Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-26
TWO CENTS.
The Great suImu,tag Mates.
\ I'm NIIE SWIM ~ Two HOUEs AND
FORT MINUTES.

TN Nib SWIM ~ Tgyo H0UIs AND
FoRE- ZISiEF~.
TIE sscCud >WiG'u.-g match f'r the
,laWi chip 90 t#J ut..E' tes& place last
Friday between y 3 fDal~pp, tie champion
a. - gland. and Thomas CayIg the Young
seFr' -ito'c sio-a'. % Chest r, IA. TIE Us-
81 i>.a1t rTv tern 9tifu ot the first race q.,l
Coy'e's charges ;gar he hal been irUS-Ci
save an luttrc>; u t..e second race. \ more
TIE staring .oiat WAS LtTarrVttp. ten m- -
{. IN G.oUCe-faT, v'>.luCa Three mile.
Sl'Ittr itsD ihe preceding course. After a
a,fl lortp~tsi & wgr.. gr.a q, n. a.,,sara.5,.,
%. tt' iit-c pier ans rnr swarm ~ ~ti5blst.
tsst. ATS eI.a eNy"r>la- '2r-e~ 3pekti about
''c on rom which .Ic start va, ma ic ~
>vE'utteG minutes 8f,.r Ihrsa vrrc.~pIN
. M or etTsieg INTO t.r WAGER first ant .oa.s
tl= lead a.. once. with strong. bu. ~tagC ana
steady Strgtt, winning r4 F.f~ side. a his
custom -. (Oyle swain Strt Eat forward
'ttdsiiEs lire waves iu tac usual Gt>h!Du.
r. fifteen minutes Johnson Wa araDtiI
itA yards ahead Tee wind was 'hfn,v5,lr
pretty hart iToJu the northeast. almost dea
ahead. Tic WAGER was iumgy. au,i The tlsn
making ~. stream IN tie tlrJ.iiDa OF Gf.g-
ctsier Point az jie r"te or about three miles
IN hour. e. Nft'" slower Than the tbb ti5cs
St'1 i.-t usual Hoods, oa account Oi the recent
~ quarter pas; four Johnson haa gained
- lnl'H o. ty1i" mar g vas apparent that
he WAS e. he tle winner. "a la>> some uuL,-t.-
seen circumstance occurred. lie Was then
about soU Aar,!s ahead At seventeen min
utes raSt tour, one aifgT the start. JoGu-
sons lead llai increased 10 about >n yards
ara 10Y To- Nai >WGW about i've miles. A.
ihlS Time az became evident fnat CoEln WAS
suffering distress. IL hst taken stimuiauts
only ucg" times during his stay I'm the
W% iCr. which was - cold after tho recon.
HIM.
At417, IN. c'm a@'rr TIE start. Coyls was
take into 'h' boa' vs. IA ri- Judges. He hai
swan ST. Is.l-S. He stl not eNprgSS n desire
% give up. but IiS trainer, who was closet.
Naiciils Ohm, saw 4, ~ has TowerS were
failing bSm. aud Fhar "a lou ger trial would hc
Ne' &eiouS. j.! this opinion the judges con
CURED, and the swimmer was accordingly
liiffd INTO his boat, HUITi.tty dressed. ana
taken aboard Tie harga Nelson. Here hc
was wrapped D. heavy pea coat and rapid
" wa kGu up a1l Down q small bin 80 a.
10 restore Tie C.rcu q 5OB OF the b}Op1 ID prp-
vent ser sous effects. lie said that he dii not
iesi tired III tie water. bat very much chilled.
Tie water was very cold. had 70 not been FOR
which he would hav, swan further easily.
Johnson Kept OF his course. At Gu. SIN. ne
reached Tie Sta kebpai GFpGsife Gloucester
Point, having male I9se distance. about ten
miles. IN TWO hours asd fOrty-SiX minutes.
II appeared To be ia ( .Ceilent cOudit on, and
The last mile Of the race was ma ie in better
tine than any except The first. After Covla
was taaeD from the water Johnson swan
slowly and Heated with the tide. When
Gloucester hove In sight, however with it,
shores HNed with Thousands Of people and
Tie NtakehOai Eally deckel with flags. he
- med 10 b. les saving az his strength, and
INDUCED in several spUrt> Ct FAST swimming.
ehh!btea his peculiar mode OF propeling
himself on his side. swimming under water
&c. As johnson was lifted out of the water
he was caeerpd enthusiastically. Steam
whistles were blown and cheers rent the air
Just before CCyle gave Out Steamboat
called the lnGtIe almost ran him down. II
may have becn only stupidity, but il had
the appca rance Df being Intentional. CDyle's
judges old not claim the foul they were enti-
tied tO-N L. L,.Ulf. = n.