New-York tribune., 1896-07-23
LOOKING AT THE GRANT STATUE.
A BosrONrAN's OPINION OF THE WoRk-IHh
HORSES CONSPICUOUS TAIL-pRADpfs
IRISH BULL.

stranger in Brooklyn was taken by a friend
few days ago to see the equestrian statue OF Gem
eral Grant which erected In Bedforo-a'e' III
front OF the Union League Club, TWO OF three
months ago As the two passed up Bedford-aVe. II
was noticed that when the statue came IN sisht
around the curve in the avenue. near Dean-st. the
face OF the General was completely hidden by the
head OF the horse which he Is mounted inc
stranger. a man from Boston. was impressed by
this fact and at once remarked that the statue
was badly placed In fact, IL was dficult 10 ma
anv point from which it could be viewed salts
factorily
"In the nrst place" he said. 'as you approach
the statue you cannot get good view OF IL from
either direction, and the sides II Is inpossioie
to get far enough away 70 see II as II shouid DC
seen Such work should be placed In park or
open place where It could be viewed from All
sides. not close hand, but at consideraoie u'S
,once This Is badly situated particularly because
as Won come up In front OF It II is invisible until
Won are within a very little distance, hardly more
than single short block. and then as we nave
,ust seen the face OF the man Is completely houeh
by the head Of the horse.
After looking at the work from NUMBER OF
points It was decided that the most satisfactory
view was 10 be obtained from the east side OF
Redford-ave. near Dean-st. At least this was the
case early In the afternoon, as the suniight pre-
vented fair view OF Grants face as depicted oy
The Bostonian OF the opinion that on the
whole IT was good piece OF work nut ne ex.
pressed the opinion which some brooklynltes are
known to share. that the horses tall was some
what much In evidence M ,, ,
THE horse" he remarked. rs standing, ana
there is nothing in the riders clothing TO indicate
that a strong wind is blowing: and yet the tall Is
represented as in a state Of great agitation ana
excitement That part OF the artists work seems
10 me 10 be overdone and II tends TO distract at
tentton from the statue as a whole. $500
II was noticeable that the sculptor's name, Will
lam Ordway Partridge occupies a conspicuous
place on the base of the work, on the side where
The greatest amount OF travel passes. Evidently
bushel In commenting this circumstance the
Brookynite called his friends attention 70 the
difrererlce between this inscription and that en-
pioyed by the sculptor Of the bust Of Thomas
Moore in Prospect Park.
THAT bust" he said. was erected a number Of
years ago by the ST. Patrick Society. which In a
spirit OF patriotism, gave the commission for IT TO
an Irish sculptor who rejoiced In the name or
Draddy Draddy appears TO have known more
about the sculptor's art than about the dead Ian
Ruages To what he put on his bust you nave
10 dlsobey the rules and go on the grass. IL you
do that and around TO the rear OF the pedestal
you will find engraved In the bronze these words;
;Draddy fecet' OF course II Is not necessary for
mo 10 inform a man from Boston that there Is no
such form OF the verb facio. There have been many
irish bulls recorded from time TO time. but am
under the impression that this is the only one In
the world that IL inscribed In supposedly mperish-
able bronze"