The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-22

last mark Of which he once held nearly
every one from tho ,wenty h,ey yard
event TO the half mile. Duke smashed
the world = record for the eighty yard
swim last night in the Y. NJ. c. A. tank
by fourffths of n second. He made
tine distance in 0:42 Is, and the former
mark held by Daniels was DAB fiat.
This race was one of the prettiest of
the evening" program, and Duke had
TO extend himself 90 the utmost to nose
out Clarence Lane, who finished sec.
ond. John Kelii was a good third in
this event. Lane and Duke swan
evenly for the first trip across the tank
and then the former took the lead ny n
few feet which he held for the second
ard third rounds. On the final turn
the world : champ let himself ont and
made the last twenty yards in about as
fast time as the twenty has ever been
swum, from the looks of the speed of
his stroke.
Tried for 500 Mark
In addition TO this performance, the
same swimmer made an excellent trial
at the American record for the 800
yard swim The American record for
the FIVE centuries is held by l.udy
LANCER with the time of 6:l3 -.
Duke finished the long grind in
6:l4 2-5, Just three ffths of sec,
ond slower than the national mark.
The race for second place in this swim
was one of the closest finishes on the
evenings program. Kruger came up
from behind George CuDha and gave
him hard chase for the second posi-
ton, but the older swimmer took the
place by nscant foot.
The third remarkable performance
of the evening was the new tim" set
for the 200-yard and l6O.yard relay
races by Duke, Cunha, Lane, Kelii and
Kruger. There is no existing time for
the 100. yard event and none for the
two centuries for a fOur.man team
The marks set last night were in an
exhibition match and will not be
elassed as A. A. L. records, but they
were exceptionally good nevertheless.
The time for the 20O-yard was 30
fiat and the mark set up for the 100
yard event was lbs -.
Girls Races Good
One Of the most pleasing features of
the program was the girls races, both
of which were run off in excellent
style. Miss Bernicia Lane proved that
she is still the champion swimmeress
of the Islands by defeating Miss Helen
Rosa by a yard in the 50-yards open
event for girls Miss Lucille Legros
finished good third.
The second race for girls showed that
Honolulu has at least one coming swim.
mer among the fairer sex. Miss Gerd
Hiorth, n newcomer in the swimming
game, as also were the other two girls
entered against her, took the lead at
the crack Of the pistol in the 5O-yards
novice race and swan the half century
apparently without effort finishing a
good eight yards ahead Of the second
swimmer, Miss Rose Soares. Miss
Florence PaOa finished third less than
= a foot behind her nearest competitor
The time made by the winner in this
event was remarkably good for II
novice girls race and is almost good
enough to entitle Miss Hiorth to
piace in the open event. She swan the
distance in Obs which is only on" al d
four-ffths seconds slower than Mss
Lane 5 time
Yale, Cornell Harvard
= The intercollegiate relay race
furnished about ny much excitement
while it lasted as did AIRY of the events
on the program, the flush between the
second and third teams being the
closest of the evening. As per schedule
the Yale swimmers had tn!ngs their
own way, the four Eli uutators making
an excellent exhibition il The WntcI
Cornell finished second and the Harv-
ard quartet finished less than two
inches behind.
De Witt Alexander started off for
the Yale contingent with Stanley Mott
Smith first for Cornell and Harold
Castle leading off for Harvard. Alex
ander took about two yards on Castle
and the latter finished a foot ahead Ct
the Cornell man. On the next round,
Jack Gait gained two yards more ON
the field. Walter Dillingham; came in
yard ahead Of Lester Marks. The
third round ended the same as reg ards
the first team. Carter Calf pulled a
couple Of yards more ahead but the
positions of the two other teams was
changed slightly. Ebert Tuttle nosed
out Cyril Damon by inches and the
last lap was started with Yale leading
by six yards, Cornell second with Harv.
ord just start behind. Harry Stein
eT, former captain Of the Blue swim
ming team had an easy time nn1Shlng
the race half length ahead Of the sec
ond man but the decision as to who
the second man was to be was the in
teresting part. Harold Dillingham;
caught Malcolm Tuttle the last Itha
can swimmer, and had nearly two
yards on him at the turn. The Cornell
swimmer made an excellent turn, how
ever, and chased after Dillingham; only
TO pass him on the last stroke.
Fancy Divers Good
The high and fancy diving was one
of the most interesting number Of the
meet. Bob Fuller won, with Fred
Carter, Jr second and Jack HiOrth
third. The diving and jumping from
the third story window by Fuller,
Hiorth, and Silva were thrilling, to say
the least.
La the bankers relay, the Bishop
bankers outswam the Bank of Hawaii
four by about five yards The losers )
team was made up Of Hogs, Hendrick