New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-02
WEBB WINS THE SWIMMING MATCH
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S''tii~''N'
on the beach in front of the Hotel Brighton,
Couey Island, last evening and the plat
form of the bathing pavilion to witness the
swimming match between Captain Mathew Webb,
the champion OF England and George II. Wade OF
Brooklyn, the cha npJn ocean swimmer OF America
The match was FOR IL 900 and tho championship OF
America Captain Webb ia man Of medium
height and lie has a round, rosy face. He wore
2 brislng musache and had his head closely
shaven. He is thirty-four years old, and
weighs pounds. He swan across the English Chan
mel once from Dover to Calais ana last summer be went
from Sandy Hook TO Coney Isaud Distance OF four
teen miles Wade ia twenty-five years old and weighs
1870 mounds The tide yesterday unusually high,
and although the water not cold, the sea was
rough.
The intention was TO swim eight times
from the Brighton bathing pavilion 10 the wooden
pier and return, but owing to the rough water the men
agreed TO swim around n stakeboat & mile and half
from the beach. The swmmers we're well OILED, and
at eight minutes past they Owed FROM the steps Of thr
pavilion into the water. Webb came TO the surface 100
yards he entered the water and ne htruch
out through The BREEDERS, s"Ihulhg on Als l4e"I
sue AID using his left arm IN the hanner q" the padic
wheel OF a STEAMBOAT Wade wa aaout twenty ieei o'-
hind hun and swimming MT Oh MS breast. inc Speoa
tore en- eered them as they went DODDiug UP ana Gown
ike corks on the ocean NOW they WJud appear at te
summit Of u wave ana tDen % Iuueu IOm vac" ia w
troughs of the One swimmer would be
in nt and the other lost to Wow ineIe had Don con
siderable money bel ON me race WIN "Ius ShAns9 III
favor OF Webb. The beitors vita long spy-glas-es
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mail tney finally seemed Ike iny black specSs rOr the
1rst mile WeDb maintained The lead Thc
sfraug tide setting shoiewdfd washed the swimmers
in the direction OF NCwIOrk bay. Ihey beat against
Inc adverse however. al IN TO- mhutes from
- ~tari tnev ronudI the ro-buat with Wade ieej
ahead and turned faces toward the Desch me tdr
WAS IN after th ana the TIVE mcn made RAPID
progress. . A. .,o c..,.o,n woht
WHO mad kept slightly in the rear, mace squirt he
Ua-scd ade, drove through the waves Ike poI-
noise He would NOT ride on top OF wave, Dut "hch
an- came along ne straight through II with Ills
mouth wide open. He am. III TACT, hOst vi the rae
uuder tue WAFER. wade went over the waves ia good
stye, but could not OVer'akc Tue am
piibious EmgishmaH. At seventeen mhute7 P"st I
I'M. long arm o. tn, captain, win which he hAd been
steering was slrotcIcu Odt TO tOucI the pie on "IcH
was blue hA5-the post OF nc'o'y- III '0li d
minute thereafter He ked up ne steps anna much
Cheering, The champion Swimmer 81 EHbisuu "iiu
America His hand squeezed ~ hls Delighted IacA
err aud a blanket flung over MS shoulders
one minute AMER the victor. Made emerged from we
wler AltuouA de. eate,I he Su.lrd hld sdl. II =
ali dglt" aud up MS ROOM joan l. flshttt Ictci
rain Webb IL s saa vii oer SWIM against any man
for the cham piOnsnlp Of tue word