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RECORDS MADE IN 1916.

Automobiling.
SPEEDWAY RACES.

Event and distance, driver and car, average rate of speed and date:-

Astor Cu Race, Two Hundred and Fifty Miles.-Aitken (Peugeot), 104.83 miles per hour, Sheepshead Bay, September 20.

Harkness Trophy Race, One Hundred Miles.-Aitken (Peugeot), 105.95 miles per hour, Sheepshead Bay, October 28.

ROAD RACES.

Vanderbilt Cup Race, Two Hundred and Ninety four Miles.-Resta (Peugeot), 86.9 miles per hour, Santa Monica, November 16.

Grand Prize Race, Four and Three Miles.-Aitken-Wilcox (Peugeot), 85.59 miles per our, Santa Monica, November 18.

Aviation.

Distance (Cross Country).-Miss Ruth B. Law, from Grant Park, Chicago, to the fair grounds, Hornell, N. Y., distance 512.128 miles, November 19.

Altitude (With One Passenger).-Victor Carlstrom, 16,225 feet. at Sheepshead Bay, April 30.

Altitude (Hydroplane).-Lieutenant R. C. Laufl [[?]] U. S. N., 16,010 feet, at Pensacola, Fl., March 29.

Duration -Corporal A. D. Smith, U. S. A., [[?]] San Diego, Cal., February 19.

Angling.

Edward K. Davis, at Asbury Park, N. J. surf casting with four ounce lead, 392 f [[?]] in.

Bicycling.

One Mile (Competition).-Reginald McNamara, at Newark, September 17, 1m. 45s.

Ten Miles-Reginal McNamara, at Newark, August 16, 31m. 28 2-5s.

Chess.

Frank J. Marshall, at Washington, 105 opponents, simultaneously.

Roller Skating.

Fifteen Miles.-Anton Eglington, at Chicago, January 8, 42m. 16 2-5s.

Running.

Four Hundred and Forty Yard Run, Round Path.  Outdoors (47 2-5s.).-James E. Meredith, University of Pennsylvania, at Intercollegiate A.A.A.A. championships, held at Cambridge, Mass., May 27,1916.

Six Hundred Yard Run, Indoors (1m. 13 1-5s.).- Dave Caldwell, Boston A.A., made at Central H.H. games, held at Newark, N.J., March 8,1916.

One Thousand Yard Run, Indoors (2m. 15 2-5s.).- J. W. Overton, Yale University, made at National A.A.U. Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at Twenty-second Regiment Armory, New York city, March 18,1916.

Eight Hundred and Eighty Yard Run, Outdoors (1m. 52 1-5s.).-James E. Meredith, University of Pennsylvania, made at dual meet with Cornell University. May 13,1916, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pa.

Relay Racing.

Four Mile Relay Race, Outdoors. Four Men, Each Man to Run One Mile With Baton (17.51 1-5s.).-Cornell University Team (G. Taylor, J. Hoffmire, L. Windnagel, D. Potter), at University of Pennsylvania Relay Carnival, Philadelphia, Pa., April 29,1916.

Two Mile Relay Race, Outdoors, Four Men, Each Man to Run Eight Hundred and Eighty Yards with Baton (7m. 53s).-Yale University Team (H. Rolfe, A. Barker, H. Cooper, J. Overton), at University of Pennsylvania Relay Carnival, Philadelphia, Pa. April 29, 1916.

Hurdle Racing.

One Hundred and Twenty Yards High Hurdles (Outdoors), 14 3-5s.-Robert Simpson, University of Missouri, made at Missouri Valley Conference Meet, held at Columbia, Mo., May 27, 1916.

One Hundred and Twenty Yards High Hurdles (Outdoors), 14 3-5s.-Robert Simpson, University of Missouri, at Intercollegiate Conference Meet, held at Evanston, Ill., June 3, 1916.

Two Hundred and Twenty Yards Low Hurdles (Outdoors), 23 3-5s.-Ten hurdles, 2 [[?]] 6 in. high, 20 yds. apart, first hurdle [[?]] yds. from starting mark and the last hurdle 20 yds. before the finishing line.  Robert Simpson, University of Missouri, made at the Missouri Valley Conference Meet, held at Columbia, Mo., May 27, 1916.

Two Hundred and Twenty Yards Low Hurdles (Outdoors, Around a Turn), 24 [[?]] 2-5s.-Fred W. Kelly, Los Angeles A.C. at Southern Pacific Association Meet, held at Boyard Field, Los Angeles, Cal., April 29, 1916.

