Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-12

IN Winning Inc women HaIiO0dI
swimming championship for leo yards
Miss Olga Dorfner OF Philadelphia set
up a new American record yesterday
at Sutra baths. Her time was 1908
40 Miss Clare Galligan of New York
was second and Miss Dorothy Burns
OF Los Angeles third.
In the other events for women Miss
Frances Cowells OF San Francisco
broke the Pacific coast record for
fifty yards, accomplishing fifty yards
in 81 3-5. .-...-. 4. r.. l.. 4
The Olympic Club won the Pacific
Association championship by a wide
margin, Norman Ross and Jack Rob-
ertson starring for the Winged or
aggregation. =
Miss Dorfner's splendid perform.
ance In defeating the fairest and
fastest field that ever amassed in
San Francisco for swimming COM
petition was a fitting piece de resist
ance. for an afternoon OF interesting
sport.
Ahead From start IL.
The IS-year-old Philadelphian took
the lead from the start and gradual
ly edged ahead until at the finish
she was full length in front Of
Miss Gailigan. At the 25 yard mark
Miss Dorfner's lead on Miss Lane of
Hawaii was but a stroke, with Miss
Galligan In third place by inches. At
the turn, the rs yard mark, Miss
Dorfner was half length In the
lead. with Miss Galligan second. Miss
Burns, pressed by Miss Frances Cow
ellis, moved into third position.
Miss Burns was the only Pacific
coast swimmer to place. She was
stroke behind Miss Galligan. Miss
GalIigans time was 1:10 and Miss
Burns ITO Is. Miss Cowells fin
ished fourth In ITO %, Miss Ethel
DAILY fifth in 1:13, and Miss Lane
sixth IN lis 1-5. The entire field
finished within the former coast rec
ord OF 1:16 40.
Miss Dorfner's mark is four-fifths
OF q second. better than her former
American record She made 1903 3-5
in the East last September The
worlds record for the distance is
LOG BY Miss Fannie Durack OF Aus
tralia. made on straightaway
course.
thousands Watch Race
The grace and strength of Miss
Dorfner.s remarkable swimming were
q rare treat to- the $500 that gathered
to see the performance.
Miss Dorfner has perfected the
American crawl and gets ease in her
clean cut arm movement and power
from her steady, sturdy kick-chug.
She rides the water lightly and
gracefully She has been swimming
for four and one-half years, the last
three OF when she has been in COM
petition. her record breaking feat
last September calling no little at.
tention 10 nef prOwess, but her per-
torrance OF yesterday makes her the
central figure in American swim
ming circles.
Miss Cowells record breaking VIC
tory in the 50 yard was 9 creditable
performance. The young San Fran.
ciscah won with ease
The Olympic Club men totaled 81
points. The Piedmont Club made 20,
and the Commercial High school 5.
Norman Ross failed to establish
any records, but succeeded In fur
nishing the cIassiest swimming
among the men. He won the 220
By thirty yards from Walter Spencer
of Piedmont. Ross tried but failed
to break the 440 record in the 500
yard swim. He led Linco Johnson by
sixty yards at the $40 mark. His time
was 5:36 Is. Ross slackened his
pace, but at that won the race from
johnson hy $50 feet.
Robertson Does Well
Jack Robertson came into the lime
light by winning the hundred, beat
ing Ernie Smith and George Kiss
man In 100 Is. Smith pressed his
Younger competitor. Rissman was a
length back. Robertson placed in
the fifty yard to S. Goodman of
the Commercial High school, whose
victory IN the short race was q sur
prise. The slap Of hand decided
places at the finish.
Linco johnson performed the fast
eht Is yard back stroke TO be turned
in a Pacific Association champion
ship when he won IN PIP As from
Gus sandman by stroke. This race
furnished the best competition of thu