The sun., 1919-08-31
MISS RUTH SMITH
SETS SWIM MARK
Covers 100 Yards With Breast
Stroke in 1872 2-5-Twin
Sister Is Second.
TITLE TO MISS BLEIBTREY
She Defeats Miss Boyle in
Close Race for Women's $50
Yard Championship.
TITLE TO MISS BLEIBTREY

Miss Ruth Smith of the New York
women's Swimming Association hung
I'D a new American women's swimming
record of / minute 80 rs seconds for
the 100 yard breast stroke swim at the
water carnival of the Rye Beach Club
at Rye Beach yesterday. In establish
ing the new figures Miss Smith clipped
two seconds from the former mark made
81 Miss Nina Wylie of Australia In
Chicago two weeks ago. The Austria
lian girls mark was l minute "a 20
seconds.
All the credit for the new record be-
longs 10 Miss Smith alone. The for
mer Columbus girl received no aid from
any OF the other contestants in pace
setting. as she led from start to finish
and as a result had to judge her own
pace.
She swan a corking race, shaking of,
her twin sister when Eleanor threatened
TO pass her in the last desperate dash
for the finish float Ruth had little
TO spare at the finish, Eleanor was
close in her wake.
Eleanor swan a pretty race and
would have made things even hotter for
Ruth had she got off to a perfect start
and as a result Ruth got away to
yard lead. This lead Eleanor grad
ually cut down and at the finish Ruth
only won by touch. Elizabeth Becker
of Philadelphia, the only other starter,
was three feet behind.
Miss BIeibtrey Wins.
Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey. the youthful
member of the Womens Swimming As
,fc
$50 yard championship. while the other
national title, the mems fancy dive
championship. went to Frederick Spon-
berg Of the New York A. C.
Miss Bleibtrey, who holds several To-
cal championships and one record, was
hard pressed throughout by her team
mate, Miss Charlotte Boyle. Miss Boyle
showed the way for the first quarter.
with Miss Bleibtrey hanging close up
Soon after the half way mark had been
passed Miss Blelbtrey started to pull
up on her club mate and drew up on
even terms.
The two swan almost as a team for
the last two furlongs, with Miss Bleib-
trey having a slight advantage. Down
the nnal stretch of water Miss Bleib-
trey. though holly pressed by Miss
Boyle, managed to hold her advantage
TO win by foot in Is minutes 26 rs
seconds. This was several seconds be-
hind the record. Leslie Bunyan, another
member of the New York Women's
Swimming Association. only was slightly
- In the wake of Miss Boyle.
Dahn Second in Dive.
No official score was given out in the
mems national fancy dive championship,
but Il was evident that the Mercury
Foot natator easily outclassed the field.
+. George Dahn, another New York A. c.
diver, was placed second to Sponberg,
while Thomas Hirschheld of the City
Athletic Club was awarded third place.
Miss Eleanor Smith was defeated by
her sister for the second time when
Ruth showed the way to Eleanor in the
100 yard handicap swim. Ruth was al
lowed a IL second start and beat
Eleanor by a foot for the honors. Miss
Eleanor was in receipt of IL seconds.
Miss ALICIA Lord. another New York
Swimming Association member, who
was allowed the limit handicap of 16
seconds was third. two feet behind
Eleanor. Miss Ruth was clicked in l
minute 10 seconds.
The only other open event on the pro-
gramrne, the mems 100 yard swim, went
to Paul Chace OF the New York 4. c.,
the former Berkeley-Irving High School
champion. Chace took the lead in the
final stretch and won by yard over
Harold Kruger OF the Oakland A. c. OF
California. Frederick Kahelii of Ha-
wall finished third, foot in the rear OF
Kruger. Chace negotiated the distance
In 1 minute l LIS seconds. The sum-
maries:
100 Yard Breast Stroke. scratch-wor
by Miss Ruth Smith. unattached; Miss
Elizabeth Becker. Philadelphia Turngs.
meinds. third. Time, 1882 rs.
women-won by Miss Etheda Bleibtrey
M ssnS Shf Ms. i bHSls pGSyaS y 4
100 yard Swim, Men scratch-won b,
F. Ksheli, Hawai-, third; Time. 1;Si.
r sl0 d IsS sE E.~ f M H H g
! ae59d KEnsE Eas Gih asna
Fancy Dive. Women, sGratqh-won b
Miss Alice LOSd; N 1. = W $; A. Wit
w. s. A.. with s7.54 points, second; Mis-
Helen Wainwright. N. Y. W. S. A. with
'i Fsn PSinpti' Dive. thin! Men National Champion
ss p pons. s6Ess N pSb Work NsA
Tom Hirschheld. City A. c., with 49,
100 Yard Swim, Handicap women-woI
by Miss Ruth Smith, unattached az sec
ondsl Miss Eleanor smith, unattached q,
seconds). second; Miss Alice Lord, n. Y
W. s. A. us seconds), third. Time, 1919
SO Yard Girls Race, Closed-Won b,
Miss NJ. Buggy; Miss Helen Kroner, sec
ond; Miss Beatrice Smith. third. Time
0;f5 Ia.
80 Yard Swim. Boys, Closed-won b,
bird Kally; Robert Kroner. second: Aus
tin Kelly, third. Time, 0:32 as.
400 Yard Swim, Boys, Scratch. Closed
Won by Vincent Turner; J, w. Lyons, Jr,
second; r. Wilson, third. Time. 4:56 5-5.
rs Yard Mixed Relay Race-Won b!
team OF Richard Kroner, Austin Kelly anS
Helen KRONER: team OF Marie Buggy, NJ
4 De Lon and william Meany, second; team
Il OF George Meany. Bird Kelly and Beatrice
Smith. third. Time, 1918.
SWIMMING AT SPRING LAKE.