The sun., 1885-06-28
MAYOR LOWS LONG SWIM.
HE COMES NEAR BEING sHOT IN ME-.
TAKE FOR SEA SERPENT

HE COMES NEAR BEIN6 SHOT IN Mrs.
TAKE FOR A SEA SERPENT
Beating hts Secretary In . six-mils Dash
from oyster hay 60 Jsnkins Van schaiek's
Cottage-Mr. Van scsaick Gets Out hns
Riae and stake the strange Visitors
Mr.. Jenkins Van Schaick, Bridge Trustee.
and ex-Alderman OF Brooklyn. sat on the
piazza Of his summer cottage at Cold Spring
Harbor. on the north side OF Long Island. last
Wednesday afternoon. looking out over the
calm water. and pensively smoking cigar.
The sky was clear. the temperature was just
right. and tho breeze that blew over the harbor
was laden with perfume from the woods and
fields and ozone from the ocean. Mr.. Van
Schack blew the smoke OF his cigar away in
fanciful rings, and filed his lungs with the
fresh air. He stretched his limbs out on
his reclining chair and was about to
fall into nap. when something In the water
arrested his attention.. 1t was SO far away that
an experienced sportsman. but Mr.; Van
SchaicEs attention was attracted by 1t imme-
utes and assuring himself that the thing was
alive. that 1t was round and black above AND
like the head Of marine monster; he ran into
his cottage and got ropeatng rifle. Then ,lS AZ
10 %e sh
animal was holding ). $: L; course. WHICH
would bring bring it very @ close Los; to his cottage. Me
at '" the 'fnsk BACK door. Whence ''f he % era wlsd
cautiously through shrubberry to tho hish
is sheltered. Lying out on the point here. he
was ab 10 to observe the creature much moro
lis body rise little out OF. the water. and
he judged from the rod and black rings en-
tS ss s h
nroatars t was within about hall q mi Of tho
Inv md thaA u.tat n p IA M
serpenls. The head was carried low and the
ms wHs na sask but hs aer
geousness OF colorins prccludcd tho thought
9o his SI fE'Ta Mr. Tan
I'd %aks yaTdf behind hs % rs 5 enc saa 90n s
the gauge nt 500 yards. Nearer and nearer the
,Ss and the ssy
iorsmost. and and then lie laid ii It down in doubt. "
eanei iISsr as 'hss rssssn1sd S tho re bath
ing, suit stripe. Thcn, he jumped to his feet
| A minute later he lay in his reclining chair
again. pulling cigar up at the zenith and
looking at The visitors With
sion. His severity of countenance was totally
lost on the swimmers. however. They landed
MT HsIo. s9%S VAN StHS Shouted the foremost
sshUsd ac other who
was older. taller. and thinner. and wore black
| Mr.. Van Schaick looked stern and astonished
| for moment: then he cried:
whSs s c5%mSa %eF3 Goune hGH aqs %hs4s A II
thunder did you fellows come from 2"
Why: we lust swan In" said Mayor Low:
than BrookIyn's Chief Magistrate. while the
older one vas Franklin Allen. his secretary.
| From Oyster Bay.
! Around tho poiDtp"
| No. crossed tho neck"
Did hey. Do you know how far It Is ?"
Just six miles and $50 yards. Eph Rogers
mensured tho distance from your cottage to
The visitors had soma OF, Sir. Van schaick's
| cigars and somnthn. from his cupboard They
sat talking for, haIf an hour. but Mr.. Van
Schaick avoided all mention OF how he had
them n, for sea ssrpsnts Finally the
passed out OF sight. with tho Mayor far in the
Lead breastnS Cold 4 SPRING Harhor ss gallantiy
two miles oi swimming to Li"ya's Neck. t6en a
wall walk Of u 100 90 yar,is over sand; and after that
the beach at Oyster Bay. Tho Mayor led his
| secretary in by ten minutes.
This is the longest swim Mayor Low and Mr.;
Allen have yet taken together Mr.. Allen used
s" IN in hE roon oSy two any ycaps sso
Mn1 he weHt t,sS With the Mayor ss
raced. and the Mayor came in 300 yards ahead.
Since that time the two have per formed some big
way and since Mr.. Low rented his cottage on
| Oyster Bay beach three weeks ago and made q
practice OF running down to it every evening
after his business in the city was over. he has
frequently invited Mr.. Alien to come down and
swim with him. Annoyed ut. being so FREE
auontly beaten. the latter thought he would
b!uif the Mayor by proposing to swim over and
visit Mr.. Wan Schaici Greatly to his aston.
ishment the Mayor promptly took him up.
Neither of tho swimmers experienced any
paa m M results rom ,,!e'T u ,hs race ahn Do;h were
NJ bright rs ever. The Mayor is known as an
ath"te among his friends. but his latest per-
| frmance beats ell that ho has done before.
| When he was n student in Columbia College he
used to walk over from BROOKLYN every dav,
and this SO impressed his fellow students that
they persuaded him to put himself in the hands
OF tn" college trainnrs. As n walker. however.
! he was not great Ho had plenty Of endurance.
| but little speed.