SWIMMING.
London, Oct,, 28. In the swimming match, 100 yards, at Westminster Baths between Derbyshire and Rollings, the bath was shortened to three lengths. Kellings led by a yard ut the cml of the livst length, but Derbyshire then overhauled him, and at the end of the second length was leading by two yards which lie increased, and eventually won by four yards. The time was 61J seconds which is the record for the distance. Hoilings swam against the doctor's orders. Tyers, Lindberg, and Stratton competed over four longths at Westminster Baths Tyers conceding the others tivelvp seconds' Tyers won by a foot from Lindberg.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8052, 29 October 1897, Page 2
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