Swimming.

One Hundred Yards, Bath (20), Four Turns. [[?]] s.-Perry McGillivray, Illinois A.C., Illinois A.C. bath, Chicago, Ill., February 3.

One Hundred and Fifty Yards, Bath (25)[[?]], Five Turns, 1m., 29 4-5s.-H. E. Vollmer, N.Y.A.C., New York Athletic Club bath, New York city, January 10.

Two Hundred Yards, Bath (25), Seven Turns (2m 8 4-5s.).-H. E. Vollmer, N. Y. A. C., New York Athletic Club bath, New York city, April 10.

Three Hundred Yards, Bath (25), Thirteen Turns (3m. 55 2-5s.).-H. E. Vollmer, N.Y.A.C., New York Athletic Club bath, New York city, July 18.

Three Hundred Metres, Bath (25), Thirteen Turns (3m. 2-5s.).-H. E. Vollmer, N.Y.A.C., New York Athletic Club bath, New York city, July 18.

Five Hundred Yards, Open Salt Water (100). Four Turns (6m. 11 2-5s.).-Ludy Langer, Los Angeles A.C., Honolulu, H.T., September 2.

*Five Hundred Metres, Bath (25), Twenty-one Turns (6m. 51 3-5s.).-H. E. Vollmer, N.Y.A.C., New York Athletic Club bath, New York city, July 18.

Eight Hundred and Eighty Yards, Open Salt Water (100), Eight Turns (11m. 29 3-5s.). - Ludy Langer, Los Angeles A.C., Honolulu, H. T., September 4.

*One Thousand Yards, Open Salt Water (100), Nine Turns (13m. 7 2-5s.).-Ludy Langer, Los Angeles A.C., Honolulu, H.T., September 4.

One Hundred Yards, Breast stroke, Bath(20), Four Turns (1m. 10 4-5s.).-M. McDermott, Illinois A.C., Illinois Athletic Club bath, Chicago Ill., March 2.

Two Hundred Yards, Breast stroke, Open Water (50), Three Turns (2m., 45 1-5s.).-M. McDermott, Illinois A.C., Put-in-Bay, Ohio, July 18.

One Hundred Yards Back stroke, Bath (25), Three Turns (1m., 8 2-5s.).-Russell Dean, Yale Swimming Association, New York Athletic Club bath, New York city, March 31.

Two Hundred Metres, Bath (25), Eight Turns (2m., 23 2-5s.).-H. E. Vollmer, N.Y.A.C., New York Athletic Club bath, New York city, April 10.

Women's Swimming.

Fifty Yards, Bath (20), Two Turns (30 1-5s.).-Olga Dorfner, Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia, Pa., June 3, 1916.

Fifty Yards, Open Water, Straightaway (30 3-5s.).-Olga Dorfner, Philadelphia Turngemeinde, at Lafayette, Pa., September 11, 1915.

One Hundred Yards, Bath (75), One Turn (1m., 8 4-5s.).-Olga Dorfner, Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Sutro bath, San Francisco, Cal., July 4, 1916.

Two Hundred and Twenty Yards, Bath (20), Ten Turns (3m., 5 1-5s.).-Olga Dorfner, Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Y.W.C.A. bath, Philadelphia, Pa., March 4, 1916.

Two Hundred and Twenty Yards, Open Water (110), One Turn (3m., 15 2-5s.).-Olga Dorfner, Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Lafayette, Pa., September 11, 1915.

Three Hundred Yards, Bath (20), Fourteen Turns (4m. 44s.).-Claire Galligan, New Rochelle, New York city, March 31, 1916.

Four Hundred and Forty Yards, Bath (20), Twenty-one Turns (7m. 6 3-5s.).-Claire Galligan, New Rochelle, New York city, March 31, 1916.

Four Hundred and Forty Yards, Open Salt Water (110), Three Turns (7m. 21s.).-Claire Galligan, New Rochelle, Rye, N. Y., September 2, 1916.

Eight Hundred and Eighty Yards, Open Salt Water (110), Seven Turns (15m. 15 2-5s.).-Claire Galligan, New Rochelle, Rye, N. Y., September 2, 1916.

Thirteen Hundred and Twenty Yards, Open Salt Water (110), Eleven Turns (23m. 35 3-5s.).-Claire Galligan, New Rochelle, Rye, N. Y., September 2, 1916.

One Mile, Open Salt Water (110), Fifteen Turns (31m. 19 3-5s.).-Claire Galligan, New Rochelle, Rye, N. Y., September 2, 1916.

