The Washington herald., 1916-08-06
Veteran English Aquatic Ath-
lete Trims Classy Field in
Potomac Swim.
QUITS FIRST LOCAL BOY
BY JOHN A. DUGAH.

Youth was denied yesterday In the
long-oistance South Atlantic CHAMPION
ship swimming race.
Charles John Cooke, a British subject.
swimming unatts ched. landed first honor.
In the big aquatic hike from the Chain
Bridge to the Aqueduct Bridge In record
breaking time from a field OF twenty
classy starters Cooke, who does not
deny being 20 years Of age, claims Hong
Kong China, as his home and has been
resident Of this city but seven months.
Lambert ). n. YoureX. Of the Central
y. NJ c. A. Of Baltimore Nd. finished
three seconds behind the English vet
eran, while J. NJ. Cults OF the Wash
ton Swimming Club, was the first Of the
local swimmers to finish.
The local swimmers were handed quite
a jolt in this long-distance swim. as four
out-of-tOwn athletes finished in the first
ten. w. D. Hennen, of the New York
Athletic Club, who was the favorite he
fore the race, landed fourth honors. while
Eric B. Stein. OF the Maryland SWIM
ming Club landed tenth position.
Cookies time OF l hour. u minutes and
IS seconds is minutes and u seconds bet
ter than the record for the course. made
by Bert Ansley. OF the Washington SWIM
ming Club, last season.
Cooke Make. Record.
Cooke took the lead after the field had
swan a half mile and he was never
headed. A great deal OF credit is due
Lamberth YoureN. OF Baltimore. who
pushed the veteran over the entire dis
tance
About 100 yards from the finishing float
under the Aqueduct Bridge Yourex start
ed a spurt, which many OF the spectators
believed would land him the honors but
the veteran EnElishman was equal 10
the occasion and finished about seven
yards in the van.
Cults Lands Third.
Trailing six minutes behind came Cults,
OF the Washington Swimming Club. who
had quite a duel with Hennen Of the
New York Athletic Club. Hennen hung
to Cults until shortly after they reached
the Three Sisters Islands when the local
boy pulled away from the New York
crack. finishing nifty yards ahead.
After Hennen climbed on the float the
rest OF the field were pretty well scat
tered out. Eugene Dyer, unattached. was
next in line, six seconds ahead Of Joseph
Bryan, OF the Washington Swimming
Club. These swimmers had quite a due
for fifth honors, but Dyer proved the
best man when the real test came near
the finish
Thirteen medals were awarded the ath-
letes, while a handsome silver trophy was
given :he first Washington athlete to
cross the line. As Cooke, the winner,
does not claim Washington as his home,
]. NJ Cults. OF the Washington Swim
ming Club. received the trophy Cooke
received the gold medal for finishing first,
Yourex a silver medal for finishing sec
ond and the other eleven in the first thir-
teen bronze medals.
William B. Mosher, OF Baltimore. was
Al.
division. Sixteen OF the twenty athletes
to start finished. Frederick Becker, unat-
tached. being the last to touch the float.
doing the distance 20 minutes and 20 sec
Onds behind the winner
The following in the order in which
the contestants finished:
Frst-Charies o. Cooke. unattached. TIn, lI1a
Second-Lambert S. n. Yourex Baltimo~, Cen
tral Y. NJ. @. A Tine. lI2SL
Third-I. MArison QUITS Washtnrtou Swimming
Club Tine lIs:8
Fourth-w D. Bsnneu- New Tof A O. Tine.
lasxO
Ffith-EGsene Dyer. unattached. Tine. o.
siEth-Joseph E. R. Brysn. Washington Swimming
Club. Tine, lzI2
seventh-Csri AshIeuaeld. GeOrrvtOwn PlEyr-Uund,
Time lZE.
Eirhth-HAzry T. knight r.. Washington Swim
ming Club. Time. Il IN
Ninth-Bdrsrd J. Kaiser. wsshineton Swimming
Club. Time, l:2S.
Tenth-Eric B. Stein, Maryiknd SWIMMING Club
Time, lHSS
Eerenth-Jsmes ". Burch. wsshlnrcu swim
ming Club Tine rs.
Twelfth-Myrou Roee. Maryland Swimming Cus
Time lSE.
Thirteenth-Georre Z. Bryant Potomac BoSi
Club. Tine lZ8
Fourtecnth-willism B. Mosher. Maryland swim
| ming Club. Time, 1873
| Fifeenth-ChSrles y. RunFe Washington swim
ming Club Time. i2S36
| sixteeuth-Fredeuck Becker, unsttAched- TINT.
l:1E.
Frshmsn r. Miller, Washington swimming Club:
r. n Saunders. PotonSo Boat Club; David M
Lee. Washington Canoe Club and r. L. Colhsrs
] unattached, failed W fuisA-