The sun., 1919-08-18
WOMEN SWIMMERS
SKATER RECORDS
Misses Bleibtrey, Boyle and r,
Smith Beat Pop Time at
WoOdmere.

Three local mermaids shattered ma
tional swimming records in an aquatic
carnival at Woodmere, L. T., under the
Joint supervision of the woodmere Coun-
try Club and New York Women's Swim
ming Association yesterday.
Following her triumph over Fanny
Durock, the Australian, on Saturday,
Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey yesterday low
cred the so yard open water backstroke
standard from 3s AS to 3s LIS seconds.
Miss Charlotte Boyle brought down the
90 yard free style figures from 20 +-5
to 20 S-5 seconds, and Miss Ruth Smith
clipped the so yard breast stroke mark
from ~ to 80 2-5 seconds. All three
are members of the New York women's
Swimming Association. but Miss Smith,
formerly OF Columbus, Mas only been in
the district q few weeks, and IL COM
peting unattached until eligible to rep
resent the New York club.
The races took place over a course
measuring one foot more than fifty
yards and all A. A. L. requirements
were complied with. There Is no doubt
that the new records will be Officially
accepted. IT may be added that all
three actually represent worlds stan
dards. but can be listed only as Amer
lean records because the International
Federation does not consider perform
ances at less than 100 yards.
All Day Carnival.
The meet was run of in two sections
morning and afternoon. It was in the
morning that the marks dropped. In the
afternoon other attacks were made, but
the favorable conditions of the forenoon
had given place to a half gale and the
water was so rough that fast times were
out of the question.
Miss Bleibtrey disposed Of the back
stroke figures in a handicap race in
which she conceded 8 seconds to Miss
Alice Lord and beat her by a short mar
gin.
Miss Boyle accounted for the free style
mark in handicap match against Miss
Leslie Bunyan. the fifteen-year-old star
who received 3 seconds Also The lassie
covered the course in the remarkable
time of 81 2-5 seconds and won the race
But Miss Boyle was given a fair start
and three watches caught her perfor-
nance, so there is no questioning It's
authenticity.
The breast stroke standard was beaten
by Miss Smith in a contest with her
twin sister, Eleanor, national cham
pion at this style of swimming Eleanor
was defeated by a touch after a stirring
neck and neck battle.
The feature OF the afternoon pro-
grsmme was a 100 yard handicap in
which Miss Boyle conceded 80 and "a
seconds to her teammates. Miss Wend-
wroth and Miss Fink. Miss Boyle was
called back for false start The others
were at the fifty yard turn before she
BOT under way. Yet the champion made
such wonderful speed that she passed
Miss Wentworth at ninety yards and
lust nnsad otIt Miss Fink at the tame
The Summaries.
SO Yard Swim. Hsndicap-won by Miss
Leslie Bunyan. n; Y, W: 8. A. g secondsl
''SS Sc Saa fl Rrs 81 sSos ss'osa by
Miss Ruth Smith, unattached; Miss
Eleanor Smith. unattached, second. Time.
so Yard Back Stroke. Handicap-won
by Miss Ethelds Bleibtrey. y. Y. W. s. A.
,scratehl; Miss Alice Lord, \. Y, w. $. A.
so Yard Swim for juniors. Handicap
Won by Helen Wainwright ~ Y. W g. A:
tserateh); Ruth Lord n Y. w. 8 A ~
W. 8. a. GA seconds). third. Time, 81 4-6
seconds.
., 100 Ts5s sym. T.neIoap-won BY Mis-:
onds). second; Miss EtheIda Bleibtrey.
n. Y. w. 8. 4. tscratch). third Time.
50 Yard Back Stroke. scratch-won by
Miss Ruth Smith. unattached: Miss
Eleanor Smith. unattached, second; Miss
Alice Lord, y. Y. W. S, A., third. Time.
~ As seconds
80 Yard Double Oar Race, Handicap
Won by Lounie Fink and Florence wend-
wroth CA seconds: Alice Lord and Leslie
BunyaD tl2 seconds second; Charlotte
Boyle and Ethelda Bleibtrey (soratch),
third. Time 50 LIS seconds.
100 Yard Invitation Swim, Handicap
Won by Miss Charlotte Boyle, ". Y. W.
8. A. tscratch) Miss Lonnie Fink. n. Y.
w $. A. ga seconds). second; Miss Flor
ence wendwroth. n. Y. W. s. A. Gao sec
onds), third Time, 1913 e-5.
so Yard Swim (Girls Under 1I, Handi-
cap-won by Katherine Brown, n. Y. WI
8. A. GA seconds: Helen Wainwright,
n. Y. W. s. A. (scratch),. second; Miss
Ruth Lord, n. Y. W. 5. A. as seconds),
third. Time. 40 SIS seconds