Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-26

God of the Sea was beaming the mer.
men and mermaids We're giving this
city in the Paradise of the Pacific
the greatest meet ever held in the his
tory of aquatics.
Once there was q man, who in con-
ference with Old z. L. Barnun, re
marked that There amt no such ami
mails" And truly il seemed as though
this were true had anyone even dared
&c whisper in your shelElike ear that
every race of the day would show a
new record. Ii was a eCnsummation
deyotedly to be wished as Neptune
once said to his old friend McGinty,
who was the lieuter ant general Of the
Sea Forces.
For many moons Honolulu has
watched the boys Who reside here
carry off the honors in the various
aquatic events, bet Saturday after
noon the honOrs went 10 Perry Nc
Gilliyray of the Illinois Athletic Club
and Ludy LANCER OF the Los Angeles
club. Two other heroes break in en-
the glory Of the day, these being Har
cid t"Stubby") Kruger, who. when
turned ever, can defeat any swimmer
for the century distance, and Norman
Ross, the big Moose" natator of
Portland, San Francisco and way
points.
Perry ard Ludy Star
McGiliiyray and LANCER grab the
major laareis OF the day, as the Chi
cago boy smashed the record in the
flrrlcng swim to smithereens, and Ian
ger did the same with the 440-yard
event, and the two records, which in
clude all foreign countries, including
New Jersey, were real, dyedin-the-
wool, hole-proof marks. Honolulu
takes the village chapeau from the lid
on this occasion And Hawaii also
bows TO Kruger, who set mex mark
for the 10s-yaFd back stroke, and
made an attach ON the 150-yard mark
held by Harry Hebner of the Windy
city.
Saturday afternoon featured the
greatest aquatic event that has ever
Deen staged here, and while one is il.
clined TO think of the speed races for
the pleasure Of Witnessing tie per-
Torrance of coming worlds cham
picn in.;he feminine events.
Mermaid Real Star
Dorothy Eurns is truly marvel.
When she came here to swim without
competition, few expected that she
would set a new American record in
the furlong event, but after her per-
Torrance of Saturday there will be
no one who will deny that the Los
Angeles mermaid is a real water
witch.
Taking the meet from beginning to
end, not enc swimmer showed the
form displayed by the Los angeles
feminine natator. she had perfect
form and shot through the water in
a straight line from float to float with
an even stroke that was admired by
every Judge of swimming who had
pleasure of watching her performance.
Future Champion
Dorothy Burns will some day hold
the records for the world She cant
help herself. Fanny Durack is great
swimmer and the same may be said
for Olga Dorfner of Philadelphia, but
here was a girl swimming yards
ahead OF the field making time that
was within a fraction CT the records
made by the Australian mermaid. She
won three races with ease and in
addition to this added two Hawaiian
and one american record. IL is to
be hoped that Honolulu viii some
time stage a meeting between Miss
Burns. Miss DuTack and Miss D0rf-
ner. 1t would be more than worth
while.
Too much honor cannot go to Nc
Gillivray and LANCER Both were in
excellent condition and both used
their heads in the events. II was ex-
pected that the time for both races
would approach the mark, but even
the optimistic did not believe thai
both records would be shattered BY
such a margin. The boys are deserv-
ing OF all the credit in the world for
their great battle for place as they
were forced to lower the worlds rec.
ord to win.
Ludy LANCER has proved conclusive
ly that he is the premier long-distance
swimmer of America, and one might
take in all the rest Of the nations Of
liilo 6IODC anu ob1lA hCCp OnG Va at
argument. He swan a heady race in
both the 40 and $50 events and
established claim to a mark which
has never been equaled The same
may be said Tor Perry McGfllitray,
the Chicago natator. who proved to
be one of the real stars Of the meet,
Ross No 5Ioomer
There Is always plenty Of glory for
the winner, but one swimmer who did
not annex the laurels in the meet IS
entitled to credit Many Critics said
that Ross was a bIOomeF There were
few who gave him chance in the
go and 40, and many who believed
that he would blow up. They were
much disappointed crowd
Lou Henderson and few other
swimming enthusiasts believed that
Ross would show something. He did
The writer had also maintained that
the Portland boy would not blow up.
and after the first day many believed
that the dope was oil wrong But the
Big Moose showed enough on Satur-