The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-22

Wins Men s
Mile Race
Little Crystal Club Star Is
Believed to Have Made
Pacific Coast Record
BY TOM OLSEN


OF Northwest swimming and
the possible breaking OF the Pacific
coast mile record featured the an.
nual Star mile marathon swims in
The Lake Washington canal yeuter.
day afternoon.
The upset came in the women.s
race, when little Blanche stenmoe.
the blonde Green Lake Neptune club
star. defeated Katheryn Brown. last
years champion. and rated as one
Of the best women swimmers on the
Pacific coast. In finishing nss, Mi.s
stenmoe also defeated Hester East.
man. another Crystal club star. WHO
won the race two years ago.
Nitric Konownlofl the Crystal
clubs ace. won the mems race with
the remarkable fast time Of "a min.
utes. IS seconds. This Is believed
20 be a new Pacific coast mile rec.
ord for a 22e-yard course. An Off.
cial check IS being made upon this
today.
Miss stenmoe took the lead from
Miss Brown al the start and never
gave an inch Of ground. The race
without a doubt the most thrilling
distance wafer clash ever seen in Sc.
attic. was neck and neck ,hruoui.
with the little Green Lake girl keep.
ing the gruelIine pace that her older
and more experienced rival was set.
ting. 10 feet behind.
The little star Of Dad Hcnrv,s
club gave everything she had. She
was dragged from the water ex.
hausted al the end Of the race. Miss
Brown. too. WIS pulled from the wa.
ter. and after being revived. she era.
ciously congratulated her conqueror.
Hester Eastman finished third. 80
feet behind the winner. Miss East.
man wng unable TO cope with the ~.
rious pace SGT by Miss stenmoe and
Miss Brown However. in justice
10 the little Crystal club star. il can
be said that other duties made II
necessary for her 10 devote less time
20 preparing for the race.
Evelyn Brisbane. ieammate OF
Miss Stenmoe. and another protese
Of Dad" Henry. finished fourth.
Miss Brisbane was bothered with a
cramp az the start and dropped far
behind, but stuck gameiy with il ami
finished The race.
Francis Ruth schwfnmer. s.year.
old star. wasl forced from the race
M the end OF the third lap. The Iii.
tie girl twisted her ankle az she dove
from the starting float. and as the
race wore on. her leg began 10 bother
her After repeated pIeadings from
her father from the canal banks, she
withdrew from the race.
Miss Sienmoe's time was 90 min.
utes. sis seconds. This time is re-
markabiy fast. II is five minutes
speedier than that made by Miss
Brown in winning the race last year.
Nitric Konowaloff. swimming in
superb style, took the lead IN tho
mems race and was never headed.
Il wish / had known that my time
was that fast when was swimming
konowaloff said. when told mis- time.
after tho race. Il feel that could
have clipped n couple OF minutes of
OF that II / had known"
Jack Torney. Neptune club star.
who won the race las; year. finished
second. rs yards behind Konowaloff
Torney. who is one Of the life guards
at the Green Lake beach, swan a
nice race. and deserves much credit
for his showing. Altho he lacks the
finish of konowaloff. he is the max.
ing of wonderful distance swim
mer.
Lynn Prescott. another Neptune
club expert. finished third. Prescott
got off TO a poor start. but began 10
close up as the race went along.
II was gala day for Dad
Henry. the Neptune club coach
Miss Sienmoe's victory was made
possible only by long hours of I'M
firing advice and coaching by him.
The little Neptune club swimmer
stands today as one Of the citys
foremost water stars.