New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
BOY SW|MS FROM COMFY
TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Eddie" Snyder, Aged Twelve,
Covers Distance in 8
Hours 35 Minutes.
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new candidate for swimming honors
made his appearance I'm the waters OF
New York Yesterday when Eddie Sny-
der. a twelve-ycar- boy. swan fifteen
miles from Goth street. Coney Island, TO
the BROOKLYN Bridge in hours and s.
minutes. While he was making this re-
markable juvenile record. Alfred Brown,
commodore Of the College Point Division
Of the American Life Saving Society. was
prevented by the changing tide from
swimming from Coney Island 10 College
Point. a distance OF twenty-five miles.
SNYDER. who is the son OF Commodore
Charles Snyder. Of the United States
Volunteer Life Saving Corps. had never
previously attempted the long distance
over which he passed Yesterday. His best
preceding swim had been one OF six miles.
The hoy. accompanied by his father
and several members ~ the life saving
corps. started from Goth street az 9.25
o'clock In tho morning. using variety
OF strokes. i'm which the trudgeon over
hand vas conspicuous. As he left his
starting point. at Steeplechase Pier, he
was cheered by many early visitors 10
the amusement resort
In . hours and IS minutes he had passed
Fort Hamilton. with the rough water ap-
parcntly taxing his strength only slightly.
His passage through Buttermilk Channel
with the tide still I'm h.. favor. was with
out difficulty or hazard. and az o'clock
In the afternoon he reached his destna-
ton at Palmer's Dock. under the Brook
Ism bridge. on the Brooklyn side OF the
East River There he was helped out
Of the water. apparently little the worse
for his long effort
While the youthful swimmer was estao-
fishing his right to be reckoned with by
the older long distance swimmers, Alfred
Brown. determined 10 overcome the hoo
doc" which had prevented his arrival at
previous destinations. set out for his
tWenty-hve-mle swim from Norton
Point. Coney Island. II had ben an
uounced that he would swim from the
Island 10 COLLEGE Point. instead OF I'm the
other direction. In the hope Of covering
his distance before the tide swung against
him. At 9.96 o'clock in the morning he
dove from the launch which was 10 go
with him. and struck out toward Fort
Hamilton.
The practised swimmer made good
Roadway. but found that his progress was
being impeded by the choppy waves,
which sprung up from the wind. The
latter. blowing in from the ocean. was
I'm his favor.
Browns failure was principally due 10
his inability To- make better time up the
Bay He reached Fort Hamilton at 1905
o'clock a distance OF hve miles. which
he swan I'm hours and 20 minutes. Sny-
der covered the same stretch In hours
| and IS minutes.
At 1880 Brown passed the Crescent
Yacht club. and from that point made
! better time. lie swan under the Brook
| lyn Bridge at 800. and progress was
rapid up the East River as far as East
! 2ith street There the tide turned 10 the
ebb and Brown. after hghting II unsuc-
cessfully. was lifted into the launch. AS
he came out OF the water he said that
| IL was useless To waste his strength. as
Il would have been impossible To pass
| through He'll Gate against the tide.
| Throughout his entire swim. which he
estimated at between eighteen and nine
! teen miles. Brown fought hard 10 make
up for the time he was losing. He took
no refreshments while in the water, but
before starting he drank quart Of beef
tea. This was his only nourishment