TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVII, Issue LVII, 14 May 1910, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. — COPYRIGHT.]

SWIMMING THE CHANNEL

NEW ZEALAND ASPIRANTS.

[press association.]

AUCKLAND, May 13. An aspirant for the honors of the English Channel swim, in the person of H. Hoey, of Whangarei, will leave Auckland for Sydney, en route to England, by the steamer Wimmera on Monday. He has a fine record, having represented New Zealand in Australasian events. He is a man of fine physique, being 6ft 3in tall and about 16st -n weight, and is an all-round athlete. He will place himself under the direction of Burgess on arrival in EngAnother aspirant has already left New Zealand in the person of Wattie Dunn, a half-caste Maori. He was the sole survivor of the wreck of tne schooner May off Kaipara in 1902. He owed his life on that occasion to his splendid swimming powers. Dunn was a successful competitor at Auckland swimming sports some years ago. Hoey expects to make his attempt in August. ,