Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-23
GREAT EXHIBITION
OF WATER SPORT
Worlds Record Swimmers From
Honolulu Feature the
Riverside Show

Philadelphia, Aug. %. Those who had
! the good fortune to be present at the
! Rivcrton Yacht Clubs aquatic carnival
! held yesterday afternoon in the Delaware
| River from the end of the pier in front
/ of the clubhouse witnessed the greatest
/ swimming exhibition ever given IN this
part of the country, team of Swimmers
made up of Duke kahanomoku, Harold
| Kruger and Clarence Lane, the liawliaan
| trio of swimmers. who have been touring
| the country for Red Cross benefit funds,
| featuring the events with such fcats o.
/ skill and speed IN the water that will
never he forgotten
In addition to the famous worlds rec
ord holders from Honolulu, Olga Dorf-
ncr. who holds many American and
some worlds records for women swim
mcrs: Gertrude Artelt, her tcammate;
Elizabeth Becker and Helen Pcnne-
packer. all from the Philadelphia Turner's,
and Eleanor l'hl and Florence McIaugh-
lin, of the First Regiment Swimming
Club: Raymond Uhl, the Sac<ctt Club
winner Ernest w Sopp, the local middle
distance champion. and Richard llolhngs-
head of the Rivcrton Yacht Club. helped
materially in pulling of a splendid pro
gram. which was witnessed bv hundreds
tl SINitdttIS itNlfl INC tlttD : i3ltOllttN
and the pier wharf. while a simil ar num-
her saw the races from canoes, motor
boats and other craft IN the water
The races started with 100 yard
stretch event for glrls. t.lcnorc lhl, First
Regiment. = c., Gertrude Altclt and
Elizabeth Becker, from the Philadelphia
Turner's, finishing IN tho order given
The time was minute 10 seconds.
Harold Kruger. the Hawaiian, who
holds all world records for hackstroke
swimming, beat Ernest " Sopp IN a
fast 200-vard scratch race, The lnlsh
being close and exciting, and the time
was | minute and 81 seconds
Between tho racing numbers Helen
renncpackcr, Middle Atlantic champion
diver. Elizabeth Becker both from the
Philadelphia Turner's, and Florence Nc
I,ourhlin. If the First Regiment SWIM
ming Club. gave a tine exhibition at
fancy and difficult diving their fcats
Of skill bringing lots Of applause
In order to show Duke kahanamoku s
great speed. Raymond hi the local
sprint champion was allowed five sec
ond 1 start IN 4 lO0-yards race, he Duke
winning in the last few wards IN an cNcit-
ing finish. covering tho distance IN tho
fast time ot - 2-,l seconds, the big hronzCd
skin lt3W3ll3N showing titt ~ 't't'i
much improved in form since he last
appeared here several wears back the
swimming experts present declaring that
hc was the last word in perfection G.
stroke in sprint swimming among tho
Swimmers ot the world
olga Dorfncr and Gertrude Artfclt, Of
tho Philadelphia Turner's swan n dead
heat for fifty Yards using the back stroke
tho time being IS seconds Clarence
Lane of the Hawaiian team who Is second
IN speed only to kahanamoki, won 4
fiftv-yard handicap swim from young
Dick Holingshcad giving the latter
i three second start and beating HIM out
IN Is seconds actual time
Harold Kruger and 5 Max Ritter. q
former New y ord Athletic Club cham
pion swimmer. SWAN an exhibition fifty
ward back-strokc race, the former win-
nlng in 35 - seconds
Florence Mclaughlin SWAN IN hands
and feet shachlcd and Olga Dorfner and
Gertrude Artfclt gave exhibitions Of the
different swimming strokes, tho program
concluding with . tnplc-oar SWIM ly
kahanamoku Lane and Kruger, and =
Chinese llfc-saving act hv the Duke and
Lane. both events being new and anus
,ng 10 the dcvotccs of swimming IN this
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