The New York herald., 1921-09-16
MISS WESLEY WINS
In GARDEN POOL
Leads Large Field of Women
Swimmers in 73 Yard Han
dicap Race.

Before a crowd of capacity proper
tions noted men and women swimmers
of the amateur world performed In bril-
liant fashion In a swimming carnival at
Madison Square Garden last night. One
of the surprises was provided by Miss
Dorothy Wesley. an unattached compeu-
tor. in the z3 yard handicap race for
girls. Twenty-four girls took part in
the event, which was run off In four
heafs
Zach field was made up of six con-
testants. That Miss Wesely's victory was
not Of the fluke variety was attested by
the time credited to her in her VIM
ming heat and the final. In her win
ming preliminary heat Miss weseiy won
In j :0S 3-5. the fastest time recorded In
| a trial heat She was clocked In 1:02 In
the final. She was forced to extend her.
self to the utmost by Miss Helen Lamb
den newcomer from New Rochelle.
Miss Lambden. who kept in touch with
the fast pace all the way, was only
foot hack Of the winner.
Miss Ethelda Bieib.rey, queen OF
all mermalds, won the 100 metre
relay race In commanding style.
Novel conditions governed the con-
test. Each competitor was COM
PEELED to use the breast stroke on
one lap. the back stroke on another
the final lap. AS 1t was scratch race.
Miss Bleibtrey had things all her own
way from start to finish.
a novel spectacle staged on theatrical
lines was introduced by two amateur
anglers and Miss aIilla ciade, who re-
Gently swan IN record time from Albany
to New York. The anglers. John 3.
Schwinn and Arthur J. Neu. both of the
Newark Bait and Fly Casting Club. tried
to land Miss Gaoe. dressed up to re-
semble fish, but both failed.
Schwinn, from an elevation Mt the
Madison avenue portion OF the Garden,
broke the butt Of his rod in the at
tempt. Neu, who made his attempt from
boat. was declared a loser after six
minutes, which was the time limit set
for him to haul Miss Gade to his boat.
The summaries:
70 Yard Race for Nov.ces-Final heat won
by Jacob siiverman. Boys Club; Arthur
Hastings. Manual Training High School.
second Joseph kreuttner, unattached. third.
"a Yard Race for Girls uIandlcap) --rirs,
heat won by Miss Julia Marmorstein. New
seconds) Miss Helen Wainwright New York
Wornen's Swimming Association a seconds).
seeonH. Tine Ill i,5. Second heat won
nnds): Miss Helen Brtscoe. New York
Worens Swimming Association q secondsl .
second time, :0s 40. Third heat won by
MISS Heien Lambden, New Rochelle u1 sec
onds); Miss Charlotte Boyle, New York
"omen's Swimming Association e seconds)
| second Time. :05 la. Fourth heat won
| by Miss Isabella Grandefeld. New York
vomen.s swimming Association I'll seconds,
Mrs Hazene Zeitz. New York Women 8
Swimming Association u5 seconds), second.
Time, :o2 10, Final heat won by Miss
! Wesey. Miss I.an,nden second. Miss Boyle
third. Time. :o3 3-5
4 s4o Yard Race ffan6icap)-First heat
| won oy =. Tobias, unattached (i5 seconds)
! H. W. Webb, unattached (n5 seconds) sec.
ond: Frank W. Bcgs $50 soconds), third
IIiine. Sm ~ 4-5s. Second heat won by
| James II. Hall, Central Y. VI. c. A. q sec.
onds) Bud Goodwin. New York A. &. (it
ssconds), second; g. Il. Helw,s, Contra
| 4. y. g. a. (5 secondO. third Time
I, 100 Meter Medley Race (scra.ch)-won By
! Ethelda Bleibtrey. New York Women.
| swimming Association Miss Helen VAIN
| 7right. New York womens Swimming Az
| ,ociation. second; Miss Ethel Bsaer New
York Woinen's swimming Association, third
| Time. In. 81 2-5s.