Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-15
duke SENSATION
OF COAST SWIMS
Crowd Went Wild When Ha-
Waiian Set Two New World
Marks in Single Race

That Duke Kahanamoku was the
sensation of the San Francisco meet
is acknowledged by all the coast pa.
Eiers. The following description OF
how the Hawaiian wonder broke two
worlds records on July 8, written by
William Unmack. the we'll known ath
letic authority, appears in the San
Francisco Call of the 9Th.
Never in the swimming history of
sny section OF this country has there
been such a remarkable meet pulled
eff as came to a conclusion yesterday,
when the Hui Nalu team of Honolulu
won the coast championship team
prize.
The meet was a personal triumph
for one man-Duke Kahanamoku He
started in five events, won them ali,
established new records, and, besides
this, won the last lap OF the relay
race. which of necessity gave him an
other victory, though in this he was
aided by his other three mates.
Ludy Langour of Los Angeles was
also in the limelight by establishing
new coast half mile record.
Winning first place was only one of
the features of kahanamoku's swim
ming. He not only won his races. but
in every one of them established re-
cords which none of the present day
coast swimmers has the least chance
OF winning.
Yesterday, to cap the climax of his
great work, the human fish set two
new worlds records which are liable
10 stand for many years unless Duke
himself beats the times.
Defy Comparison.
His mark of "a 3-5 for the 100 and
:39 3-5 for the Is yards. made in the
same race. are two marks which defy
comparison with any marks for the
same distance under the same condi-
tions in any part of the world. His
swimming was remarkable and was
fitting climax for the great meet
which in the last two days was wit
messed by no less than 1886 people.
Outside Of these worlds records
and the American breast stroke record
made on Friday by De Villipion, every
ether event sWum estahlished~a new
record for coast swimming. Even the
girls in their races took big chunks off
the previous best marks established.
Dolly Mings set new coast record of
80 Is seconds for the so yards, while
Margaret Brack established a mark
of minutes 81 seconds, which, while
officials as a coast record. may also
turn out to be an American record.
Big Seneation.
The big sensation came in the 100
yard race. In the first heat Duke
won in SO rs seconds, which bettered
Scott Leary's mark of 60 seconds.
In the next heat Ernie Smith, a
member of the Olympic club, but
swimming unattached, won in So sec
onds, this beating Dukes time, and
setting another new coast mark Ernie
lad the satisfaction of knowing that
for one hour and thirty minutes he
was the coast record holder, for in
the final event. Duke regained the
mark, and, incidentally, set a new
worlds record with 81 3-5 seconds.
Remarkable Performance.
Dukes time is a remarkable per-
Torrance. The previous best tank re-
cord was held by CHARLES Daniels, with
81 As seconds. but this time was
made in tank which gave Daniels
the advantage of four turns. Duke,
on the other hand, only had one turn.
to help him. and the way he plowed
along to the new record had the crowd
standing on its feet on the chairs and
ratings. yelling and urging the world
famous champion to his best efforts
in his selfimposed task
The new record not only breaks all
records, but is better than Dukes own
straightaway record of 80 Is. Made
last month at Honolulu, this in itself