The New York herald., 1879-08-10
CAPTAIN WEBB'S NEXT FEAT.

TO SWIM FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANHATTAN
BEACH ON wEDNEsDAY-HE PROPOSES
COURSE NEAR NEWPORT FOR HIS MATCH
WITH BoYToN
Captain Matthew Webb. the English champion
swimmer is to swim on Wednesday next from
Sandy Hook to Manhattan Beach. The captain. who
arrived in this city yesterday from Newport. where
he had been awaiting answer to his challenge to
Captain Boyton, is in splendid training and spirits.
With the desire Of emulating Boyton's swim from
Long Branch to Manhattan Beach, Webb has made q
proposition to the Manhattan Beach Company. which
was accepted yesterday. The conditions OF the swim
and the acceptance read as follows:-
MANHATTAN BEACH, August 8, 1879
In your proposition to swim from Sandy Hook
to Beach for the of vi lUUo that
will accept on the following condit,ons:-
assist you the route shall wear more than
kind shall direct and continuous swim from
seod-Yo on shall front Of the Manhattan Beach
bathing amphtheare between the hours OF hve and six
Taird-You shall allow representative of this
with steam or sail boat to SOC that the
Ton..1Hswim to take paee On Wednesday August la
these ss% arc satisfactory sEpy ySa. "e'
President Manhattan Beach Bathing Company. #
NEW YORK, August 8, 1870
J. X. o. SHERWOOD, President, &c. =
sIn-i accept the above conditions ana shall make my
p''p"'"'''A' MATTHEW WEBB
In conversation with a reporter OF the HERALD
Captain Webb said that he thought he could accom~
plish the swim without fail.
'How long will it take?" the reporter asked.
"About eight hours. The only question is in ar
irving at Manhattan Beach between FIVE and sic
o'clock That Is rather difficult matter. When
Doyton swan from Long Branch he arrived 30 lato
that the people had all gone.
sYou will have to depend on your own buoyancy
for rest, will you notY'
IL find it better to keep going all the time. Ono
very apt to get stiff il he turns his back to-
rest.
about ten miles in direct from point to
point, but shall have to go about fifteen miles
account of tides
"Boyton says he sasv sharks on his swim?'
'Yes, but am not much afraid of them. shall
have a steamboat to carry the members OF the press
and harpooner. Whenever SHARK gets uncom-
fortaby near me the harpooner will divert his atten@
tion.
'when 1 crossed the English Channel was
troubled by jelly fish, which stung me. But have
none of the stnging kind about here
MEET BoYroN
How bout the challenge you made BOyton ?"
III see by your paper this morning that he has 40
cepted. and will swim twenty-five miles to my twenty
miles"
.'Of course he will use his paddle p
"Yes but no sail. bar that, Of course. He will
carry refreshments in his little boat. and will have
boat alongside with some tor me. He insists thaa
/ shall make the match for s2.00J."
.Do you accept his termsY"
''When will you swimT'
''Some time in August"
"whereY'
'.wel. Mr.. J. @. Bennett has offered purse of
$1,000 il We will swim the match at Newport. and Il
Boyton is willing IL will take place there"
'Have you any course decided upon?'
'From Newport to Brentons Reef lghtship and
return is good one 1t would be just twenty miles,
ten miles each way"
'How would you fix the extra Ave miles for
Boyton?
'in number of ways. For instance, we could
put buoy or boat two and half miles out from
the beach, and ne could swim out to that and return
and then start after me-
"How long will 1t take you to swim the raceY'
"wel suppose it will take about fourteen OF
fifteen hours"