Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-21
Bob Small Ties Worlds Record
in Defeating the American
Champ by Inches
KAHANAM0KU MAKES NEW
100 STRAIGHTAWAY MARK
Hangs Up Worlds Figures with
Ease - Miss Ruth Stacker
Takes Fifty Yards for Wom-
en-, Miss Legros Second
Coast Entries Make Fine
Showing - Hui Nalu Victor
ious in Relay

One worid's record broken, one
worlds record equaIed, one worlds
record established. and -four hawaiian
records bettercd was the net result OF
the Carnival swimming meet this
norpIne, held under the auspices Of
the a. a. ", which will make the
records tffic al With no wind and
the watcr q the navy slip as smooth
se pIset, tonditions were ideal. for
record trtakipr, while the entry Of
ok speedy swimmers from the Pacific
Coast provided intersectlonaI rivalry
that has been lacking In former meets.
The real sensation Of the day was
the defeat Of Duke kahsnamoI<u IN
the bo-yard event, BY z. r. Small, for
merly Of Pittsburp, but now San
franciscan. Small covered the dis-
tsnce IN superb style, winning hY
lao,(1( fofu ol'<4 " e s. S'6cofd,
which equals the WORLDS record held
Tor tcVot6I years ~ Nickhan, Of Aus
treiIe, and breaks the American and
Hawaiian record for strairhtaway In
open water d - seconds fist, held by
the IocsI champion. AZ Small and
Duke ps1ged under the wire almost
arm for arm, the pair trod water and
exchanged saiptes, while the crowd
gave the new champion great recep-
tlon, first for HE win against the hIth-
erto unbeatable Hawaiian, and again
when the record breaking time was an.
ncuncec.
"Someont had to win,y said Duke.
when he climbed onto the poptoon and
eon0rstulstsds hls rival, eand I don't
feel BIT bad about being beaten In
worlds record tlme.g
Probably the most exciting race of
the day was the relay, in which Duke
just managed TO beat out George Gun.
ha, after the latter had a start of sew
eral yards. Duke put up superb race,
and II is q pity that he was not Off
cially ciocked for the lap, as he
seemed to be swimming it in faster
time than in the 100 yard race. The
Coast swimmers showed their good
spUftsmanship In this race, for they
we're not allowed to enter as repre-
Fentatives Of any one club, being a
pickup organization. However, IL was
agreed that II they won they would
take the cup, although the Olympic
Club would not be credited with the
points. They. were not over-anxious to
swim, but went In so as not to disap-
point the crowd. Both McWood, who
swan the first lap and Schultz, who
swan the third, got off the course
and lost considerable distance. Leary
swan a magnificent lap as No. 2. MAX
ing up all the distance lost by Nc
Wood. but Small couldn't catch the
flying Duke on the final sprint
The mile was another spectacular
race, as to second place. Walter
Pomroy won by more than 100 yards,
tapping both Keaweamaht and Bush
nell, his only opponents, on the
twelfth lap. The former kept about
six yards ahead of Bushnell until 1900
yards had been covered, when the lat
ter spurted and for $50 yards held
level with his opponent The finish
was like the end of a so yard sprint,
instead of a mile grind.
Duke wasn't pressed very hard in
the 220, winning by eight yards from
George Cunha. Lincoln Johnson. the
game San Francisco man, who, can
swim about twice as fast with only
one leg to kick as most people can
with both pedal extremities, was a
good third. :s....." T..
The swimming Of Miss Ruth Stacker
in the 50-yard event for girls was
splendid. She won as she pleased,
with Miss LeGros second and Miss
Lane third. Miss Kibling got off the
course before she had gone dozen
strokes. Miss Stacker's time was 1-5
OF q second slower than her own
American record of 81 seconds flat,
but she seemed to be swimming in
better form than last year, and in the
fconttnoad m, naOe ei0htl