There were murmurs aboard the merchant vessel when word spread among the crew that the ship would not, after all, put in at the next port. The disappointment was too much for one man, who leaped into the sea and started ot swim for the shore. The captain ordered a member of the crew to go after him and bring him back before he reached land. An excited lookout kept all on deck posted regarding] the progress of the race. “He’s gaining! He’s gaining! Two hundred yards! Fifty yards! In a dozen strokes he’ll have him! Five more strokes! A yard to go—Great Scott!” “What is it'.’ What is it?" asked the skipper. “He’s passed him!”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 December 1940, Page 9
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