The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
4 MOUNTED COPs HORSE.
Its ManGuvring Attracts Attention and
AwakenS Admiration.

Its ManTuvTing Attracts Attention and
Awakens Admiration.
The horse Of mounted policeman who,
dlsmounted, for a brief time the other
afternoon held down the Job Of the regular
policeman on the busy south crossing az
Seventh avenue and l25th street attracted
by its actions while It's rider was thus en-
gagged attention and admiration.
When the policeman dismounted he
backed his horse, fine looking dark chest
nut, ten feet down the middle Of the avenue.
below the crossing, and left him standing
there, returning then himself 10 the cross-
ing 70 take up the work there, which he
discharged like a veteran. And cool and
quiet but always alert, he was with his
smooth shaver, tanned face, himself
figure to strike the eye aueeably. But It
was his horse that caught the fancy.
The horse, standing In the middle Of the
avenue, and with his body ranging always
In true line with the centre line Of the
avenue, and with his head TO the front,
toward his accustomed rider, stood, not
like statue. but like a live horse. Never
slouchinR never settling his weight on one
leg 70 bend and rest the other, be stood
always up and up, like a well bred horse,
and always with his eye on his now dis
mounted rider.
And every now and then, with an evident
desire TO stand nearer to the man, to get
up close to him, he would quietly olose up
a foot or two Of the space between them;
march up thus nearer TO the man; while
the people who had now halted on either
side Of Seventh avenue TO enjoy this novel
little show, looked on with interest,
Hating after this first advance the horse
would watch his master, now standing on
the crossing and regulating the trafloI
When the policeman was especially busy
the horse would take two steps more toward
him and halt again, and stand again erect
and trim and silent. Then he would move
up again, this time close to the Officer;
where he wanted to be, but where he ought
not TO be In this particular game.
And then aware Of his proximity. the
officer would turn and look at the horse,
and then the horse would back a step OF
two. Then the ofioer would step toward
the horse, gently but deliberately, the horse
ba oAing as the of6cer advanced.
And, 80 advan cling, looking at the horse
but never touching him, and with the horse,
his eye on the man, stepping steadily back
ward as the man advanced, the offioer would
back the horse 10 where he had originally
placed him, and then turn TO resume his
duties on the crossing.
There the horse would stand again plumb
IN the middle Of the avenue ard straight In
line with Il, trim and horee-like, and with
his eye on his master as before, but m q
minute OF two he would again step quietly
a pace OF two % the front, and % the pre-
vious performance would be repeated.
But presently the policeman regularly on
duty at this crossing, WHOSE face u familiar
TO many drivers along this great driving
thoroughfare and 10 many pedestria
as we'll, returned 10 his post. the dimomted
policeman and he saluting like soldiers 80
they met; and the horee marched straight
ND 20 the two, with his nose Gloss 10 both
OF them. And then the mounted man took
his horse by the bride and led him acroes
75th street 20 Seventh avep NO beyond, where
his post began, and eEung himeeh into
the saddle; and % horse and rider were
aEAinSNmited, and the show was over.