Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-03

Old Father Neptune will be in his
element this evening. Thousands OF
deyotees of aquatics will be present
at the big swimming meet this even
ing which will bring together the SONS
and daughters of the god of the sea-
in the first night event OF the three
DAYS meet which promises to surpass
any other meet ever held In Honolulu
Among the stars who will appear
this evening In the various events are
the three visiting mermaids, DorothF
Burns, Frances Cowells and Claire
Galligan; the three worlds champions
Duke p. Kahanamoku, Harold Kruger
and Norman Ross; the young stars
from Chicago, Leslie Jones and ABE
Siegel. who, although not champions
nromise to be heard from before many
moons. and a host of local stars IN
Guiding Gerd Hiorth, Josephine HOP
lins. Clarence Lane and John kelll'
Only Ludy LANCER is missing.
LANCER Missing .........-
Had LANCER been entered in the 44o
there would have been crowd sucn
as Honolulu has never seen before
Honolulu lovers of aquatics have peen
longing to watch q race between
LANCER and Ross. Should LANCER oe'
eide to meet Ross, there will naturally
be a record crowd no matter Wnere
II was held. This race woulo naye
nut the finishing touches on one y.
the biggest events in the history OF
aouatics here or anywhere.
Despite the fact that the Los An
eeles swimmer is not entered tne
crowd should be q large one. AS IL 10
the events this evening viii perhaps
measure up to the best cards on the
mainland, and il one takes INTO con
sideration the fact that this year no
nolulu has three real champions en-
,ered In the feminine events, then inc
meet win be one worth while.
Feminine Event
II win be hard to pick feature
.vent for the evening, although the
go event between the three mermalos
from the mainland and our local s.ars
win perhaps be the bright OUTSTANDING
feature of this evening. Then one
will have an opportunity OF watching
. race between "Stubby" Kruger and
Ross in both the backstroke ana tne
llO ward event. "Stubby is rear
wizard At the backstroke and snouio
ha the fayorite, although Ross, Jones
and SiegeI are no mean opponents.
VIII there be any swimmer 10 pea.
nuke in the so? That is question
,yh,ch has been asked hundreds OF
times. hut Duke should be the fayorite.
All Honolulu is pulling for him to WIN.
Duka has made swimming In Homo
lulu. He has made swimming on the
n,ainland. and the greatest figure IN
auuatics today is expected 10 cross
the line first in the sprint event.
Duke Favored
Norman Ross has been making ex.
cellent time for the so yard event, put
mike should win. Clarence Lane
ought to finish well up, and although
Rnss il conceded by critics to be one
OF the greatest swimmers OF all time,
he will have to show startling speed
to finish in first or second place
leslie Jones may be depended upon
to figure in this event, and Siegel is
another star who must not De over
looked.
Dorothy Burns, who set new
American record in the go yard event
IN February, will be entered in this
event this evening. The Los Angeles
mermaid made the distance In 3.OS.
when this record was made she was
forced to extend herself to win, and
This leads one to believe that a new
American record will be made this
evening. It would not be at all sur
urising to see the time under three
minutes. Claire Galligan has made
time around 304, and in q recent
meet at San Diego Frances Cowells
made an unofficial record OF around
S.o3, which means some real eompet-
ton among the girls this evening.
Dorothy Burns Holds Record "a
II ought to be a great race from
start TO finish. The line is so close
that one can hardly select a winner.
Anyone of the three may cross the
finish line first Dorothy Burns set
a new record in Honolulu, and natur-
ally will be slight favorite, If there
is such a thing. Claire Galligan can
swim and there is no one who realizes
this any more than the two coast mer-
maids. In 100 yard event the former
New Rochelle swimmer, who is now
looked upon as Honolulu mermaid,
defeated both the Pacific Coast girls.
A blanket could have covered the
three at the finish, and the same may
hold good in the go yard event to-
night.
All three realize that they viii have
to use all their power and strategy in
this race. Conditions ought to be
ideal for excellent time, and although
1t is too much to be hoped that they
will set worlds record, 1t would not
be at all surprising to see Fanny
Durack's time threatened. Miss Du-
rack made the furlong in 2.52, which
is remarkable time, as very few men
swimmers in Honolulu can finish
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