The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-07
FOREIGN SPORTING NEWS.
A Dead IIcnt In Record Time between an
English and Australian Sw imm

The latest foreign mail contains particulars
Of several swimming races IN which the records
received n shaking M. The most important
contest was the 72o-yard championship Of
England AT Aston Baths. Birmingham. on
Sept. H. Among the hall dozen men who
opposed tho holder. r. c, V. Lane OF Australia,
were J. n. Derby shire Of Manchester, tho
fastest short-distance swimmer Of England,
and n. W. McCabo Of Dublin University. Lane
and Derby shire came together In the first trial
heat, but did not exert themselves, both quail
fylng for the final. Tho Dublin man also
won his heat A grand race resulted In the
nnal. Lane led by a yard after the first nifty
yards and increased his advantage 10 two
yards NJ three-quarters. Here Derbyshire
sprinted. and gradually overhaulinG the Aus
t%rnlian. made a dead heat Of It. The time was
? minutes. - As seconds, beating the previous
record Of ? minutes IS is seconds. made by
Lane at Brighton Last year,
J. A. Jarvis. who holds all the Champion
ships at distances over a %furlong competed at
Glasgow on tho same night In a match race
against Ilndbers. the New Zealand champion.
The latter received 30 seconds start in 500 yards.
Jarvis got on Level terms at $50 yards and won
by ~ yard, In o minutes IS seconds. equallinq
the record made by Tyer. in 1905. A fev
Nogo WV 'No % NV oAa'NlA'A VI g'iN7
records In the shade at the CossIngton street
baths. Leicester, where he won tho quarter
mile championship OF tho Leicester swimming
Club in s minutes 80 seconds. clipping / is
second. on the figures made by 1yerS In 1905
At the SAINT meeting " Taylor OF the BooLe
Swimming Club won the p~lunSing Champion
ship Of England with rs feet IL Inches The
winner took only one plunge n. the other COM
The closing athletic meetings Of the season
produced performances which show that de-
spsStis,e the ie f 2 m ihe En II EhiGH t A@sF'S Sre
still good men TO be reckoned With In future
competitions. p o'Gonnor, the Irish Jumper.
championship, cleared 20 feet 81, inches in
the broad Jump al Balls Bridge. Dublin, on
Sept. IS. This Is a further distance than that
al S tStamford Bridge i, Is ramored ia, 00''Co7n..
nor Ia coming oAmenca;neSt'prins and hsmny
follow the example Of Horgan and turn the
Reports Of the A. 4. I championship meet
ing have been received in England and tho
critics take great solace out Of Ne ,ensationai
Blue in the Sporting lie Of Sept 10, gloats
over the %Irishman's success In the following
classical paragraph!
Athletic Union Field James d, S. Al last Satli.
day was as sensational as that Of Ulysses when he
com petitlon was announced some ocular remarks
were made about The famous lriShman, and he was
word said than up walked Morgan L. lad landed
IN America on tn, eve Of the games. and was present
as q spectator and accepted II. u was enough TO
make Mr.. Champion Shrldon's haL stand on end.
as dd that OF ProculuS julius when he met the ghost
OF Romulusl What Is more, good old Denis speedily
demonstrated that his stamford Bridge "seediness'
vas genuine. he won easily With The grand POI
OF - feet II, inch, Sheldon uhe worlds champion
pro tenn being ILTd Egsdi | should much have
liked TO have seen
"Hlorran's bold feat, that will ne'-r he forgot,
ny those who weI, there, and those who were not
The VIII oil. business was delicious,
doe Darby, who for upward u fourteen years
held the professional jumping cham plonship 81
The world, ms retired lie has a number OF rec
ords At {. rercrt styles 10 his credit and vas the
frst man 10 adopt trick JUMPING a. a profer-
sion. lie was well known in America and made
a tour Of the music halls hsre o few years ago.