Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-19
Swimming MEET WILL BE feature
OF carnival ATHLETICS THURSDAY
Lane McGIWay Ross and ke Win Meet in First Event on
Washington's BirthdaHa Mile Event Will Feature Bat
tie Between Norman Ross of Portland and ludy LANCER OF
Los AngeIes-MernadS Will Compete on February 22nd

King Neptune will make his formal
a t,oA4 sLee Cn Thursday afternoon at
1880 { click when the starter sends
the swimmers off in the first race of
the Carnival swimming program which
runs for two days this week.
Honolulu swimming enthusiasts will
have an opportunity to watch one Of
the best meets in history, as three To-
cal natators have come here to COM
pete in the mems events, and two
mermaids will perform during both
days. New records are expected, and
withal it is thought that the meet this
year will surpass anything in the his
tory Of swimming on Hawaii.
Lane in so
In the first race of the day Homo
lulu will send a number Of the best
swimmers against Perry McGillivray
and Norman Ross. Clarence Lane and
John Kelii will be the first choice OF
the local swimmers, with Kanakanui,
Kaupiko and Holstein expected to
make good showing. Clarence Lane
should surprise the visitors and win
first place in this event II he contin-
ues to perform up to his standard. This
swimmer should be the dark horse to
win this event, with McGillivray and
Kelii right up with the Palama Set
tlement natator in the order named.
Ross should also be up close to the
winner.
The second event will bring out such
stars as Nitric Konowaloff, Michael
Subotine, Shigi Matsuguma, Kenneth
Aud and others. These swimmers
competed in the last meet in Septem-
Der, and Nitric won out by fraction.
He will have keen competition in the
coming event.
In the 50-yard service race there will
be q number of good swimmers and It
is expected that the time will be
around Is at any rate. Pingry will be
entered, and McGhee and Murphy Of
the Alert will also be present. With
Johns, Heinze and O'Brien the entry
list shows number OF good men.
Feminine Diver
Aileen Allen, who is the national
champion in the various diving events,
will give an exhibition which promises
to be big feature of the program.
The film star is famous on the main
land, not only for her work as screen
fayorite but also as q diver This
should be one of the big features Of
the days events.
The diving event on Thursday will
be followed by the 100-yard novice
race, which will bring out number
of good swimmers. Pua Kealoha OF
Palama is coming star and looks to
have an even chance to win this
event Walker of De Russy, Keliipio
of the Hui Nalus and Bob Purvis are
other fast entries who are expected to
be in the swim at the finish.
Following the novice race the ZOO
yard breast stroke will be staged In
this event the Hui Nalus win have
two excellent swimmers In Tough Bin
and David Kahanamoku. Pua Kealoha
and Clarence Lane VIII represent Pa
lama, and from the dope II looks as II
the Hui Nalu swimmers will have a
chance to land the bacon.
Visitor Favorite
In the 10G-yard event, which follows
the breast stroke, the local boys will
to down McGilliyray and Ross.
McGillivray seems to have an edge in
this race with Clarence Lane crowd
ing him close all the way. The Chi
cago swimmer has made better time
than the Palama boy, and in a race
last month negotiated the century In
time better than SIS. He has made 81
In competition, and In his race with
Duke last year won out at Pittsburg.
Kelii is coming along fast and should