SWIMMING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1130, 27 October 1893, Page 28

SWIMMING.

(from our own correspondent. ) London, September 18,

Of I. H. Tyers and his swimming successes there is no end. On Saturday he placed the 1000 yards Salt Water Championship to his credit,' this making the ninth championship in his keeping. As usual the Manchester wonder won Avith ridiculous ease, but be it said from a very poor field. Tycr's proAvess has the effect of keeping many first-class men out of the water on these championship occasions and as a consequence the opposition on Saturday was confined to Mr J. C. Morton, of Sunderland, and Mr McDonald, of the same toAvn, in the sea off which place the race took place. The course Avas 500 yards alongside Roke's Pier and though the Aveather was shoAvery the sea Avas as calm as a millpond. From the plunge the three rose in line but after going a few strokes McDonald was left well in the rear, and so far as the race was concerned he was ' never in ilj.' Norton kept company Avith the crack for about a hundred yards and then dropped back in spite of his big efforts* At quarter distance Tyers Avas a dozen yards to the good and though not exerting- himself increased this to thirty yards by the tim°..tbe turning buoy Avas reached. From this point the Manchester swimmer simply paddled and finally reached the post fifty yards in front of J. Morton inifimin McDonald SAvam home some trwo hundred and fifty yards behind. Of new cycling and swimming records there appear to be no end. Almost every week neAV times are t registered in one or other of these tAVO branches of athletics, Saturday generally being the ' red letter' day. A performance worthy of note Avas accomplished by 'Joey' Nuttal, the Stoleybridge swimmer, on Saturday afternoon last at Boytcn's Water Show at Earls Court, Avhen the English champion put up a neAV record for the open Avater half-mile and showed how greatly superior he is to the best of our professional talent. The trophy at stake Avas a gold medal value L2O and also, the promoters advertised, the Championship of the World. For the raoe a first-cless entry Avas secured. Besides Nuttall, three ex-amateur champions, Greasly, Evans, and Standring, put in an appearance and also tAVO lesser lights in Durell and Diplock. A course of 110 yards was marked out in the lake, the swimmers starting from a position and touching and turning at a pole at the other end. The race needs but brief description for Nuttall took the lead after going tAventy yards and at the first turn Avas quite five yards ahead of Greasly, who in turn had a body's length the best of Evans and Standring, From this point the Stoleybridge man gradually dre\v away and Greasly left Standring and Evans Avell in the rear. At the half distance (time 5 49i) Nuttall Avas fully tAventy yards to the good and continuing to SAvim in grand form finally romped home in 12min 7|sec. Greasley's time Avas 12min 33sec, Evans' 13min 35isec, and Standring's 13min 45-i-sec. Nuttall thus beat his OAvn record of 12min 29 : ] sec for the half-mile, Avhich ho made in his mile match with Mc Cusker.