New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
BUD GOODWIN KEEPS
HIS ONE-MIlE TITLE
Defeats Tobias by Six Yards in
metropolitan Championship
at Sea Gate.
SLOW TIME ALL THE WAY
Almost Half an Hour Taken
Up by the Swimmers,
Who Are Bothered
by Tide.

L. 3 Goodwin. OF the New York Ath-
lc,lc Club. probably never won an easier
victory than he did IN retaining his one
mile metropolitan championship title I'm
the annual swim which was held under
the auspices OF the Atlantic Yacht club
at Sea Gate yesterday. only four swim
mers faced Goodwin. who loafed along.
winning by six yards over u. Tobias. of
the City Athletic Club Third place went
10 A. ]. Palenscar. also Of the city Ath-
letic Club.
Goodwin's time was % minutes 81 40
seconds. more than four full minutes be-
hind his record Tobias finished IN
% 81 10 while Palenscar's time was 81 10.
Harry Hedegaard. who recently Joined
the CITY Athletic Club. was a disappoint-
ment. finishing more than 10 yards be-
hind the victor
Soon after the start it appeared that
Goodu win was not showing his true speed.
as when the field turned the first furlong
mark Goodwin was leading by only two
Yards His time at the one quarter-mile
mark was 7lS For the next quarter OF
a mile Goodwin just plodded along IN
front and reached the half-mile mark In
1853. Goodwin had increased his lead 10
eight yards over Tobias.
Goodwin then began 10 take the race
Ia
lead. so that when the three-quarter- mile
point was reached he had opened up a
gap OF thirty yards over his nearest op-
ponent Goodwin had an advantage or
twenty yards on Tobias on the last lap
which the city A. g. man cut down 10 six
yards.
The final OF the lo-yard handicap race
was won by William Law, OF the Glen
more Athletic Club who had an allow
anco Of Il seconds G. A. Voth. an un-
attached competitor. who had twelve sec
ords. was second. and Jim Reilly. Of the
New York Athletic club. virtually scratch
man with FIVE seconds, was third.
The unexpected happened in the fancy
diving contest. when Kurt Behrens, for
mer German title holder. tasted defeat at
the hands Of William Rogov. a CITY Atm
leuc club mate Rogow received total
Of lOiIh points. Behrens was a little more
than three points behind, with W. r. Lee,
OF the New York Athletic Club. third
with 100 points
Barlow 5. Weeks. recently appointed
a Justice Of the Supreme Court. acted as
referee.
The summaries follow:
va,cv. d,ve-Won by ". Rogow. City 4 g,
,oaL points X Behrens. city a. 6. lol =
POINTS second: ". II. Lee, New lork A. -.
100 points. third + Mullen Nev 1 C
A. g. o.. points fourth' . '"so"' Ni'
~ tn-ysyS s9im (ciosed 10 Sea Gate boys'
~ hv II Dobbins: NJ vernon, second.
~ n NcCooey. third Time, o:52 30
- 90 ward swim (novicei-f1rsi heat-Won ny
Webb, CITY A. =: u. Schmidt. Glenmore
Ind Time 3:36 4-5. Second heat-Won ~
Talbot city A. C.; J. Apor' unat-
,acbed second; =: waiz GlenWore a. g.
tS,rG Time, 3:8G 50 Final heat-won ~
webb; Talbot. second: Conroy. third- Time
Ilo'yard swim Chandicap)-F1rst heat-Won
b. - a yoth. New York A. c. az secondsl;
Zimmock unattached III seconds, second
II Reilly. New York A. c. % secondsl,
third Time i:l6 % Second heet--N on py
Jo' c,rran. CITY 4. C. III secondsl. second;
~ u sw S;Iermore A. c. % seconds. third.
rr,me f.oO25 FINAL heat-Won by Law;
vn,b second: Reilly. third. Time. ~ 10.
One-mil. swim metropolitan a, ~ s ~;
chempionship'-.We ny l.. q ca ToV S g.. sec
ond A. ]. Palenscar. CITY A. G.: thira; y
u.aa~aard CITY A -