Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-02
CARN|VALENDS
! At RAR|TAN BAY
Fine Exhibitions Given at Mardi
GraS Over Holiday
By Special CORRESPONDENT.
TOTTEMNHIE Conr

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TOTTENVnLE, Sept. 2:-The
ninth annual carnival and mardi gras
of the Improvement Association of
Raritan Bay Park came to close
last night rs one of the most sue
cessful yer held In the past sever
al years. Although weather condi-
tions greatly hindered the automobile
parade Saturday afternoon the rest
of the program was carried out dur-
ing the three days of the carnival.
Miss Florence Morehouse as the
queen and William Leonard as king
with their attendants rode at the
head of the line but had to get off
of the machine when the shower
came up.
The attendants of the king and
queen were Miss Sarah Robinson,
court lady; Miss Albert Hammond,
attendant; Harry Braisterd, Harold
Lee and Hartly Derrick, princes;
Oscar Weber and Charles Haverty,
crown bearers; Henry Edward Sci
bert, page; Robert Hughes, court
Jester; Ethel Haverty, flower girl,
and Margaret Ward, carnival babe.
postponed until Sunday morning
when Miss Morehouse was presented
with O silver loving cur.
An exhibition of fancy diving n
swimming by members of the New
York Women's Swimming Associa-
ton was a feature of the second day
of the carnival. Miss Ethelda Bleib-
trey, the seventeen-year-old sensation
of the present swimming ~sea9on, gave
q brilliant exhibition of speed. Com
peting in a 100 yard back stroke
handicap over a 80 yard open water
course up and down tide she cover
ed the distance in / minute. 2S 20
seconds. This was the fastest time
ever made outdoors by a member OF
outside the prescribed limits. losing
the prize she had earned.
Miss Ruth Smith, swimming unat-
tached, received a four second allow
ance and won. The others Of the
association competing were Mrs.
Bertha Tompkins, second national
champion high fancy diver; Alice
Lord, national junior champion:
Catherine Brown, Helen Wainwright.
Eileen Riggen, Elizabeth Becker,
Eleanor Smith and Ruth Smith. After
the exhibition the swimming and div
ing contests took place.
Yesterday the athletic events were
held and last night the carnival came
to a close with an entertainment on
Great credit Is due the committee
and all those that took part in the
three days event.
Summary of the swimming races
of both those of the New York Wom-
ems Swimming Association and those
OF the other contestants follows: 400
yard swim (handicap), won by Alice
Lord; Miss Ethelda Bleibtre, second,
and Miss Elizabeth Becker, OF Phil
adelphia, third. Time. l min, is 4-6
sec.
1o-breast stroke swim, handicap,
won by Miss Leslie Bunyon; Miss
Eleanor Smith, second, and Miss
Ruth Smith, third. Time / min. 46
s-5 sec. 100 yard back stroke swim.
Miss Alice Lord, second, and MISS
Eleanor Smith third. Time, 1 min.
40 3-5-sec. Fancy diving won by Miss
Eileen Riggen, with 41-5 points.
Helen Wainwright, second, and Eliz-
abeth Becker, third. so yard swim,
girls under fourteen, Helen VAIN
wright, first; Eileen Riggen. second.
and Katherine Brown, third. Time
az 2-5 sec. SO yard breast stroke,
GIRLS under fourteen, Helen VAIN
wright, first; Eileen Riggen, second,
and Katherine Brown, third. I1me,
1 min. 6 As sec.
Diving. boys under fourteen, E.
Hughes, first, and Fanshawe sure.
of Brooklyn, second. Diving for
men, J1IlOllGIs blott @'o
second. Fancy diving, girls over
fourteen, Miss Whitaker, first, and
Miss Noonan, second. so yard swim
for men. Disbrow, first, and Ullman,
second. so yard swim for girls IN
der fourteen, Anna Belle Moon, hrst,
and Katherine McFarlane, second. oV
ward swim. boys, Anderson first and
sure second. Girls, diving, under
fourteen. Moon first and Kissenger
second. Long distance swim, King
> frst and Jimonet second. Canoe
fitting. won by Macan and
Duck race won by Kurt Llndheimer
Referees, Mrs. Adeline M~uhlenperg
and Mrs. Bertha Tompkins, N. 4.
w. s.. A.
beach the three days and the various
attractions were enjoyed. Silver n
bronze medals were awarded for hrst
ana seconds in each of the athletic
and aquatic events. Various prizes
were given in the ehildren's pageants'
THE Westminster Cadets Fife, Drum
and Bugle Corps OF Perth Ampoy
nished the music. Those winners IN
the athletic events yesterday were:
FIFTY wards for girls under fourteen,
Muriel Hinton. first, and Evelyn hls-
senger, second; fifty yards Tor poys'
Arthur Corson, first. and Hartly De-
rick, second; lou yaro uasn ioI hoh'
Frank Benedict first and D.. Noonan
second; three-legged race, Benedict
and Yaccarine first, and chapman
and Coddington second; egg and
ladle race, women, Mrs. Richards
first and Mrs. c.. j. Engle second;
girls egg race, Margaret Noonan first
and Elizabeth Tully second; SO yards
for girls, Margaret Noonan first and
Elizabeth Tully second; 220 yards,
BENEDICT first and Tully second; med
lev race, Harry Braisterd first ana
Emil Herrigel second.
In he automobile parade Charles
Dolt was awarded the prize for the
best decorated car. E. F. Irving sec
ond and Charles Derrick third. The
frst prize was $25, the second $15
and the third SO. Those awarded
the prizes in the pageant that was
held on the clubhouse pavilion were
as follows: Fancy costume. Myrea
Mosher and Dorothy Ogier; comlcaI
girls, May Drummond and Edna En-
gle: comical costume, Edward Robin
SON. Charles Fatty, Jr., Bette Ween-
ming and Charles Kneuer. The judges