The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
MISS WAINWRIGHT
STAR AT BRIGHTON
Sixteen ear-0ld Scores Sweep
in Shortened Pentathlon
Competition.

Miss Helen Wainwright. sixteen-year-
old water star of the Women's Swim
ming Association of New York, scored
a clean sweep in a bobtailed aquatic
pentathlon held in the seventy-five foot
pool OF the Brighton Beach Baths yes
terday afternoon.
The standard pentathion consists Of
one hundred yard free style swim,
fifty yard contests at breast, back stroke
and rescue racing and fancy diving from
springboard. Owing. however. to the
constant trouble experienced in breast
stroke competition due to difficulty oil
Judging form I'm this style OF swimming,
the contest was eliminated yesterday
and only four events made UP the all
around test
Miss Wainwright scored the lowest
place total of 4 points by securing Tour
first places. Her club mates, MISS
Aileen Riggin and Miss Helen Meany
earned second and third with and is
points.
Miss Kathryn Brown OF the same
organization. who finished ninth. with
81 points, captured a special prize o.
fered for the girl under IL returning
the best tally. Kathryn is IL years oid.
Sixteen contenders took part, includ-
ing a youngster of ten, Julia Marmor-
stein All but the Misses Florence and
Helen Briscoe, who competed unat-
flashed. represented the Women's Swim
ming Association.
Miss Wainwright started by winning
the 100 yard sprint. eased up in the
good time of ! minute ana SECONDS,
the fastest performance for the DIS
lance returned by a member OF the
sex in this country this season. Miss
Riggin figured second and Miss Ethel
Baker was third.
Miss Wainwright next captured the
SO yard back stroke dash in 80 80 sec
onds, closely pressed by Miss Piggln.
Miss Doris O'Mara followed
Then the young victor romped away
with the so yard race rescue, p yard
sprint and % yard carry, in 43 80 sec
onds. her closest opponent being little
Kathryn Brown. Miss Riggin was
third. In the dive Miss Wainwright
scored 64.9 points. The summarizes
100 YARD SWIM CFree style)--Helen VAIN
Ethel Baker, ~ 80; Helen Meany, II
40: Frances Cooney, 10 10; Doris
O'Mara. 1913 80; Lillian Stoddard. ~
S-5; Florence Briscoe. rs 20; Kathryn
Brown. / :iS a-5; Ethel ursprung. ~ 81 !;
Helen Briscoe. ! 30 2-5 Aileen O'Mara,
;26 1-5: Elaine Delany. ~ 10: jose
phne Meany. 81 80: Ruth Gary, 40
40: Julia Marmorstein, i 81.
80 YARD SWIM (Bacistroke)-Helen VAIN
wright, 0:36 s-5; Aileen Riggin, 0:SI -:
Doris O'Mara, 0:4i SO; Ethel Baker.
O:42 Is: Helen Meany. o:43 Is; Florence
Briscoe, o: AZ 10; Aileen O'Mara, o;4B 10 /;
Helen Briscoe 0:46 SIS; Lillian Stoddard.
0.4T Frances Cooney. oar ID: Ruth Gary.
oar rs: Ethel Ursprung, 0:41 30; Elaine
Deiany. 0:4s; Kathryn Brown. osss 20.
stein. Q 80 -.
80 YARD RESCUE RACE tcompetitor 10
swim 20 yards and carry subject - yardsl
Helen Wainwright. o:43 So. kathyrn
Brown, 0:44 40; Aiieen Riggin. 0;iI Helen
Meany. oar 3-5; Lillian stoddard, o;49
20: Ethel Baker o:50; Frances Cooney.
05l 3-5; Doris O'Mara, 0.a2; Helen Bris-
coe 0.52 20; Florence Briscoe. o;5a 40 !.
Afleen OMara, D - SO. Ruth Gary, SO
rs: Elaine Delany. OBS; Josephine Meany.
059 Ii. Ethel Ursprung. :0l. Julia Mar
morstein. II 20.
Wainwright. 65.9 points; Aileen RiGgin,
GAG; Florence Brlscoe, 81, Lillian Stod-
dard 562; Afleen Meany, 55.a: Kathryn
Brown 80. Josephine Meany. ~: Frances
Cooney. 50.2: Ethel Baker. 49,: Elaine
Delany, AL. Helen Briscoe, a. Doris
O'Mara. 49,: Ruth Gary. 3s.2; Julia Mar
morstein. 81 Ethel Ursprins. re- Aileen
POINT SCORE-Ifelen Wainwright. 4; Aileen
Rlggin, o: Helen Meany. IS: Ethel Baker.
o.: Lillian Stoddard. -. Florence Bris-
coe oTk: Doris O'Mara. %: Frances
Cooney. TO- Kathryn Brown. ~ Helen
Briscoe. IS Elaine Delany. 40: Josephine
Meany. 80 Ruth Gary. IL Ethel ursprung.
-. Aiieen O'Mara. 5ola; Julia Mariner
stein GO.