Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-04-22
STOPPING RUNAWAYS
no" The NEW YORK PARK eoIIcs
HORSE ENJOYS The WORK.

me story OF Csoriop, Run Thu,
Only an Incident In the Life
OF sktpp~r-A Race That Ended n,
'he Capture OF the Ruaa~.x aa.
HOW the horses OF the New York
PARK mounted policemen enjoy CATCH
lug runaways. which is the most excit-
ing part OF their work. Is told by seweII
Ford i'm Horses Nine" The author
says OF his equine hero:
For half an hour at time he would
stand Just on the edge OF the roadway
anu at an exact angle with IL motion
'ess-ns the horse ridden by the bronze
soldier up near the mall. Reddv
would sit as still I'm the saddle too. II
was hard for Skipper 10 stand tbere
anu see those mincing cobs 70 by. their
pau housings all a-glitter. crests on their
.Iinders, jingiang their pole chains and
-'itching their absurd little stubs OF
tails. But ii was still more tantalizinp
to watch the saddle horses canter mast
IN The sort bride path on the other side
OF the roadway. But. then. when You
are on the force you must do your
duty.
One AFTERNOON as Skipper was stand.
ing post like this he caught a new note
that rose above the hum OF the mark
Traffic. IL was the quick. nervous beat
Of hoofs which rang sharply on the
hard macadam. There were screams
too. II was runaway. Skinner knew
this even bAfOre he saw the bell-like
hostrils. the straining eyes and the
foam fecked lips OF the horse or the
scared man i'm the carriage behind. II
was case OF broken rein.
How the sight made Shippers blood
Jingle! Wouldn't he just like to show
that crazy roam what real running vast
But what was Reddy going to do? He
felt him gather up the rcinS lie felt
his knees tighten. What, Yes. II must
De so. Reddy was actually going 10 try
Il brush with the runaway. What fun
skipper pranced out into the road
way and gathered himself for the
sport. Before he could get into fun
swing. however. the roam had shot past
with 4 snort OF challenge which could
not be misunderstood
"Oho. You will chg" thought Skip
per. Well now. wen see about that"
All. free rein, That is-almoSt free
And touch OF the spurs No need FOR
that. Rcddy How the carriages scat
ter, Skipper caught haSty glimpses OF
smart hackneys drawn up trembling
by the roadside. OF women who tum-
blcd from bicycles into the bushes aud
OF mon who ran and shouted aud
waved their hats
Just rs though that little roam
wasn't scared enough already" thought
Skipper
Eut she did run well. skipper had TO
admit that she had a lead OF fifty
yards before De-. could strike his best
gait. Then for few moments he
could not seem 10 gain an inch. But
the mare was blowing herself. and
skipper WAS taking il coolly. lie was
putting the pcnt up energy OF weeks
into his strides Once he saw he was
Overhauling her he steadied TO the
work
Just as skipper was about 10 forge
ahead Reddy did queer thing. With
his right hand he grabbed the roam
with nose pinch grip. and with the
left he pulled I'm on the reins. IL was a
great disappointment 10 Skipper. for
he had counted on showing the roam
his heels skipper knew after two or
three experiences OF this kind that this
was the usual thing.
Those were glorious runs. though.
Skipper wished they would come more
often. Sometimes there would be two
and even three i'm a day. Then n fort
night or SO would pass without n single
runaway on Shippers beat. But duty
Is duty