Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-15


Miss amy Durack CT sydney. Aus
tTaia, cham lien woman swimmer o.
Tic world, will come 10 Haasii early
nc1t year. she will be accompanied
by Miss Nina Wylie, also OF Sydney
who hGIds all Inc records Tor women
in the breast stroke Miss Olga Dorf
ner, champion woman swimmer OF
America, has been asked to come here
next year, anu may meet the world $
champion In Honolulu.
As q result oi the suggestion made
I'm the STIR Bulletin some weeks ago
the first IHaIl or staging mermaid
meet daring the Carnival Is well un
der way. Al that time IL was suggest
ed thar Danny biIracR OF sydney,
Olga I.orineE-of philadelphia, Clare
Gat.gan of New Rochelle, Frances
C0weiIs ol san francisco, Dorothy
Burns Of Los, Angeles, Ethel Daily OF
San francisco ana the Honolulu girls.
Bernfcia Lane, Lucille Legros, Helen
Rosa and Garry Lane, and other local
WINNERS be asked TO meet in a
world feminine olympiad, which
would De the greatest event Gf its kind
ever head IN the world.
Attract Tourists.
This meeting Of the mermaids from
the izr:hest snore OF the Pacific TO
the Atlantic would give Hawaii one
OF the Dig publicity features OF the
year. Aside from increasing the in.
ferest In swimming here II would be
an attraction that would surely draw
tourists from the mainland and natu.
rally could be featured as one OF the
world greatest events.
The recent trip OF oIga Dorfner and
Claire Galiigan to the Pacific coast
brought much publicity to that section
and the trip OF the mermaids across
the continent was hailed with delight
by those interested in swimming. As
an attraction the meet in which BerS
nieia lane was the Honolulu represen'
fatiye was the best ever held in Cali
foraia, and attracted more people than
any other SWIMMING event ever staged
there
California Wants Them, TOO.
This IN itself is pruor thar the pub
lie Is interested in tie work of the
feminine natators. Already San Fran;
cisco IS making an effort to secure the
swimmers and following the sigges-
tion from Honolulu William Unmack,
one Of the wall-known sporting au-
thorities on the coast, has already an
nounced that san Francisco will be
willing to stage a meet with Fanny
Ddfack as the feature.
Mrs. Mary Chambers, secretary of
the Australia Ladies' Swimming AS
ISOLATION, has written that the two
feminine stars of Australia will be
able 10 make the trip to America Mrs.
Hugh Mcintosh of Sydney, wife OF the
theatrical magnetic, Is interested IN
swimming. and has announced that
she will accompany the girls to Ha-
vail. From Honolulu the stars will
20 to San Francisco and may make a
trip TO the eastern section.
The visit of Fanny Durack and Nina
Wylie should De a big boost TO swim
ming here, and the Carnival Commit
Tee could do worse than stage this
event as the real feature of the CaTni-
val. il would bring together the
worlds greatest stars. and there is
little question but that the meeting
would be big financial success.
Will stage Meet.
Local swimming enthusiasts have
become interested In the plan outlined
in the. Star-Bulletin, and in case the
carnival does not stage the abig mer-
maid contest, featuring the Daughters
OF Neptune, then II is thought that To-
cal enthusiasts VIII invite the nata-
tors here for meeting some time
around Carnival time.
With the San Francisco people anx-
iohs to Join with Hawaii. the expense
would not be so great, and Honolulu
could veil afford to invite not only
Olga Dorfner ana Claire Galligan but
tie Pacific coast swimmers. When
Bernfeia Lane was in San Francisco
Olga Dorfner stated that she would be
chased to COME 70 Honolulu, and
waated Mss Lane to see IL she could
moi do something toward arranging q
meet here.
Fanhy Duraek will come 10 Honour
( II, early next year, and win meet the
meal swimmers. IL is a question as
"a how long she will remain here, but
4 action is taken Immediately the
swimming enthusiasts will have an
l,s,,ortanifvr IN work for 4 meet which