The New York herald., 1876-09-02

little white and blue skull cap his head
and white blanket around his shoulders,
the modern article His companion, Ben Whucman,
is also splendid specimen OF robust manhood, and as
he his pair sculls has something OF the old Greek
about his ma gnlncent body and arms
different type OF man is the new aspirant for nata-
torial honors. George Wade who is coming after us
with pilot cloth overcoat about him. His face any
thing but handsome bis hair Is cropped short and he
scarlet skull Cap. Little the medium
height ho does not look Than his
age, which sweet nineteen. He never
expression, but he does
swim his head may look at him with pleasure
IRON the neck down. HIS body slight but well Knit
about the oins hs legs hard II they had been
hammered out by Vulcan and never filed round by
the body above the lons and the arms that the
critical eye delights 10 linaer Broad between the
shoulders and deep chested the muscles OF breast ana
back marvelously developed while his bceps are
enormous and his forearm magnificent
ENOUGH
We had now rowed about three miles from the shore
and at halt-past Two the boat with Wade board
within halng distance. Some conversation
place as the boats bobbed up and down like corks
upon the long Atlantic breakers II relative to
the distance we were out-one man said It was four,
another three and hail. third two and fourth that
latter opinion, but ain only certain 1t was not
four. IL generally argued that
Tar enough, and when one looked back TO
the distant beach 1t did good distance
The referee, Mr. George Hochkiss the turdle jumper,
then stood and ordered the boats into position and
the judges tossed for place. IL Tor Wadc, and
his trainer, Mr.. Stewart chose the southery position
Mr. H. I. Paddock the Judge Tor Trautz, and p Y.
Everett for Wade The boats were now brought round
with the referees boat headed the shore, and the
boats Of the two contestants headed ior Europe.
THE START
"Are you ready?" asked the referee, and the men
responded by throwing Of their wrappings and stand
ing up IKE bronze statutes against the sun
''G0l" cried Hotchkiss, and they were gone like a
flash, diving beautifully into the swelling waves, dis
appearing Tor an instant aud at once putting out with
strong strokes Tor the shore Time, 2h. S4m los AS
.hey rose To breast the ocean rollers II at once
seen that Wade had gained about ten feet and was
keeping his lead. Irautz swan with tho ordinary
breast stroke and moved rapidly through the water at
SO strokes 10 the minute, wnile Wade
on his lett side with beautiful movement
lie seemed TO spring through the water
at 81 strokes to the minute The difference
between the styles OF the two men was very marked.
Trauz progressed with apparent ease, his rounded
shoulders rising and failing with his stroke in beau
tifu incubation. His head and shoulders were Eeary
always OF the water He swan handsomely as
head down and swan with sharp movement that
made him seem To go through the water like a ball.
When wave higher than It's swelling brethren came
in his way he went through 1t instead OF over IT, lie
varied his stroke IN every imaginable way-uow turn
ing his back, now swimming hls
oiner Al Oh 45m. Wade had slowed down
TO AZ strokes aud Trautx to A. They evidently
settling down to steady work. Trautz pulled up
somewhat on Wade but the latter darted away with q
spur ana would have glsddencd the heart CT scup
tor have the play OF the dorsal muscles he
south, ireshenng little The current setting
to the horh, and the lay it obqae
lino giving the swimmers double work to do Ii was
freely said on board that 1t would have been much
better 10 have made tho starting point mile to the
south. The men certainly had TO
SWIM TIE
III the course they followed The guiding boats
headed for the cottages below the West End Hotel,
while the goal was in front OF the Ocean Hotel. AT 2h.
55m Trautz swimming forty eight strokes 10 the
minute and Wade had Increased his TO fifty. He was
thirty feet ahead o. his antagonist, and at
2h 5sm, turned on his back, swimming beautiful
double scull stroke for two minutes Az 3h- Wade's
trainers asked him If he wanted anything. He said
NO." laugninsly and went on with his
hall hour in the watcr, tner strokes were,
respectively, Wade As and Trautz 81. Al 3h. 20m.
