The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-02-23
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a4o YARDS DASH First, Frederick
wilhsim, hui Naius: second. vincent
oenoves, Hui Naius; Third, George H.
Ksrwea-itai, Hui NsluS Zine,
SO YARDS DASH, FoR woMEN-
First, Dorothy A. Becker, Arrow Club,
San Francisco; Second, Ruth w. Stack
Third, Lucille LegrOs, Unattached
Time o:s6 10 Necepted A. A. y.
So TA EDos DASH ron MEN-rir..,
Clarence Lane, Hui Nalus; Second,
Lukela Kaipfko, Hui Nalus. Time, O:25
First, Albert Cay Harris Unattached;
Second, Robert Cowan, Myrtles; Third,
Elmer Holt, Hui Na,us. Tine, o:3s S-5
$50 YARDS sWIM-FirBt freder-
ick wilhelm, Hui Nalus: Second, Vim
cent Genoves, Hui Nalus; Third,
George II. Keaweamahi, Hui Nalus;
Time, 14:13 So.
100 YARDS DAsH--First. clarenee
Lana, Hut Nalns; Second, Cleghorn
Boyd, Hui Mains; Third. A. B. Carter,
Jr., Myrtles. Time. 0:69.
100 YARDS NOVICE FIRST, Her
bert Brmdage, Myrties: Second,
George Mccolgan, Hui Nalns; Third,
Q. J. Harley, Hut Naaas. r.--s.
s4o YARDS FoR wol6ENF FIRST,
Ruth W. Stacker; womsn's Auxiliary;
second, Lucille Legros. Unattached;
Third, mrs q. H. Paul Unattached.
Time, o7;0s s-5. (Accepted A. A. u.
Record. Open Water,) n IS.
go YARDS DAsH-First, Cleg-
horn Boyd, Hui Nalus: Second, @. d.
center. Myrtles; Third, David ?. Kat
hanamolru, Hui Nalus Time, 02:51 2-5.
foUR-1FAN RELAY RACE 10
XARDs YER MAN First, Hui Naius.
II. p. Hastace, Cleghorn Boyd. LulEela
Kaipilko ana o. X. Lane; second,
Myrtlss, q. N. Rockwell, Herbert
Brnndage, w. A. Anderson and A. B.
Garter, u. Time, O3:oS So. y
SPECIAL EVENTS
rs YARDS DASH Limited TO Sol
diors Of the United States Army
Rirst, Davidson. Coast ARTILLERY; Sec
ond, Ray Montgomery, Second Infant
~; Third, Jacobs. Coast Artillery
Corps. Time, o0:46.
PIvE MEN RELAY RACE, 100
yards pct man First, Coast Artillery;
Second, s9tond Infantry
With the hands Of his watch point
ing to exactly half past one o clock yes
tefday afternoon, Lorrin Andrews, clerk
Of the course Of the swimming meet,
waved his hand to George Crozier, and,
with the crack Of the revolver in the
right hand of the starter, the Mid-Pa-
eifc Carnival swimming meet was under
way. 2 i }s 5s.,..
Despite the overhead clouds and the
occasional showers, and likewise the
fact that the Healanis were not compel
ing In the meet, bumper crowd was on
hand at the naval slip 60 witness the
afternoon 3 sports. In some cases the
results Of the various events created
little interested and the time made by
every swimmer was far below expecta
ti0ns. The public was also disap.
pointed in the outcome of the fftyyard
dash in which Dorothy Becker Of the
Arrow Club of San Francisco, Ruth
Stacker of the Woman's Auxiliary OF
Honolulu, Lucille Legros and Bernicia
Lane, also of Honolulu, were partici
pants. .y E.
The Californian proved a winner II
this, event in the unsatisfactory time Of
SO rs seconds. IT, t,~.. , .3s.
speed u Lacking -" y %,
AS the swimmers took their places a
the starting point, Miss Legros was OF
the far left, Miss Stacker came next
Miss Lane was third and Miss Becke
fourth. OF TO poor start, Miss lie
gros kept straight in her lane. Mis-
Stacker, though, started swimming
crookedly and few second after leav
ing the board crossed in front of Mis-
Lame and came close beside Mis-
Becker. Prom the starters barge
looked as If Miss Stacker and Mis-
Becker bumped each other, but both dc
MED this when later seen by the in
spectors Of the meet.
v Both were cutting the water in goo
style, but lacking in speed as the
passed the thirtyyaTd mark. Durin
the next ten yards the two repute
stars Of the swimming world at NIT
yards seemed 10 be swimming danger
onsly close to each other and bot
seemed bewildered as TO where the.
were going, each stopped at the forty
yard mark, with Miss Becker slight
IN the lead. Some one then yelled a
the two swimmers to continue, an
when they passed under the ffty.yar
mark Miss Becker was a couple of fee
in the lead. .Dl @.&-a
Unsatisfactory Outcome e. -
With the announcement of the tim
aid as the spectators realized how un
satisfactory The outcome had beeI
there were demands that the race b
swum over again, many Of the .speeta
tors and several of those on the start
er's barge claiming that il was no race
Others claimed Miss Stacker had foul
ed Miss Becker and should have bee
disqualified and the second medal give
10 Miss lie ros n Miss Stacker foul
Ell Mis- Becker twas not intentional
and Miss Stacker declared later Ia th
ie'ruirR that II the hllPes think sh
u fouled Miss Becker, that she was read