New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
Big Water Carnival Tonight
at City A. G. Attracts
Local Mermaids

The swimmers Of Yale, now leading
in the race for the intercollegiate
team championship, will face their
hardest test of the season on Saturday
when they are booked for a return meet
with Princeton in the lattcr's pool. A
week ago they barely managed to de
feat their Tiger rivals, despite the ma
tcrial advantage or competing in their
own tank, and with this advantage
about to pass to the opposition 1T
looks as if they must outdo all previ-
ous efforts in order to remain on top
in the title tournament.
The New Haven meet. in fact, hinged
on the relay race, which went to Yale
by the dangerously close margin Of less
than one yard, and it was solely
through this slight superiority that
victory was pulled out Of the fire, for
the Tigers had the larger score up to
then. The Blues leadership is scri-
ously threatened.
Virtually every star mermaid of tho
Metropolitan district will take part in
a water carnival for women, to be held
this evening in the pool Of the local
City A. c. A long programme, includ-
ing free style and back stroke swim
ming races, plunging for distance and
fancy diving, has been arranged, and
the feature event viii be 220- yard
swim. which will bring together for
the first time at this course Miss
recordist. and Miss Charlotte Boyle
the newly crowned 50-yard champion.
The recent 100 yard swim of Harry
Hcbner, of the Illinois A. c., in the
remarkable time of Sd 1-5 seconds, calls
attention once more to the great long
cvity in competition OF star watermcn.
Hebncr was winning titles more than
d decade ago. and several times the
rumor has spread that his great speed
was gone--his day passed. But in each
| instance he has come faster than ever,
to reap new laurels. Gathering years
seem not to affect his brilliant swim
ming in the least degree.
The report. from California that
Carbis Walker, the new swimming
crack from Honolulu, had been induced
to join the Illinois A. c., of Chicago
after obtaining membership in the
Olympic Club, of San Francisco, is de-
MED by William Bachrach. of the for
mer organization, who states that no
effort has been made to secure the
| Hawaiian.
Five events are on the card of the
monthly swimming meet to be run off
by the New York A. c. in the home
pool on Wednesday, Novice so yards
dash for enlisted men; 100 yards handi-
cap swim; plunge for distance; fancy
diving and water polo.
Efforts on the part of California
promoters to feature water sports fol
cessful, for many ranking mermads
have in late years dropped out of the
amateur class to accept profitable posts
as instructors, yet retain their inter
est in competition as we'll as theil
ability. Some races for fair pros were
arranged in Philadelphia not long age
and they brought out quite few first
class contestants.
Miss Julia Hcaton, of the Los Angeles
A. c., was the individual star Of al
aquatic carnival for women held last
week in the club tank and her coach
Vance Vieth, confidently predicts that
she will be another all round star oi
the calbrc of Miss Dorothy Burns be.
fore very long.
Amherst will be represented at the
individual intercollegiate swimming
championships by at least William L
Cowles, who has done Sc yards this
season in trhe under 26 seconds ant
220 yards close to 2 minutes and 4C
seconds.
Miss Thelma Darby, of indianapolis
has been invited to meet Miss Fannie
Durack the worlds champion sNimmp,
from Australia, in match race, to be
held in San Francisco on July 20. She
has accepted, and will represent the
indianapolis Canoe Club, instead of Tho
Turnverein, whose colors she wore
until recently.
The swimmers of Columbia ant
Pennsylvania will engage in return
dual meet this week in Philadelphia.
80 Entries Announced