Show ft AND ANDi i HING S fly By FRED IRED I I t looks like old times exclaimed ex claimed Detective J. J D. D Brown one of It the pioneers on the police force r nj he be read a couple o a theft thet reports One recorded the loss of at a saddle land fand the other a set o of harness Mr Brown was on the force in the good old days when livery stables flour when the police departments department's Black Maria Marla was pulled by a span cc lC bays ns as fine DS as ever stepped in harness hare har ness ness and when detectives were kept busy by a couple a of police characters whose falling jl it was to steal a I bridle saddle or set ot of harness and soak it for the price o of a pipe or bowl pinning Through Pull There are tricks in all trade It il is isaid aid and Blair Richardson spins pins a yarn am which shows there are some tricks that can be worked in con section with swimming races too Some years ago when Professor Leaf Lea swimming instructor and allaround all around athlete was in his heyday in Salt Lake he conceived the idea ot of n a swimming race from Antelope island to t Saltair pavilion pa He promptly issued is is- sued a challenge to swimmers far and near No one seemed anxious to ae ac so some of the bo boys s 's who owned boats on the lake got hold of at Watson a precocious scene shifter at atone atone one of the Salt Lake theaters and ribbed him to accept the challenge was vas untrained for distance swimming but that didn't bother the boys who were determined to show up the much vaunted Professor Leaf Lea The match was arranged The eventful day came and the swImmers Were taken to Antelope island by boat But before the boat departed lne or of the boys got a yard thousand spool pool of fine piano wire and tucked it in his pocket The spool was secretly se se- attached to the stern of the boat and when the contestants dIved of off the vessel for their eventful swim of the wire was slyly hooked into Skill s bathing suit The boat put out to pace the swimmers reeling of off the wire under water Professor or Leaf a struck out boldly and took the thel l lead ad Skill being in on the game no concern He went in for exhibition swimming with all the frills demonstrating the breast breaststroke stroke the he overhand stroke and all the fancy strokes he had ever heard heardt of t to the amusement of at spectators who vho filled all available a boats nt at Saltair Salt Salt- air and followed the swimmers Its Ifs backers regulated the speed of their boat to keep almost breast abreast ot of his competitor until they neared eared the pavilion when the engine was Vas speeded up just enough to carry ove the line as victorA record rec rec- ord for this mile 4 swim was made even by the unaided Professor Leaf and ind when the secret ot of Watsons Watson's victory leaked out the injured pride and ruffled feelings o of the victim of the prank were assuaged when he was vas officially declared winner or of the therace therace race and the maker o of a new record for that course The tIme of the pro lessor has been forgotten but It is r recalled called that later he swam the course from Saltair Saltair- to the island and back In a choppy sea in five hours |