The morning call., 1891-03-29
NATATORIAL
ACHIEVEMENTS.
Record Of The Worlds Champion Swim
n8r on Both Continents.
4 Brief Sketch of the Career Of Captain Jack
Williams, With His Remarkable Es-
capes During shipwreck.

Tie average individual, when he finds
himself involved in a struggle with the ele-
ment which constitutes the home of the PTS
catorial section Of things animate, usually
requires the active cooperation Of all tours
to enable him to keep his head above water.
But we have here in San Francisco man
WHO can remain in the water for hours, and
get over miles of its surface with hands ana
feet so securely strapped as to render their
use impossible, and who on one occasion
when thus bound hand and foot covered
distance Of twenty-five miles, namely, from
Alton, H., TO st. Louis Mo.
Captain Jack Williams Is beyond all
doubt the greatest living exponent OF the
art of natatation. The record Of Captain
Williams is as follows:
August, 1869, defeated Matt Hogan In
three-mile race at Dover, England, for 9l0
side; June, 1870, defeated Roberts in one
mile race in the Great Float. Birkenhead,
England, for SO side; June, 1872, defeated
John Jordan in fye-mie race at Montreal,
Canada, for 5000 side.
July, 1872. defeated Charles Alkan for
championship of Canada, in ten-mile race,
at Montreal, for purse Of $500.
August. 1872, defeated Tom Nolan in one
mile race, at Montreal, for S25 a side.
July, 1876, swan the Lachine Rapids, st.
Lawrence River, twelve miles, in hours
48 minutes, for purse of 500.
August, 1879, defeated Jack OBrien In
two and a half mile race in Lachine Canal,
June. 1850 defeated Whitehead in FIVE
mile race. at Montreal, for $50 side.
july. 1880, defeated James Harrington in
twO-Inile race at Montreal, for purse Of SEQ.
August, 1850, swan from La Prairie to
Montreal, ten miles, in hours 80 minutes,
carrying flag in each hand.
In same month defeated Johnny Flynn in
one-mile race, in Lachne Canal, Montreal,
for ESQ side.
July, 1881. defeated Hans, the German
swimmer, in fiye-mIle race, III Lachine Lake,
for $50 side.
In same month defeated Frank Gordon in
one-mile race at Montreal, for $500 side
September, 1881, was defeated by George
FeaTous, champion of England, in fifteen
mile race at New York, for purse of $500.
Williams led fer the first ten miles, but was
ultimately beaten by two minutes. Time,
hours 40 minutes.
June, 1852, defeated Waters in fye-mile
race, down stream, at Montreal, for 500 a
side. Time, / hour 10 minutes.
July, 1852, swan twenty-five miles down
ST. Lawrence River in hours 80 minutes.
July y, 1882, defeated Captain Matthew
Webb and twelve other professional SWIM
mers in fiye-mile race at the Montreal Expo
sition for the championship of the world
and purse Of $500. Time, hours 30 min
utes.
September, 1882. defeated Captain An
drews, teacher of Toronto Swimming Club,
In mile race at Toronto, for $50 side.
October, 1882, swan anc won handlcap
race at st. Louis against William Park,
oarsman. for purse OF $500. Park to row
four miles, while Williams swan one. The
latter won by 3 yards.
July, 1883, defeated John c. Clark. cham
ila of In
POntchartraln for $500 side.
August, 1853, defeated Sol McCabe In
mile race at Lake Pontchartrain tor $50
side.
In same month defeated Jim Harrington
In mile race at Lake Pontchartrain for 800
q side.
September. 1888, defeated Woreau, cham
pion of France, in mile race atSpanish Fort,
Lake Pontchartrain, for $4,000 side,
July, 1854, defeated George Phillips in