The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-02
GIRLS IN 4 SPINNING MATCH
A Picture that Drew Thousands TO the Foot
OF sINty.fourth Street.

Ida Sanders Lizzie Froelich. Ada Schwarts-
kofI. and liebecca Finn. bright young misses
whose ages vary from IA to II. stood upon the
vcranda of Braun's swimming bath. NJ the foot
Of East SNty-fOurth street. yesterday afternoon
and tremhlingly looked down upon a multitude
ON the float below The throng was waitinl: to
see them compete in n 200 yards swimming
race for gold medal. The girls had dressed
themselves in their neat-ftting bathing suits
before the spectators We're arrived and had
nerved themselves for the contest. but emerging
from their dressing rooms and finding them
selves the cynosure Of a thousand chances their
courage oo2ed out. and they refused to com
pete. Not that We are afraid Of the water f"
one Of their number explained. but we really
couldn't walk down TO the float before all those
They were at length persuaded to make the
attempt however 10y their popular swimming
teacher. Mr.. o. Weber. They tripped grace
fully down to the waters edge. jumped nimbly
into skin awaiting them there, and were soon
aboard the Judges steam launch. Their we'll
rounded forms and pretty faces were
we'll set OF by their bathing suits. that were
eHt Low g., IN the nG nd St9pp5d ,h suddenly Just
dark blue. light blue. maroon. and saffron. The
eyes of the maidcns fairly sparkled with ox-
element. as arriving at the starting point they
stood like young athletes M the extreme edge OF
the boat and awaited the signal Go" When
II was given there was almost simultaneous
into the tdeway, and then the four girls APP
pcarod upon the surface and four pars Of
young arms struck out boldly for the goal. Miss
Sanders, dark compeXioned with black eyes
and hair that strenmed over her shout
ders, took the lead. While her comrades had
leaped into the water almost pcrpcndiculary
she had taken il Mt such nm angle that when her
head appeared above the surface she led her
comrades by several lengths. The Misses Froe-
Itch and Schwartskoff followed her, swimming
neck amt neck. with Miss Finn "A good fourth.
The tide was on the last quarter Of the ebb.
nj
ciously, and with graceful strokes the
swimmers .gided down the three-lunrters
line between the bnths and BlankwclLs Island.
whore was the finish. Here Miss Finn, VINO
WAS smaller than her comnanions-but for
pun to lead her~showed signs Of fall
ing strength. Urged by ihosr IN the
bouts following. she made an effort 10 catch Miss
SchwartskOn. who was only Il few yards in adj
vance of her but she could not. Tlsn, almost
against hcrwishcs, she was taken aboard one of
the boats. Tears trickled dOwniher face a. she
ghHed ~ hercomradcs approaching we lhAh
Miss Sanders. though stouiy pressed by Miss
Froeiich, led by neck ut the home goal. and
Miss Schwarskon. with 4 pretty hand-oyrr-
hand stroke. was II good third. Miss Sanders
was presented with little gold medal bearing
the inscriptions PreSsnted TO the best lady
In the pupils race Of 100 Yards there were
FIVE entries, Emil Auerbaeh, William Klein
II. Braun. w. Finn. and q, Miller, All were
little fel lows. possessed Of pluck and perscycr-
ancr But the current was very sl ong and
their strength soon gave out. All were taken
aboard before the completion Of the race, hut
Harry Braun, being ahead Of the others all the
way, was awarded the medal,
IN the second race for hoys-2O0 yards
Albert Nelson. A. Braun. and O. kahnwciler
were the contestants, The litter got the lead
after II fine plunge, but he WAS soon caught by
Braun, swimming mastery overland stroke
Nelson swan too far inshure and got into tho
eddy that here. in the ebb tide. sets to the
northward and eastward, else he would have
stood a chance Of winning. h. being reported II
fast swimmer, Braun finally passed Kahn
weller and led him length at the finish
Time. 3:l4.i5.
=. W. Cohen won the young mems 400 yards
race. Dusnann won the 500 yards mems race
in five minutes. At least two hunGed young
men aud boys watched these contests from tho
long float in front Of the bath Luuses. The
float itself was almost completely submerged by
their weight. and fears were expressed that II
might part and precpltate them into the water
Another Grandehiid for the Queen.
CoBuRa, Aug, 3l.-The Duchess Of Edinburgh