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
is acknowledged by all the coast pa.
pers, The following description o.
how the Hawaiian wonder broke two
worlds records on July 5. written by
William Unmack, the Wen known ath.
letic authority. appears in the San
Francisco Call of the 9Th.
Never in the swimming history sof
any section OF this country has there
been such remarkable meet pulled
off as came to a conclusion yesterday,
when the Hui Nalu team of Honolulu
won the coast championship team
prize.
The meet was personal triumph
for one man-Duke Kahanamoku. He
started in five events, won them all,
established new records, and. besides
this, won the last lap of the relay
race. which of necessity gave him am
other victory, though in this he was
aided by his other three mates.
Ludy LaRgour 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
TO 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 rs yards, made in the
same race, are two marks which defy
comparison with any marks for the
same distance under the same eondi-
tons 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 1926 people,
Outside of these worlds records
and the American breast stroke record
made on Friday by De Villipf0n, every
other event swum established q new
record for coast-swimming Even the
girls I'm their races took big chunks off
the previous best marks established.
Dolly Mings set new coast record of
SO 10 seconds for the so yards, while
Margaret Brack established mark
Of minutes 81 seconds, which, while
officials as a coast record, may also
turn out to be an American record.
Big Sensation.
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 SO seconds.
In the next heat Ernie Smith, a
member of the Olympic club, but
swimming unattached, won in 50 sec
onds. this beating Dukes time, and
setting another new coast mark. Ernie
had 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 new
worlds record with 81 3s5 seconds.
Remarkable Performances.
Dukes time is a remarkable per-
Torrance. The previous best tank re-
cord was held. by Charles Daniels, with
81 5s;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 self-imposed task.
The new record not only breaks all
records. but is better than Dukes own
last month at Honolulu, this in itself