Year: 1875

THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL MATCH-JoHNsoN


WINS AaAIN--coYLE GIVES UP AFTER SWIM


MING SIX MILEs-TEN MILES IN TWO HOURS


FoRTY-sN MINUTES.


PHILADELPHIA, August "a, 1875.


The second swimming match for 'the championship
of the world took place to-day between B. Johnson
the champion of England and Thomas Coyle the young
scmi-professiona OF Chester, Pa Tho unsatisfactory
termination of the and coyles charges that he
had drugged gave interest to the second race
which took place to-day the result of challenge
which Coyle Immediately sent to Johnson after the
Englishman's victory in the preceding race. more
dsagreeable day could not have been chosen. cold,
drizzing rain fell almost constantly The starting
point Iazarreto, ten miles from Gloucester dis
three miles shorter than the preceding course.
This point the river merely station for the fever
hospital of quarantine, and inhosptabe, disagree
able place, almost without shelter a rainy day.
After long wait in the wet, the tug Fox on which
both contestants were made Its appearance of the little
pier and the of saboats tugboats and excursion
barges nocked about the Fox from which the start was
made at seventeen minutes after three precisely John
spang into the first took the lead once
with strong but slow and steady stroke swimming
his side his custom is. Coyle swan straight for
ward, breastng the waves in the usual fashion, with
quicker stroke than his competitor. In fifteen
minutes johnson was apparently 400 yards ahead.
The wind was blowing pretty hard from the northeast
almost dead ahead, The water lumpy and the tide
making up stream in the direction of Gloucester Point
the of about three miles hour little slower
than the ebb tides and the usual floods of
the recent heavy rains.


At a quarter past four johnson had gained so
much Coye that II apparent that he was
TO be the winner, unless some unforeseen circum-
stance occurred lie was then about 400 yards
ahead Al seventeen minutes past four hour after
the start Johnson's lead had increased about 800
yards, and Coyle had swum about five miles At this
time 1t became evident that Coyle suffering dis
trcss He had taken stmuants only three during
his stay the water which cold after the
cool weather that it was plainly chilling him.


AT 4:37 H. 20m. after the start, Coyc taken into
the boat with his judges He had swum six miles. He
did express desire to give up, but his trainer who
closely watching him, saw that his powers were
failing him and that longer trial would be dangerous.
In this opinion the judges concurrcd and the swimmer
accordingly lifted into his boat hurricdly dressed
and taken aboard the barge Nelson Here he was
wrapped in heavy pea coat and rapidly walked up and
down small cabin, so as to restore the circulation Of
the blood and to prevent serious effects He said that
he did not feel tired in the water but very much chilled
The water very cold had 1t not been for which he
would have swum further easily


Johnson kept on his course. At Oh. 3m. he reached
the sakeboat opposite Gloucester Point having made
the distance about miles, in two hours and fortysx
minutes lie appeared TO be in excellent condition,
and the last mile of the made in better time
than any except the first After Coylc was taken from
the water johnson slowly and loatcd with tho
shores lined with thousands OF people and the stake
boat gayly decked with lags he seemed to be less saw
ing Of his strength and ndulged in several spurts Of
fast swimming exhibiting his peculiar mode OF pro-
pcllng himself on his side, swimming under water &c
AS johnson lifted out OF the water he was cheored
enthusiastically Steam whistles blown and cheers
rent the air


Just before Coylc gave out steamboat called the Tn
dine almost ran him down. IL may have been only
stupidity but it had the appearance of being inten-
tional Coye's judges did not claim the foul they
entitled TO.