New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
ONE MORE SWIMMING
CROWN FOR GOODWIN
Wins Quarter Mile Metropolitan
Title by a Ten-Yard
Margin.
SHOWS OLDTIME SPEED
Reilly Noses Out Wheatley in
Battle for Second Place
Strong Tide a
Handicap.

L. 3. Goodwin, the veteran swimmer
Of the New York Athletic Club, added
fourth title to his credit in winning the
44O-yard metropolitan championship at
the water carnival Of the Jamaica Bay
Yacht Club at Holland station, Rock
away Beach. yesterday.
The holder of the SS0-yard and one
mile national outdoor titles and the i've
mile metropolitan honOrs showed his
speed of ten years ago, practically WIN
ming the contest as he pleased by ten
yards in the slow time of minutes p
seconds. This time was due TO the strong
moving tide, which swept the swimmers
out of their course on several occasions
James II. Reilly. another Winged Foot
representative. who was in his best FORM
was second just nosing out James Wheat
lev. an unattached competitor by inches
Zoltan Tobias. of the City Athletic Club,
the only other contestant. was never
strong contender. finishing ten yards IN
the wake OF Wheatley.
Hundreds of spectators in various water
craft surrounded the course, which was
laid alongside the pier. Intermittent
thunderstorms interrupted the sport send
ing the gayly clad women hurrying Tor
shelter A harlequin race and a ducH
race. which brought up the end or the
programme, made a distinct hit with the
crowd.
Goodwin, Reilly and Wheatley kept
abreast on the first lap. Nearing the end
Of the second lap both Goodwin and
Reilly veered out of their course. but
IL, nj W. wards
on Reilly as the turn into the third lap
was made Reilly again went out OF the
course, and before he discovered his
error Goodwin had increased his lead 10
ten Yards Reilly's second mistake de-
rrived him Of any chance 10 defeat Gooo-
win. Wheatley went into second place
while Reilly was five yards behind. Good
win then moved along easily, increasing
his lead 10 fifteen yards over Wheatley as
he touched the float on the turn for nome
John Zimmock, who is practically I'M
known in local waters, surprised the
crowd by taking two prizes. with d
handicap Of thirty-two seconds in the
22o-yard swim. Zimmock jumped into the
lead from the starting gun, TO MAINTAIN
II 10 the finish, winning by three yards
Tobias showed a great finishing sprint
nosing out T. D. Bamman. Of Far Rock
away. in the last three yards by inches
Zimmock finished third in the 5O-yaro
swim in a close finish.
Ten aspirants for prizes competed IN
the harlequin race B. ". King, OF the
New York Athletic Club. who finished
first in the contest last year but was dis
qualified, proved 10 be the only one VINO
90 Was able to keep on the full female bath
ing suit on the return home, and received
first prize.
The summaries follow:
44O-vsrd swim metropolitan championship
Won by l. B. Goodwin. New YORK A. 9,
James H. Reilly New York A G. second
James Wheatey, unattached, thru; Holtah
Tobias City A c., fourth Time. gu
5O-yard swim handicapl-Won by H ltdre,,
Kranich unattached q seconds; r. II: Knapp
New York a. G. (6 seconds). second; John
Zimmock. unattached % seconds). third. Time.
o2o-yard swim Bankruptcies heat-Won
hv F. D. Bamman. unattached 81 secondsl I,
Henry Knacht West side Y. NJ c. A. %
seconds second: j A. Russell. New York A;
heat-Won by John Zimmock, unattached t32
seconds Zoltan Tobias. City A. G. ~ sec
onds) second: Clarence Ash. New York A. c.
az seconds third. Time, 1924. Final heat
Won by Zimmock: Tobias, second; Bamman'
third. Time. 3:2l+s
Harlequin race-Won by B. W. King New
York A. c.. a. J. Palenscar, City A. c, sec
ond No time taken.
Exhibition diving by Frank Mullen ana
Franklin Fielding OF New York A. C.