Four Hundred Yards, Relay, Four Ladies, Hundred Yards Each, Twenty Yard Bath (5m. 48 2-5s.).-Independent Turn Verein of Indianapolis team (Mrs. Alvin Kinder, Thelma Darby, Louise Bebus, Mary Janet O'Reilly), Independent Turn Verein bath, Indianapolis Ind., May 31, 1916.

Trotting.

Lee Axworthy, 1:58 1/4, for one mile, best record by five-year-old stallion, Lexington, Ky., October 7.

The Real Lady, 2:04 1/4, for one mile, best record by two-year-old, Lexington, Ky., October 7.

Motor Boating.

Express Cruisers.-The Countess, W. H. Hand, Jr., 29 1/2 miles per hour, New York to New London (88 miles) in the the New Bedford race, August 27.

Hydroplanes.-The Miss Minneapolis one mile, at Detroit, 61.083 miles per hour, under admiralty conditions, September 8.

Skating.

Twenty-five Miles.-John Karlsen, Minneapolis, February 6, 1h. 30m. 15s.

Three Hundred Yards (Straightaway).-Roy McWhirter, Chicago, 25 2-5s.

Ski Jumping.

Ragmar Omtvedt, Steamboat Springs, Col., February 19, 192 ft 9 in.

Throwing the Javelin.

George A. Bronder, Jr. (190 ft. 6 in.). Irish-American A.C., made at National A.A.U. Traek [[Track]] and Field Championships, held at Weequahic Park, Newark, Nj. J., September 9, 1916.

Trap Shooting.

Ralph L. Spotts, at Travers Island, 196 clay pigeons out of 200

Walking.

Two Mile Walk, Indoor (13m. 37.).-G. H. Goulding, Toronto Central Walking Club, at National A.A.U. Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at Twenty-second Regiment Armory, New York city, March 18,1916.

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25-RALPH L. SPOTTS. 26-R. N. WILLIAMS II. 27-CLARENCE J. GRIFFIN. 28-EDWARD GARDNER. 29-JAY GOULD. 30-THE MISS MINNEAPOLIS. 31-FRIAR ROCK. 32-THE REAL LADY. 33-"HAL" CHASE. 34-MISS MOLLA BJURSTEDT. 35-FRANK J. MARSHALL. 36-SHERMAN HALL. 37-ALEX ABERG. 38-CLARENCE CARMEN. 39-SYRACUSE VARSITY EIGHT. 40-MISS CLAIRE GALLIGAN. 41-MISS RUTH LAW. 42-FRANK TABERSKI. 43-JESS WILLARD. 44-T.J. ROONEY. 45-MRS. C. H. VOORHEES. 46-THE IMP.

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usually produces, by the appearance of new coaches and methods at two prominent universities, thus accomplishing a football renaissance at those two institutions, which were Yale and Pennsylvania; by the fine performances of two so-called smaller colleges, which were Colgate and Brown, and by gatherings of spectators which exceeded in numbers anything of the past.

The game never was so popular, and on November 26 there were seventy-five thousand persons in the Yale Bowl to see Harvard and Yale grapple and forty-five thousand persons at the Polo Ground to witness the combat of the Army and Navy elevens.  The game generally drew bigger crowds than ever before.

There was no positive decision in regard to the eleven entitled to first place in the Eastern ranking, but the consensus was that the Pittsburg team clearly won the honor, that it was the best eleven in the East, and that second place belonged to Colgate.  Other Eastern teams were ranked by the HERALD as follows:-Brown, Yale, Army, Penn, Harvard, Princeton, Navy, Georgetown, Dartmouth and Cornell.

The socker football season of 1916 was mad memorable by the achievement of the Bethlehem Football Club, of Bethlehem, Pa., which won both of the cup-tie competitions which are of national importance.  The American socker classic, that of the United States Football Association for the possession of the National Challenge Trophy, was played before 12,000 persons on Coat's Field in Pawtucket, R. I., on May 6, when the Pennsylvania team disposed of the Fall River Rovers by the score of 1 goal to 0.  There were eighty-eight clubs entered in this cup-tie.  Bethlehem also won the cup-tie series of the American Football Association, which is a much older organization than the U. S. F. A., but takes in only the leading clubs in the East, and in this contest defeated the Scottish-Americans by 3-0 in the final round at Bethlehem on June 17.

GOLF.

