THE ENGLISH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 210, 10 September 1897, Page 2

THE ENGLISH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

The following is a brief account o the race for the One Mile Championship of the World, which took plao. in England on the 3rd July:—All go away to a splendid start, Tyers (hold er) taking the lead at a good pace At the end of the first quarter, Dei byshire was close to him, and Jarvh third. Toepfer and Cavill, who \ver< both swimming well, held fourth aw fifth positions,' but were close togetlt er. At 650 yards Tyers had draw.; away from Derbyshire, and soon af ter the latter retired through cramp and Jarvis then took second place. The contest now promised much ex .•itement, as when the leader wa passing the Royal launch, Jarvis wa. seen to be going in capital form an* fast overhauling Tyers. The latte '■ompleted the half-distance first, i: lomin 45 l-sth sec, Jarvis taking I.' mm 55sec, and Cavill, who was nov .lightly ahead of Toepfer, 16min 2 nee. Going up for the fifth leng'i larvi's drew level with the champion .vho was steering a bad course, am ipposite the Royal launch, which w.i moored about half-way down th' nurse, he passed him, and at 110' yards, covered in 19min 54 l-sth sethe was leading by a yard. Toepfer •vhose time was 20min 30sec, was nov ihird, some 5 yards ahead of Cavil1 who was evidently tired. Soon aft.* :ie gave up, much to the disappoint nent of the spectators, who had on 'i'oted a capital race between the Go: •an and him for third place. 1 s evident that our Australian cons! >as had to train too rapidly. Jarvh ontinned to hold the lead, and con; ileted three-quarters of a mile in 2 mm J. 5..0.*. Tyers taking 2-lmin 17so< Toepfer 25min ssec, and Hart 25mi: "sec. In the seventh lap Tyers w; •adly cannoned twice and lost furthc vay. Continuing to hold his ow farvis eventually won, amid tremc;, Jous applause, by over 30 yards i cry slow time, tbe record being 2 ;iin -Kilsoe by Tyers in 1896. ThVustrniian amateur record is 27m b 5 2-51 h sec, by Percy Cavill, in 189 md the German amateur record fo '500 metres is 2fimin 21sec, by A. Toepfer, in 1896. The following are. the times of th irst dozen to reach the winniiv. nark: — Time. Dstn. Name. Club. H. M. S 1. Percy Cavill Champion of Australia ..1 fi S5 2. A. A. Green Otter S. C. .. 1 6 47 3. W. J. Hawes City of Westminstr. 1 S 43; 4. B A. Hart American Champion. '36 1 9 is 5. M. Drake City Police. winner '92 .. 1 10 4 C..R. F. B. Cross Park S. C. .. 1 10 37 7. J. Horgan Leander S. C. 1 10 57 S. C. Ball City of Westminister .. 1 12 6 9. F.J. Robinson Neptune .. 1 12 IS 1.0. "W. Green Liverpool holder .. .. 1 12 43 11. F. H. Clothier Stroud Green 1 13 26 L 2. E.M.Hughman Tadpole S. C. 1 15 55 The following also started: —A. Wolsey (Cygnus), R. Pleasance (Citizen), W. Howe (Dreadnought"., G. S. Tucker (Hebbert). F. R. W. Stanford (unattached), and J. T. Auspack (S. E. Postal). The intermediate times of the first three home were : — Barnes Bridge : Green, IS mm. 50 sec; Cavill, IS mm. 56 sec; Hawes. 19 mm. 27sec Hammersmith Bridge: Cavill, 43 mm. 37 sec; Green, 44 mm. 12 sec; Hawes, 45 nun. 5 sec The previous best over this course was lone in 1891 by A. Ibbot, of Wandsworth, who accomplished the distance in 1 hour 12 mm. 7 sec, and in the year following Mat" Drake won in 1 hour 18 mm. 40 sec