The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19
IN THE SPORTING HIPPODROME

lyoung Philadelphia bank clerk who has
already established a long distance
swimming record. IS making plans to
carry out his ambition to swim the
English channel next year.
/ In furtherance OF this intention, Mr..
Durborow wrote for points to Ted"
Heaton of Liverpool, the famous Eng
| lish swimmer, who recently attempted
| the channel swim, but was compelled
| to give up when within three miles of
the French coast, after being twelve
hours In the water.
! Mr.. Durborow has received reply
| from Heaton, which will prove interest
/ ing to swimmers in particular:
! Dear Sir: / am in receipt of your
inquiry in the channel swimming. I
have read with interest of your swim
/ to Conshohocken and also from Phila-
! delphia to Chester and return Should
| you have a desire to try the channel
you will find it very hard nut to
crack
| Your twelve hour swim might be as
good as five or six hours in the chan
| mel as it is all cross urrent.
This channel is never in good mood
| to allow any one TO cross it by swim
ming, consequently you cannot swim
| it just when you want to-you may
have to wait a month or two for the
right day, and when it does come, you
are then tired of waiting, good deal
Of the determination has been taken
out of you-in other words, you have
gone stale.
THAT is one portion of the picture
Next you must he filled up with a de-
termination to stop in the water TWEEN
tyfour hours and to keep plodding
along all the time, must have had some
Of the experience of what you like to
eat in the water and something that
IS not going to turn your insides. You
must be prepared for any amount of
seasickness Ct had eight hours of it
this year). You must have reliable
boatmen and plenty of money, as a
steamer is required to convey the
press and witnesses. without which it
is useless making the attempt And.
on top Of this. no man can swim the
channel at the first attempt
Answers Questions Candidy.
t'Training-What suits one man Will
not do for another. Time required
not less than six months.
Il think this answers the questions
candidly from one who knows. In any
case If you have an ambition to swim
the channel for the sake of emulatiHg
a great swim by Captain Webb, not
because Of notoriety or because others
have tried; I mean an ambition that
possibly you may be fostering in your
business, say, to become a bank man
ager or some other important post; an
ambition not of mushroom growth, but
one that has been working in you Tor
years, then, satisfied on this point and
prepared to take the punishment. try
the channel swim"
Mr.. Durborow purposes training for
his channel attempt in Boston harbor,
August IA lastJ chilled by the coolest
water he had ever encountered. Mr..
Durborow failed in his effort to swim
the famous course from Charlestown
bridge to Boston light, in Boston har-
Dor He feels sure, however, Of sue
ceeding in this after proper training.
He will exercise constantly during the
coming winter and in the spring will
take practice swims in the Delaware
river. He will go to Boston about the
middle of next summer. If he Is sue
cussful in the Boston light swim he
will go to England.