The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-07
kAHANAMOKU.
WINS both
RAEES J..
Broke Last Years A. A. U. Re
cord in Two Twenty and De-
feated Man Who Made It. In
Hundred Yards Came Within
one-Fifth Second Of His
Worlds Record Cunha Third
IN the Hundred.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.--(Spceial
to Tho Advertiser) Before tho eyes
Of thousands Of people, as many as
could conveniently pack the Sutfo
Baths, Dakc Kahanamoku yesterday
again made good his title as the pre-
micr swimmer Of the nation in the frat
day Of the finals held at the great
swimming meet under the auspices Of
the American Amateur Union.
The lanky, bronze.huca Hawaiian hu,
man fish was at bis best, and in the
two races he entered there was at no
time any question but that he was the
best swimmer Of the day. hlthough
pressed by competitors almost his equal,
Kahanamoku was ut no time in danger
Of defeat. His victories were cheercGl
20 the echo by hundreds Of Hawaiians
and friends Of Hawaii, who rooted for
Duke and the other Honolalans. Thou
sands Of others sweIled the din of ap.
plause.
Won Hundred Yards
The first race in which Kahanamelsu
competed yesterday was the 100-yard
sprint, in which he finished first in
ffty-four and fourfifths seconds, this
being the time he has made on several
occasions over this distapce. He won
this race yesterday without apparent
effort, and had he been closer pressed
IL is believed that he would have
broken his old record. This time was
just one-ffth Of second slower than
the world 3 record
Rathiel, Of the Illinois Swimming
Club. of Chicago, finished second. beat
ing out George Cunha, Of the Healani
Club Of Honolulu, by a very small mar
gin Chnha was given third place. Be
fore the race Cunha was considered Ka.
hanamoku's most formidable rival, and
Rathiel's performance IN finishing sec
ond was a surprise which was not
looked for or anticipated.
American Championship.
In the 220-yard race Duke Kahana-
moku earned another notable victory,
swimming away from the field and fin
ishing first in two minutes, twenty-six
and foHF-ffths seconds. The Hawaiian
was easily the master Of the situation
in this race and proved his mastery in
water navigation by the ease with
which he wen the race. FHtsts
MeGillvray, of the Illinois Swimming
Club of Chicago, finished second, and
Ernie Smith, of the Olympic Club Of
San Francisco, came in bird. The raee
as between the second and third mon
was pretty one, owing to the close.
ma nf tho Eniah ti0rsr "a al
as IL MeGiIlvray and Smith would FIN
ish in n dead heat. $50
Kahanamoku' IS performance I'M this
race was a truly marvellous one. He
smashed McGillvray's A. Al. u. record,
which the latter made last year at
Pittsburgh, of two minutes and twenty
nine seconds, by two and 0ne-hfth sec
ends, and came within one and two.
ffths seconds Of equaling Daniels
world record, made some time ago.
Other Races Today. 80
There were no other races yesterday
in which Hui Nalu OF HeaIani swimmers
competed. The fifty-yard and other
distance races will be held today, and
followers here of water sports are look.
ing forward to these with keen antiei.
pation. '%25st 'HN h.. ...
4 vt. Dolly Mings Winner. -.
Tn the fifty-yard women's swimming
race, held yesterday, Dolly Mings OF
and two-ffths seconds; Marguerite
Braek was second, and Dolly Meyers
came in third. The race was very i'm
.teresting and was the occasion for a
grent ovation as Dolly Mings crossed
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