New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-17
ANOTHER TITLE
FOR JIM REILLY
Ny a. c. Swimmer Wins
SS0-Yard Championship
at Rockaway Beach.
DEFEATS GOODWIN
BY SCANT SECOND
Henry Kuecht, of the West Side
Y. NJ. {. A., Finishes First
in 20O.Yard Handicap.

James n Reilly. Of the New YORK
staletc Club. yesterday placed 90 his
e-ciit The SSo-yard swimming cham
-.orshiD Of tlc mctropo. tan Amateur
Athletic Union. winning the event by
ela.t second from the tit.eholSr, his
seam mate. Bud Goodwin, iu y m'u-
ulcs 90 SIS seconds.
The roce was held az Roekaway
Beach. under the auspices Of the Ja-
raica Ray Yacht Club, over g 1lO-yard
course. swept by tide and hardly offer
.rr the conditions required FOR such an
Important event
Oalv three men tac5 the mars. John
Tmroch, OF The New York Athletic
Club. being the third. They got OF
vcu together. but Reilly took few
last strokes on hitting tho water and
forged al ea6 OF his rivals. Goodwin
seemed quite willing 90 let him Go Che
pacing and made 20 attempt 90 follow,
20 !or the FIRST quarter they kept 'n
Ibis order gradually drawing away
from Z.maoch. Reilly was timed 81,
The turn in minutes - seconds.
After that Goodwin made his hrst
bid for the lead, but Reilly responded
promptly and held him safe. 80 again
they settled down, crossing ana re-
crossing one another ss the current
swung them of their course, but WITH
out changing position.
IL WAS not until fifty Yards from the
line ahat Goodwin started real sprint
and for 8 while he gained slowly. but
Reilly lust had enough ln him 10 Keep
ahead. and touched out FIRST by little
more than one yard after 8 great strug-
r.c that brought the spectators 20 thelr
feet. cheering wildly.
Zimuoch rolled ir about thirty yards
behind Goodwin.
The Coward handicap swim was %
close and interesting race. tour men
r~fsriur within few feet Of one an-
other q minutes . seconds. henrE
Tresht. Of the West Side Young Men g
Christian. Association, was first 90 Hash
by the winning posts. but bis failure 10
tcuch the turning board 90 the lou-yard
mark earned him disqualification. ana
first prize was awarded 20 Jerro.d
smith. of the New York Athletic CLUB.
Garrett Schmelk. unattached, GOT sec
end aud Clarence Ash, " the New oih
Athletic Club, third.
A scld Of nearly thirty starters re
-rrted for the I5-yard hdnulcap ana
.r-r lad TO be divided into three heats,
,.-r re-nectively. by Fred SChlerbaum,
nj the West Side Young Men s thrs-
-.,r Association: John {. Lee, IT,, IN
.t+sebed. and Charles Hammer. . cruz
nate OF Scnlcrbaum. They rnlshec I'D
.r-s order in the rnal heat
Considerable entertainment Jas --l-
r.-re5 bv harlequin race, ~ "Alc-
.rr contestants had 20 don "oH'C' =.
.-0arel. ana q duck caese. 1Ee-
r-row proved the most adept 10 jug
cling tie feminine garments q SNI y. " o.
I'll. event rather easily IRON =. DlAoI '
--r 5rcE chase two lively birds
...-. Iiherate6. but after much diving
.-G -srniug around tie first fell Nlc -ll-
-- = nixon and the second 10 =. hIp-
800 both Of the West SIDE 1ou-s
.-e-'- Christian Assocltuca-
The summaries follow
..----fve-yar- swim .-la-I-lg. - '.sst
rs.--Wc1 ty John en-. ise u. -.-a-
r r..-1r.lrr llattacha-. second. ii''-H.
.....- second lcat-Wol -g Char g. han
.s- West s.l- 81. g. g. a. 7y-,' 30.
..- a C.. se.o-.. time. U.st 80. -..i-
- V-- r,- r-ag--.-. -rtle-naum. Yves.
ST. - g.. IGs- E-viE. unattlr,. %
.al tl.1e. OBI 49,. I.ue. .eal-N - %.
I'D. sra.e-nauu. West side Y d. g..
- ...-..s. second Charles Hammer. West
So G.. 4. IS seconds. r.rl; tme,
5-ya-s swim nsudicap,-voa by Jer-o.
..tt --tr.eIt. unattached r. Sci
.-.. Clarence Ash. New YORK A. -. 70 se,
,-..t- .v.m eor Metropolitan T.. o..
-- .ta-.r .a-sf Ipl.-v- Oh ty James u. Reilly
Sew Na-s A.. c. Bud GOODWIN. 10. '."
. r relru-. John a'rln.l. -Nl' 'r.H 30
7.-.i-sr -see-1g5a d. sydney Eosoa.
..u a Co.. g. Dixon. West side y. 2l. l
h- vr,- 81, r TIIy., Wet Silo