Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-13
tOCAESWIMNERs
WELL SATISFIED
WITH COAST TRIP
Returning Water Speeders Tell
of Three day Meet at
- San Francisco

The first installment of Hawaii's
swimming representatives at the re-
cent San Francisco meet were return
ing passengers on the Sonoma this
morning. Manager Rawlins, D. p. Ka-
hanamoku, Allan Cunha, Waiter Grace
and several members OF the Hui Nalu
team decided to combine pleasure
with athletics and will return at a
later date. Rawlins will make trip
east, but there is no chance of IA
hanamoku accompanying = him as a
vaudeville star. ...=t
The returned swimmers are enthQ-
siastie over the general treatment of
the island representative at the coast
metropolis and are in no way discour-
aged over the fact tat the Illinois
Athletic club, and net one of the Ha-
waiian organizations, carried off team
honors. There is no question that
the Chicago contingent, considered
collectively. was the class of the meet
ing and deserved to win as team,
say the local men.
We had a splendid trip and have
no fault to find with the management
Of the meet or anything connected
with it, said George Cunha, the Hea-
lanf star, this morning. "The Hawai-
ian teams got square deal in every
way. and every member had rattling
good time. Raithel, the crack Chi
cago Splinter, is wonder at so yards.
and his defeat of Duke can't be taken
as a form upset The latter upheld
his reputation in 100 and 200 wards
events. In the relay. the Healani team
did well, and while we couldn't take
the number CT the Illinois boys, we
managed to defeat the Hui Nalu team
handily.''
Second Day Best.
According to accounts of the Homo
lulu water speeders, the feature
races of the meet we're the 100 and
220, decided July 4, both of which
were won by Kahanamoku. who beas
Raithel by scant stroke in the cen
tury. and won from Perry McGilllvray
by inches only in the furlong.
OF these two contests the loo was
the more spectacular Starter Scout
Leary sent the field away from per.
feet start. Kahanamoku hit the water
first, Raithel making a slow start.
The Chicago speedster, going at a
great clip, led Duke by nearly d
length at the 50-yard mark In the
rs yards intervening before the TURF
Kahanamoku made the contest an
even affair. The two turned together
and swan stroke for stroke toward
the finishing line. Five yards from
the end Raithel weakened noticeabIv,
though he lost the contest by bur 4
strokes length George Cunha was
a mighty close third Kahanalnoku
was clicked in 0:54 As, which over
a 75-yard course is some" speed. His
worlds record is 0:54 3-5. 1t was
great race, that hundred, and hearth
ly enjoyed. The spectators were
reused to high pitch of exci:ement,
too, as they were in the 800
Furlong Is Sensational.
The finish of the furIong was sen
sationally close Kahanamoku was
line inches ahead of Perry McGilli-
vray. The Illinois Club boy led the
field at the 50-yartl mark with Kaha-
namoku close behind and not hurry
ing. McGiIlivray turned first at Is
yards. One hundred yards found the
two leaders stroking even Duke
gained considerably on the final turn
and was never breasted during the
remaining sixty yards McGilhyray
made an able sprint, but was not
equal to passing the Hawaiian.
hangers Record.
Ludy LANCER of the Los Angeles Attn
letic Club proved the sensation of the
closing day Of the swimming meet,
July 5. by breaking the worlds record
in the 449yard swim. LANCER beat
Perry McGillivray, of International
reputation, by Is yards in 5:22 1-5,I
just four-fifths of a second better than
the worlds mark B. B. Kieran of Sgd
ney made in a bath SO 1-3 meters long.
The fact that LANCER raced in a long,
er tank than Herman and that he out
cfassed Perry MeGillivray after Heb.
ner had set a fake heart-breaking pace
to draw out the Los Angeles boy,
goes all the more to boost the stock
of LANCER. Kieran's open water mark
of SIS. made over 50-yard course is
still on the books, however. and Lam
gers record will go down under the,
bath classification.
The 59-yard dash was a flash of the
starting gun, splash, three arms
touching the finishing line almost at
the same time, and then the judges
had to tell us who placed and how.
Scott Leary sent the field away to al
perfect start. Interest naturally CEN
tered in Kahanamoku, Bah" Small.
and Raithel Duke and Small swami
side by side-in fact, bumped during
the race. Raithel swan a crookeds
course. These things partly explain
the Unexpectedly slow time of 0:24 1-5.
which at that wasn't slow, but under
0:24 could have been expected from al
field in which three such marvelously1
fast men competed Kahanamoku5
beat Small for second in the last four
strokes, in which the Hawaiian's pow
erful shoulder play in his form stood
him in good stead. After the race the