke $
appearance at the beach was slghai
for all ORAL swuimers to turn olrt,
and for two hours asier the time IT
Ter he isG' nning 81 The exl.b 'loii
the water was dotted with hundreds
of bathers. The tourists OF the Mag
ara also turned out in full force TO
watch the local crack, and to enjoy a
din al the famous beach, and canoes
and surfboards were in demand
throughout the afternoon. Prior 10
the starting of the exhibition, a bat
terry OF cameras, in the hands OF tour
lists and local photographers, assailed
Duke. and he was forced to pose for
more than half an hour.
Duke Easy Winner.
A large outrigger canoe manned by
several members of the Hui Nalu car
ried Duke and another local swimmer
ont into the water near the end OF
the breakwater between the Moana
and the Outrigger Club, and a course
from that point to the Moana pier was
laid out. This race, like all others,
was purely exhibition, there being no
starters nor timers. The first race
was between Duke and three other
Hawaiians running a relay, in winch
Duke won out by several feet. me
following events consisted of races
between the champion and his team
mates. and i'm each case he gave them
considerable handicap. winning OUT
each time. The last race, whlch
showed Dukes power as sWlminer'
was against another husky lad lne
champion swimming on his pack auu
the other i'm regular fashion. WIN
arms threshing like the paddles OF
windmill. the champion ran away
from his opponent before the latter
had fairly started.
CrIcketers Try Surf.
Following the swimming exnlDition'
three large canoes were brought out
ana n,sRnedT by the Hui Nalus. IN
Duke's canoe we're the members OF
fhe cricket team, while the others
contained tourists and local persons.
THE canoes we're taken far out into
the wafer where the surf was break
ing at it's best and then followed
snirited race to shore, the three out
riggers running abreast. Other MEM
hers of the Hui Nalu gave exhibitions
of surf riding.
In all. the exhibition was success
sarying TO show the tourists what Ha-
vail has to offer in the way OF SWIM
ming material. The Australian crlck-
eters expressed themselves as pelng
well pleased with the affair, although
somewhat disappointed because OF the
foot that the champion was not able
"a GO TO Australia to participate III
the swimming contests which were
RECENTLY held there The team leit AT
s o'clock last evening for Vancouver
and following a series OF matches
there. it will sail for England, wnere
g. will match its skill against that OF
n number of crack British agggera-
tiOns