The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-19
Woman May Swim to Bay Shore.


of Baltimore, one of the world most dar-
ing swimmers, carry, the Chesapeake Bay
will be the scene of great swimming
match this summer, Glover has been ap-
pointed life guard at the bathing beach at
Bay Shore Park, and is in training for his
enterprise. He proposes to challenge Miss
Annette Kellerman, the champion woman
swimmer of the world, for race from Toll
chester Beach to Bay Shore Park. TO
make the affair more interesting, he will
also try to induce his friend, Carlisle ID.
Graham, to enter the event Miss keli-
erman has said that she wanted to get on
matches with the American long distance
champions, and Glover proposes to crafty
that wish.
When Glover won his race with Graham
through the rapids of Niagara two years
ago he proved himself one of the most
daring of swimmers, and when he swan
from Tolchester to River View Park he
demonstrated his endurance in the water.
Miss Kelerman has a theory that her sex
should naturally excel at long distances, as
they have more patience.
Glover's ambition has been to try to
swim the English Channel, but he has not
not been able to secure hacker necessary
to an attempt He is young and in such
splendid condition that he thinks Il swim
from Colchester to Bay Shore Park would
be an easy proposition. The distance Is
lO1 miles. and the tides ebb and flow with
such swiftness that many more miles would
be covered in such an event.
Glover has il remarkable record OF long
swimS. the most notable of which, perhaps,
was his swim from Colchester to River
View on June %, 1901, distance of %
miles. The tide and wind carried him
three miles out of his course, so that he
really swan 26 miles.
In August, 1902, Glover swan from
River View to Fort Carroll, then to West.
port, to Thompson and back to River
View. completing circuit of "a miles.
Glover uses the straight sailor stroke al
together and floats very little. As a re-
| lief fram fatigue he turns on his back and
swims for 10 or Is minutes and then re
sumes his straight stroke.
Glover is a young man and weighs les:
than $50 pounds, but his muscles are like
knotted cordwood and he glides through
the water like fish
July II, 1905, Glover defeated Carlisle
d. Graham in swimming contest through
the lower rapids of the Niagara River
| The course was four miles down stream
from fat Rock to Lewiston Landing, and
the route was lined with cheering thou
sands
Notwithstanding the repeated assertion.
that he would not wear life belt, Glover
hackers and a number of prominent citizens
refused to allow him to get into the watel
unless he donned the life saver. 1t wa
only after prolonged persuasion that thu
Baltimore man consented to wear the belt
1t was the Iirst time in the history o
the Rapids that such feat had been ac
complished Captain Webb, the famou
English swimmer, who attempted to per
form a swim in 1886, lost his life, ant
Maud Willard, who made an effort to ge
through in barrel in 1901, never cam,
out alive Graham had gone through thre'
times in barrel, but it was the first tim,
that he ever swan the Rapids.
Miss Kellerman is only 20 years old ha
never been defeated in any contest of long
distance swimming or artistic diving, eithe
by man or woman. So far her recod i
one continuous list of victories. At Is sh
won the amateur mile championship o
Australia in still salt water, and her tim
20 minutes 3 minutes and 40 sec
onds faster than any woman in the worl'
had done. She then made two and one
quarter miles in 46 minutes and 80 sec
onds. When she had acquired all tn
amateur Australian championships Mis-
Kellerman became professional.
In the last three years she won ever,
Australian long distance swim, making fv
miles in l hour As minutes and "a second
and 104 miles in hours and % minutes
So far her other speed records are 10'
yards in l minute and Is seconds, the bes
ever made by woman, and quarter mil
in minutes and 2 seconds, although sh
prefers the long distance tasks.
Glover pet ambition to swim the Eng
lish Channel has been tried by Miss Keller
man. Women have contributed to tn
fascinating romance of the English Chan
mel. Up to 1900 only one woman ha'
essayed the task of swimming the strait
This was the Viennese swimmer, MADAME
Walburga Won Isacescu, who began he
attempts on December 5, 1900. In l,
hours she swan 20 miles from Calias agains
a sea so heavy that strong man woul
have found it agonizing to stem the cur
rent. She was exhausted by the heroi
battle that she collapsed and abandoned
the attempt.
Miss Kellerman followed the example O
of Madame Iscescu on July 26 last, AM
placed her name high on the scroll o
athletic fame. She started with Edwar'
Heaton, of Liverpool, intending to land a
Calais. France. The conditions were YER
favorable. After six hours of swimming
and a record of only third of the distance
the man succumbed. Miss Kellerma
remained in the water five hours and the
retired, but she was mile ahead of he
masculine companion at that time. TIL
gir had established a record for the 90
mile swim between Dover and Ramsgate
covering it in 4 hours and 20 minutes
J. Wolfe had held the record at four an
one half hours.