Show PLUCKY GOTHAM GIRL TARES TAKES COLD PLUNGE Swims in New York Bay on New Years Year's Day for Twenty Minutes New Kew York Jan 1 In 1 In the presence of ot friends who believed l she could not attempt the feat l Miss Helen Wilcox e expert pert swimmer golf gott player bicycle rider and around all-around athlete today plunged Into New York bay off her home at Staten Island and swam about In tho the Icy waters for tor 20 minutes The Tile young oung woman oman who te teaches ches school at Gr Greet Great t Kills Kilt Staten Island took tho the swim on a dare She is a Southern girl and arid recently friends from rom the South bouth bet her a n. dinner she would not bo bt the first person on Staten Island to swim In the bay during 1909 Miss Wilcox scoffed and declared d that not only would t he she take toe te t e swim on January 1 I 1 but would also alb stroll around the beach each In her hor bathing suit for tor 10 minutes then sit on tho the beach several minutes more In the cold and later when the first heavy hea fall taU of ot snow came would go swimming again Today Today To To- day she carried out all the promises excepting the latter and she could not make malte good that one because no snow fell toll I e- e 8 |