The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-20 00:00:00

Swimming Across the Mersey.

As a wind-up to the annual contests among
members of the Liverpool Athletic Club, under the
designation of " Olympic games," a s wimming
match took place yesterday on the Mersey, the prize
being one of the club medals. On Saturday last the
other athletic competitions, held under the auspices
of the club, took place in presence of a large con-
course of spectators, and yesterday the swimming
match took place as a wind-up to the sports. The
course selected was from New Brighton to a flag-
boat moored off the great landing stage. There
were nine entries—viz., Messrs. F. Graham, Alex.
Aitkin, G. Harford, R. A. 0. Beaver, E. Bolton, M.
M'Cullin, J. Pennington, W. L. Tease, and S.
Miles. Of these, eight competitors started, leaving
New Brighton at five minutes before 12 o'clock at
noon, the tide flowing, and the day calm, and,
though cloudy, warm. Immense crowds of specta-
tors lined the pier-heads and landing-stages, and
numerous parties were in boats and steamers on the
river. In little more than five minutes after stal t-
ing six of the eight competitors gave in and were
taken up by boats which were in attendance. The
competitors thus left were reduced to two—Messrs.
M'Cullin and Aitkin, both of whom continued to
swim in admirable style and with praiseworthy
emulation. From the strength of the tidal current,
the swimmers were carried well up the river before
they could make any attempt to cross, which was
not essayed till they had reached a point nearly
opposite to the Albert Warehouses, which was
attained about 1 o'clock. At this point Mr. Aitkin
becanao e xhau 61\1. and was taken on board one of
Junin,
continuing on his career,
the boats, and
passed the flogboat, was declared the winner of the
medal, and got out of the water at 1 35 p.m., hav-
ing been an hour and 40 minutes engaged in his
arduous enterprise.

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DEATH ON MR. J. LEWls.—Our obituary of this
week will be found to include the name of Mr. Joseph
Lewis, for the last twelve years treasurer to Mr. E. T.
Smith, at Drury-lane Theatre and Cremorne Gardens. For
some time he filled a similar position with Mr. George
Wild, when that gentleman was Lessee of the Olympic
Theatre. To both employers he was a zealous and faithful
servant. Mr. Lewis was sixty years of age,--Err,