The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-08-25
AMATEUR SWIMMING MATCHES IN
NEW YORK.
A Lambertville Boy Distinguishes Himsel
Ewen's Record as a swimmer.

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| AMATEUR SWIMMING MATCHES IN
NEW YORK.
A LambertvilIe Boy Distinguishes Himself.
Ewen's Record as II swimmer.
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The New York papers of August 22d
give partial mot fulD account of the
annual amateur swimming championship
contests, under the auspices of the New
York Athletic Club, on the Harlem river,
August 21st The contest is described
as very spirited one, and is deserving
Of special notice on account of the swim
ming record made by Wilson b. Bray,
Jr., of this city, who proved himself to
be the heetest swimmer of the twelve
contestants who entered for the one hun
dred yards race. He won the second
heat in :27 seconds on his first trial,
beating the best time made by all others
engaged in the races in the three heats
Of the day The second best time was
made by II. Braun, member of the
Pastime Athletic Club, champion swim
mer, who won the gold medal last year
at the same place on Harlem river.
Braun's best time this year was l minute
% seconds, Bray beating Braun two
fifths of second The final heat was
swan by four of the contestants having
made the best time i'll the races. Their
names are as follows H e. Toussaint,
New York Athletic Club Wilson b.
Bray, Jr., Lambertville, N. j.; H.
Braun, Pastime Athletic Club, New
York City; John Zettle, Dolphin Boat
Club, Cincinnati, Ohio. zettle's time
in the first heat was l minute 81 1-5
seconds /; II. E. Tonssaint, minute 40
seconds. tn the final match, which was
to decide the contests for the three
prizes offered by the New York Athletic
Club for the three best swimmers, II.
Braun won the first, 800 prize, in l
minute 80 l-5 seconds, H. E. Toussaint
being second, in l minute 80 seconds.
Zettle's and Bray's time not given. Bray
swan between Braun and Toussaint.
Bray came in collision with Toussaint,
who, being an athlete of some distinc.
ton, availed himself of the advantage
that close contact gave him to "foot p"
Bray several times. When they collided
Bray's course was entirely too circuitous,
with the set back he received, to enable
him to swim with his usual speed. If
his course had been as straight in the
last heat as it was in the first one, il was
the unanimous opinion of the spectators
that he would have won the valuable
prize coveted by the champion amateur
swimmers of the world. Bray is not yet
16 years old. His youth and inexperi-
ence won for him the sympathy of the
largo crowd of assembled spectators,
who seemed anxious that he should win
the prize from the old professional
swimmers, who did not hesitate to take
advantage of his inexperience to defeat
him. Braun, in the first heat, swimming
close beside him, by accident or design
"footed " him at nearly every stroke
the whole swimming distance, but he
pluckily won the heat in spite of this
disadvantage. What Braun failed to do
and vigorous, Toussaint accomplished
in the final race, when Bray was more
exhausted. It will DO we'll for inexperi.
enced aspirants for aquatic honors to
profit by Bray's experience and learn te
be accomplished kickers in race as wei
as swimmers. SPECTATOR.
Bray is indebted to Edwin S. Even, {
long distance swimmer of celebrity, son,
in.law of Mr.. John l.. Coryell. of this
city, for recognition of his merits as
an expert swimmer. Mr.. Ewing timed
him last August and gave him tho fol
lowing swimming record
100 yards. still water, Aug. 81st, 1885,
m. 81 8.
Do do do m. % s,
One mile, with current, 1884, minutes.
Speed of current l mile in 37B minutes
100 yards, with slow current of mile
per hour, m. A 8.
Do do do M. 8 g.
Do do do m. 8 s.
August Goth, 1885, Mr.. Even, when
Is vars of age, swan the East river to
New York, which was considered q re
markable feat for boy of his age. July
4, 1864, he won 800 yards race at Rock
Lake, Wisconsin, against q large field
of competitors. At Newark, N. j., he
defeated b. Malone and Henry Truekard
in two mile race. accomplishing the
distance in 50 minutes % seconds, Au
gust 10, 1876. August %, 1878. he de-
feated Birch Brown in a six mile race, il
the Delaware river, Philadelphia, by 40(
yards, completing the distance in
hours 48 minutes. During his career he
has saved several lives from waterJ
grave. We make creditable mention o.
Mr. Ewen's feats as swimmer, and thu
service he has rendered unfortunatef
when drowning, to encourage our boy.
and young men to learn the art preserva
tive of all arts, that of saving ones sell
and others from drowning when dangers
OF this kind befall us.
| Forth RECORD.
| BASE BALL.
The base ball game with the Doyles
town club on their grounds last Thursday
resulted disastrously for our boys for rea
sons best known to the umpire, Mr.. j
Fackenthal. IL is to be regretted thai
any base ball organization should 80 fal
forget the justice it owes to other clubs al
to depend upon such an umpire for the
glory( ~ of an unbroken series of victories
this season.
The game was we'll contested through.
out up to the 9th inning when several
wrong decisions by the umpire and lucky
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