The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26
COP REILLY STOPS RUNAWAY
BIRDIE To BRTDLE 2 BLOCKS UP
AMSTERDAM AVENUE.

Carriage Horse. with women Aboard,
scared ny o Comic Supplement on
Brosdwsy -Deputy Commissioner IN st
Finnish "a say Bully Work. Old Man."
Mounted Policeman Joseph Reilly, at
tached to the West iS7d street station, gave
a thrilling runaway stopping exhibition
yesterday afternoon ON Amsterdam avenue.
A large crowd that looked on from street
cars. carriages and automobiles cheered
Reilly to the echo when he had finished his
work.
The runaway was a big bay horse at
tsched 10 a two seated trap driven by
Charles Olsen Of 24l West Forty-sixth street.
Olsen owns the horse and rig and in the
carriage with him were two women and a
man. At sssth street and Broadway the
horse became suddenly frightened at a
many colored Sunday supplement blown
in his face by the wind.
Taking the bit in his teeth the bay took
strides tha- would 'ook much better on the
Empire City track thar on Broadway.
Turning eastward through 16sth street.
he kited for Amsterdam avenue and then
turned north. taking the corner at an angle
that made IL look IA y the carriage would
surely tip over. IL didn {. however, and the
horse continued TO bolt up the avenue.
Throngs clinging to ~trolleys bound for
Fort George saw the runaway: a motornian
put on extra speed to keep abreast and see
what the finish would be.
At l74th street Mounted Policeman Reilly
hove alongside on his horse. The cop man
aged TO get a grip on the reins of the runa
way, but he found il no easy task to bring
the galloper to a steady trot. Reilly pull ed
and tuggcd, the runaway carrying him
from one SIDE Of the street to she other and
many times Narrowly missing colliding
with other rigs.
Several times Policeman Reilly nearly
lost his saddle. Often he was forced to lean
far out and yank away at the bride of the
vagrant with all his strength. While
Reilly was Juggling away and galloping his
mount at top speed at the same time an
automobile ran up alongside the unaway
and opposite the mounted policeman. The
auto served to keep the wild horse on a
straighter course and this enabled Reilly
to get a firm hold and finally bring the run
away up 80 sharply that he went on his
launches. Then Reilly had him.
This was at iStst street. All the run had
been taken out OF the carriage horse.
A crowd surrounded Reilly and cheered
him. A small man who a been in the auto
! that raced up alongside fought his way
through n slapped Reilly vigorously on
the back.
THAT was bully work. old man." said the
| small man. who turned out TO be Secon
! Deputy Police COMMISSIONS Bugher.
Tn Commissioner wanted to m what
the trick was that Reilly employed 80 much
during the chase-that OF holding the
quarry at arms length and leaning far out
from the saddle. Reilly explained that at
the very beginning of the chase his W
mount had been struck by the runaway
and he didn't want 70 risk il again. The
handsome police horse was examined and
it was found that his left hind hook had
been slit and gashed badly in three places
Commissioner Bugher ordered the police
horse sent to a veterinary right OF. The
runaway wasn't injured in the least and
having had his run was quite willing to be
driven by Olsen, who was anxious to get
on his way.
After the policeman's horse had been
led away to the stable Of a veterinary
COMMISSIONS Bugher took Reilly in his
auto TO the West iS2d street station TO make
out a report on the affair. COMMISSIONS
Bugher said that Reilly had lone a good
days work and ordered cave for him until
3 o'clock this morning.