New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
Has Achieved His Ambi-
tion by Reaching the
Hook from Battery.
RICHARDS BELIEVES
IN LONG RACES
Man Who Finished Second Saws
Trial Of Endurance Adds
/est to AguaticS.

Charles Durboyov. the Phisdclph,q
swimmc- who vas the fourth to rcacl
the Hook. said OF his way home las,
night that probably he was throrg.
with long-distance swimming races.
when ! first started TO make thes.
lorg svims." said Durborow. 81 mapoed
out series of swims that wanted T.,
make. The Sandy Hook swim was TIE
first on tho list. but it was the las,
was able 20 accomplish. The stunts
-et Tor myself were the swims fror.
Philadelphia 20 Chester and back. from
Atlantic City 10 Ocean City. from Boz
ton 20 Boston Light and from the Ba.-
tory TO sandy Hook.
81 like those long spIms and ! have
enjoyed them . lot, but IL takes 10,
mere time 20 prepare Tor them n an
! can afford. The act that ! am THROUGH
with long distance racing does no.
mean that J an through with swimming
THE only thing that bothered me 20
day was the rlpping OF my eyes by III,
alt water rs We neared the Hook.
had provided myself with goggles De
tore the r1ce. but one Of thc lens broke
just before the start. and had 90 60
m without them. Aside from my eyes
| didn't feel the strain et all. ami
know ] am not nearly so tired as
vas year ago.
sam Richards did not know thai
Ncehan had finished when he climbed
out on the sand, aad the Hook. and Wa
bitterly disappointed when ne found or
thai he had been beaten. Howc-"..
when he met Nechan AZ the Atlantic
lacht Club pier AZ Sea Gate he rushed
~ and leaped congratulations on hi
couQueror.
Richards. BIZ the way. is one Of the
most scientific swimmers IN the game.
lie mad planned Just how he would
make yesterdays swim and he followed
hi, Dlau 20 the letter. Nor was there
any slipshod work on the part OF his
handlers. Using q little alcohol stove.
which Richards himself invented. 90
neat liquids. Richards had hot noun.
ishmcut whenever he felt he needed D..
Rlcna.d. says that be is a living ~
am2., 90 the benefits that accrue rom
lOuz-distapce swimming a. low speed:
"Whou dr,t started 20 swim %.
races said ,he s"!mmel. after he had
been picked up at tho Hook. - wen
into ala he ~p.iut race ! could ma.
because iel, that they were the ONLY
things to swim in. learned that J.
va. wrong. however. when after NiN-
ming mile race in 2j minutes ] was
sick for NOR than week. Wy phys
clan told me that fast swimming "a-
last undermining my health and - e.
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swimmers as they "eie p d..
the tld" in 6u't''""N N"''
every captain wa. 5aIolui ~ Ll'P
We 'sol we'll out o. lne way o. 'r' ..
testants. None )i men s'on go
but the SWell5 lItt 'osScp up w III
interior with me 'W ,"i...ei
although they ana toss lhe't P''V' Oo'
around.
one Of the nrSJ cohtss'. - ~ I''
the water was CharIeS go >'s'
Brooklyn. who gave up Tue "g'I
500. OF the southern end o. DoNti"ol
Island