Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

lEOII GdS6D
excitement, for today's race had been
conceived essentially as tribute tor
this native son of Ontario. OF the
scores of widely known international
contenders, he, who swan to fame
in the Catalina SIS, 900 channel grind,
was today's outstanding favorite for
the greater part of $4,000 in prizes.
Flowing through the water for the
first four miles with long, beautiful
and apparently effortless strokes.
Young was cheered Justify by the
thousands who lined the course. After
tinued. evidencing the GOODNESS with
. which he seemingly viewed the Ger
mans closing in on him.
AT the five-mile point, when. strug-
Cling in the cold, the Toronto boy bat
tied with the cramps. his handlers
seized him. When it was clearly seen
that the Toronto swimmer had definite
ly abandoned the course, cheers vol
leyed from the German boat as Vier.
kotter's handlers cried encouragement
to their kinsman.
Vierkotter, calmly but strongly pull
ing through the water, shot ahead
and by 1870 was lone figure mile
and a half ahead of Summer of Cali
fornia and Edward Heating of New
York, winner Of the Lake George
marathon. who was slightly behind
the Californian.
Wallace Mullin Fourth.
Behind the second and third men
came Wallace Mullin of Kansas City,
fourth; Stanley Pritchard, Buffalo
swimmer, fifth. and George Michael,
holder Of the English Channel SWIM
ming record, sixth, and going strong.
The tenth person at the course was
woman, Ethel Hertle of New York,
who at the four-mile buoy was nearly
mile ahead of the next woman in the
race.
Special interest attached to the
women in today's race, an added s. 900
having been posted to the first prize
in the event a woman first streaked
across the finish line.
Ethel Hertle, the favorite of the
women for swimming speed, was one
of the woman entran who was on
the suit side Of the swimming attire
controversy.
Il couldn't swim without it," she
said. 1T keeps me warm
Lottie Schoemmell, originator of
the grease-bathing suit, took off in a
thick covering Of heavy white grease.
she was partially covered with a
sheet, as was her swimming partner.
Mary Carter of Cohoes. New York.
All the other women wore suits-at
least at the start
The GOODNESS of the water caused
extreme discomfort. Particularly dur
ing the first two hours, during which
more than SO Of the many score, who
gave up the race. were pulled from
the water suffering with cramps.
Wafer Is Choppy.
The first two hours saw unparral-
lelled swimming conditions. a blazing
sun, and a mere ripple OF waves, but
three hours after the race had started
the breeze freshed slightly and the
water was rather choppy. The tenn
perature was ST.
The birdseye view Of the triangular
course showed a pack of wave-choppy
figures, men and women, more or less
grouped, and far ahead. the distance
increasing from mere yards to a mile.
a mile and a quarter and at noon to
two miles, a single Ngure, Nierkotter.
Heading into the turn along the eX-
hibition waterfront he continued past
the cheering thousands, the virtuoso
of the occasion.
Ferguson Fires Starting Gun.
The swimming marathon was start
ed at 1872 am. today. Premier G
Howard Ferguson fired the starting
gun.
The course is a triangular one or
Lake Ontario, the entrants being re
ouired to go over the route three
times. The event attracted a great
throng of yachts and motor boats
while the shores were lined with hun
dreds of autoists.
The water was cold at the start
and there was a mild wind from the
northwest, but the sun shone brightly
Shortly before the start Joe Wright
e., famous rowing coach and referee
tn-chief, announced that the entrants
> numbered PSI. They dove into the
water at the same time. instead OF In