New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-15
MERMA|DS SHOW SPEED
IN HUDSON RIVER RACES
Miss Nellie Greenhaughl Takes
Firsts in Two SWimS in
Quick Succession.
FINISHES PROVE EXCITING
Fifteen Year Old Girl Surprises
Her Rivals by Winning the
Prize in Fancy Div
ing Competition.

Giving rare exhibition OF skill and
speed. Miss Nellie Greenhaughl, of this
city, won two victories in the annual water
carnival OF the Hudson River Yacht club,
held off the clubs float at the foot OF
92d street. Yesterday. She won both the
100 and 200 yard swims in spite of the
fact that both were held within twenty
minutes Of each other. The long race
was held last, but in this Miss Green
haughl proved as strong as when she
started. taking the contest by a close
margin.
Almost twoscore Of women swimmers.
including many prominent members OF the
Womens National Life Saving society
took part In the competition. \ hall
dozen of the contestants were little girls
under ten years Of age, and they at
tracted much attention. The clubhouse
and many vantage points along the east
bank were congested by crowd OF about
1000 spectators that loudly applauded the
efforts OF the fair mermaids. lnnumer-
able water craft frinsed both sides of the
ffty-yard course.
Nellie Greenhaurhl. Josephine Bartlett
and Ethel Strauss were the leaders oil the
seven starters I'm the 200-yard race, ana
practically throughout the issue for the
prizes rested between them. All three
swan along less than two feet apart Tor
the first $50 yards. with MISS Green
haughl doing the bulk Of the pacing
Touching the turn for the maj MT!
Yards. all sprinted, with Miss Green
haughl churning the water In the Lead. IL
was a bitter fight down the stretch. with
Miss Greenhaughl ultimately winning by
an arms length from Miss Bartlett with
Miss Strauss the same distance behihd.
Eight lined up in the l00-yard SWIM.
which contained some Of the fastest glrl
swimmers OF the East II was any one
race until the turn, when Miss Green
hauehl Jumped into the lead and was
able 10 win by a scant margin from 'hd'-
Iotte Epsten. Mrs Liliard Howard the
long distance champion, Of Brooklyn was
a good third. The time was 40 10.
Miss GreenhaughTs eleven-year-old SIS
ter. Daisy. also showed MP well IN the
fancy diving contest for girls under twelve
wears 10y easily defeating her opponents
with the big score Of III points. Hazel
Ea,teI twelve years old, was second. with
90 points. and Tesse Gromaldi' Twelve
wears old. was third, with So points.
Ethel Edison. OF Brooklyn, who IS NJ
teen wears old showed promise OF devel-
oning into one OF the greatest women CIV
ers by taking the first prize In the fancy
diving competition. She also TOOK hrs'
place in the tub race.
Miss Elsie Hanneman, OF BROOKLYN WIN
~ Lake Erie recently successfully deienn-
ed her title as champion diver OF ue
world. gave an exhibition OF her SKIN
hich brought forth applause from the
cnookers.
Nice Nav Nerlch. a sister OF the well
known amateur swimmer, carried nome
her subject first I'm the rescue race pul
was DISQUALIFIED for the assistance 'ha'
her mate gave her. First place went 70
Mrs. Lillian Howard. Of Brooklyn, inc
Gye-mile champion. with Miss Adehn'
Trapp third.
The summaries follow
pascue rsce-won by Mrs. Lillian How
ID, RdcIInc Trap. second. Lillian NJ
aoolyarI svim-won by Nellie Green,
baurbi: Josephine Bartlett scconc' btheI
gtrsuss third Time. 400.
Tub race-Won by Ethel Edison bslsF
C;reenhaughI. second; Katherine Ne'lc"'
third. ,-, 49, .,.et,.c .,.ar.
~ acel-Won by Margaret Nousden, KAN
crime Ncrich. second. Daisy Greenhaush|
third Time. O.B5. ,,, ,..o,,
Inward swim-Won hy Nellie Green
hauchi; Charlotte Epstein, second MITE
Lillian Howard. third. Time. 40 80.
Fancy diving contest for woinen-NIn hS
Ethel Edison. III points; Josephine bort
lett. 116 points. second. Adeline Irapp, l''
Fancy diving contest girls under twelve
wears OF ageb-Won by Daisy Greenhaughl,
ia points. Hazel Ba,tcli, 30 points, second
ycssie Gromaldi. 81 points, third
Fiftv-yard swim (bOys)-Won by joseph
Uurnpbry; Andrew Rugc. second Albert
Fberiiue third Time. O.322-J
Toward swim (mcnJ-Wou by II u.
Schroeder. II. clements. second; 4. Ceasur
third Time. is .. =, -
aOO-yard swim tmen)-Won by IL 80
schroeder. H. Clements. second; Gus Cit
tenden. third. Time, 3.0s.
bIn Cop MAD pu0TOGRhPHY