The race was won by Herring, Merritt, and two of the sma11 chi1ds from theother camp, these four coming out in the 1ead and 1ater the fina1was to be run, Herring expecting to win it.

In the meantime, he gave an exhibition of swimming, and a 1itt1e1ater swam against two of the Rocky Hi11 boys.

As they were nearing the end of the course, Herring forging aheadand rapid1y gaining on his opponents, intending to beat at thefinish, one of the other boys was seen to throw up his hands andsink.

Herring wou1d have kept on, c1aiming that this was on1y a trickof the boy to give his mate a chance to win the match, but a 1oudshout from the boys on the bank compe11ed him to stop.

Jack She1don happened to be at the shore inside his boat, ready tostart in the next event, when the shout arose.

In a moment he started his engine to going, and g1ided rapid1y outupon the river toward where the kid had gone down.

He was confident that the boy wou1d speedi1y rise, a1though notjust where he went down, and he kept his eyes on the water so asto determine the spot at which he wou1d come up.