Evening star., 1916-08-06
COOKE TAKES RACE
EngIishman Wins Three-Mile
Swimming Contest.
BALTIMORE MAN SECOND
Yourex Only Three Seconds Behind
Victor-Record Is
Smashed.
BALTIMORE MAN SECOND

Washington long-distance swimmers
championship long s-distance race held
yesterday between Chain Bridge and'
Aqueduct. three of the first four
places going to out-of-town swim
mers Charles John Cooke, a youngster
OF forty summers. broke the old say
ing. viz. Youth will be served" and
at the end finished three seconds ahead
OF the nearest competitor.
Cooke. who is British subject, late
ly hailing from Hongkong. China.
demonstrated his ability TO swim the
long distances, leading the neld after
the first half mile. and although LAM
bert Yourex Of the Baltimore Swim-
ming Club finished but three seconds'
in the rear. the Englishman was never
in danger.
]. NJ Cults OF the Washington Swim>
ming Club was the first of the local
contestants to finish, crossing the line
lin third place six minutes behind tho
Baltimore crack.
One of the prettiest duels seen DUR
ing the entire distance was witnessed
Cults. the local man, and Hennen, the
New York Athletic Club swimmer,
thought by all to have a fine chance
Of winning, hooked UP in a race for
third honors, and only through tho
staying powers of Cults did he win.
From the time that Hennen climbec
on the float the rest Of the swimmers
were pretty well scattered out. Eugene
Dyer. unattached. following the afore-
named men. six seconds ahead OF Joseph
Bryan, swimming under the Washing
ton Swimming Club colors.
Record Is Broken.
Cookies time of one hour. twelve MIN
utes and forty-eight seconds lowers the
| course record made by Ansley. the local
| crack, last season. four minutes AMI
| twelve seconds being clipped of the 1915
time
Thirteen medals were awarded the con-
testants. while a handsome silver trophy
was presented to the first local swim
mer to cross the finish line. and rs
Cooke claims Hongkong as his resi-
dence, Cults of the Washington Swim
ming Club. who finished third. was
awarded the trophy. Cooke received the
gold medal for first position. while You
rex was given the silver medal, the next
eleven men TO finish receiving bronze
medals.
w B. Mosher of Baltimore was the
first to finish out of the medal division.
| while Frederick Becker of Washington
was the last man to pull up on the float.
| being twenty minutes and forty-nfne
seconds behind the winner.
! Following is the order in which the
contestants finished:
! First. Charles ]. Cooke, unattached. time.
| 70 4s: second. Lambert S. y. Yourex. Ralti-
| more Central Y. NJ. C. A, 1.12.51: third: J.
Madison Cutts. Washington Swimming Club.
| 11sss fourth W. d. Hennen. New York Ath-
| ietic Club 1.18. 40: nth. Eugene DYER. unst-
| tnched 121.06; sixth. Joseph E. B. Bryan,
| Washington Swimming Club 1-21.12 seventh,
| Carl Ashelnfeld. Georgetown Fairgrounds
| l.21.27: eighth. Harry 7: knight. 1r., Washing
| ton Swimming Club. LIZ. %; ninth. Edward J.
Kaiser. Washington Swimming Club. 122s!;
tenth Eric B. Stein. MARYLAND Swimming Club.
| 1-23 3s: eleventh. James W. Burch. Washington
| Swimming Club. 1.23 As; twelfth. Myron Rose,
| Maryland Swimming Club, 1854: thirteenth.
| George E. BRYANT Potomac Boat Club. 1.27.2 .2s:
| fourteenth. william B. Mosner. MARYLAND Swim
| ming Club SO: fifteenth. Charles r. Runee.
| Washington Swimming Club. l.2s. SO 3-5; six
teenth. Frederick Becker: unattached: lSa2
Frohman X. Miller. Washington Swimming
| Club R. n Saunders, Potomac Boat Club David
NJ Lea, Washington Canoe Club and H- L
! Colbert unattached. failed to finish.