New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-24
IFW HORSE SCHOOL.
c;,v Bugs Farm for Training Rum
nrray Catchers.

,.,sa animals. They nave eRed' oeai
'". .,,,As Shorse sense ana occasionally
d WE, ,.s.-s points On police work Some
c'' - ,,v,sn mates become Involuntary
80" ,,,rvs the horses VuiOhilesS VI per
wv. are q few OF me horSes which
,nsvays SO quickly that 'hey are on
NN - -s5ers give them the word. Rider-
those duty Il Is TO assist In direct
ST carry on their Work as Il 'nelr UNI
~ h-,,ers were on their backs AND woe
l', A.. nushca-t men il the police horse
,--.s..s 70 arive them onward when his rider
a'o .s.o,, The long bearded patriarchs of the
,-.-- fee with their merchandise like chat
ssf,r. the wind
.rs.s is the honest policeman" some one,
IS exclaims Unfortunately, he quickly
P.r,ss a shameless CRATER, making no effort
.iss his evil appetite. In order to prove this
= . necessary only to note the pushcart man
,,.5ing one OF them an occasional apple or TO
Itch Frank walk Up to automobile which
:. recognizes in search Of his lump Of sugar or
his piece Of candy
The police horse is an educated animal, the
--,suc. ~ q school. for among the educational
Institutions maintained by New York City are
cbaals for horses
IN recent sunny afternoon. when all Of sub
--rss of green. 4 certain clean Iinbed bay was
t-.veIing around a tanbark ring in a wooden
sliding standing SO near the northern boun-
a.-v line Of New York City that one could al
,,s. throw stone from the doorway into
usstches.er County. The horse had upon his
hack a saddle the stirrups Of which were crossed
over the seat He was bridled- With head
5oun and ears back he plodded around the
circle. The only sign Of spirit was the glow in
his ewes when he passed through the rectangu-
lay shaft Of sunshine which poured through 4
ui,soE The reflected light thrown into them
+-ansformed them for the instant into glowing
Goals Of fire
Tho movements 0f the horse were directed by
man in the centre, who held in one hand a
l,ng strap attached TO the bride and bran
5shed long Iashed whip in the other. Occa-
si5paIly he would nip the horses flank with the
vbip and the animal would break into a cauter,
throwing up the dust as he did So Sometimes
he would turn the horse in the opposite direc-
non by q Jerk on the strap. At brief intervals
he would cry Whoa" accompanying IL with
suap Of the whip To the surprise of the spec
tator the horse would walk calmly and frankly
toward the holder OF the whip with head I'D
and ears priCkei forward showing an unex-
pected mettle and confidence in the good temper
q his instructor
The bay was taking a lesson in the training
school Of the Police Department At Wakefield.
T7- fifteen days he had been receiving similar
instruction and had made such progress that
he could be ridden through the streets without
danger u his rider d any one else. He was
among tie last - receive his training 1t Wake
fed Tor the Police Department l. about 10 OBJ
IAN thirty-t7ye-ac7e farm in Queens which
p.l be the future school and playground IF the
police horses H-re hey viii take their vaca-
,I1ns from -t- Es5y tramp over the hard street
1avements II The city Here they can have their
prison cells II pride removed and romp up
and down the cool. green grass barefooted,
trsking about as T Thy were colts again The
farm is situat-I s,-t.y-a7 Flushing and Jamaica
II fronts on The North H--7Tstead turnpike near
Jamaica avenue. and Joins the notorious Kissena
Park Including -he barn. i cost the city sI15-
080 OF $500 an acre less than the swamp land
comprised in the 7eighbortng malod0rous pleas
ground
Some one has said that II IS more difficult for
L nurse than FOR a man 10 become a member Of
the police force This is not altogether due
TO the fact that only six hundred horses are re-
CURED. Horses DO not last 50 long as men, and
many new ones are needed. L is partly because
they must meet the requirements Of a high
standard The equine applicant for police work
must pass his examination with high mark
before be is accepted
The preliminary requirements are that the
horse must be a green gelding az least fifteen
hands high. with a Western birthplace II the
hand Of man has been upon him he may have
hot