The sun., 1919-07-27
METROPOLITAN TITLE
FOR MISS BLIEDTREY
In Championship Swim She
Beats Miss Boyle in Phenom-
email Time OF 6:16 8-5.
CONDITIONS BAR RECORDS
Pair Neck and Neck in Great
Water Duel Until Last Ten
Yards of Race.
~ GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

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NJ oroucr m xrNuER yyoon.
That new water queen y hkey 70
be crowned at the enc OF the presens
outdoor swimming season was evinceo
q Manhattan Beach yesterday Mnen
Miss Ethelda Bhebtrey OF bro9hsn'
only novice wher the season opened,
outswam Miss Charlotte Boyle hsuohai
champion and holder OF many RECORDS, IN
championship swim.
,,,ss o' po o - ~ ons ~ ths keenest and
mos, eycit,ng svimminr duels in the
annals ~ an,,atics hut she touched the
0ost . winner IN ths great time Of
SIS AZ
7. Ne. % ,.k sacopds faater than the
Ar,sr,oa,, Svnr,sn's rscora SAT NV Miss
claire Tssl,,ean OF New Rochelle or the
h..ch ~ Wa,k,k; Honolulu. September
IaI7 ana the nearest approach any
other feminine swimmer ever has come
~ The vvonderfui worlds record of
Lass rssSs NV FANNY Dur,ok- the
Austrai,an nhenom AZ sydney. New
en,,h yvsi..
7, a. ,,ntort,,r.,. that throuvh cha
,,x,tv os the vomen.s Sw,mrninr Asso-
ctst,or unasr wnosa ausnices tina meet
wss err Suctsa oonditions wers allowed
80 ,,.rtsyn thst xiii ,,iIi,a "a sgaipst Miss
fsushtrev.. matt heiny accented as a
nav Amsrtcsn record Inasmuch as
tb.r. was on,v ona oficiaj timer.
s.hsr.,, ~. ~ ru,.s csy tnr thres
ar mora. who heId a watch on the race.
The record csnrcf n. aI,ow.d rha ron.
,ss,snts -.srt.H ,rc,,, hoard = font
Sro,,, ~. yssil tror, ,vh,ch ~. sv,y, v.,
r,ssrrsd ana tha courss ronseonentlv
r,es ,hst roucb short
No no.n,,,~ r,u,,
There can be no doubling the timing.
however, for the Official timer was Chris
Dalton, one OF the most able and COM
petent clock holders in tho country. The
foot or DO shy OF the complete distance
merely meant fraction OF a second.
Miss Bleibtrey deserves fuil honors TOT
her remarkable performance, and II Is
TOO BAD that technfcaiities VIII prevent
her omcialiy being credited Win the
record. Inc ieat, however. VIII De listed
on the A. A. U. record books as mer-
itorious performance, as are al osnef
events where tecnnicahties intertsre win
the OFFICIAL acceptance OF reooru hgures.
Inere neve, mas Deeh more eioscly
than the water duel the two Brooklyn
eris weseo LOT me ! poS ss.a o o
e.ropo % -. s...s S.ss
opu ~ IA @ 49, .s,,o -.
s. ~ 80. 80 a. .,h,o,, ,h. go
ss U 80 .n,..,,,,rn 80 go
~
tn. 49, 10th =, svhor, nssa IN. air
49,, sr,,dn.on cr.S.i swsn, a. !, locked
.css,nsr IN, w,,h;r ,wenty.tys Yards at
as en,., wh.n Mt. Hoy,e,s snuyt car
Ia h.r . YEA 20 The Sore when right
NJ. 1,,,,n rss sorc.a N So mar own
sourt answered har one bv Miss f3leibtrey
AZ. - rr,.d ths istter mn ana ma a. Mas
1n,,,s yv,,n Nfi.. rleIhtrev threa ana
. SsSt vs-Ss IN front sirbt wards from
a. sn,sh Niss RovIe gsve an The task
e. hnnsiass ana slowed down. letting
Miss RIeibtrev touch the finish wall six
-srd. a. front
Ths raca was stared under Zeal con-
A,,ions Tv,s course was Iaid out in the
!. snor ,xho.s hirb aides nroteot the
49, frnm tina xtnd The water off
,hs rs.uiar beach was rough ana
chonnv INT IN the nrotected LAGOON tihe
s,stsr ne. a. calm a. a mill pond. The
-.,ts~,.~r. -. mt affectAd NV either
s',nd AZ ~,sys
Miss Boyle's Consolation.
Ar. p.,. a.,..,.s .h.
-. - ...,.S-..s.-- ~. a..
mas inc consolsuon o. q ssn ing u"u :.
record ume nerset lur ~ ya1s
sne zzo ys,u ~ r,a ,on, s ss 49,, n,or . -
az. "a -t,,S .scond. Sss,.r
than the American women's swimming
recoIS SCI ny ~eS .,, p"..S D.
aoeipnla IN mo Neptus Dn xvv.'
Alameda, Cslitorms. July ~, lsis. BON
An.r,cen nronosn.s .v,rnn,ipr reoords
s 90 80. 81 s.n Sa.as =, ,ns,r
rom loo yaros 10 NV y@us ~ u'0'r
mercy.
Besides Miss Blefbtrey and Miss Boyle
60 e,hSr ~ntr.nt. sn.vareA tha call IN
TWO osner .ns.,s'a .s.,s $500
post for Me Me.rop1nIsn Tue YEN ss,N.
tNIssn P,rrin' the ia-year-oid tot Who
is proving the sensation OF local aquatic
circles The race between niue MISS
49, clo.ar than tha strukeIe for first
Mace The pair touched the nnish wall
IN what appeared TO be dead heat. 1t
too,r the argus eyed officials to determine
49, NJ. pto~i,, had Won thIrd nlaca
thAe .niss raes' Ha~ ""
from Miss LORD py u hhhospIeauth.
Besides the 440 yard Metropolitan
women's championship four other swim
test was staged. The big gallery that
gathered at the SIDES OF the lagoon was
treated to = splendid arernoons sport
and spectators lett with tne nope OF
eeoihB Ihoto VI eN 49,.