The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-17
Efforts May Be Made to Have
Speedy Swimmers Compete in
Honolulu Next Year.

That IIonolulnns would greatly like
to see Raithel, Hebner and Perry Me
GiIlivray Of the Illinois Athletic Club
perform in Hawaiian waters IL the
opinion Of II 9. Lowry, who has just
returned for INC Coast. Il would not
be bad idea for the sports commit
tee Of the Mid-Paeife Carnival to ar.
range their swimming program where
by these men could be brought to Ho-
Moulin next February. Every one Of
the three is a swimmer from the ground
up.
In the events Of July 4, Kahanamoku
showed in excellent form against his
competitors and while he was hard
pressed in each event he managed 10
come under the wire winner. The
features this day were the l00.yard
and the 22O-yard races KahanamoIyu
won both Of these, beating the speedy
Raithel Of Illinois BY stroke in the
century and taking the fnrlong honors
from the famous Perry McGilhvray By
inches.
Spectacular Contest.
OF these two contests, the 100 was
the more spectacular. Starter Scott
Leary sent the field away from per-
feet start. Kahanamoku hit the water
first, Raithel making slow start.
The Chicago spcedster, going at a
great clip, led Duke by nearly a
length at the ifty-yard mark. In
the twenty-five yards intervening be-
fore the turn Kahanam0ku made the
contest an even affair. Tie two turned
together and swan stroke for stroke
toward the finishing line Five yards
ticeably, though ne lost The contest by,
but strokes length. Kahanamoku
was clicked in 0:54 rs, which over =
seventy-five-yard course is some J"
speed. His world 8 record is 0:54 80.
II was great race, that hundred, and
heartily enjoyed. The spectators were
reused to high pitch nf ercitement
too, as They were in the 220.
Furlong Is Sensational \
The finish Of the furlong was sem
sationally close. Kahanamoku was
going the stronger as he crossed the
line inches ahead of Perry McGiIlivray.
The Illinois Club boy led the field At
the ffty-yard mark with Kahanamokii
close behind and not hurrying Nc
Gillivray turned FIRST at seyenty-fivc
yards. One hunufcd Yards I0d4da the
two leaders stroking even. Duke.
gained considerably on the final turn
and was never breasted during the re-
naming sixty yards. McGilliyray made
an able sprint but was not equal TO-
passing the Hawaiian.
On the following day, July 5, Kahas
nainoku Of the Hui Mains and Small
of the Olympic Club were picked to
furnish the thrills over fifty-yard
course, but Raithel Of Chicago easily
outswam both Of them, winning from
Duke by a couple Of feet and the Ha-
waiian beating Small by seant mar.
pin. The Hawaiian, and the Olympic
Club man swan very close throughout
the distance, and several times bumped
each other. After the race IL was
claimed by some members of the Hui
Nalus that Small had deliberately
bumped Duke but such was not the
case, and each man was as much to
blame as the other
Two other swimmers who stood out
in the limelight were McDermott OF
Chicago and LANCER Of Los Angeles
The former is wonderful breast stroke
swimmer, while LANCER showed world s
record form in the quarter-fnile tank
swim, covering the distance in Ave min
utes and % 1.5 seconds, As of a sec
ond faster than Herman, the former
Australian champion.
As far as the women competitors In
the meet are concerned, Miss Dorothy
Becker looks best in the ffty-yard
swim, while Miss Margaret Braek IS
clever at 220-yards. At that, our local
champion, Miss Ruth Wayson Stacker,
should have an easy time with either
Of them according to the time the main
landers made in the events in which
they swan at Sutro Baths.