New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
MISS GALLIGAN
EASILY WINS
5OO-YARD SWIM
Young Woman Champion
Also Takes 100-Yard
Sprint Event.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

Miss Claire Galligan, holder OF the
220-yard swimming record for women,
and star middle distance mermaid OF
the metropolitan district, added new
laurels TO hei long list last night by
winning the national 500-yard swim
ming Championship IN the West six
tieth Street Public Baths. In defeat
ing Miss Lucy Freeman, her most dan
gerous rival. Miss Galligan set up
new record for the distance. covering
the twenty-five lengths of the tank IN
s:O5l-5. She won by almost TOUR
lengths Of the tank. finishing with
wonderful burst of speed.
/ Miss Galligan. who halls from New
/ Rochelle. also went through a fast heid
T in the l00-yard handicap and won from
scratch in 1:153-5. Miss Josephine
Bartlett retained her title as champion
in fancy diving, competing from scratch
and defeating Miss Mile Barteldis by
a narrow margin. Miss Beatrice Leon
/ ard was good third.
| The connections were held under the
auspices OF the A. A. |. and marked
the fret time that women have con-
/ tested for the national title in the BOO
ward event. The building WAS so nlied
with swimming fans that 1t would have
been difficult 20 Jam another half dozen
persons in when the first race began.
Miss Galligan's victory marks her
as one of the greatest OF the women
swimmers in this country, and the
New Rochelle mermaid bids fair TO
raise havoc with several other records
when the outdoor season gets under
full headway Had she been extended
last night il is believed she would
have bettered the time materially; put
when she saw that her lead was over,
whelming she took things easy and
finished with plenty TO spare.
All the competitors are members oil
che Women's National Life Saving
League. with New York girls in the
majority, although several made the
Journey from Philadelphia TO repre-
sent the Germantown Y. w. {. A
The 5O0-yard race was the first event
on the programme. and the girls TOOK
the water almost simultaneously. usine
powerfu crawl stroke, Miss Galligar
ploughed her way into the lead in the
FIRST half dozen laps, although Mis-;
Freeman. the half and one mile record
holder. gave her a plucky fight IN the
beginning. ,,,,
Barteldis began TO close UP the gal
that separated her from Miss Freeman
and q stirring race resulted, although
the latter managed to keep her lea'
until the end There was great burs
of applause when the slender form o
Miss Gallgan shot ahead on the las
lap. The new champion finished in
smother OF spray, and laughed de
Hghtedlv when she was told she ha'
made a new record.
The l0O-yard handicap was far NOR
thrilling, from the spectators view
point. as Miss Galligan was forced e
her limit 10 win from Miss Pavitt, o
Germantown. who had seventeen sec
onds' handicap. Only in the final yar'
did Miss Claire reach out her hand an
touch the end Of the tank for victory.
200 ward spirn-Won by Mss Claire Gsllisar
Miss Lucy FREEMAN. second Miss Mile bSrslii
third time los Is lne. record.
, 100 yard swim fhantieapl-Won - Miss Claf
GsIisan scratch Miss Nellie PaTit ~ ~. see
oud Mis, Carabelis Barrett l0fZl. third. Tint
i.li as
coward swim inovlcel--won By Mss Holcn II
singer. Mas Este Sultan. second. Miss Nay Wadh
third Tine. 30 l-5.
Fancy iiTng contcst-won BY bfis' Josephir
Bartlett fs-ratchi Miss Mre Barteldis rs points
second. Miss Beatrice Leonard le points, triri
Rescue rsce-Won hy Miss ioserhlns HaTia
Miss Lucy Freeman, second. MISS Martha Hasstsd
tnifd. Tine. 81.