The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-26
McNalIy Swims the Eng
liSh Channel
HIS RECORD BREAKING PACE
CONTINUED FOR FIFTEEN LONG
HOURS
Diamond Medal Rowing at San Fran
cisco-Record Pistol Shooting.
Sprinter's Record
Associated Press Special Wire.

associated Press Special Wire.
| LONDON, July 25.-Pat McNally who
was scheduled to make an attempt to
swim the English channel on July 4, tel
egraphed to the Associated Press today
from Calais that he made the crossing
yesterday. He says he started from
Dover at 1:30 in the morning and was in
the water fifteen hours, in which time he
covered thirty-five miles He landed at
2:30 o'clock in the morning at point
three miles from Cape Griznez.
McNally left the admiralty pier at
Dover in the presence Of crowd al 11:20.
| intending to go merely for a trial swim.
A lugger manned by two local sailors
accompanied him. McNally's trainer,
| Brown, of Boston, and one London jour-
nalist, were also on board the accompa-
nying boat. McNally swan steadily at
the rate of one and one-half miles an
hour. Four miles out the temperature
had fallen to 62 degrees, and the weather
was foggy. ST miles out the fog lifted,
and all circumstances were so perfect
that McNally announced, his intention to
direct for Calais but strong west cur
rent had drifted him to position nearly
eff Folkestone. He now took refresh
ment, consisting of beef extract and gin
ger and long piece of American
chewing tobacco. He swan almost con-
tinuously with breast stroke, with &C.
casional changes to a side stroke for re-
lief, but never swan on his back. which
he explains interferes with the action of
the muscles.
At 4 o'clock the Varne lightship was
seen by the swimmer. One and half
hours later he passed the Varne, which
proved Captain Webb's greatest diff
Guilty when he attempted to swim the
channel At 10 o'clock McNally began
to show signs of exhaustion. but contin-
ued. From this time until o'clock the
temperature of the air grew lower. Nc
Nally suffered severely the swelling of
his hands giving his great trouble, and
he was seized with cramps in his legs,
neck and arms and the passage Of his
nose and mouth became swollen so that
breathing was difficult.
At 2:30 he had reached point within
commenced to splash wildly. He was
blinded by the salt water, and they tried
to persuade him to get into the boat. He
Immediately became unconscious, but
upon being rubbed, gradually revived.
Owing to change of tide the boat had
great difficulty in reaching Calais. 1t
arrived there, however. at $50 o'clock.
McNally quickly recovered from his
exhaustion and crossed to Dover by the
midday boat. Tonight he looked fairly
we'll.
BAY BOATMEN
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-The Sec
ond race for the diamond medal of the
Dolphin Boat club was won today by
Will o. Patch, president of the club
Alexander Pape, his competitor, had his
boat swamped off Powell street wharf
when leading by length, and was COM
PEELED to swim to the shore, distance of
100 yards.
A PISTOL RECORD
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-The
shooting today at the targets of the
Columbia Pistol and Rifle club excels
all previous records on the military tar
| gets of California. In the rifle competi-
ton for the Glindemann medal, on Co.
lumbia target, Creedmoor count. out of
possible so two scores of 40 were made,
one of 4S and seven Of AZ. The two scores
of 40 were made by Ed Hovey and c. T.
Waltham, but according to Creedmoor
rules the former won.
| In addition to this in the competition
| for the diamond pistol medal j. e. Cor
man reduced the state record formerly
held by Charles Dais, from "a to 30.
FAST SPRINTING
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, July 25-James II.
Maybury, a local Splinter, yesterday ran
$50 yards in IA rs seconds, reducing the
| worlds record 1-5 of second