The Washington times., 1905-07-18
WINS RACE IN
NIAGARA RAPIDS
Glover Defeats Graham in
Terrific Contest.
CAUGHT IN FEARFUL EDDIES
Both Badly Bothered in the Raging
Waters-Loser Nearly
Succumbs.
CAUGHT IN FEARFUL EDDIES

BUFFALO. n. y. July 1S.-Amid cries
Of enthusiasm from the spectators and a
shower of kisses from his two sisters,
who had watched his progress through
the terrible rapids of the lower Niagara
river for thirty-ffve minutes, William ].
Glover. jr., of Baltimore. Md. thirty-five
years old, defeated Carlisle Graham,
fifty-eight years old, in a four mile race
yesterday afternoon.
Glover finished strong. except for slight
cramps in his stomach, which attacked
him within few yards of the shore
Graham had to be towed TO the wharf
hv a boat after losing his strength by
heing beaten almost to death between
tq-o giant waves during the last stretch
of rough water. What little VltahtN
he had left was exhausted in MS struggle
in a huge eddy near the finish, from
which he was unable to eXtrtcate hln-
self.
The start was made at S;51 o'clock.
both men leaping into the water at the
crack of a pistol in the hands Of Tom
Stanchheld. Mike Cahin refereed the
Thev were off in the terrifying cur
rent. and many times in the hrst three
miles they swan down the reslstiess
river al a speed which greatly exceeded
that OF the trolley cars filled with sight
seers along the banks
Caught in Terrible Eddy.
The first half mile looked like. GIovcr's
race. as he led Graham at one time by
$50 yards and was we'll in the center of
the river on the Canadian side Then
Glover disappeared in an eddy, and be
fore he emerged Graham had swept
down almost a mile ahead.
While Glover struggled for several
minutes in the grasp OF the current.
which had carried him almost entirety
E. wafer
mocked his efforts to escape. at umPs
pushing him actually upstream, Graham
increased his advantage 10 q mile ah1
a half But GlcVer's strength enabled
him finally to gain the center of the
river and he flew down the current. ar
one moment high in the air. the next
entirely submerged by the tremendous
Glover overlook Graham at 4;09 Gra-
ham being the victim of a similar mis-
fortune. passed him. and after that was
never headed He reached the Suspen-
sion Bridge at Lewiston at 4:l2, stili
swimming with his strong overland
stroke, while Graham was fe2bly strik-
ing out man-of-war fashion. the evil
fences of his terrific buffeting in the last
rough water of the course being plainly
evident.
Glover turned over on his back to
rest seven minutes later. and it was seen
thai he could win at VIII, While Graham
still tt victim of hard luck. was
ca ukht il =. bad eddy and whirled down
the Elke.' &SL tie EdItN1iIl5 pisaNC a.
Lewiston wharf. about 900 yards of
shorc, and was ~hliged 10 float to re-
cover his strength
Loud cheers greeted Glover as he ap-
preached the wharf. and his two sisters
shoWered caresses upon him as he enerS
zed from the water at 4:29 o'clock
Thought First of Rival.
Csiover's first words were for his com
panion.
"Pick him up" ne gasped: ''he's al
in"
Graham was towed to the wharf by
a canoe about five minutes later, pros
trated by the buffeting he had receiv-
cd and his vitality almost exhausted
In his long struggle with the last eddy
which had caught him.
Glover walked quickly to his dressing
room and gave out a challenge TO swim
any man IN the world in a long distance
race. but he said il would take a big
purse to tempt him into the rapids
again.
The first three miles of the journey
from Flat Rock 10 just above Suspension
bridge were covered in a little more
than twenty minutes.