The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-07

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Three nights Of glorious aquatic sport
came to a close with the finish of the
-four hundred yard special relay race
for men last night Such records as
have, survived the strain Of the big
Hawaiian meet may rest in comparative
eHae and safety for time for it is
unlikely that there will soon be another
such Wholesale smashing Of ''former
best figures as Honolulu has just of.
fered TO all lovers Of natatorial compe'
titions.
1t is true that last night was not SO
replete with thrills and excitement as
was the long to be remembered We'd
nesday night that had Duke Kahana.
moku for its chief hero, but it was 0
night filed with events that compares
fayorably with the very best swim
ming meets that are held elsewhere.
Unfortunate AIix-up .s.s..
No, Duke Kahanamokn did not break
the record in the hundred yard cham
piOpship. IL Is again the oft heard
story Of Knight have been" for he
made one of the best starts Of all his
long swimming career and was going
strong and fast when unfortunate in
terferepce made his efforts ut record
breaking for the last night Of the meet
ineffective. His chance was gone, his
old record still stands. And even il
he did not break any records he wOI
in the face of difficulties and he retain.
o well warranted championship,
The 100-yard national championship
swim was the second on the program
but the third event as carried out
and was the event in which interest fol
Honolulans, chiefly attached. In the
drawing Sisgel secured and the out
side position to the left, Jones was
next to him, Lane next, Duke Kahana
mokp fourth, Kelh fifth and Ross had
the outside TO the right.
Duke starts Out Past
II was a pretty start with Duke of
in far better than his usual style. He
Kelii and Ross went strong and fast
Ross soon began to swing slightly to the
left, then more and more. Over toward
Kelii he went and kept right on across
him. Here is where he is criticised fol-
not swinging to the right. Instead, he
kept on as he was going and went
across Dukes legs. Numbers of meI
In the crowd shouted foul and indigna
ton ran high. Duke finally got out OF
the mixup and got his swing and kich
going again and went on to a winning
finish, a second behind his own record
Lovers of clean sport were loath t.
say that Ross had acted as he did will
deliberate intent and were generally
ready to give him the benefit of thu
doubt because of the erratic courses
he had steered in his previous sprinI
swims, but they also were sore and dis
satisfied. Had il not been for whai
Ross had previously shown in poo
judgement Of direction he might hav,
beep more generally criticised and con
demned than he was.
Two American records did 90 ever
though the l0O,yard mark remains un
touched. Norman Ross lowered the fig
ure in the eight eighty and Claire
Galligan broke the record for the foul
forty for women. These did not have
popularity that would have been at
tached to a new record in the hundred
however. -.
Some Delays Occur .
There did not seem quite the snaI
and 60 to the events of the third nigh
that had been shown in the second
rhere was = aelay IN Ihe start anc
seEeIA uineS 1heIe was uIagglng u
tes program some rainier e&asperatihe
hans. 4, -. 4,
s' gu tne program anu next y
iast W oe h ~ was sne ioo-yaru no
w sS - rsq.nIed tour meats IN a.
tory, owing to general mixups from
mipary heats went OF well but the iinia