The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-29
SISTERS SWIM IN EAST RIVER
THE THREE M ' 90 THE
FOTR BRIDGI ROi RI.
beatrice. the Youngest. wuh = Ten Win
ute start. Lead. Al the way From
Queensi,oro bridge to BrookNn
directed All AIonS by whistles.

4 small launch made fast - a bulkhaad
n the East River near the QUeenshoro
Bridge Yesterday morning early. Tire"
nmbla forms wer" seen ~ ,lamher up
on the dscaying beams Thr"" rowboats
which had been tied ast.rn Il tn" launch
were unfastened and less than minute
after three girls attirei IN one piece
swimming costumes stood ready - dive
IN
Tn" thrA" girls were the Due sisters
II Raw Ridge who have swan the Narrows
and ara m" champion distance swimmers
II their part Il BROOKLYN. They had ba-
come tIrrd u swimming the lower nav
and instead had com" up the Fast River
o. attempt 20 negotiate q ,Jur.- which
covered the four bridge that IL from tn"
Ogeensisoro to the Brooklyn Bridge
IN" sisters are Ethel. Is years old: Vera.
who is 10. and BEATRICE. the youngest.
u years old The girls. who are students
m N" Manual Training High School in
BROOKLYN. were taught swimming when
they were old enough 70 walk nv their
father. Alfred Due. He accompanied them
in a boat yesterday. along with has wife
and their youngest daughter. Marie. who
IL only years Of age but can do wonder
full stunts m the water
BEATRICE leap.d first from the pier.
II was about 6l7 Vera was next and Ethel
last 20 60. The two older girls wor. red
tIrhans and the youngest had her hair
encaSed IN hlu" cap Beatrice had a ten
minute start on her sisters and m "A short
tim. was bsing swept down m" East River
close by the Long Island shore
Her father and Jane, Miller. n volun-
'e-r iesaVcr. kept close behind her.
and she went along without any mishap
for the flint mile Vera al tn" start
taggs~i along slowly far h.'hind her
younger rIster. while Ethel the oldest
of the three sisters. came slowly along
about nall mile IN the rear II Vera
When Iw"uty-ihlrd str's'' was reached
tho water began Ia get rough, bobbing
the sisters around and splashing high
over the small dories IA which the trainers
were following them. The first salute
which greeted the sisters came from
the Metropolitan Line steamer Yale
which was coming down the river from
Boston As the Yale came st"aming down |
the middle Of the river the course Of the
vessel was changed To about eDn wards |
west 81 Ethel. who was away IN the rear. !
The SISTERS said that the big turbine boat
scared them. they feared strong
undertow when she passed
But the sk upper OF the Yale appeared |
20 he = little ahead % hls schedule. ant .
realizing that he would Brighten the girls |
slowed down and gave three long sharp |
toots 70 Ethel The passen gers rushed |
"a the starboard side Of the great tur- |
hlner and cheered Ethel "a she was en-.
quilted in the mountainous swell which /
trailed after the steamer The Val. /
next came across Vera. who was ploughing
cheerfully along trailed 10y ex-champion /
Billy Miller Miss Vera got a salute from
the Yale. and when the big boat neared |
the Williamsburg Bridge Beatrice. the !
Youngest. who still retained the lead 10y I
a good half mile was sighted
The younger sister was being cheered /
and encouraged 10y a boatload II fisher /
men On the steamer Angler. which had I
stopped 20 see her going along Two .
f"rryboais also stopped IN midstraa IN /
60 let the younger sister go by When /
the Yale came racing along. one Of the |
officers with large megaphone yelled |
down: Where are YOU going'- Waving !
her arms up AZ the cheering pssssen gers. /
and smiling broadly Beatrice chirpei |
back To the Brooklyn Bridge
All the way down the sisters kent in I
mldrtream and boats 81 all kinds kept /
blowing SaluteS In many places tugs :
and floats stopped ~ la' tho girls pass
] he swim terminated az IN. Providence .
Line pier under the Brroklvn Bridge /
Bsitrics Due. the youngest sister. arrived .
first. at rs. and was followed nv era 4
thres minutes later tthel the oldar, ,
SISTER, arrived az exactly O'Clock
The swim when figured out m a straight ,
cow =" - ANU ~ Nv" ulll~ -'T'tCh, tut /
the three -iSf"r- had - do a LIT ~ chang /
ing from the New York -ide 20 the Long
Island -hof" and then ~ some instances B
~ I'm down ~" middl" ~ tho river On |
this account IN" Judges recorded Il a. !
q siN mil" CuurS". II takes m the Otl.~ns-
borough. Williamsburg. Manhattan and
Brpuklvn bridges The start had been
planned early IN account - tn. traffic
on M" rivsr, hut even though they we're
IN the water early the swimmer. rnc,un-
tered many boats
B"itrI"e. VIII finished first did not
swim the Narruw- la-i wear. having h.s-,
caught ~ - current which took her far I
Uut q IA" c1ur-" which had h....u planned
o. ths,S aten Island shore She cried and I
begged - be- left in IN" water az the time 4
! esterday she said q certainly made
up for being defeated last year. None |