The South Staffordshire Examiner. — 1874-09-19 (Wednesbury, West Midlands, England)

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP.  The race for the swimming championship, over two miles, in the Thames, from Putney Aqueduct to Hammersmith Bridge, was deciclacl on Saturday. At 3.15 the party left the Temple ner, on y one of the competitors, Mr. Joseph Collard, being on board at that title, and steamed gently to the starting place, where, after a quiet cruise round, they were boarded by the northern champion. E. T. Jones, of Leeds, W. Beckwith (a ur of the well.known professor Of the Lambeth baths], and finally by F. Cavil!, the champion of the south coast. Poniti on had been drawn prior to the men stripping, and after a font, oared race had been despafched from the For treseee of the Aqueduct, the Susanna laid gently broadside to the stream, which was getting very slack, and the men dived from the launch in the following positions, counting from the Surrey chore—l. Collard, 1; W. Beckwith, 2; E. T. Jones, 3; E. Cavill, 4. The signal to go was distinctly given, and three of the competitors plunged simul. t aaeouirly, hut the fourth—Jones—to. .k a deliberate survey, and then plunged toter. Young Beckwith held • lead tor a short distance, but Jones, with a grand stroke, soon shot up, and f otik premier position—the launch being some time in screwing round, owing to he barges, which would seem to be moored just oboe the starting point, on the Middle. sex shore, with a view to spoil a fair start. Opposite the London Club boathouse the rorthener heldra palpable lead of a doom n yard*, young Beckwith neat, Cavill about as tar off, and Collard already making his way to the Surrey shore, The leader kept unmistakably in trnnt the who'e way, and the real interest of the cobtest lay between Beckwith and the South Coast Champion. Shortiy before reaching the Point, Cavill gradually decreased the distance between hini,elf and young Beckwith, Jones itot4; still farther ahead. At the Point Cavill had taken second plat*, but was :logging the ;surrey shore too closely, Collard, who was last, bring still more guilty in that particular. The youthful Beckwi h was meanwhile making • grand rive with Cavill, and at the Dung V, hart clatter war only about three yards ahatd of the boy, who soon after again took second plan, and opposite the Crab Tree led by half • dozen yards. From the last-named place to the finish the race was never in doubt—except from the nemberleee otitis, who obatinetely encleseoured to shut out the referee's view—and Jones came under Hatrinieramith Bridge shoot 50 yards' ahead of Beckwith, who in turn led Crain by about 35 yards. Collard was a considerable distance off. Time, by Benson's chronograph, Main. Nese.  KILLID WHILST BLASTING:TwO brothel% lamed Mitchell were ki'led while bniating in the Phwnix Mine, Liekeard, on Saturday.  The Government offers Alco reward for any fn. formation that will lead to the aimed Cl the person or persons concerned in the attempted murder of Miss Gertrude Whyte, the daughter cl Colonel NS. kite who wee fired at at Newton Manor, 8140, lam month. The Government alao came a reward of AO for any private information that trill had lit the sum result