OVERSEA SPORT
A WORLD'S SWIMMING RECORD. By Telegraph—Pre?b Association—OopyTlilil London, September 16. At Middlesborough, Hatfield swam threo hundred yards in 3min. 26 2-ssec., beating Beaurepaire's world's record. [In.August, 1910, at Exeter, England, Beaurepaire, the Australian, swam 300 yards in 3min. 30sec.] AUSTRALIA'S BIG MOVE. Sydney, September 17. A mooting of sporting bodies and prominent citizens decided to establish a. fund for the representation of Australasia at the Olympic Games in 1914. Ten thousand pounds was mentioned as the amount required to-equip the team. A committee was appointed to draw up a scheme. • CARPENTIER k WELLS. "Times" —Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. (Rec. September 17, 6.5 p.m.) London, September 17. Wells and Carpentier havo been matched by the National Sporting Club for a contest on December 8, for a purse of £2000, and stakes of £500.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1858, 18 September 1913, Page 9
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134OVERSEA SPORT Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1858, 18 September 1913, Page 9
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