Show Spence Captures I First in Golden Gate Water Race s SAN FRA Sept 1 AP Waiter Spence of f the Brooklyn Y M. M I. I C C. A stroked his way to an easy victory yesterday in the thIrd annual swim across the Golden Gate sponsored by the San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco Chronicle His time for lOr the approximate mile and nd a quarter stretch was 51 minutes 9 seconds The eastern star stopping over here on his return from the national national na- na championships at Honolulu spurted into the lead shortly after the the start arid and w was s never threatened threat threat- ened He finished more than yards ahead dot Rex Mason San Francisco Olympic club George Olympic club took third Carl Stevenson or of the Oakland Athens Athens' club winner last year came fifth Of t the starters 77 finished The last mans man's time was 25 The course extended from Lime Point Mann county to Crissy field near F Fort rt Point on the San Francisco side A brisk wind blew In through the Gate during the swim but the water was calm |