The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18
A WILD BRONCO ON ATEAR
HE GhLLOPs FROM THE POLO
GROUNDS TO THE Plaza.

Leads . Lot OF Hicy clio Policemen and other
Bicycilsts u Mad Chase Through Harlem
streets and Central Park Dptyes-Threo
cowboys TaLc Up tho rrnii with Lnssos.
In nm Enclosure on a lot at tho southeast corner
of l55th street and Eighth avenue. diagonally
opposite the Polo Grounds. William Morrison,
who has a stock farm in Arizona. keeps from
200 to 800 broncos, mustangs, and wild horses
for sale ut auction. Yesterday there wero
about n hundred wild broncos in tho Enclosure.
Two mon who bought one OF tho broncos or
Thursday started to tako him away with them
yesterday afternoon. They fastened n halter
about his neck and led him over to the hotel
kept by William Durando. where they tied him
in q shed while they got n drink. Tho bronco
got tired waiting for them to return and snapped
tho halter with a saucy shake Of his head.
Hc must have got a Whit of tho fresh grocn
lawns in Central Park, for he started out for
that place lickotysplit, as Western broncos
usually do when they arc on q tear. lie went
down Seventh avenue at Il wildnre pace to
145th street. 1t was just about @ O'Clock
and tho mounted police who usually patrol
theroabouts had Just started from tho station
house. At l45th street the bronco turned
east toward Seventh avenue and rounded the
corner into Lenox avenue. There no took
TO the sidewalk. ana his hoofs beat q
sharp rataplan all along to 135th street. There
was n great crowd on LcnoX avenue, and tho
thoroughfnre was throngcd with bicyclists. Tho
bicyclists started in full cry after the bronco,
and he apparently got scared. He turned
through l35th street toward Fifth ave.
nue., which seemed quietcr. The bicyclists
followed. however. and he had gone only three
blocks down Fifth avenue when no took n
sudden turn and dashed back through 1921
street to LenoX avenue. Ho never stopped
once. but kept up his wildhre pace. which
seemed to increase every moment.
Policeman Howard Of the East 126th street
station started out after him on a bicycle, but
was left a quarter Of q mile behind. At 10th
street tho bronco dashed into Central Park.
with q yelling crowd after him. He went down
- Ninetieth street started to run out into
Sifth avenue. but encountered Bicycle Pc.
ihiSsds The S6p Soneo 81 With ~Han'Sa his bi sstStaP BUT. he he
says, the smart young animal was too quick for
him, and in the excitement. he thinks. the bronco
around and dashed back into, the park, Rallop.
Ing ecross country to the mall; There he turned
Plaza at Fifty.ninth street.
By this time word had spread throughout the
OF park policemen fastened from various points
to Join In tho chase. The bronco took a turn
around the Plaza. kicked up his heels and
lawns to the Birdie path along the East Drive.
n 4 the hsw Si sR fSs 81 Sf'a the P %sna sea at : T f,slS'x wn wa q
stop him. but no CHARGED at them full
Roundsman Almonds and Policemen Warren
and Doyle. who were on one Of the asphalt walks
toward them. A6rends thopeht i was one
CT sf.o. the He sni toUf Of s%f'f Sis hs tES% t ana % %svss
6c didn't seem to mind this a. bit. He
ing up his heels, They ran after him as fast as
voices, not knowing what else to do.
The bronco slipped on the asphalt and slid
S StSns Gs his tb sia d for tb about s,s twenty Eyy feet .ss: The
Oh ( across SS. the, lawns WSa up again in Fl He Instant Pan around and
clpmp Of trees directly back OF it. The
policemen hurried to the Arsenal and told tho
geant telephoned every available policeman in
endeavor to surround the animal. Al 10 O'clock y
opposite seventy.ninth street Il lie Seemed e me to be
pretty well blown after his exciting dash, but
Persons who saw him tried to get neal
enough eossd 81 to ,n get a n hold on him: but he
All tho bicycle policemen along the various
posts were engaged in trying to locate the
Of ofo Sif;2e nate %b Last might a,,. and I'd there bsI was a corps
When the men who started to take the bronco
away came out of the saloon and found thnt the
animal was gone, they ran over to Morrison's
his corral.
Tho cowboys who are In charge OF the horses
there had not heard of him and after u while
three Of them mounted horses and started
out with lassos to catch him. They had
no difficulty in finding his trail and
urged their horses to their best to get ur
with him. They were in the Park also last night
but had not located him up to midnight. Al
that time the Park was alive with policemen
and others hunting for the runaway. At 1890
O'Clock all trace of the bronco was lost and the
policemen were still hunting him.