New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
STOPPING RUNAWAY HORSES.
DANGEROUS DUTIES OF MOUNTED PARK
POLICEMEN-THE APPROVED METHOD.

POLICEMEN-THE APPROVED METHOD.
The mounted policeman OF Central Park is per-
son of much more importance than the general
public appear consider him. As he presents HIM
self TO the casual visitor at the Park. walking his
mount slowly beneath the shade or standing flick
ing the flies fr pm the legs OF his dumb companion
with his riding whip. one is likely 10 form the
opinion that his daily labor IL OF luxury and
ease Every and then. rather long inter-
vals the papers contain accounts OF a serious run
away in the Park and rescue in which a mounted
policeman played brave part For the moment
attention is called to the perils which surround his
calling. Time flies fast, and the deed and the
hero are soon lost sight of in the happenings Which
crowd themselves upon public notice N TSpA sue
cesson
Day after dag there are runAways in the Park
which ma<B unimportant by the quick and
ready action o2 the mounted police. No notice
of them is recorded in the daily papers, as no one
is injured or no damage done. but the work for
the police is there just the same. The stopping
of a runaway Involves SKILL bravery and ex-
perience.
Tribune reporter found two OF these mounted
policemen eating their luncheon yesterday noon
the barns the left of the West Drive. a
short distance in from the Park entrance at Fifty
ninth-st. and Eighth-ave. Upon inquiring II they
had been kept busy during the hot weather OF
the last week the reporter was not little sur
prised to hear that there had been large num-
Der Of runaways Of late. Some days the num-
Der had high four and five.
"Oh. get them right along" said one OF tho
men. Yesterday Jake there stopped a runaway
In Seventy-second-st. Two women were driving a
horse attached to buggy when the horse suddenly
took fright at the elevated at Ninth-ave.
and started Jake caught him just about at the
Boulevard Funny part of it was that man hap
pened be there who knew the women In the
buggy He gave EN- fits for lettin the horse run
away. Then he told em to git out and he'd show
EN- how to handle IA horse when it got frightened.
Back he goes the elevated crossing, train
comes along the horse gives a jerk and away
he goes just the same he did with the ladies'.
Then Jake had ter stop the horse all over again.
Gee but that Teller felt cheap.
There are a good many more runaways on the
riding paths than people suppose Men and women
rent horses from stables and come In here for q
ride The first thing they know the horse snatches
the bit in his teeth aud that's the time that We
have a job on our hands. But those are about as
easy we find EN-.
"panger? Plenty OF it. We've had men killed In
this work ard some one is gettin' hurt almost
every week We've got one OF the best horses IN
the squad that's been laid up for two months ana
to do this kind OF work. The sergeant was on him
at the lime o The or az mas ~ was OT %oS Two
women were in the wagon In some way me morse
making h play to get him. and he smashed 9'sf rsht
into lingo The sergeant Eot fesrfI o sn AK
And one of the best horses OF the lot,
they do at the racetrack in the Fire Depart
ment My horse tell when runaway is COM
ing aS prsnee around Il takes some little work to
train In n green horse. At nrst they get excited,
runaway run to be able - get in your work. some
horses never learn the BUSINESS, and We t have 70
horse a,.' and we grow 10 think lots OF them
The reporter was mere taken mo Inc stable ana
ed out with pride An aged black horse contentedly
nunching his hay said TO have stopped over
met with the accident was found In a box-stall
settled in his right forward leg lingo is a nne,
powerful-oolng bay. with kindly expression in
Several OF the men were in the stable. and when
they learned ina, reporter wss mem sney
their quarters. The men complained that some
In regard to repairing the stables and barns. and
making them more III for the uses OF the mounted
about by L.. That has TO do for twenty men TO
keep hs clothes d In s% 6 oIe Rar be OF eaon s
Mere mentioned as a danger to health.
The worst kind of a rig to run up against In
ject was suggested is those hansoms and dog
carts They have big step tina, sticks IS out Ids IN
side of the horse. II the horse should strike his
heels against the step hs name wou'a roo pe Thsy
have the step in front. and then the ponies are SO
low that we have to reach way down 20 ss one 0 man
Will Just guide them along until he meets aa snase
S to- stop them nS" without nh" damage . our
ITO sion a runaway always starr anu set Jul .a
horses in full motion. Then when shsy come h1, X
alongside work IN and sS raSa i and try to get
them. Il makes the job all the harder ana o''e"-
times miss them ,,,,,, a, o.clock I'm the
The mounted police SO on duty AZ V aHomt n AZ
morning The first squad come comes ~ Sovsd ira
n'r "a arc relieved by the second spuau lno
q m anu NJ M ,s over by o'clock In the evening
AT THE HOTEL MAJESTIC.
poooo, arrivals at the Hotel Majestic are Mr.. ana
Mrs 3 palshemer. returned from their trip to
Nswnort. Mr. and Mrs J. W. Sawson. OF Middle
,own ~ v visiting for few weeks; Mr. and
Mrs J. A. Thorn. Of Washington; Mr. and Mrs
". F. Swift OF Providence; Mr. and Mrs Theodore
q HICKS returned from Shelter Island DR.. and
Mrs Charles Babcock. o. Providence: who Will
stay for about "A month. Mrs. X j. Austen. or
Fdinburgh Scotland. who arrived on the Paris:
Mr. and Mrs Ramsay NJ. Cox OF Waco. Tex. on
long visit; Miss Milicent A. Duryea, visiting her
brothers r. H and c. B. Duryea, and ex-Gov-
ernor D. r. Francis, OF 81. Louis. on abort visit.