Poster for Blackpool £50 Swimming Match Billington v. Greasley 1906 (detail)

Great Professional Swimming Match for £50 between D. Billington of Bacup, Champion of the World (Winner of over 400 Prizes) and S. Greasley of Leicester, Ex-Amateur Champion of England, and Winner of numerous Scratch Races, in which he has defeated the principal Professional Swimmers. Billington to concede two minutes start in one mile. Course: 8 laps of 220 yards at the North side of the Steamboat Jetty