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sipeed between tse bosts u = boxing tour
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as perforIn4ace 4 Us daties II the i1st pres
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soare q Nes YORK II TIE DSEsocfatle ma
tiolaI c1aiulitEae Ezys sllOsn that be eat rlSs
eboge the frNolit.es q He and accept.oiy
cecIpY aay statIaa.
III however. he becomes tbs defender II tie
AaieTsea cup, j, as a water dog that his
Personality Nh be most disl lIsssd
oeirlcls - Eerlsbly smphibsous Ills
friends mouths 4ro flIed ~lth bis nAtatorl.l
feass. lie Is lie agent Ia this country and
ons II the largest owners 81 the North Ger
ulAn Ll0ydA last spring the Aiicr Of that
steamship line made her frst trip frun this
port. She was crowded with passengers As
she neare3 sandy Hook there was the flash II
= figure from her upper deck, and thea went
" the terrifying cry u Man overboard"
Tho great vessel cease.i 10 churn the water In
her wake, and ia an instant Il boat was
lowered and manned, and strong arms srnt II
bounding towards the man now some dis
tance away. bat sd1 bravely struggling IN
the water.
When they reached him be quietly turned
upon his back and 70 tho astonished gaze Of
the anxious seaEh hen exposed the laughing
yisage Of Herman Oelrichs. With a wave %
his hand be shouted, Il am all right, boys,
and then with lusty stride he cleared his way
towards his yacht Hildegarde which awaited
him Oae-hef OF mile away When the
siiiers reported r. the captain Of tho = Her,
lie uttered, alth bugh German, an uncon-
scious Hiberniad ism when be said: THAT tam
Herman, the ndx dxt time he plays me such Il
trick | let him drowa."
But oelrichs was not born 10 be drowned
The Hildegafde was anchored of Sandy
Hook last summer with party OF his friends
aboard. \ we'll known member Of the Rae
quet club and On accomplished swimmer was
standing idly by the gunwale when OelrichS
suddenly pushed him overheard and then
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clothing, sprang in the bay after him. "That
was a mean trick, old fellow" said OelIichs
laughingly 10 his friend. But your position
was too tempting TO be resisted Can help
you backF Tho other with mock dignity
responded: my dear Herman, y, IT hospi-
tality is entirely too chilling. | will seek
another abode than the Hildegarde."
But" replied Oelrichs, you have nowhere
else to go at present"
Fully one mile away the yacht Of John
Waller, commodore of the New York Yacht
club, was seesawing upon the very verge Of
the ocean. Looking towards it the Racquet
club man said: Il think will run over and
call upon Jack Waller"
Il Will go with you, said Oelrichs, and both
men struck out in the designated direction.
Their visit was rather surprising to the hos
pitable commodore, but he gave them a warm
welcome. When sufficient champagne had
been consumed and the two men were ready
to return TO the Hildegarde Waller wished to
send them back ia a yawl, but Oelrichs simply
said: 'Woll go back the way we came, " and
Immediately sprang overheard Before his
friend could follow him he was deferred by a
cry Of alarm from the sailors gathered for
ward.
4 dark object, shaped like sail and with
the sharpness of knife WIS swiftly cleaving
the water behind the swimmer. Those who
have ever witnessed tho movement Of such
an object know the dread it inspires even in
q safely guarded onlooker It was a sharks
dorsal fin. The captain Of the yacht had
pistol leveled in n moment and fired. The fin
changed its course, but was still seen above
the water. There were eager men in the
yGwl in q moment and in few seconds tho
little boat was alongside the swimmer. He
was found placidly swimming on his back,
lis feet agitating the water behind him.
Anxious arms were stretched towards him,
but he made no movement 10 meet them.
"A shark" said Oelrichs sInilingly. II saw
him If he bites me he will get the hydro
phobia," and despite ali appeals he refused 10
get into tho yawl He swan back 10 the
Hildegarde, the boat and tho shark also fol-
lowing him all the way.
The Racquet club man returned in the
yawL One Of three young swclls who were
dining with Oelrichs IN the New York Athletic
club determined TO put his hosts far famed
marine daring 10 severe test. The four men
were arrayed in full evening dress. After
dinner tho large and deep swimming tank on
the first hOOr OF the building was inspected.
Standing on the springing board one Of tho
young men suddenly said, Herman, join mo
in header" and instantly dived overheard,
swallow tailed coat, broad expanse Of shirt
bosom, white tie and all. Without saying q
word, and dressed just as he was, Oelrich
sprang after him. The other two could not
withstand this foolish challenge TO their
nerves, and In another second four men In
evening dress were swimming in the tank.
AL this may have been idiotic, but it was
certainly novel. LoUis y. MEoAEGEE
The brick walls Of the now County