Charles Evans, Jr., of Edgewater, Ill., is the outstanding figure in the golf world this year, having for the first time in the history of the game in this country annexed both the amateur and open national championships.  This makes the third year in four, too, in which the amateur has outstripped the professional at the sport.

Mr. Evans won the open title on the links of the Minikahda Club, of Minneapolis, with a total of 286 strokes for 72 holes, and at the same time established a record for this event.  He was two strokes ahead of the nearest professional, "Jack" Hutchinson of the Allegheny Country Club, of Pittsburg, and four better than James Barnes, of Whitemarsh Valley, who was third.

Tied for forth place with three others in the qualifying play of the national amateur championship held at Merion, Mr. Evans at match play eliminated in turn Nelson M. Whitney, of New Orleans, by 3 and 1; W. B. Smith, Pine Valley, 10 and 9; John G. Anderson, Siwanoy, 9 and 8; D. Clarke Cockran, Baltimore, 3 and 2, and Robert Gardner, of Hinsdale, Ill., 4 and 3.  Mr. Gardner was the title holder.

In women's golf a new champion was also found in the person of Miss Alexa Stirling, of Atlanta, Ga., who had reached the semi-final round the previous year at Onwentsia.  This year's women's championship was played over the links of the Belmont Springs Country Club, of Waverly, Mass.  Mrs. J. V. Hurd, who as Miss Dorothy Campbell held the American, British and Canadian titles in one year, won the medal with a score of 86, Miss Georgianna M. Bishop of Brooklawn, and Mrs. W. A. Gavin, of England, coming next at 90 each.

New gems were unearthed in both the men's and women's championships this year. Next to the victory of Mr. Evans at Merion was the playing of the fourteen-year-old Augusta lad, "Bobby" Jones, who defeated Frank W. Dyer, of Montclair, in the first round, and Eben M. Byers, formerly the national title holder, in the second round.  Mrs. Auchincloss and Mrs. Thomas Hucknall, of Forest Hill Field Club, were the "discoveries" of the women's championship.

HARNESS RACING.

Two performances of superlative merit made the harness racing campaign of 1916 a memorable one. The first and greatest of these was the mile in 1:53 1/4 trotted by the five-year-old stallion Lee Axworthy at Lexington, Ky., on October 7.  This is nearly three seconds faster than the record of any other stallion, and lacks only a quarter of a second of matching the world's record made by Uhlan (1:58) on the same track in 1912. Only one stallion in the history of the trotting turf has equalled the record held by the fastest mare of gelding of his day.  Lee Axworthy's record is the fastest ever made by a five-year-old, and is likewise the only legitimate record of 2:00 or better yet made by any trotting horse except Uhlan.

On the same day and track on which Lee Axworthy lowered the stallion record and the five-year-old record The Real Lady won the final heat of a sweepstakes race for two-year-old trotters in 2:04 1/4, which is the fastest time ever made by a trotter of her age.  The previous record was 2:04 1/2, made by Peter Volo in 1913.

The fastest three-year-old trotter of 1916 was Volga, 2:04 1/2, full sister to Peter Volo, whose 2:03 1/2 is the best on record at that age.  The fastest four-year-old was Mary Putney, 2:04 3/4, that ranked as the fastest three-year-old of 1915.  The largest money winning trotter was Mabel Trask, 2:03 1/4, whose earnings total $33,720.  This six-year-old daughter of Peter the Great, 2:07 1/4, in fourteen weeks trotted sixteen races of fifty-two heats, the average time of which was 2:06 1/2.  Nine of these heats were faster than 2:05 and five were faster than 2:04.

The most notable performance of the season by a pacer was Poor Man's mile in 2:07 3/4 as a two-year-old.  This equals the best record for pacers of this age.  Hemet Queen, 2:16 1/4, was the fastest yearling of 1916; Peter Look, 2:03, the fastest three-year-old, and Miss Harris M., 2:01 1/4, the fastest four-year old.  The fastest record made by a mature pacer was Napoleon Direct's 1:59 3/4.

LAWN TENNIS.

Tennis activities during the year were chiefly notable for the return of the national championship on grass to an Eastern player, R. Norris Williams, 2d, of Philadelphia.  In disposing of William M. Johnston, who held the title in 1915, the Easterner did not show any marked superiority.  It was almost a toss up between the two until the last stroke was made.  The limit of five sets was reached and the score was 4-6, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4.  Johnston and Griffin successfully defended their doubles championship in the challenge round with McLaughlin and Ward Dawson by a score of 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.

