The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-20
AUSTRALIANS LOSE
IN SWIMMING MEET
Miss Durack and Miss Wylie
Beaten by Local Mer-
maids.

Miss Fanny Durack and Miss Minis
Wylie. Australia's swimming stars. agar
bowed before the. prowess Of American
swimmers in two handicap races that
featured the water carnival Of the Todd
Shipyards Athletic Association Brook
Ign, yesterday. However. Miss Durack
gave a smart performance, despite her
upset, but Miss Wylie went down to a
crushing defeat.
The conqueror Of Miss Durack this
time was Miss Alice Lord OF the New
York Women's Swimming Association. in
a handicap race at $50 yards. A handi-
cap of forty-eight seconds considerably
aided Miss Lord is scoring her victory.
Miss Durack started from scratch. Miss
Lonnie Fink. a clubmate of Miss Lord,
completed the field of starters. but fall
tered at the end to finish third
Miss Durack was to have been opposed
by Miss Ethelda Bleibtray and Miss
Charlotte Boyle in a scratch race at 900
yards, but both girls were Ill, and the
handicap race was substituted. In the
440 yard national championship last
Saturday both Miss Bleibtrey and Miss
Boyle succeeded in defeating the in
Ivader.
Miss Durack Shows Speed.
Miss Lord yesterday won by a margin
Of ten yards in the time Of 4 minutes
81 1-5 seconds, while Miss Durack was
timed from scratch in minutes SO 3-5
seconds Although there is no standard
for $50 yards. an idea of Miss Duracks
fast swimming is reflected in the fact
that the record for 800 yards is min
utes 81 4-5 seconds.
The contests were held in one of the
dry docks OF the Robins Dry Dock Com
pany, any were viewed by more than
1000 employees Of the Ave shipyards that
comprise the Todd Shipyards Corpora
ton. majority of this big assem-
blage surrounded the improvised SWIM
ming pool seated on the steps" of the
dry dock, while many hundreds of others
found vantage points on other ships I'M
dergoing repairs and other points.
Miss Durack made gallant but vain
fight to overcome the handicap granted
to her two opponents. Miss Fink was al
lowed a start Off eighty seconds, and
almost had covered one length of the ITO
yard course when Miss Lord went on
the forty-eight second mark. When Miss
Durack was given the command to go
her opponents had acquired big lead.
Using her Australian crawl, Miss Durack
quickly gained ground. At the $50 yard
point Miss Lord succeeded in passing
Miss Fink, who also gave way to Miss
Durack at the 200 yard point. Even
at this point 1t appeared as II Miss
Durack would be unable to overtake
Miss Lord, who was far In front ana
showing no signs of fatigue.
The Australian mermaid swan along
with determination and was rapidly
gaining ground when the finish was
reached. Miss Fink finished a tired
third.
Miss wylie met the Smith twin sis
tiers, Eleanor and Ruth. in 125 yard
breast stroke swim, and Miss Wylie was
actually beaten on time by her two OPP
ponents. The Smith girls were allowed
start of three seconds and swimming as
a team throughout finished in dead heat
in the time OF l minute 66 80 seconds.
Miss Wylie sped home ten yards In their
wake. in the time of minutes 80
seconds.
Following these two competitions, Miss
Lord, Miss Helen Wainwright and Miss
Eileen Riggin gave fancy diving ex-
hihitiOns