Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-21
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BOY BEATS duke
in THE so YARDS
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opinion of the San Francisco swim
mers can win easily from any of the
girl performers on the coast.
44o-Yard Race.
With the crack of the pistol the
four men starting in this event hit
the water as one and got away at what
appeared to be a leisurely pace. Duke,
at the extreme Eva side of the course,
seemed to travel without effort ana
with little noise, his feet making no
splash and arms working rhythmically
On the opposite side of the course,
however, a hot contest at once became
apparent, between Lincoln Johnson,
the famous one-legged champion from
the Coast, and "Hanawaki" Kruger.
the Healani entry.
Side by side these two soon began
setting a very fast pace, the Coast
man taking the lead and being the
first swimmer to make the first turn.
In advance of the worlds champion,
Johnson made his speedy turn and
getaway, gaining materially on Kru-
ger. Before the second lap was half
completed Dukes long, swinging
strokes began to tell and he quickly
went to the front, reaching the start
irg point fully 10 yards ahead of John
son. Kruger was virtually even with
Johnson at this turn. At the third
turn Duke had gained about yards
more and Johnson had made his lead
definite against the Healani boy. At
the last turn the worlds champion had
advanced his lead to nearly 20 yards,
johnson was five yards ahead of Kru-
ger, and the three held these places
back to the 40-yard tape. There vas
doubt throughout of the tussle between
Kruger and the visitor, Johnson, and
tie latter's final squirt was greeted
with cheering. 1t was popular vic
tory for him, even though he did not
beat Duke.
o.Yards for Boys.
Eight youngsters started in the first
race of this event. Severa! beat the
starters gun two or three times be-
fore all finally got away and were
warned that another false start would
result in penalties. Finally they
started quite well together, Kruger
of the Healanis taking the lead and
holding it until the last few yards,
when he weakened and Clarence
Lane. the speedy entry from the Pa
lama Settlement, came up on him, I'm
ishing in a dead heat. This was one
Of the prettiest and most exciting
events of the meet.
100 Yards.
AS usual in this event Duke seemed
to be "loafingp along up to the 50-
yard mark, George Cunha taking the
lead UP to that point, with Small, the
speedy San Francisco swimmer a
shade behind Cunha. From that point
the positions changed rapidly. Cunha,
who started in the middle of the
course, pulled over to his left, going a
quarter of the way across the width
of the course and finishing virtually in
course. While he was
doing this the champion picked up
and began ploughing the brine, moving
sc rapidly that he left all the others
yards in the resr Small also travelled
sidewise slightly but showed burst
Of speed toward the finish that en-
abled him to slap the finishing board
fraction of a second in advance of
Cunha. Smalfs time was more than
three seconds slower than Dukes over
this distance, the former finishing in
81 4-5 seconds. lettering his own
worlds record, made here last year,
for the open, salt water course.
100 Yards for Novices.
Several men beat the gun, necessf-
tating second start and on the sec
cnd try got rather ragged start. Hay
Wodehouse, a lanky Healani boy built
much on the same lines as Duke Ka-
Iianamoku and who shows much the
same action in the water, quickly took
the lead and held it throughout, final
ly finishing nearly 10 yards ahead of
R. Hollinger and Allen Cunha, who
slapped the finishing board fraction
CT second apart. This was Hea-
Iani Club victory. all three winners
coming from that organization. These
points do not count in the meet. how
ever, because it was a novice race.
50 Yards. i
Six men started In this race, but
almost from the start it was evident
hat the real test was between Duke.
Small and George Cunha Duke show
"a more speed at the start than II his .