The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
CHASE AFTER A RUNAWAY.
AN EXCITING FIVE MINUTES ON THE
EASTERN DRIVE nv THE PARK.
A Young Driver sna womsn who Painted
at Fall Speed, q wou,an who Did-'t
Faint, and q Policeman who Can hide.

A Young Driver snd = womsn who Painted
at Fall Speed, . womaa who Did-'t
Faint. and . Policeman who Can hide.
Miss Emma King and her friend Miss Mayer
who are staying at the 81. Cloud Hotel. Broad
way and Forty-second street decided to cele-
brate Christmas by taking a drive in the Park
yesterday afternoon. A victoria from a stable
in Seventh avenue was summoned and at
about 8 o'clock the young women drove out
On the way up Fifth avenue the horses seemed
rather wild and one OF them SHE'D two or three
times. Finally Miss King said to the driver
who was hardly more than boy:
Don't you think you had better drive back
to the hotel2 The horses seem n little Wild
and Pm AFRAID you will have difficulty in hand.
ling thom."
oh. they'll he oil right ma'am. as soon as
we get into tho Park and OF this pavement"
he replied.
Miss King mnde no more objections. and
after entering the Park the horses seemed to
quiet down. As they were going Mt a brisk
pace uD the eastern drive about at Seventeen
street some one who was driving by in the
opposite direction snapped q whip sharply.
Instantly the team bolted with the victoria.
The young driver braced himself and pulled
his best on the reins. but the frightened horses
increased their speed. The driver shouted for
people to clear the way, aud his cries attracted
the attention Of Park Policeman McKenna and
another officer who SET. spurs to their horses
and bore down upon the runhways. blowing
their whistles loudly as they rode. Further
up,th drive other policemen. hearing the Sig
all turnouts TO draw to the sides and l'ive
me runaways clear space. The horses al
carriage going in the same direction, and at
the same place coupc going In the opposite
direction: ltseemod certain tina! there would
n m haN ~ nm ha
other carriages. the hubs OF It's wheels Just
scraping the, coupe Then the runawsys
ssSWeryed and parked tree on the east side OF
BY this time the, two, policemen were ip hot
runawnys. and the track ahead was cleared
Far to the front two more officers raced up the
SS dwps 1hs sGt Of ,o HI6
keep the track clear: The young women
meantime had kept their seats. except for a
70 Jump, Just before they Rrazed the coupf.
Her com panion seized her and drew her back
man came up. they called to the young
"bSn't iumn Stick to yogr places. Wen
But at the furious pace at which they were
going, to stop them was dif1icult matter. ON
to his seat With lie face. Ths victoria f iq be-
gan to sway from side to side. Miss King was
apparently tainted.
Mchenna leaned from his saddle, and catch
ing the bride OF the of horse pulled his own
iihs would be dragged from his saddle, but he he
clun on manfully, and in a MON emit tho race
OF the runaways slackened. Other policemen
now came up and soon brought the trembling
beasts to a standstil The driver was SO weak
and faint that they had to lit him OF his seat.
The horses had run about eighteen blocks.
Miss King had tainted and she and hor
coup6 BY Manager Warren Millcr OF the Colo.
NAL Stables The horses came out Of the race
unhprt. and the victoria was very little dam
anad -