PLUCKY LADY SWIMMER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 231, 18 February 1913, Page 5

PLUCKY LADY SWIMMER.

PEAT AT AUCKLAND. By Telegraph—Pres* Association. Audi land, Saturday. J he feature of a swimming race across the harbor from Northcote to iShellv Beach on Saturday was the fact that, the course, which is a shad l over a mile, was covered for the first time by a ladyMiss Large—who finished seventh, after a highly creditable performance. She has a nice, free style, and possesses staying power seldom found in swimmers of her sex. With the limit allowance (15min) she led half-way across; and proved her stamina by finishing comparatively fresh, while mole than half of the male competitors gave up long 1,,-foro the tape ; was reached. At the conclusion Hiss- Large jyas loudly cheered by the crowd of spectators and a substantial sum was subscribed on the, beach to present her >vith a trbphy as a memento of her feat.,! . It was an unusually cold day for this time of the year and there waS a bleak south-west wind which raised a tible jobble, trying even the strongest svviipinpr, .but, fortunately, the tide .was on (lie ebb. Hail it ln>en against tlis wiind. .the task would been -hunch harder conditions, - the' tunes wre pood. "Mc.QuillenV 30min 30sec from scratch, being particularly •«>. tfn&ter .was-the \vi hner "with a start of ]min •'Osec. and his actual time was 31min lflsee. Lowe, who was rnnnpr-up -took 43min. mid McQuillen was third.'