New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
Samuel Richards An
nounces That He Will
Compete in the Race.
LARGE ENTRY LIST
ALREADY ASSURED
American Life Saving Society to
Aid in Following Men
Over the Course.

Samuel Richards, Of Boston. has fol
lowed the lead OF Charles DurboroW. o
philadelphia. and announced his inten
ton OF competing in The Tribune's Mara
thon swim from the Battery 10 SandN
Hook next July.
The fact that both Richards and Dur
borrow will pit their skill and strengti
against the swirling eddies Of the dihcul'
course makes it certain that the strug'
gle will create athletic history.
Many other swimmers have announced
their intention OF competing. and already
there IS assurance that the best and lars-
est field ever entered in a swimming test
Of endurance will be brought together.
Durborow has started preparatory work
i'm the pool of the Young Mems Christian
Association, in Philadelphia. and his ear
, Hest trial-G miles 525 yards in two hours
indicates that lie is moving fast i'm spite
of his inactivity since summer. As soon
as the ice is out OF the Delaware River
he will take up canoeing, which ne con
siders an excellent means for getting into
condition. and by April he will begin
swimming IN open water.
Richards will do his training for the
present in the /. street natatorium. OF
Boston. and later i'm Massachusetts Bay.
He has no fear Of cold water-likes il, in
fact-and he will start outdoor practice in
the near future
Life Saving Society to Aid.
The American Life Saving Society. which
will cooperate with The Tribune in run
ring the Marathon swim promises 10 fur
nsh a long list OF entries II now has a
membership of more than twelve thou
sand. and in its ranks are enrolled a num-
Der OF the leading watermen OF the United
States Besides the swimmers mentioned
last Sunday-Charles kaufman. Henry
Elonsky, Louis Manley and James j.
STANDARDIZATION starters have ap-
peared. They are Samuel Finkelman,
Robert Adler and John Cairns.
Finkelman may he remembered as the
man who Swan from New York 10 North
Beach towing a rowboat, the painter Of
which he held in his teeth all the way.
He, as Well az Adler and Cairns, have
had considerable experience in distance
swimming. and repeatedly covered
courses between various parts Of Manhat-
tan and Coney Island.
The society has encouraged distance
work for many years Most Of the
Variations staged in the metropolitan
district, including the fve-mile champion
ships Of the Amateur Athletic Union,
have been held under its supervision
Mr. Brennan, OF the society. said. in
speaking on the subject:
I'VE have devoted our energies prin-
cipally 10 promoting interest in endur-
ance swimming for several good reasons.
First because II il all-important In the
protecting and saving OF life, "A self
evident fact, when one considers that not
'nfrequcnuy accidents occur where help
IL not near and one has TO sustain him
self or support others for long periods,
hours at times. before being rescued.
Second. because We believe that this
kind of work develops confidence. self
reliance and courage. Third. because Of
It's beneficial influence on the public and
particularly on timid people When men
and women who fear the water read Of
races In which scores of contestants OF
both sexes negotiate with ease trips 81
nVc. zen. fifteen and more miles IL sets
them thinking and they figure out that II
go many others can comfortably accom-
plish such fcais lesser ones. ~ least.
should not he beyond themselves .Ths
urges them to Try again, and when the