The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-18 00:00:00

43) of 50 sous, for all ages,

Age st lb
Three per Cent ... 2 6 0
Arabia ... ... 3 6 0
Bob Chambers 2 5 12
Lady Vane ... 2 5 12
Duchess of Wel-
lington ... ... 2 5 10
Miss Haworth 2 5 10
Polly ... 2 5 10
El Cid ... 2 5 8
Yuba Dam... ... 2 5 7
Treasure Trove ... 2 5 7
Murillo 2 5 7
Full Bloom ... 2 5 7

MANCHESTER MEETING, SEPT. 22.

The Manchester Cup (handicap) of 100 sovs, added to a
sweepstake of 7 sovs each, 3 ft,'for three-yr-olds and up-
wards. One mile and a half.

Age st lb.
Moulsey ... 4 9 4
Windham ... 4 8 9
Twilight ... a 8 8
Blithfield ... 5 8 8
Lucky Star ... 4 8 0
Fisherman's Daug. 4 6 13
Success ... 3 6 13
Nemo 4 6 12
Changeable ... 4 6 11
Donne Canne 6 6 10
Siva 4 6 10

Age st lb.
Elland ... ••• 3 6 9
Edinburgh... •.. 3 6 9
Dean Swift ... 4 6 8
Barter ... ••• 5 6 4
Harry Brailsford ... 3 6 4
The Lizard .•• 3 . 6 4
Zenobia ... 3 6 2
East Lynn... ... 3 6 0
Missile 3 5 9
Jupiter 3 5 7

Thames Swimming Match.

A swimming match of novel character came off on Satur-
day. It was organised by the London Swimming Club,
one of the valuable associations formed of late years for
the purpose of promoting the acquisition of a most valu-
able art. Thanks to the exertions of such men as Pew-
tress, Beckwith, and others, the acquisition of the art of
swimming has been reduced to a few easy lessons. Men
who can swim their half-dozen miles in the Thames are
as plentiful as blackberries. Not long since Walker, a
north country swimmer, swam from London-bridge to
Greenwich, a distance of five miles 300 yards, in an hour,
and very recently we have heard of the astonishing feat
of a German swimming across Lake Constance, where it
is 12 miles in width. The competitors were to see who
could swim the longest as well as the furthest without
touching anything, and without taking any stimulant or
refreshment, as the aquatic German who traverses Lake
Constance does liberally. A. gold medal, value £5, was
given as a first prize, with the entrance fees divided for
the second and third men. No really well-known Lon-
don crack swimmer entered, with the exception of the
veteran Beckwith, and he did so with the avowed inten-
tion of only refreshing himself by swimming two or three
miles, not with any idea of competing for the prizes.
The following were the names of those who contended :
Frederick Poole, Chas. Whyte, William Adams, W.
Aviss
(of Coventry), E. A. Paxon, G. J. Jarratt, W. Wood, J.
eSlade, A. Chaino, C. Williams, E. Rowley, R. Cooper, C.
Powell, F. Beckwith, and W. Payton.
A boat containing an umpire was told off for each three
competitors, to see that the conditions of the match were
measure,
not infringed, and also as a precautionary
of any of them being seized by cramp. Towards re'
the end
in case
_ _
of the race, as the number of competitors was diminished by
men giving up, a boat accompanied each one. The start took
place from Toddington Lock, from boats placed across the
river in line with the tail of the lock. The men of course
were stripped to their slight bathing drawers. All took
the water together, about five minutes to 3 o'clock, some
diving head first and coming up several yards in their
course down stream, others jumping in feet first. The
veteran Beckwith and a slight but plucky youngster,named
Aviss, soon showed in front, heading the rest of the com-
petitors, and improving their position for the first half mile
every stroke. Young Aviss, who had come all the way
from Coventry to measure his strength against the metro-
politans, swam in splendid style. After a short time he
swam
away from Beckwith, who, not putting out his
strength, was challenged by Whyte, the next competitor,
and fell back into the third place, whioh he retained, swim-
ming easily until Eel Pie Island was reiz,hed, 25 minutes
after the start, when he gave up. His examPlo
in this re-
spect soon began to be followed by others, until the num-
ber was considerably diminished. At Richmond the order
was—Young Aviss, leading near a quarter of a mile ;
Whyte coming next, followed by Adams, Powell, Poole,
Wood, and Rowley. Between Richmond and Kew Adams
and Powell gave in and retired from the contest. The
others swam on to Mortlake, when young Aviss's strength
gave out, and he was carried ashore to the ship. The race
now lay between Whyte, Wood, and Rowley, Poole
having given up about the same time as Aviss. Whyte
had a fine lead, and from his being in the habit of bathing
all the year round in the Serpentine, and being considered
capable of bearing cold, his chance was thought to be ex-
ceedingly good. Wood, of Huddersfield, though far in
the rear, was swimming strongly, and being by far the
fattest of the competitors, had a great deal in his favour.
Whyte, on the contrary, was exceedingly spare, and there-
fore likely to suffer soonest from the long immersion.
About half a mile on the Middlesex side of Strand-on-the-
Green, Wood was seized with cramp, and had to call for
assistance, but before it could be rendered he recovered
himself, and went on again as gamely as ever. Before
reaching the railway bridge at Barnes, Whyte and Wood
had the race to themselves ; the former was far a head,
but when half a mile on the Hammersmith side of the
bridge his powers gave out, and he was got ashore in a
fainting condition, after swimming between seven and
eight miles, and being in the water three hours and 20
minutes. Wood who was still strong, came gallantly up,
and after passing 20 yards beyond where Whyte was being
rubbed on the bank, was hailed by the referee as the win-
ner. Being towed to the shore he had strength enough to
walk up unassisted and dress himself.

Mr. Hanson, of the Chancery bar, succeeds Mr.
Trevor at the Stamp-office. Mr. Charles P. Phillips has
been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice revising barrister
for the City of Loudon, in the place of bar. Hanson, who
has been appointed t 9 the stamp-once.