Wade seemed to slacken pace for u moment and in
a minute Andy was abreast OF him. II was only Tor
moment, as George with ierocous spurt soon
placed himself at the same lead as before For fully
forty Ave minutes subsequent TO this the men retained
their relative positions, Wade leading IRON ten to
twenty iect. wades slower stroke had exactly the
propulsve value of tho faster stroke of Irautz At
3h 2tm their strokes were, Wade As and Trautz A..
When the men had been an hour in the water their
strokes were Wade As and Trautz 81. Neither man
showed the slightest sign Of fatigue The pace
tinucd without break, ana their endurance was
abundantly manifested.
NEARING THE SHORE
With glass 1t could be made out that the scept-
cal Branchers at last, believed the race. The vel.
low sands in front OF the Ocean Hotel were black with
spectators wbo at the distance then could
certainly not discern the two objects bobbng up and
down between the leading boats, they and Tell
heavier, and it looked though We were in
for shower; SOON, however, the sun put his face
through the clouds, and the waters which tho hardy
ceaving cleaned like silver between us and
the shore. Wade at this period seemed IN some diff
Guilty, but he held his lead. He explained that his
tights slipping, and he to pull them up.
AT 3h. 54m. Wade was doing ~ strokes aud
Trautz 81. When they had been swimming for
an hour and a half Wade had qulckened 20 ~ and
speeding along wonderfully. We
ing the Shore and could make out with the naked
that the cliff and the beach before the Ocean Hotel
were thronged.
WATCHING THOUSANDS
There certainly over two thousand of the hotel
guests and residents anxousiy watching the close OF
the race. black stakeboat was visible about dfty
yards from the beach, and the men were ordered
swim to the south OF it, Al Al 16m., the time
OF the, men taken for the last time They
both had the stakebost, and Whiteman called out
TO Trauz They were swimm ny poweriuy, and both
were making the great stroke OF 81 to the MN
We now within about 300 yards OF tho
stakeboas and the race became deeply exct ng. The
peculiar movement among the crowd on the beach
showed that they had caught the excitement Tho
cSertng themselves 20 the utmost. 1rautx,
in response to his trainers call had pushed through
he was abreast OF Wade having for the first
time in the race swum with tho hand over
hand stroke. Wade lay down TO his work
vigorously, but could not again pass Trartz. Tho
men barely four feet apart, and Traulz, At
An 20m put h S read Tor the urst time IN tho race
paarer ibe shore than Wsde,s He was never more
than feet in front The speed very fast, but
Wade either did not seem TO put forth his fun orce or
else the excron had told on him. Tor side by side and
stroke stroke they sped 10 the stakeboat without
Wade being able to draw inch his rival. SO they
passed tho boat, lrautH winning Inc race py ABOUT
eighteen inches. at Al. 2lm. los
Duration of the race H. l7m.
noNoES WINNER.
The crowd tho beach did apparently know
that the had been decided, the continued
to SWIM for the shore Trantz the FIRST to stand
up in tie among the tumbling breakers dozen
hands reached out to greet him. cheer upon cheer
rent the and the handsome Andy in ten seconds
on the shoulders OF the crowd, while Wade, who
tany swan magnificent race allowed TO walk
TO his shelter house without much show OF sympathy,
although the young fellow well deserved It, Thus ended
the race, which spite OF all tho head shakings OF
the early part OF the week magnificent contest,
and certainly splendid test oil endurance The men
Stacked from the start and parook refresh
nent during the rscc, a remark applies 20 the
occupants ol the rcierocs boat also, but there was
plenty of excitement, and that is filling for atme
ANOTHER MATCH.
Trau;z has accepted challenge from Wade to swim
four miles in still water on the Hudson River withir
ten days, Tor 81, 600