Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 7, 1925, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free press Winnipeg Friday August 7, 1925 15 White Bear yacht wins first race for Cameron Troph excellent play in Fry to conquer Channel today Ullian Wate tonight Nez France Cable to Lal a Altru wre by free aug 6 _ an Hart to swim Channel Friday night at j the this decision sets Back t to o clock. Departure three hours j the time of that announced and a Hall selection of 1 1 Povlock the moment for the Star oc10ck in j we an Argentine i than her rival. Under the Eye of Captain who has the Channel Many times without Success. Miss Ederie Glrst Oft the Pebble ton. England and in the has been othe Faste Jabe swim Homse Vancouver rages .t1.- race five Mack Law won Larvel a j3.3b, sea each third. Tome 1.09. Ran Gen. Petain. Medford boy in erne Pharabe Ann. Princess de Bird j. Rufus. Second race five and one half fur o. Won sylvely 15. ?3.06, 30ft second jumbo a to third time 1.02 3-5. Also ran Urli Aston Bab Mazie Barber barrel j. Bittern Ella Waldo Dennis e., re race five Wood j6.10, won Delancey third Ling third. Time 03 4-5. Also ran Raymond Bradley or Walter Wood inc Ignance woo Day Carl Roberts. Fourth race five Boyle won York Road second Calgary Stampede third time 1.02 1-5. Also ran Okan Bell tag Day. In Fth race mile and seventy my Ona won tors Ida an revolt third time 1.47. Also ran. Dairyman Madrono Captain Tom George mule Bach jewel City , Bierman. Sixth race six fair Man won combustion see Carabo oae time. 1.14 1-5. Also ran. Peace Flag. Shadow spark Stewart 1. Seventh race mile and seventy Yards won Sancho Pansey j.1.20, second Aleso third. Time 1.46 3-5. Patos a Lonsdale pie. Dempsey signs for bout says promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons claims to have bout for Michigan May meet Tunney Royal Lake of the Woods yacht suffers defeat by 30 seconds Kawa Pride of the White Bear club beats the phantom by scant margin in first of series of races for Cameron trophy at International regatta. Irvine s hurling gives the Arenas shush it Victory also ran 2sa finals reached in fort Garry ten Fly too unruly. On swimmer has Rai Nins with he american girl i Iannel Han a preparation for her second Channel attempt of the summer. Removed from the water several weeks ago. Jane Sion. The French woman spectacularly in an attempt to the Channel yesterday she was exhausted who trained Beta the can with the pair. Who plan to Start to Morrow. The Odds against the two mlle of women have Morr women May be fat that scores dared the Channel swim but no one succeeded in reaching the other Shore. Many men have failed too. The latest such failure was recorded Stan colonel fre Benr. The British officer endeavoured to swim from Here to Dover tuesday night. Only five men have triumphed Over the Channel and these five achievements Are distributed Over fifty years Captain Matthew ebb an englishman swam the Channel in 1s75 then for 38 years none was successful until Thomas w. Burgess swam across in 1011. Henry Sullivan of Lowell mass., and Sebastian Tira Boschi from the achieved the crossing in and the fifth swimmer was Charles Toth. Of bos ton mass., who also crossed in 1923 hundreds of times it has seemed that the Channel would be beaten but rip tides and baffling winds usually prevail. Toth set a record for the swim at 15 hours 54 minutes. The finals in the last bracket in he men s singles of the fort carry Ennis club tournament was reached esterday when the Veteran a. D. Holmes beat .1. Whittle and later n. Lewis. The final will be played yesterday s boat whittle 6-1, 62 Holmes beat Lewis whittle and Barrett beat 0vell and Taylor 6-4, 6ro. Today s draw 530, men s Thompson is. Sheldon Price bar Ett whittle is. Gost Langr Moore Tacey Mcbeth is. Blenkarn and partner Lewis Pirt is. Morosnick and partner. 6.30 Stacey Mcbeth and . Mamahon and Anderson Winner Gatling Moore and Barrett whittle is. Barf Well Pirt if Speed and Comfort in shaving is d consideration then you use ;