Show I FRISCO MERMAID MERMA IN IM RECORD SWIM By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Aug 17 A A new womans woman's record for swimming across San Francisco bay from the foot of oC Broadway San Francisco to th the Alameda mole was made here yesterday by Miss Catherine II Flaherty of or San Sail Francisco Miss Flaherty swam the course of five and one half miles In 2 hours 26 minutes 26 6 3 5 seconds sec sec- I te tory lery Six Mahan women na and entered t Miss Ws the Hazel race c dunningham Cunningham Miss r g Vallery Val Val- of or San Francisco finishing second and third respectively Two contestants were taken from the water after swimming an hour and a a. half alt alf The former record for this course was made by Miss Beulah of San Francisco In 1912 The race yesterday was under the auspices of tho the Amateur I Athletic Union of America I |