The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-01
NYMPHS OF The BATH.
AN INTER ssTING SWIMMING EXHIBITION AT
Miss BENEFITS SCHOOL.

AN INTERESTING SWIMMING EXHIBITION AT
Miss BENEFITS SCHOOL
large number OF ladies' gathered At Contra Park
Garden yesterday witness the aquatic exercises VI
u large number Of MISS Kate Benaeti's pupils. Tho
ars, exercises consisted OF swimming by the girls
who range from twolve TO ninetsen years At the
word s.gou from Miss Bennett they plu ngod by twos
into the pool which siRnty ieet long, and swim.
ming to the end the wall and returned TO the
STARTING point without stopping. As one pair
rested q short breathing spell another took their
places until zach OF the .girs' class" had had
q thorough race. Dvipg was then INDUCED IN, each
pupil Trying 10 who could swim longest undsr
wafer before rising TO the surface. Side swimming
with tue right extended straIsht from me shoul-
der floating swimming on the back, with all sorls
Of iaucy evsIutoLs, ended the contest between the
"gris End they msaesy stood aside tor the CT sss
of "baby' nymphs, VINO surpassed oil tho elder
pupils Ia grace ana dexlsrity. Lutte Maggie Lott US.
aged SIX years, manifested an aptitude SURPRISING
in one SO young Sue swan about tho
pool in all ordinary and extraordinary atti-
ludss noatsd win the right loot resting upon
k t DO reversed position OF hands aad feet with
out turning overs FOLDED her arms ana laid her head
upon them As II asleep aud propaied her eoay thus
from Mss BennsIps shoulders, turning ssmer-
set Ia tEc wafer aud diving mead foremost, swan un-
DER the water distance Of orty iset ln considerA-
ton of her p,onciepcy shs was awarded the god
medal as schampivn-s year-old swmmer" fns
w %:asl surr oOS the sscrp.oa. sss
Lotus Champion Six-year-od swimmer" Cherry
FrosIieh, aged TOUR and hall; Lena Windos,
aged I'VE; Katie Kelly ana Mary Dextsr, each aged
seven anu Florence WiDgsndorf, aged nne, all ac-
ou,tted themselves with marked abiiity and we're
awarded SILVER medals. Their especial aeight was u
game At Ieap-Irog MISS BENEFITS head, diving,
40 ting and ming on ther b'css; out when MSS
took little Cherry her back, Maggie NJ her
right shoulder May az isit anu thus Durdca cd
swan WIN the greatest ease, hearty burst oil sp-
pause greeted the group rms rose TO enthusissm
wnen MISS Bcnneu, lying upon her back, Cherry on
hsr breast and Maggie May sacu upon an extsuued
arm maze tho length oi toe bath WITH rs much
n mother carries her infant Ia her arms. When the
exnolton Of tue little oncs was over the girls tum.
bIsd pe nell into the water, kicked, spiashed and
snou.sd 10 their bsArts' content Saver medals were
awarded the following young ladies Ellen
Bradley, sophie Brockbsine, Mary ETA Battsrsby,
Emma Bremusrs,, kAtls Cro,y. Annis Cono0iiy,
Aun,s v. Cowen, Agnes Erbsuios, Annie and Rosetta
FISH. Ida drawer, Emma Graesse, Kate Hauyem.n,
Annie Harris Alice Hogan. Maggie Lee, Mary Ly ncn,
Mary A. Molony, the Misses Leiiz. who had but one
wesk . pracllce; Minnie Mansncio, Maggie Il. Scott,
sarah SwatdslI aud Il NINA Wilson,
An entertsiumen t Will be given on Thursday even
ing. September 9, ny MISS bsnnstps pupils, and ~
ths REQUEST all gentlemen members OF their ami-
lies viii DC admitted as spectators only. The BEN
nett Cup" will be the prize contested Tor py adults on
this OCCASION
Amer M,ss Benefits entertain ment yesterday her
suess witaessed an exhibition by Mr.. Charles Beach,
who ate drank, smoked, wrote, slept, aud, with cot
ION led IN hrs ears, wrote membsrs they
ware called out all undsr water.