New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Miss Boyle |
Suffers First !
Defeat in Year
Loses 44O-Yard Met Cham.
pionship by Touch; IL.
Year-Old Miss Is Third
By A. c. Cavaenars,

The first upset o. the season !,
aquatic circles smong the girl swim
mcrs of the district occurred vesterda,,
when Miss Etheida R,eibtrey scored
sensational victory over Miss Charlotte
Boyle. in the 44o-yard metropolitan
Association championship swim, which
was held in the lagoon at Manhattan
Beach yesterday. The race was q duel
from start to finish. with Miss Bleih.
trey forging to the front in the SnSi tu,
'ew yards, to win by the proverbiai
ouch.
Equally as gruelling fight was seen
er third place, when Miss Eileen Rir-
III, twelve-year- lassie. took III.
asition by inches from Miss Alice
ord, who is several years her senior
'.lss Riggin displayed a truly remark
BILE finish and passed her rival in the
nal Ave yards.
In forcing Miss Boyle to sustain her
first defeat in a championship contest
in more than year, Miss Bleibtrey
covered the distance in minutes
Is 3-5 seconds, which clips % seconds
from the American record established
by Miss Claire Galligan in winning the
national event at this distance In
Honolulu in 1917. However, Miss
Bleibtrey's record will not be recoe-
to comply with all the A. A. U. regu-
Route Four Feet Short
The only timer to clock the race was
Chris Dalton, Timers Club. Another
rules infraction was that the girls
started from a two-foot wooden take
off, and in the two turns of the tank
swan four feet short of the ''S.ance
The four above named " he only
starters in the title contes'. 1T from
the gun Miss Boyle and Miss Bleibtrey
fought out the issue between them
selves Miss Boyle elected to set the
pace, while Miss Bleibtrey was always
at her shoulder. The 22O-yard point
was passed with Miss Boyle leading
by stroke in minutes 56 2-5 Sec
onds. This effort is only 8 seconds
behind the Ame erican record.
From this point to the finish both
girls swan stroke for stroke at
1l0-yard straightaway, Miss Boyle
accepted the challenge. II the final few
yards Miss Bleibtrey jumped to the
front to snatch victory from her famed
opponent
Rivals Win Team Event
Later Miss B,eihtrey and Mss Bovls
teamed in the double oar event ana
had little trouble vanqaish;re our
other teams -wever. in he a. ard
relay race Miss Boyle's team - homo
Ms Blei5treys combinatip BY i've
yards
The Misses Helen Wainw rrt md
Eileen Eiegin ware rencatedly f1lsud-
ed by the two thousand spectators or
their brilliant sv;almiae throughout
he afternoon Miss Rige.r bowed %
Mss Wainwrigh. by two feaL .H tas
5o-rard swim fer girls under thirteen
years Of age. b.. in the fancy dive
Miss Rigg,n forced her rival 70 be
content with second honors
The summary:
tao.yard SWIM GMetro9ohtsn 49,. ton
Hiss Eileen Riegin third: Miss slic, Lord.
1oo-yard swim NlanGicsr sr)--Wcn nt 'iss
Leslie iEnysr 81 secona - Mia tff "A
Eieihtrey tscratch). second Mis- C43t ,tte
Tr.n1 iqsySr sr5m on b. 'h@ndGaa )! =. 7oisr
sscona; Miss Miss Katherine erow" 10
25oyard ''ri.a relay raen '' fivc team Zach
to swim so yards)--Won by team cap
tsined by Miss Charlotte Boyle, composed
Kane. Miss Lucy Norring;on and Mss
Eileen Riggn: team captained by Miss
Ethc!dn Bleibtrey. composed OF Miss Helen
Wainwright. Miss Alice Lord Miss Lucy
Downs and Miss Katherine Brown second.
50-yard double-oar swim race-Won by
Miss Charlotte Boyle and Miss Etheida
/. .ei ptrey Miss Leslie i3unyan and Miss
Alice Lord. econd; Miss Eileen Risgin
and Miss Helen Wainwright. third.
Fancy dive (scratch)--Won by Miss
Eileen Riggir with 65 points, Miss Helen
" alnwrignt (with 6423 points,. second;
Mrs Bertha Tompkins with 5s 4s points,.
third.