The New York herald., 1922-07-30
DOUBLE YICTORS
IN SWIM EVENTS
Miss Brown and, j. Hanrette
Take Two Firsts at Far Rock
away Carnival.

Competitions In land and water sports
among men and women marked te
opening OF a miniature athletic held
christencd O'Donohue Park. az Jarvis
Lane in Far Rockaway yesterday.
The short distance swimming events
were decided in the waters on Far Rock
away, while the track events were cum
tested on the one-eighth of mile
o:rder path at the new athletic field.
Swimmers who took part in a ave mile
race travelled over a course Ave miles In
length. extending from Long Beach TO
Far Rockaway
Double honors were scored by Miss
katharine Brown and James Hanrette
Of the High School of Commerce. Miss
Browns winning efforts were registered
III fancy diving contest and a 100 yard
breast stroke race. In each event Miss
Brown. who Is quite young but very
clever. showed pronounced superiority
ever her opponents.
Hanrette. who Is one OF the holders OF
] ublic School Athletic League swim
ming titles, achieved his successes In the
fifty yard race for boys and the Long
L;each to Far Rockaway contest He
gained his honors easily In the sprint
event but he had to fight hard for first
prize in the long distance race. He and
William Perry alternated as pacemakers
until near the end of the long journey
when he pulled to the front ond won by
a yard. Henrette covered the distance
In the fast time Of hour "a minutes S
seconds. Perry took only Ave seconds
more.
Harry Lobon "a ore time junior cham
pion walker. tried his legs az the run
ming game with gratifying results. in the
one mile handicap race for employees Of
New York city. With the aid Of the lih-
eral handicap of seventy. five yards he
won first prize. finishing three yards
ahead of r. Guinness, who conceded a
start twenty-five yards. Harry rep
resented the Finance Department.
Star runners OF the A. A. u. to whom
the Handicapped assigned scratch marks,
did not like the narrow turns OF the
track. They prevented them from rae
Ing at top speed and greatly reduced
their chances OF winning AS a result
of the difficulties experienced by the
scratch men several long mark per-
formers came through with surprise vic
tories The summaries:
Swimming Events.
100 YARD RACE FOR EMPLOYEES OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK (scratch)-
Won by John Curran: A. X. Quinn, second :;
:, D ~ J; cnhane; third; Time not taken.
WOMEN-Won by Miss Katharine Brown,
New York Women's Swimming Associa-
uon; Mrs Eva Johnson. New York wom-
ems Swimming Association. second: Miss
Sophie Muth. New York womess Swim
ming Association. third.
100 YARD BREAST STROKE RACE FOR
WOMEN tScratchJ-Won by Miss Katharine
Brown, New York Woincn's Swimming As-
sociation; Miss Eva Johnson. New York
Women,s Non & &swimming Association. second !;
Swimming Association, third. Time not
100 YARD FREE STYLE SWIMMING RACE
FOR MEN (scratch)-won by J. Atwell !;
George w. Young. Jr., second; william
20 Perry, ~ third; ;, ;,, Time Time not taken.
% YARD RACE FOR roYs tscratchl-Won
sheinberg. third. Time not taken
FIVE MILE RACE FROM LONG REACH
TO EAR hocKAWAY ,y;. y rsr fssratch,mwSn By
Leo, third: J. Brown. fourth: ], Hershel',
fifth: j. Connerty, sixth: q. Norstrom,
winner, "a o5. Time Of the second man,
"a 10. Time OF the third man. :37 100.
Time Of the fourth man, :37 :o1. Time OF
the fifth man. :40:3f.
ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS.
30 YARD DASH (for women employees OF
the city of New York. scratch) by
Miss Marion McCerty, Board OF Education !;
Miss Blanche Dixon. Board of Health. sec
ond; Miss Teresa Tax. Board OF Health,
.
fourth. Time. g 2-5 seconds
100 YARD DASH (for men employees of the
city OF New York handicap p)-Final heat
won by r. Austin, Recreation Department
fscratch) T. Sweeney, Brooklyn Borough
Presidents office 90 yards). second: A. b.
Lichtman. Fire Department @ yards) .
third; r. A. Dalton. Police Deartment 90
yards) fourth. Time. 10 As seconds.
ONE MILE RUN (handicap)--Won by Harry
1.obou, Financial Department C15 yards) :;
yards) second: Sol. silverstein, Public
Welfare Department (scratch). third. Time.
: :O2 2-5.
100 YARD DASH FOR A. A. u. MEN ChandI-
cap)-Final heat won by u. NJ. Cassidy
unattached @ yards) +. Faith. Loug,llin
Anselm's A. G. 6 yards). third. Time.
10 AS seconds
1000 YARD RUN (handicap)--won by Will
lam Tbompron unattached t35 yards): l..
Lilly. unattached t35 yards. second; y.
Loser. St. Alphonsus A. G. (scratch)
third Time. 2 % 2-5.
THREE MILE RUN FOR A A U MEN
(Handicap)-Won by A. Fagen. Finnish
American A. G. 900 yards); N Ericsson,
FINNISH American A. c. $50 yards). sec
yardsl. third. Time. 1874.
220 YARD DASH FOR A. A. U. MEN Dian
dicap)-Final heat won by +. Emmerich
unattached G1 yards) f. De soa. Lough-
lin Lyceum "a yards). second; s. Razza.
Twenty-thrd Street Y. NJ. C. A.f(If yards) ,
third Time. "a seconds.
$50 YARD WALK FOR NovICES In the
Employ OF the City OF New York (Scratch)
Won by(T. O'Connor. Fire Department: :
s. silyerstein. Public Welfare Department.
second. Time. 4:12.
ssG YARD RELAY RACE for Teams Com
posed of Employees OF the City of New
York (Scratch)--Won by Rockaway Park
Jamaica, second; Flushing. third. Time