Among the women Miss Molla Bjurstedt made almost a clean sweep, winning every tournament in which she played with the exception of the Longwood invitation affair, where Miss Evelyn Sears defeated her.  Miss Sears was the only one to score over the champion, who not only won the outdoor and clay court national fixtures but also the indoor title.

That there was great interest in the sport was proven by the fact that the receipts for the national tournament at Forest Hills were more than $30,000, something unheard of in the days of Newport.  Another thing that shows the increasing interest was the formation of a national municipal recreation federation.  This organization was for the users of public recreation grounds.  Twelve cities joined, and New York and St. Louis, after a series of elimination contests, met in the final for the U.S.N.L.T.A. trophy.  St. Louis was the winner.

R. Lindley Murray, of Niagara Falls, was the winner of the indoor singles and William Rosenbaum and Arthur M. Lovibond, of this city, the doubles.

MOTOR BOATING.

There has been a decided change in motor boating activities during the last year and the spirit of preparedness is responsible for it, resulting in a decided tendency toward the express cruiser, suitable as an auxiliary to the navy in case of war, rather than the slow going cruiser, while the racing of hydroplanes has cut very little figure in the East, though it has taken a strong hold in the Middle West.

In the express cruiser class the championship of the year belongs to the Countess, designed and owned by William H. Hand, Jr.  The Countess had no difficulty in winning all races in which she started and bettered previous records.

In the hydroplane class the sensation of the year was the speed shown by the Miss Minneapolis in the one mile trials, during which she bettered all previous records and proved to be a mile a minute craft, so long looked forward to, her speed under admiralty conditions being 60.083 miles an hour.

POLO.

According to Harry Payne Whitney, who is one of the leading authorities on polo, the best playing that has been seen in America in three or four years took place in the final for the senior championship at Narragansett Pier last July.  This game was the climax of a tournament that was often interrupted by bad weather, and the concluding match was played on a slippery field.  Great Neck took the title away from Meadow Brook by a score of 9 3/4 to 7 3/4.  One of the most interesting things about it was the remarkable form displayed by young "Tommy" Hitchcock.  Although this youngster was competing against players of international reputation he outscored them all, making seven of the ten goals for his side.  On the victorious team were also J. Watson Webb, Malcolm Stevenson and Louis E. Stoddard.  The defeated quartet consisted of F. S. von Stade, C. C. Rumsey, H. P. Whitney and Devereux Milburn.  The junior event was won by the Meadow Brook third team.

RACING.

In general and detail prosperity characterized racing under Jockey Club control during the season of 1916.  A wealth of sport was presented and public appreciation was manifested by large average attendances, great gatherings on special days and unbounded enthusiasm.  The colors of John Sanford, George D. and Joseph E. Widener, whose turf operations for five previous years had largely confined to foreign tracks, were again conspicuous.  These gentleman were also liberal buyers of home bred yearlings and extensive importers of foreign thoroughbred blood.  The most noteworthy addition to the sportsmen of the turf was A. K. Macomber, who at the close of the season had organized the largest and most formidable racing stable in the country.  That racing was again in a flourishing condition was reflected by the high prices realized for thoroughbreds, the top being $50,000, which John E. Madden paid to August Belmont for the three-year-old chestnut colt Friar Rock, by Rock Sand-Fairy Gold.

The champion of the handicap division proved to be H. C. Hallenback's four-year-old black colt The Finn, by Ogden-Livonia.  The champion mare of the year was J. W. May's five-year-old chestnut Bayberry Candle, by Cunard-Tower of Candles.  Among the three-year-olds August Belmont's Friar Rock stood out as the best.  He won the Suburban and Brooklyn handicaps, which no horse of like age had ever before done, the Belmont one mile and three-eighths for three-year-olds and the Saratoga Cup, a weight for age event over a distance of one mile and three-quarters.  James Butler's bay colt Spur, by King James Auntie Mum, was a wonderfully speedy and reliable three-year-old.  Some turfmen declared him the equal if not the superior of Friar Rock.

Among the two-year-old colts, R. T. Wilson's chestnut colt Campfire, by Olambala-Nightfall, and August Belmont's imported colt Hourless, by Needful-Hourless II., were pre-eminent.  The best two-year-old filly was Glenriddle Farm's bay filly Yankee Witch, by Ogden-Event.

Weldship, which was conceded the post of honor in the jumping division in 1915, maintained his position in 1916.

ROWING.

