SWIMMING EXHIBITION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 22 February 1907, Page 2

SWIMMING EXHIBITION.

There was a big crowd at the baths las; night, wlien a world's champton, Dick Cavil), and his sister, Miss A. Cavifl, gave exhibilons of swmming aiul diving. Miss CaviU swam very neatly the length of the baths, passng a hoop mn3(ir lior body repeatedly en route, and then, fanimg herelf and hcltding ail umbrella aloft, swam back along the baths. Dtck Cavill's spJugbonrd and high diving, fancy and trick diving, and funny business in and out of the water, made a splendid night's enlei'Lainnient, wh:ch was: JcoHcliijdefj by an exhibition of the various strokes used in latter-day swimming. To show Ins turn ol speed, he gave i'our seconus ~ start to Nutt, one of tiie fastest o7 local sprinters, in a length, und beat hiiu by a ,yard. A couple of club events, were deeded, the half-mile providing a great struggle. Oibbons and Stokes faced stroke for stroke for 2t lengths of 113 pards) the field of eight thinning down after seven-or eight lengths to these two and Brown and Pfanarch. At the 2Xth lap Gibbons shot out ami with a great 4[iuji lauded the event ol 20 l-3rd laps by a third of a length .from Stolir. There was a great outburst of applause as they touched the lapel In a relay race Nutt.s' team beat Stohr's by a narrow margin. A Team of several local men took part in a follow 111)' leader" from the spring and high diving boards, acquitting themselves exceedingly -veil in the difficult tricks wdtu.li w r -el. The applause throughout I e eveinig was loud and frequmiv.