Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-28
PINING FOR POL
duke Sends CALL
FOR ASSISTANCE
Kahanamoku End Cunha Each
Win a Race in Supplemental
Swimming Meeting

That's what ! need most Of all"
This was the parting message OF
Duke Kahanamoku to friends in the
liner Sonoma, which arrived from
Sydney this morning. Outside of the
craving for the Hawaiian national
dish, Duke and his swimming partner,
George Cunha, are in the best of
shape, and are having royal good
time in the antipodes 1t is not be-
lieved the poi would get by the GEN.
sor, being distinctly unneutral food,
so no attempt will be made to comply
with Dukes request.
Australian papers which arrived by
the Sonoma bring word of an addi-
t'onal swimming event in which both
Kahanamolxu and Cunha won firsts.
The Sydney Evening News OF Janu.
airy IL, says:
AT the A1lora (Queensland) Clubs
carnival, Duke Kahanamoku won the
400-yards race from scratch in min.
al sec, and Cunha (seratch) the 100
yards handicap in 5S1k Sec"
Following is the account of the last
championship meeting, which was
held January Q, taken from the same
paper, Of that date:
The third and concluding meeting
OF the. N. S. w. Swimming association
carnival was held at the Domain
Baths this afternoon under weather
conditions NOT altogether favorable
from the public point Of view. Inter
mittent showers undoubtedly prevent
ed large numbers attending, but TAX
ing everything into consideration. the
crowd was satisfactory, and highly
attractive program was provided.
was well maintained, and colors were
prominent all round the basin. TheI
star event, of course, was the 220-I
yards championship. in which Duke
Knhanamoku and Cunha were pitted
against the local cracks, and In this
respect Il AIS worth noting that the
tide was on the ebb, thus the compe-
titors had It with them one way and
against them the other. i
The championship event was pre-.
coded by an excellent display Of musi-
cal lifebuoys This Is the natators'
equivalent Of the oldfashioned parlor
game of musical chairs. The compe-
titors make lots OF fun in their at
tempts to secure a buoy and place IT
over their head In the water, when
the band stops suddenly. An over
jealous participant sometimes grabs
the buoy too soon and pays the penalty
Of being "outeds' This afternoons
evoked roars Of laughter,
as several times two heads bobbed up
encircled by one buoy. The field was
narrowed down to two. and the band
played half bar OF Its a Long Way
10 Tippefarys and c. Longworth won
prettily.
There was no record breaking this
afternoon by Duke Kahanamoku, who
said the other day to q friend, 4You
can't smash records every time you
90 into the water" And the cham
1ionship this afternoon. while won by
he Hawaiian marvel. was swum in 2
min. 80 2-5 Sec. which. against the
ate b. B. Kieran's record of 2 min
Is % sec. is four seconds short.
The race was also robbed Of some
" its interest BY the absence Of the
holder Of the title, w. Longworth.
7owever, the contest was exciting
'nough, because OF the great go be-
ween Page and Randwick and Coogee.
md Ounha Of hawaii the Sydney man
'etting second honors by about a
ouch. amid a storm Of applause.
The positions. as drawn by the men,
ave Duke place between Cunha and
3oardman. and when Starter A. C. W..
1ill called CO. the field struck the
vater pretty well together. Duke took
he lead after the first three strokes.
lie went away with Characteristic
'ase. and before three-parts of the
'ath's length had been covered was
ully length ahead. Up to this
tage Boardfnan, Thomas, Page and
,unha were practically together.
The next Item was to watch Duke
urn. In this he executed a beautiful
movement and was leading for home
lmost before the crowd realized that
e had made the turn. Cunha was
Qually pretty, but he lost ground a
ew strokes later. swimming a bad
curse, and crossed Thomas. Mean.
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