Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-11
Trials For SWIMMING Meet
Will Be Held This Evening
Mermen and Mermads Will Participate in Preliminary Events
Large Crowd Expected to Be on Hand for Races WeSnes
day EVennq-Duke Kahanamoku viii Not Be N 5esl snape
for Speed Evens-Who are Leading Feminine swimmers!

This evening the mermen and mer'
maids OF Honolulu will compete III
the trial races for the meet which Will
be held at the Y. NJ. c. A. on Wednes-
day evening. The preliminaries VIII
begin at 1880 this evening and alto
eether ~ events will be staged.
Swimming enthusiasts will De
Rrieved to hear that Duke Kahanamo'
ku was injured while practising IN the
tank, and Is hardly expected to make
his usual showing in the various
events. Duke said last evening that
despite the fact that he was not In
the best shape to swim, he would do
his best to enter the various events IL
he continued to improve.
Would Have Been Feature
II was expected that the 300 meter
race would be the feature event on
Wednesday evening as Duke was ex'
pected to give LANCER a hard race for
honors, but with the champion in poor
condition LANCER should win, al.
though Kruger and Kelii are expected
to make a hard fight for honors.
Above the 200 yard mark LANCER is
real star and with Duke out of It, he
ought TO come In ahead Of the field.
There has been much discussion OF
late In swimming circles as to wheth-
ar Honolulu would produce q Dorothy
Burns or Claire Galligan within the
next few years, and then more
discussion as to which one OF
the feminine stars would be the fu-
ture champion of Hawaii. This year
there are four times as many feminine
swimmers as ever before, and the dis
cussion promises to bring out a lot OF
interest. ~
How Would They RankT
II the girl swimmers of Honolulu
were ranked as they are In tennis the
one making the selection would have
a hard time listing them In order. II
would indeed take wishe judge and
brave man to list the swimmers IN
their order of. ability at the present
time, and II would take prophet to
tell who viii be the star swimmer OF
1918.
Listed among the swimmers would
be given consideration are the follow
ing: Gerd Hiorth. Josephine Hopkins,
Kathleen Law, Helen Rosa, Edith
Kenn, Lucille Legros, Frances Earring
ton, Madeline Chaplin. Eleanor Lyser,
Marion Dowsett, Thelma Kenn, Irma
Tarleton, Agnes Aud, Louise. Drew,
Elsie Aud, Dorothy Martin, Vesta
Quinn and others. Here are IL swim.
mers and the swimming enthusiast
who wishes 10 while away few hours
may send in his selections, but we
viii refuse % publish the name Of the
sender in order to save him from dis
aster.
A number OF these mermaids will be
seen in the various events at the as
ISOLATION tank on Wednesday and
Friday evenings. They viii also ap.
pear in the relay events tomorrow
night. with Duke out Of the 300 meter
event, the so yard ladies' race prom
ises to be the feature event Of the
evening.
Duke was especially anxious to make
some new marks N the odd distances
and regrets that he Is not In the best
OF shape to 60 after the. existing
marks, but he has always been ready
to enter the game at any time and II
A to be hoped that he will smash some
new marks despite his injury.
The events this evening viii bring
out a number Of good races and fas-
much as there are large number of
entries. the trials should be real bat
Ties from start to finish. Tomorrow
evening will see the real tests when
the various natators 60 after records.
The following swimmers will:appear
IN the trials this evening at 1880:
60 Yard Open
John Kelii, (H1; Melvin Holt. tHN);
Duke Kahanamoku, tHN); William
Ranakanui. IHN); Cleghorn Boyd,
fHN): John Kaupiko lEN); L. Kim
wal. (HN); 7. Holstein, lHN); G.
Lambert, (o); Dickson Hitchcock
fOl; Ronald Watt, to1; Francis Bow.
ere. (O); Ronald Higgins, COZ; Albert
Harris, tO).
rs Yard Baekstroke Open
Harold Kruger, (H); William Kama.
kai1ui. (HN); John Kaupiko, tHN);
DAVID Kahanamoku, 1HNls L. Kim
wal. (HNl; BENJAMIN Kalani, tHN1;
Albert Harris (O); C. A. Walker (ol.
900 Yard Novice
Harry Markham, lHN); Mosely
eummins, (HN1; p. Chaplin, (o1;
Chester. Sims, lol; Howard Smith.
Iol. 8. Waldron, 10Y; T. Singlehurst,
tol; H. Alexander, tUn); r. c. Rog.
ers, lol.
200 Yard Breastreke
John Kane, fH); Joe Stickney (o1i
David Kahanamoku, (HN); 7. Hol.