SWIMMING.
Br Side Stroke. It is now reported that Daniels, the American and English champion, will not visit Australia as was thought. Ho will rovisit lltigliiml during the forthcoming summer and defend his title in tho 100 Yards' Championship, which will take place in Liverpool during tho first week of September under ilio management of the West- ' minster Ladies' Swimming Club, Recently in America Daniels put up tho following times in it 200 .yards race: 60yd5,264-ssec; 100 yds, 59 .3-sscc; 150?ds, lmin 37eoc; 200 yds, 2min IS 4-ssoc. The. American special prizes and endow, ments given by Mr Andrew Carnegie to those who distinguished' themselves in saving life from drowning were awarded last January. Tljn fund is an influential one, and the 20 premiums offered annually amount (o from £100 to £1000, young heroes being especially wel! provided for." At Jacksonville, Florida, on January 18, a swimming match took placo between P. F. Cavill, Australia, and John Derenbach, billed as tl.e champion of Kngiand. After a. fine race, Cavill won by a few inches, covering tlm 100 yds in lmin ssoc. 1
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13857, 21 March 1907, Page 5
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