Rowing enjoyed a prosperous year, with the oarsmen from the Duluth Boat Club once more proving that they are the best collectively in the country.  At the national regatta, which was held in their home town, they took nine out of fourteen events.  It cannot be said that this happened because they did not have much competition, because when they came East to the regatta when it was held at Springfield they did just as well.  Duluth has almost a monopoly on rowing material, The East, though, brought out the best single sculler of the year in "Tom" Rooney, of the Ravenswood Boat Club, of Long Island City. Syracuse won the intercollegiate varsity race on the Hudson.  Cornell had rather a backward year and many attribute this to the fact that "Old Man" Courtney was unable to devote as much of his time to coaching as he did in the past owning to ill health.

SKATING.

The ice skating craze was even greater than it was a year ago.  Rink after rink sprang up all over the country and recently the sport has been added as an attraction in several hotels, taking the place to a large extent of the dancing fad.  Many very capable skaters have been developed in the last year.  It would be no surprise to see some of the rinks run right through the summer season, as several of them extended the usual closing date to a month or so later.  That fast skaters were developed in the last year was demonstrated by two records that had stood for twenty-three years going by the boards.  One of them was for 300-yards straightaway by Roy McWhirter, of Chicago, and the other for twenty-five miles by John Karlsen of Minneapolis.  Harry Cody, or Toronto, Canada, won the outdoor championship, while Anton O'Sickey, of Cleveland, was the leader indoors.

SQUASH TENNIS.

Although comparatively speaking, only a recent addition to the list of racquet games, squash tennis has made rapid strides toward gaining popularity.

Harvard Club, of New York, as in previous years, [[?]] of all the championships in sight.  They furnished the national champion in Eric S. Winston, who retained his title.  They won both the Class A and Class B team titles and developed the individual Class B champion T. A. E. Harris.  Mr. Winston, however, encountered much sterner opposition than during the previous year.  He met with a number of reverses during the early part of the season, but gradually recovered his form, and in the national tournament left little doubt as to his superiority, sweeping aside the strongest contenders with ease.  The Harvard teams, too, had no easy time scoring over the rival clubs.  In both Class A and Class B divisions they trailed during the early half of the schedule, but came strong toward the tail end of the season.

Walter A. Kinsella, of New York, retained his professional squash tennis championship, defeating Stephen Feron, the previous title holder, decisively in the only professional title match of the year.

SWIMMING.

Thirty records, twelve made by women, give eloquent evidence of an eventful year of swimming competition.  As in the preceding year, the names of Herbert E. Vollmer, Ludy Langer and Michael McDermott lead the rest in notable performances.  Seven marks, ranging from 150 yards to 500 metres, fell before the speed of Vollmer, the national and intercollegiate champion, and three of them were world's records.  Langer's best swimming came in races of more than a quarter mile, while McDermott, as heretofore, excelled as a breast stroke swimmer.

Miss Claire Galligan, of New Rochelle, and Miss Olga Dorfner, of Philadelphia, established practically all of the women's records.  Miss Dorfner had five new marks to her credit, from 50 yards to 220 yards, while Miss Galligan proved herself the speediest swimmer in distances ranging from 440 yards to a mile.

TRAP SHOOTING.

Many recruits were added to the huge army of trap shooters in the course of the year, and the clubs which foster the sport held contests weekly in all but the hot months.  Women have been taking up the game with enthusiasm and many proficient shots have been developed.  There are few country clubs of note now which do not maintain a set of traps.  One of the inventions of the year was a hand trap which can be packed in one's grip so that practice may be indulged no matter where the enthusiast may be going.  Ralph L. Spotts, of the New York A. C., was the dean of the amateurs.  He shot in superb form all year long and he lived up to expectation at the championship.  On the first day of the meet in the preliminary contest he supplanted the previous high water mark [[?]] 192 out of 200 by one, and on the following day he added three to this for a record of 196.  Few professionals could do any better than this.  There are 4,666 trap shooting clubs in the United States.

YACHTING.

Few years have been more active in yacht racing in this country than 1916 and the activity has had to do with both racing and cruising.  The annual cruise of the New York Yacht Club was unusually successful as regards the number of competing craft, the accompanying squadron, the friendly rivalry and close finishes among the racing craft and the itinerary. The schooner yacht Elena made the most creditable showing of the big two stickers, while the new class of "forties" added interest to the sloop division.

In local waters there were large fleets at most of the club races, and the Class P series for the Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup, though unfortunate in some respects afforded three spectacular contests. The championship of the year among local sailing craft must be awarded to the Class P sloop Nahma.

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