New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
A BRONCO RAMPANT.
HE GAVE THREE BICYCLE POLICEMEN
A LIVELY CHASE.
THE ANIMAL CAvoRTED DOWN rIfTH-AvE' UP
THE BRIDI.E PATH AND FINALLY DIsAP-

THE BRIDLE PATH AND FINALLY DIsAP-
FEARED IN THE DARKNESS.
Fifth-ave from Observation-Disclosures TO
Fifty -ninth-st. WAS thrown into ferment OF eH-
element and amusement last night by the antics
OF 4 riderless bronco and the efforts or Dicycie
policeman 10 capture him. No one saw the steed
In the avenue until Policeman Connolly. who
patrols the avenue from Ninety-hrst-st to one
hundred-and- caught sight OF him
dashing north The policeman sprang upon mis-
bicycle and started down the avenue TO check
the Westerner. At One e-hundred-and-tenth-st the
policeman and the bronco met. AT the signt OF
the wheel the latter reared and kicked bit. Their
he watzed around the wheel and. turning south.
fed down the avenue
1t IL not because ne cannot ride that Policeman
Connolly did not catch the bronco. 1t was the
bronco's knowing way of evading his pursuer'
Connolly says that he never met such wise beast
before In mis- life But" he says. III there hadn
been many fresh guys following me and getting
In the way I'd have caught him. anyhow. NO
bronco can do me, you bet
Connolly says that 1t was the worst experience ne
ever had while hundreds Of bicycsts voted that II
was better than circus. Time and again Conneiiy
was abreast Of the steed. lie would reach out to
catch his name. when the bronco wnking at the
amused crowd would waltz few steps around
the wheel and before the policeman could decide
where the bronco the steed would go down
the street at a tantalizng gait. The bronco would
slow up and let the policeman come abreast or him.
Then he'd balance corners. and, neighng gieetuiy'
away he would CO. while the crowd cheered
At seventy-ffth-st. three bicyclists laughed so
ha at the spectacle that hey fell OF their wheels
At Sixty -ninth-st another half-dozen fell on ana
rolled over and over bowling Historically. Waltz
ing qulcksteppng and cavorting, the bronco LED
the policeman a merry chase down the avenue
until al Fifty-ninth-st.. he wheeled west into the
bride path on the east side OF the Park.
Connolly didn't follow. he sat down on the curb
and wiped the perspration from his heated brow
Then the chase was taken up by two Park police
The bronco sped gadsomely away along along the the
road reHTsTS oWars WIN Then .hf he Gsappared wen III
be blowedr' said one Of the policemen, Ins nS
the purs,iers had to wheel TO the Arsenal and re-
port: 'Horse-sze description. owner all unknown
But the bronco turned up again: He paid
short visit TO the menagerie and Just as & ne wSs S
prairie dogs two boys caught him by the orld,e
But they didn't hold him. The bronco was gone
telephone bell and ID. ei ,Ss orSneo M
Ian who was entering ns ,as OF is ' ns On
yo you@whats Nv the matter? What say? No. mo, not
of the wTf fenT? Tell 10 all
aaganeI've been interrupted-oh. stop that dod;
ringing will H we spfbak bns h
Can't? You're a nice cop, you are! Amt go, him i'm
Sh ysS an got Rm h Say
the matter with you. anyhow? quit that ringing d,
You amt got MIN, hey? Well. go and get him
Can't? Well that's nice state OF anairs; rs Don POI,
Oh all right keep your eye open and get MIN II
you can-yes through-goodby." -.
And after samming the receiver back on tne
hook Sergeant Millholland wrote on the botter
alongside Of the previous entry: Last seen al
Seventy ninth-st. and Fifth-ave."
And that's how the matter stood late last nignt
| The bronco had disappeared no one knew wnere
and the Park police were shy about looking io'
| him.