New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
M'G|LLVRAY WINS
A SWIMMING TITLE
CAPTURES Five-Hundred- Yard
National Championship
in Fine Style.
LEAVES MERICH FAR BEHIND
Hebener Finishes Third-Reilly
Drops Out, Unable to
Stand the Kill
ing Pace.

Perry McGllivray once again proved
himself a worthy successor to the great
Daniels by winning the JH0-yar1 Amateur
Athletic Union championship swim IN
record time at the New York Athletic
Club last night. The Illinois Athletic
Club star showed clean pair of heels 10
such other we'll known amphibians as his
ciubmate. Harry Hebeler: j. X. Reilly
and ~ T. Nerich. the last named two Of
the home club.
The winner ! time was minutes 20 30
seconds, or tire ,-hfths OF second faster
than the previous mark In 4 tank Of that
length made by Charles Daniels in 1907
McGillivray, however. in a bath with
| twenty-four turns has covered the dis
tance In 615 SO.
The Chicago swimmer won in manner
! that left no doubt as TO his right TO he
/ classed as one Of the greatest, ii not the
greatest. Of amateur swimmers of the pres
ent time. For the greater part OF the way
/ he kept along practically on even terms
with Nerich. but when he made his ef-
! fort all doubts as To the probable winner
were at once dispelled. Nerich, the sec
ond man, had to take McGillivray's wash
all through the final 100 yards. finishing
some six yards to the bad.
AT this point Hebener, who finished
! third. was the length OF the tank behind
/ his colleague. Reilly, the winner Of this
race a year ago, quit at $50 yards. His
{ friends knew he would not be able 10
maintain the pace to the end. as he had
done practically no training for the con
/ test.
According To those who know McGllli-
vray best even his remarkable time OF
last night is no indication Of his capablli-
ties. and il is felt that the little swimmer
/ can go several seconds faster. Consider
ing the exceptional performance of tho
I Chicago athlete. more than passing credit
IS due TO Nerich, who swan the distance
{ I'm 20 Is. a performance that has rare
IS been beaten IN tank OF this SIZE.
IIebeners time was 6 40 10.
| AT the bark Of the gun the quartet
dove off to good start Hebener strik-
ing the water last. They swan pracu-
cally on even terms for the first nifty
wards. but it was noticed that McGillyray
gained something on his opponents at the
turn He made this differently than any
Of the others. getting a violent kiek-on
and keeping under the water until the
momentum from the kick had been nearly
lost
At $50 Yards Reilly and Hebener were a
touch ahead OF the other two. and II Was
seen that McGillivray and Nerich were
swimming well within themselves In
fact Mack" was crawling along with
little or no foot action.
At 9oO yards Nerich led by scant mar
gin. with the other three practically oil
even terms Nerch then BEGAN to IN
crease his speed. but at go Yards ne onlN
led McGilivray by about three feet Whiie
Reilly had fallen back. with Hebener al
his side Both Of the last named lo''
ground rapidly thereafter, and Kelly see
ing his task hopeless one. soon retreu.
From there 10 the finish II was a race
between McGilivray and Nerich' WIN
little TO choose between them unth ~"
wards from home. when the Nesterne'
made his effort His foot action used ioi
rho first time IN the race, incIeased ms
sneed. and ne soon had open water DC
tween himself and the metropolitan chah-
nion NcGulivray swan the last 100 yaros
in minute and seconds.
The scratch race at 100 yards was won
bv ]. {. Wheatley. Of the city Atnieuo
club. with r. J. Frericks and II. W.
Lemcke. Of the same club. second anu
third. respectively. The winners time was
81 3-5 seconds In the fnal heat OF the ~
ward handicap : Rogow, of the Citl
Athletic Club. aided by 25-second a.
lowance won. T 2. Mccarthy. OF me
home club. % seconds. was second ana
/. p. Hansen. unattached. 80 seconds wa
third The time was So 80