New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
Olympic Star
Skaters Mark
BY Big Margin
Brooklyn Girl Finishes Sec.
ond in Handicap Race.
but Is Timed i'm :4o1s

Miss Charlotte Boyle, Of the N.u
York Women's S. A, national cbar,,;.r
at 30 and 1oo-yard swimming, shatterss
the worlds record for $50 yar,fs
style at Brighton Beach yesterday
Competing in the opening NEE, =,
the outdoor season in the 75-foo. =,
of the Brighton Beach Baths shs roO' w.
cred the distance in l minute 10 ~ ~
seconds, beating by the great mo- 80
of 3 4-5 seconds the former interoa.issn.u gu
al standard set by Miss Hilda Jayas ,''.. =.
Liverpool, England, last Decernhe VI
The brilliant performance failed >.
award victory TO the fair iconocl. :. "
however. The feat was accom- lT.Sss nl;sSsss
in handicap race at 150 yards. MI. MI.
Boyle conceded large allowances IN ~
rivals. Her team mate, Miss All.
Lord who started 20 seccads ahead -
the champion, finished first in tho =" ~
tual time of minutes, Z seconds MI.
Boyle took. second and Miss Florenss
Rriscoe, on the 26?second mark. W.
third. was
Miss Boyle swan in wonderful forr,
and passed the 100-yard mark on ~
way in 1:o8 AS. 'A'
Two Metropolitan A. A U. chamnio,.
ships for WON en-in springboard FAM,
diving for seniors and 100-vard syv;r,
ming for juniors-were featured AZ n.
carnival before the biggest crowd tSs,
has seen swimming meet in hi.
vicinity in several years.
Miss Wainwright Triumphs
The diving event proved a keen raw.
| test between Miss Helen Wainwricbt
national title holder, and Miss Ailesn
Riggin, Olympic champion Notwitb.
standing a strong wind, which mads
control extremely difficult, both gavs
remarkable exhibitions. Miss wan.
wright returned the higher score, i2l
points, but Miss Riggin was a danger.
ously close second with total Of liso
points. Miss Helen Meany, another a;
our Olympic representatives.. Wa.
awarded 111.5 points and third place
All three wear the colors Of the
Women's S. A.
The championship swim for iuniors
resulted in clean-cut victory for Mis-,
| Gertrude Ederle, a thirteen-year-od
lassie. She took the lead soon after
the start and increased it slowly to ths
, end, defeating by three yards her near.
est rival, Miss Grace Kahrs, Of Barnard
College, who competed unattached.
Miss Alice Lord, of the Women's S. A,
touched out a couple of feet behind
Miss Kahrs and took third. The tins
was l minute 13 % seconds.
A 100yard handicap free style rscs
brought out large field and required
several heats. In the final Miss Claire
Juskow, of the Women's S. A., whe
received an allowance of 80 seconds,
negotiated the course in / minute 80
seconds and won out, followed closely
by Miss Frances Cooney, of the sams
club, who started on the 30-second
mark. Miss Isabel Grandefeld, with
20 seconds, came in third.
Fast Race by Youngster
Little Miss Mildred Witty, poT.
erful youngster from the Women's
| S. A, romped away with a iifty-yar1
swimming handicap for girls Of thir.
teen and under. A generous allowance
of nineteen seconds, combined with
| good. speed for a child of her age, en-.
abled her to win the event as see
pleased in al as seconds, with Helen
! Briscoe second.
Miss Virginia Wilson finished third
but left the take-off before her marx
had been called. So the referee gave
the place to the fourth girl, Miss
Kathryn Brown, the ten-year-oli
Women's S. A. star.
The summary:
Fancy diving (Senior metropolitan 4
A: y. championship)-Wo by Miss Helen
| Wainwright. New York Womens s. A., l3l
points; Miss Aileen Riggin. New York
| Womens S. A. 1872 points. second; MIS-
| Helen Meany, New York Woinen's s. 4,
| lll.5 points, third
10o-yard swim (Junior metropolitan 4
A. u. championship)-Wo by Miss Ger
| trude Ederle, New York Women's S. A.;
! Miss Grace Kahrs. Barnard College. sc-
! ond Miss Alice Lord, New York Womsns
S. A, third. Time, 1:l3 2-5.
| 160yard invitation swim (1andicapl-
| Won by Miss Alice Lord. New York Won
ems S. A. go seconds Miss Charloiis
Boyle. New York Womens S. A. tscrateh.
| second; Miss Florence Briscoe, New Yon
| Women's S. a. t26 seconds), third, Tins
2;07.
10oyard swim ap)-won by MIS-
Claire Juslsow, New York Women's 5 \
(32 seconds; MISS Frances Cooney, New
York Women's S. A. $50 seconds, second
Miss Isabel Grandefeld. New York woe 'ss
ems S. A. go seconds), third. Time, l;sa
handicap Won by Miss Mildred Whitt5,
Miss Helen Briscoe. New York Womshs
s. a. g seconds}, second; Miss katnfsA
Brown. New York Women's S. a Is Sec
onds), third. Time, o:41 As.
Referee-Alfred Swort. New York ~ C