Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-01
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SWIMMING MEETS

winch luke hananamoku anu ueoE6e
cunha figured SO prominently, taken
from The Town and Country Journal,
! a sydney publication: r<
In the past, Australian representa-
tives have defeated number OF world
lehampions I'm various contests. The
latest OF the visiting champions beat
len by an Australian is the famous Ha.
waiian swimmer Duke Paoa Kahana'
Imoku. After the Pacific champion
had easily won the 100 yards cham
pionshfp, beating all our best, the
question was asked, how will our men
shape against him over the longer
| distances? The race for the 440 yards
championship was fixed for January 6,
lin the Domain Baths. Sydneyites ex-
pected the holder Of the title, w. Long
worth, TO make great race of 1t. I'm
fortunately. Longworth was taken sud.
denly i'll. and, to use an old sporting
phrase, 1t looked Lombard-street to q
China orange against any Of our other
men being able to down the visitor.
However, Australians are notably
game, and in the hope that they would
see fairly good race, nearly 5000
people paid gate to witness what
proved to be one of the most remark.
able and keenly contested events ever
witnessed since the days when Pro
lessor Beckwith and his famous famf
" were the great swimmers of their
day.
The 40 Yards Championship.
When the contest for the 40 yards
championship Of the New South Wales
came on, excitement ran high, as TO
who would be the starters, and the an
Inouncement that four were stripping
to contest against the visiting cham
pioH was pleasing to the crowd, who
Ieheered when thep appeared on the
board.
The starters were Kahanamoku
Hawaii). F. Fits East Sydney, T.
Adrian MANLY. Page Chadwick and
Coogee), G. Thomas (Sydney). The
visiting champion always INDUCES In
a preliminary dive before entering
into q contest, and after he had had
his dip, all stood ready for the start
ing signal, which was given by Nj.
Fred Williams. The quintet struck
the water well together, but the Sgd
ney Club man: Thomas, was the first
in stroke, and held lead ccmmenc-
ing the first lap, which Is 10 yards
At the end Of SO yards Kahanamohai
was second. swimming with heau-
tiful even stroke, making hardly any
splash Swimming well within him
sell, and with no perceptible exertion.
he Joined Thomas when making the.
first turn. while the Manly represen.
tative. Adrian, was q few feet away.
In the second lap Thomas again took
the lead. swimming very strong and.
we'll the first furlong being covered
in 2 min. Al sec. At this stage the.
East Sydney representative, Fits, re-
tired, and Page was never trouble
some to the three leaders. Thomas
was swimming strong and well in tho
third lap, In which Adrian began to-
make up the gap on the champion, and
making an effort Just at the turning
point was the first into the straight,
or last lap to the post.
Adrian Wins.
When word was given through the
megaphone that the Manly boy was
leading excitement ran high. Kaha.
namQku's attendant waved his cap tol
direct his attention to the winning
board, and great effort he put forth.
There was never so much excitement
crammed into short space as during
the seconds 1t took the swimmers tol
cover that last half-furlong. Come
on. Tommyis was the common yell,
and to the onlooker 1t was evident
that Tommy was making the effort OF
his life to reach the board, while the
bronzed Islander was putting in a So.
preme effort which he finished Off
with by dashing out his arm, but the
white hand touched first by about al
foot.
The s220.yard championship OF New
South Wales, swum January 8, also
created lot of interest. Unfortu-
nately, the Sydney crack. w. Long
worth. had not sufficiently recovered
70 take part In the race. The pre-.
sence Of the crack would have added
still further to the interest In thel
race, which was productive of keen
and hardly fought out race. in which
the Pacific crack, Kahanamokn, came
out successful The starters and place.
getters for the go yards champion
ship were: Duke Paoa Kahanamokul
tHawaii). /; r. g. Page lRandwick
and GOogeel. q; G. Cunha (Hawaiil, 8;
G Thomas Sydney, 4; l. Boardman
Sydney, s.
Race Described.
In the jump Off the Sydney men
were the first to lift the water, butt
the Hawaiians were in front when at |
The end Of the first 10 yards, and at |
SO yards held clear lead of Page,
who was followed by Boardman and
Thomas Swimming In great styleI
md pace. Kahanamoku made the first
turn with lead Of three lengths In
front of Cunha. with Page following. |
So far as the result Of the race was
1t looked certainty fori
kahanamoku. who was swimming
with the most perfect action. In the
second lap Cunha shaped bad course
and Page moving through the water!
n q most determined manner, began