SWIMMING.
TAYLOR BEATS JARVIS OVER 15 ' .'■. ".-..■ MILES. ■■■'-■' , (i3y Tcleßrnth.-Preae Ae«oclilloh.-Odß»Mebt.l
' Londoni August 16. H. Taylor, of Chadderton, Lancashire (winner of the 400 metres and 1500.metre's events at the Olympic Games, and of the 500 yards in last year's English championships), won tho Richmond to Blackfriars swim, , about 16.miles, in 3 hours 28 minutes 61 seconds. , . ■ ' 1 J. A. , Jarvis (Leicester), last year's winner, 'was-second, his time being 3 hours 34 minutes 38 seconds. Thirty-two swimmers competed. . . . - ■' '. ■ ' - -.. '-■ . \l,nsk year the' long-distance Thames Ewim through London, from Richmond to Blackfrjars, was won by Jarvis in 3 hours ( ' 36 minutes 24 seconds, Kearsloy second. Jarvis has this year reduced' this time by nearly two minutes, but Taylor has reduoed- it by about 7i minutos.l ' ' : . :
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 588, 17 August 1909, Page 7
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121SWIMMING. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 588, 17 August 1909, Page 7
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