New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
MISS GALLIGAN
BREAKS RECORD
FOR MILE SWIM
Thirteen-Year-Old Quaker
Girl Is Second in
Great Race.

Mss Claire Galligan, Of New Ro-
chellc, hung up new American marx
for one mile when she won the national
championship. held under the direction
Of the Rye Beach Club in the waters OF
.hc Sound yesterday. The Westchester
girl crossed the finish line in 3i:1s 30,
which was exactly 4 minutes 1928 sec
onds faster than the former mark, held
By Miss Lucy Freeman, Of Brooklyn'
II was the first appearance OF Miss
Galliran before her home folk follow
ING her winning Of the 440-yard ma
tional championship only ten days ago,
and her easy victory by 100 yards was
popularity received.
While Miss Calligan ended the swim
in record time. the old marx also
proved an easy one 70 beat for Miss
Florence Mclaughlin, OF the st Regi-
nent Swimming Club, Of Philadelphia,
and Miss Gibson. Of Boston. who fin
ished second and third. respectively,
only twenty-five yards apart. The
Ouakeress was timed in 1894 40, while
Miss Gibson made 10 in 34:O6 80. MISS
Clarabelle Barrett was fourth. MISS
Barrett. although far back II the early
part of the race, Continued 20 the I'm
ism 20 receive n survivors medal.
The brilliant effort Of Miss McLaugh-
lin, who only reaches her thirteenth
birthday this month and who weighs
only ninety-four pounds. wa revela-
ton 70 the spectators. With a smooth
IS moving trudgcon stroke. aided by
scissors kick, the little Quaker CIR. gave
her elder rival. Miss Gibson. hard
sight for second place. With Miss CAL
'gan swimming along unchallenged
rom start 20 finish. the interest Of the
ians rested on the fight between the
two for second place.
Miss Mclaughlin never allowed her
Boston rival 70 pass her. taking COM
mand Of second place az the start and
holding il 20 the end. For the first
half OF the journey the two girls swan
along with only few yards separating
| them. but on the last furlong Miss Nc
/ Laughlin opened her lead. 10 win by
I twenty-five yards. The race was the
second open one in which Miss Nc
I Lsughlin competed.
Last Saturday she won the sS0-yard
women's swimming championship in
the phenomenal time Of 1923.
= Albert f. Downes, the national high
diving champion, of the New York Ath-
I letic Club, retained his Metropolitan
1 Association title for the fourth sue
cessive year with little trouble. Seven
rivals were in quest Of his title, but
Downes was enjoying one Of his best
DAYS and, executing his dives beautiful
, ly, won with a commanding advantage
of 1902 points. Frank Mullen, a club
mate, was second. closely pursued by
Tom Hirschfeld, Of the Brooklyn Cen
tral Y. VI. c. A.
The spectacular victory won by Bud
Goodwin, the veteran OF the New York
Athletic Club, in the SS0-yard handicap
swim was a feature OF the day The
thirty-seven-year-o swimmer allowed
handicaps TO his nine other rivals a.
high as 3 minutes and 20 seconds, but
these did not prove any great obstacles
Quickly wading through the field. Good
win assumed the van on the final turr
of the 100 yards, 20 plough across the
finish with l0-yard advantage. Joe
Wheatley won a close victory in the
i00-yard swim, with T. A. Herbert and
Charles K. Lee following in
The summaries follow:
/ Metropolt,n Association fancy dive championship
Won oy Alben Z. Downes. New York A. G.. "iio
with 1852 points. second. Tom niSch,el. Central
: Y NJ {. A. Brooklyn. with 1855 points. third
?. A. sponbers. New York A. C.. with lls.2 points
; fourth.
/ lOO-yard swim fThompeon cupl-Won ~ Joseph
| C. Whestley. New York A. C.. 1. 4. Herbert. New
York A G, second: Charles X. lee. H.. New Yon.
! A C.. third. Time 06 -
! ss0-yari swim fhandicspl-Won by L. J. Good
| win New York A &. 90 secondsl. A. j. Paen-
scar Hungarian American A C. 80 secondsl. sec
ond: r. Van Nostrand, unattached 30 seoondsl.
one. milo national championship swim women =
/ Won by Miss Claire Gsligsn, Narontl Women 9
Ilfesayins League. Miss Florence Mclaughlin,
LEI Regiment swimming Club. Philadelphia. second
Miss Marion Gibson. Boston Swimming Club. Bos-
| ton third Time. - 10 SIS.
loo-yard swim novice; ladicsl-wo BY Miss
Helen walsh. unait 9ched Edna walsh. unattached.
second; Margaret Bulkey. RJe Beach Club. third
/ Time. o. IS. .
IOO-yard swim tclosedl Won by A. I<iteh V.
/ Turner. second. w Buggy. third Time. IS 9.
8o0-yarl svim-Non by v Turner; W. BggD,
second; o. l. Sherwood. third Time. so. IS.
| 5o-ysri swim fboys under fifteen year. OF sseI-
Won By W Frost; W. Muller. second: O. A.
! Thompscn third. Tine 0.35 IS
5O-yaTd swim (g.rls under fifteen yesrs Of sssl-
Won by Doris Norrington. Dorothy D.'enpot. se-
! ond: Margaret Crosby. third. Tine. 0 50.