The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-06-03
TIE SWIMMING MATCH
WINS, WINNING q
MILES IN HOURS AND 5S
MINUTES.
PrIntZ Exhausts Himself at the Foot of
CalllUpe street and Goes Under.

The great swimming cnntPst-and the great
est perhaps that has over been Witnessed In the
South-between Frank Printz, the champl Of
Long Branch, and VIM Sutclife, champion Of
New Orleans, fer a purse Of 800 distance Is
miles down the Mississippi came off yesterday
when the start as well az the finish was wit
messed by q large number Of spectators,
The men stripped TO the buff.
JUMPEn INTO THE RIVER
simultaneously at LodtnRs landing, st, Charles
parish, at precisely II II q. m. for q brush down
the river to this city, distance Of twenty I've
miles, having first partaken Of light breakfast
of soft boiled eggs toast and coffee.
Nothing Of unusual Importance transplred
on the way down, except perhaps that Sutclire
had the lead in the start and Print1 took it
away from him on the FIRST ten miles, Sutcliff9
in turn passing PrintH on the second ten, and
keeping rod or so ahead Of him all the way
down to a point opposite the Ocean saw mill,
Just below CarrOIton or six miles from Canal
street.
Here the swimmers were met by the propeller
AspinwaIl with the Judges and referee on
board. Mr., E. L. Cope. of the boat mentioned
having been selected as referee, vice Capt. Joe
| Lusk.
WHO GOT LEFT.
| On the way down and when 81 half mile below
distance between himself and the big swimmer
| to forty feet and when Jackson street was
| reached the gap was opened to about four rods
Prior to this numerous skiffS put out from the
shore and 50 crowded their course that It was
with some difficulty the swimmers made rapid
headway About this time It was observed that
Printz was quite black in the face from his being
| In the water so long, though Sutciffe showed
| little or no fatigue.
Just below Jackson street drink of liauor
| was given each OF the men, and soon thereafter
Prntz was seen to go under, as though he had
| 7IpL 10 yvuc cd will in tarv is
| when 1t was eeen that he was about exhausted
| He came up again however, and made one or two
| spurts for the lead, but even his best stroke
would not give him impetus enough to accom-
| plish his object and when opposite Calliope
street
and swan to the Aspinwal which boat he was
| taken OO, and, nearly exhausted, was rubbed
| with spirits until he regained his senses, which
R3d for t6e time Se9g 9t bR sute dn
it Is said to English swimmers, kept steadily on,
| passing the line at point even with the upper
side of Canal street at 4:5, Just ten minutes AZ Or
PrintZ had given up the race, and he (SutclifYe)
was therefore declared the winner.
He was then taken on board the AsDinwall.
and with the judges, referee and some of the
members OF the Hope Rowing Club. went down
the river to point opposite the Hopes boat
house. where the party dtsembarked and were
| INVITED JOE FORSTER
to adjourn to his saloon which they did.
| A half hour or SO was pleasantly spent there.
| when Joe asked the boys to ascend to his par
| lOr in the second story. where they sat down
to one OF those dinners which Joe alone knows
| how to get up.
An hour passed pleasantly. at the tabfe
| when the swimmers with their friends I'D
iourned, first drinking the health of the hostess
| and host in a huge bumper,
| Printz, the defeated. is q powerfully built
man, standing six feet five and q half inches in
HIS STOCKING FEET
and has attained considerable reputation as
| swimmer. both In Europe and in this country
and Is now at work at his trade blacksmith
ing-in this city.
8utclifre. the victor is an EDglishman, about
five feet four or five inches in height and weighs
about 14O pounds. He is q why. muscular man
and Is the same who a year ago ran 440 yards
then walked the same distance, then hoped
that distance, and then jumped into the river
and SWAIN the same distance, and all in twelve
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