Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-21
Duke Sets New Record
In 80 Yard Swim AT 'Y'
Worlds Champion Wins From Lane in Great Squirt to Finish
Line BY One Seeond-Natators Fail to Smash Existing
Record for 500-Yard Eyent-BernCa Lane Wins Girls
RaGe-Gerd Hiorth Proves to BE Swimming Sensation

= Duke Kahanamoku, worlds great.
est natator, added new record to
the many he has marked opposite his
name on Saturday evening at the Y
M. C.. A. tank He flashed through
/ the water in the SC-yard event for a
mark of AZ l-5 seconds, which lowers
Charles Daniels record by 40 of a
second. =.
Duke should call upon Clarence
Lane, the speedy sprint swimmer,
and say, We'll done, my noble lad. "
II Clarence Lane had not been around
On Saturday evening c. Nj. Daniels
might nave still retained his mark of
AZ seconds. This event brought out
the fact tnat there isn't a swimmer
In the world who can pillow through
the water with Duke. The human mo-
tor boat startled hundreds of fans
with his great squirt through the water
In the last lap. If he didn't set a
new record for the 20 yards there is
something radically wrong,
Lane stars.
10 Degin with there aren't more
than a half dozen swimmers in the
country who can beat Clarence Lane
for % yards, and after his race at
tue tank, one would begin to be-
l.ele that there is only one. Lane
got off well at the start and took the
lead IN the first lap and held IL
throughout until the turn back for
the finish. He was blowing through
the water In record time with keIii
and Duke swimming together. Duke
was Off TO po0r start, and when the
SWIMMERS made the turn In the last
lap many believed that Clarence Lane
would 90 home to record. But here
Luke showed what he could do in a
pinch and made the greatest squirt
ever seen in sank swimming.
Lane had what looked like safe
lead, but Duke began a squirt that car
ried him past the youngster to the end
or the tank in time well under the
worlds record Lane also gets cred
Il for beating tho record held by Dani-
els, while kelii must have come close
10 the mark. Can Duke KahAnamoku
swim 100 yards in 80 seconds. It's
possible after that squirt Saturday
night. When he finished he laughed.
he had Let left at that.
Failure In 500.
In the 500-yard event the three
SWIMMERS who went after the record
did not set the pace fast enough at
the start and as result the ndrks
held BY Ludy LANCER and }. G. Hat
field were safe luis race proved
conclusively that Duke could go any
o.stante, and had he been pushed
might nave lowered the American
record.
mis- race brought out great battle
between George CunLa and Harold
Kruger. At the 24tn lap Cunha was
iezdlng the younger swimmer, bat
-Stnbby' spurted AID touched the
ehd Of the tank traction OF sec
Ond behind the ether natator. Cunha
had less than foot margin at the
hnish.
Bsrnlcia Lane Best.
In the girls event Bernicia Lane
carried of the honors in the 50-yard
swim. winning from Helen Rosa and
Edene Legros. sac flashed through
the water IN S3 10 seconds, which es-
taDlished a new mark for the Y. M.
G. A. tank. Ruth Stacker bettered
this mark in the Castle tank. Berni-
cha Lane proved that she was in good
condition by making fast time for
the distance Helen Rosa and Lucille
Legros had not been practising OF
late and as result did not show the
speed that they can make.
With the showing made by the three
swimmers the possibilities TOR cham
pion here are good. Bernicia Lane
cGuld have made better time had the
other girls made better race, while
In the coming meet the work OF Lucille
Legros and Helen Rosa Is to be
watched. They showed that they are
TO be counted on in the coming Sep
TENDER races, and with more practise
should give the present champion
great battle to the finish.
Nav Swimming Star.
One Of the big surprises of the sea-
son was the work Of Gerd Hiorth in
the 50-yard novice race. This swim
MGR was q sensation. In her first ap-
pearance in a tank she flashed
through the water in So seconds, only
I4.5 seconds slower than the mark
made by Bernicia Lane. This event
was perhaps the one that attracted
the most attention, as 1t proved con-
ciusively that Hawaii will have three
other swimmers who can be depended
upon in the future.
Ruth Stacker, swimming instructor
at the Y. W. c. A., made statement
that she had one swimmer who would
startle the swimming enthusiasts at
the meeting Her statement was cor
rect in every sense, and in fact the
Young swimmer who has been taking
speed lessons from Miss Stacker
showed form that has not been ex-
celled here. This is the second SEN
sation that has been produced this
wear. John Kelii being the other new
swimmer who has made great show
ing in his first year OF competition.
Girls Make Good.
Rose Soares and Florence Paoa In
their first race made much faster
time than was expected. The race
was merely to bring out the coming
stars for the future races, and al
though Miss Hiorth won the novice