The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-06

THE CONTEST Nv WHICH ONE EXPERT
EiINIED ~ THE SEf.
Alarm on the Decks of the Steam Launches
aud Kow-no"ts OF SANDY uo"k - The
West side Boys Pooling the Police.

The swimming match for the champion-
ship Of America AMI purse OF $3.50. attracted
largo throng at Bath Park. near Concy Island,
yesterday. Tho contestants were Thomas COylc.
champion Of America, and George II. Wade.
the long distance champion. At A. o'clock
the swimmers were taken out t) sra two miles
and hnf The word was given Mt o'clock.
and the men plunged into the ocean. For u few
seconds th"y swan side by side. Then Wade
shot n few feet ahead Of Coylc He occasionally
lifted w his head and looked over his shoulder
like turtle at his opponent. The spectators fol-
lowed in steam launches and row boats. Wade
swan on his belly and Coylo swan on
his back and side alternately. In about five
minutns Coylc gnincd upon wade but the lat
ter struck out still moro vigorously. and soon
the distance between them began to grow
greater br * brcezc sprang mp, and there
was an cbb tide The waves rolled high. and
frequently swept over tn heads Of the swim
mers. making them gurglo and spuit"r. and
pass hand over their cyca to wipe away the
brine In fifteen minutes they were almost half
way tnthc shore. Then the hrrowsmith steamed
along. making grcat commotion in the water.
Coylc and Wade were caught in the wake of tho
steamer. and for few minutes were tossed
about like corks when about two-thrds OF
the way from the starting pom, Coylc WIS one
IDENTIFY almost exhausted; their strokes wore
slowly and painfully made. hut Coyle seemed in
no wisr discouraged 10y the odds against him.
suddenly COyl = long arms crnS"dto moNe
and his head duckcd un Ter the water; then he
turned upon his back and iinuted ON the SUR
fa go; his iacc WIS dra,hly pale and a man in
one ~ tho steam launches shouted. Nv Goll
the man has tainted. TAX" Him out of the WA
tor rowtuat WAS pulled hunEsiic OF hun.
an ready hands w'r" ext ndrd q, grasp him
AMI pull HIM into the boat. The boat dan srd
about on the waves sp TINT 1t wis not cn~y To
Ew good grusp upVn CNlo. Tia" spectators
grew more uud moro excited. women 'reuW" "d
and men shouted. At length man IN the row.
boat graSpod tuyie hy th" nap Of his neck. M |
others. getting hold of the ~W Imni"r's hands.
pullei him INTO the boat Coylc lnv lark into
tuc arms of one of his res 'uHrs and his iuinu -
cont nurd a few sfroudS Then Ice Numited
freely. ana soon TIA" fresh sea hrr, ~ r"yiN II
him so that No. Mus able to up without uss 81
ai.f.
In the moan timo wadc was nearing tho
shore. ANA swimming vigorously. apparently
tax ing no NOT of hlS aiNrr@nr, mi-udNsn-
! ture. Tn" uii 'ntion nf the -p"1 itur- WAS 80
much diverted from Mudr,that when he rra'he
/ the b.uUh they forgot fo cheer him for h, VIZ
/ hurried INTO "A bathing ilnu-c. When thu row
/ lllt h'ullu- tNNlr reached the shore. hr WAS
a-- ~igd nui. and l'1l up the loach 60 " Cl'--
key. Hot ]. H. drnnN nearly quart ~ strong
/ suld tn IUE NuN report r; ought NOT 10 hnN"
gone into "a" water tn-dny. ! hnve not boon
ii"ing " 90 'nr p NrrIl laN~. hut the time for
/ this uiHi .h hei hrD q anuouu'od. AN WIS d.
/ t'rnlIuri not to back ont | wont into thu con-
! t'-i 40 spite pi the prot '-t ot my friends.
/ years old. IL H. u resident ~ brooklyn. Coyly
/ r,~id'S in philadelphia. il "a years of nge and
| hh- for s' Nrrll years been nniri uS M expert
swimmer. IL intends - challenge Wade ioI