THE BITER BIT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 9, 2 May 1876, Page 2

THE BITER BIT.

* si ~~X ii'V Doubtless too fast —vei>y fast —ColoiikjJ] youth will recognise to whojp the Ballajfcwi correspondent of the <£ the following paragraph. "'How vciy ing it. must be to their feelings : —'in# tolerably good story is told in with the champion swimming match |gj| Geelong. Two of t!:e ' ring 'in Goq]o|bP who wish never to lose a chance of o t$5S. the public of a few pounds where a boijajM to be laid, wrote up to an equally (jHK wager-layer hero to kn.'.w if it wouldHK possible to get Mr. Wynne's time, and ij|H reply was that it would beganito posstljcm and the local person appEi|>?f to would flare be only too glad to assist them on. coitJaSsj tion that lie was ailowejfeto be in the swufSfy The fvien 1 at this end |lying advised §■<)' two ..at the Geelong the dayajgfcj? Mr. Wynne tooE hi a trial 'which,days by the way were wroii'gr: stated, as distinguished from his swimming exerc.ses—-the pair Came T>P'£gsr< tout. One was .to stand behind a without the swimming enclosure and time, the other was, ( to bo within the r h£ closure and proclaim the staYt and (in by on? and two knocks respectively (jii'Txrt: door, behind which stood tlie- timer. Japd Mr. Wynne'was not on time trial that the two Geelong betting men were lied, believing that Steadman couhl 1 " hin easily ; and, as m honour I c)und, tK22i < communicated the result and their ions to their obliging Ballarat friend, seemed very grateful for being.let intoj® secret. On the day ■' f the swim, hQwcgß} the Ballarat man took all tlie could get against Wynne, wlio wonH® rt match,°up to 2to I, and pocketed aJK ]• fail' sum of money, whilst Ids two knoflHtc friends lost all they had. jBoi;