The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-12
Duke Mainstayo of Hui Nalus
Who Defeat Healanis, 1888
Walter Pomeroy's. 88O-Yard Record
Beaten by Frederick Wilhelm Fair
Crowd at Annual Meet Of A. "A. u.

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Z Counter attractions, in a day filed
with many alluring events, detrncted
considerably from the annual swimming
meet Of the Hawaiian branch OF the
American Amateur Union held yes
terlay afternoon beginning az one
Q clock At the United States nayuf slip.
Notwithstanding this there were be-.
tween 1000 and 1900 people on hand.
The big surprise Of the afternoon
was Duke Kahanamoku's performances,
OF, to be exact, non-performance IN the
affy yard dash In which he was ont.
diapanced and came fourth, Walter
Grace Of the Healanis finisning first In
"a pretty squirt which brought the. au.
1ience to its feet Grace IL practically
a novice and was not even considered
a possibility before the race. George
cnnha OF the Healanis fnished second
without much effort and Clarence Lane,
barely fifteen years Of age, and anoth-
er novice and member Of the hui Nalu,
came in third.
The real spectacular race OF the aft.
ernoon was the 300-yard, six-men re-
Jay race, the close finish Of which, be-
tween Kahanarnolu and George Cunha
Of the rival Hui Nalu and Healani
teams, brought every man, woman and
child to their feet, while cheers rent
ehe otherwise stiIl air Of the placid
harbor.
The official races held by the A, A.
y. yesterday were as follows:
Grace Beats Duke.
Fifty.yard dash Entries: George
Cnnha, Walter Grace and j. IA. n.
Wodehouse Of the Healanis; Richard
Holstein, Lukela Kaupiko, Duke p. Ka-
hanamoku and Clarence Lane of the
Hui Nalus. Results Grace first. In
20 90 seconds; Cunha second and Lane
third, Kahanamol1u finishing fourth
owing TO what he claims WAS a mis-
understanding as to the finishing point.
He appeared to slow down at the forty,
yard wire, believing, he says, that this
was, the finish, instead of the one ten
yards beyond. Duke got of to very
bad start. Grace, while not making
particularly fast time, had the race all
his way and was an easy winner, Cunha
finishing close behind with Lane but d
foot or two in the rear. ta
100-yard dash - Entries. Ge1rge
Cunha and Frank Kruger Of the Hea-
lanis; William M. Keaweamahi and
Kahanamoku of the Hui Nalns. Re-
Suits X ahanamokn first, in "a 4.5 sec.
onds, eqnalling his own world 3 record; ;
Cunha second and Kruger third, Ka-
hanamoku finished an easy winner in
this race. ~,
220-yard dash - Entries; George
Cunha and Harold II. Kruger Of the
Heaianis; Olaf Oss Of the Myrtles, and
Robert. Kawaa, Kahanamokn and Cleg.
horn Boyd of the Hui Nalu. Results
Kahanamoku first, In 2 minutes 81 2-5
seconds; George cunha second and liar
old II. Kruger third. Kawaa quit cold
after swimming a hundred yards. This
race also went TO MATHEMATICIAN easily.
440-yard swim ENTREES: Frank Kru-
ger of the Healanis; Peter Oliver, Fred
eriek Wilhelm, George Keaweamahi and
Kahanamoku of the Hui Nalus. Re-
suits Kahanamokp first in minutes
% 4.5 seconds, beating his former
American record Of 5 minutes 81 40
seconds; Wilhelm second and Kruger
third Again this was an easy victory
for the Duke. Peter Oliver wet his feet
in the water aud quit after going two
hundred yards. The world 5 record for
this distance, made in . tank, however
is minutes and Q 2,5 seconds,
S80-yard swim Entries: Marston
Campbell Jr, Of Punahou; William Hol
linger Of the Healanis; Frederick vii
helm, George Keaweamahi and Vincent
Genoves of the Hui Nalus. Results
Wilhelm first, in 13 minutes and 4 %
Seconds, breaking easily the time made
by Walter Pomeroy here last, February
o. Is minutes and "a seconds The
American record for this distance il
held by 9. NJ. Daniels, l2 minutes and
|.l8 2-5 seconds. =,
This was pretty race. the first hall
being closely contested between Will
helm and GenOves and the second be
tween the latter and Hollinger, who il
practically a novice in long distance
swimming Wilhelm won without much
effort but Genoves was closely PRESSED
at the finish by Hollinger, who lost oul
by a narrow margin. Keaweamah
again quit cold after swimming -four
hundred yards, less than half the dis
lance. Keaweamahi throughout tn,
meet developed q quitting streak will
such marked success. that he was thu
| joke of the afternoon.
0ne-Ihile swim Entries: George w
Bushnell Of the Healanis; Frederick
Wilhelm and Vincent Genoves Of The
Hui Nalus. Results Wilhelm finishet
first, in 20 minutes and o 3r5 seconds
| Genoves second and Bushnell third
After swimming six hundred yards Kea
weamahi was once more quitter an;
was greeted with good.natured jeers b,
the onlookers. Wilhelm won this rae
hands down, as the saying goes Tn,
fight between Genoves and Bushnell TO
second place was game one and tn
finish was a rather close one, Bushnell !
] final squirt being ill;timed, however, an
too late to land him in the second place
+ Plunge for distanee- Entriesi Ralpl
@. Gray of Pnnahou; A. r.. Timkei
Frank Kruger, j. b, Lightfoot and h
i X. Fuller Of the Healanis; James I
Munro Of the Myrtles, and Charles X
lStillman of the Hui Nalus. Results
4 Kruger (Healani) first, ffty-eieht fee
I and Ave inches; Charles X. Stillma
f(Hui Nalu) second, ffty-six feet an
nine inches; J, b. Lightfoot (Healani
lthird, ffty-three feet eight and one,hal
Inches, The Island record, according I
some aquatic sport authorities, has bee
heretofore held by r. X. Fuller. who's
distance is said to have been ffty'fy