The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-01
DAY OF THE WORKING HORSE
100000 SEE BLUE RIBBONS GO,
10 THE Rest WE'VE GOT.
No Dead Limo for Age, 30 LoaS as .
Horse Does HIS Work Moro Than
LOO 10 Line, n Evidence That
They Are Pots ~ Wen rs Workers.

They Are PotS ~ Wen rs workers.
They paid some respect to G yester-
dsy afternoon up ut the Worth Monu-
ment under the trees Of Madison Square
TO steady, sober age that tugs ahead six
DAYS in the week doing the best 1t can.
never kicking. never whimpering. Mike.
the perchefon, who Is "a, which is getting
along for a horse, walked on with a blue
ribbon in the Workhorse Parade. while
Fritz. a frivolous young thing. who still
thinks with his hind feet, had to take a
baby blue streamer, which stood for
highly commended
Mike, the Percheron, and Jed. the
Clydesdale. and other stout, trustworthy
old fellows like them bobbed their heavy
heads to more applause than any OF the
slender sons and daughters Of Hamburg
or Domino or Commando ever got when
they danced back to the judges stand
alter winning a s25, 600 race. You can put
5000 or 10000 people around a racetrack
that is, you could onoe upon a time. but
$4,000 people at q guess watched the long
parade of four footed workers yesterday
and weren't a bit slow at cheering them,
The crowd was In position from away
down at Washington Square up to Fifth
avenue and Thirtieth street. the side
walks jammed all the way. and at the
Worth Monument, where the Woman's
Auxiliary to the A. s. P. C. A. reviewed
the horses and handed out ribbons which
meant much honor and u little money as
we'll, there were more than 5000.
Mrs. Jamss Speyer. the president Of
the auxiliary, who has worked for year s
to get better treatment for the work
horses OF the city. stood under the middle
hat, and to the right and left Of her we're
other women who take an interest In
questionable horses. There was Elsie
de Wolfe. who used to be an actress,
and Elsie Janis, who Is an actress; Mrs.
James W. Wadsworth, Mrs. Foshall
p. Keene. Mrs. Richard Irwin. Mrs. Cad
~alader Jones, Mrs. Thomas b. Clarke.
Mrs. Z. H.. Gary. Mrs. Charles r. Flint.
Mrs. Hans Winterfeldt. Mrs. A. Wagstaf
and Miss Marie Winthrop. Mrs. Russell
Sage came into the stand when the parade
was about half over,
Redmond P. Keresey. on the old police
rade and was the first to be applaudsd
ny the crowds. keresey used to be a
policeman, but he retired several years
ago to live on q farm up State. and he
took Pompey with him * that the old
horse would lack for the best In
the barn. Keresey is more than 90 and
pompey vii never see q again: Last
\ ribbons and medals and cash prizes.
and this year they would have won again.
more than likely, because Pompey is
bs fine looking as he was when he was
colt and Keresey hasn't forgotten how
p sit straight and stick his chin out.
Nut Keresey decided this year that neither
Z nor pompey needed any more Prizes.
pSy. and he gave It's in money-to
Ms. James Speyer. as the person who
npst deserved recognition from the
horses OF New York. Mrs. Speyer turned
itNNver to the Improvement fund.
Ater Pompey had made his bow the
one watercure, a beautiful bright bay
ridden by Lieut.. Dave Mccarthy; Slater,
ridden by Sergt. Adam Gumbrecht: Eddie.
ridden by Patrolman Elliott Suits; Drew.
ridden by Patrolman Albert Mckean;
Iptervale: ridden BY patroirn4n Otto J.:
Robert Vail; Vance. ridden by Patrolman
tdwaYd Freese, and keystone. ridden by
Patrolman Frank Shelly. took the blue
ribbons. With every blue ribbon went a
silver medal offered by Mrs> James Speyer.
twas pretty hard TO estin9e<e at glance
but all that had been decided in the morn
ing by expert judges. who spent hours at
the task. just 70 soothe disappointed
riders there were plenty OF red and yell
low and baby blue ribbons passed out. and
even q few plain white rosettes which
meant honorable mention
The good looking well kept nags that
hanl The natrpl WAGONS around t<.run
weren't overlooked. Port and Magic. a
team driven by Patrolman Joe McAuley.
took a blue ribbon, and half a dozen other
we'll set up pairs we're decorated with the
second prize rosettes, the red streamers.
Next, at a restrained trot. came three
Jim. Tom and Harry OF the Fire Depart
ment, snaking along al engine that
cleaned like a mirror in the brilliant SUM-
light. Lots Of people thought the dapple
grays would get q blue surely. but the
Judges thought otherwise, pinning a red
rosette on Jim's bride and giving the
blue to a shining trio Of chestnuts, Benny,
Harry and Freddy. driven BY Fireman
Samuel K. Chapman.
You wouldn't think that anything smart
could be made out OF a street cleaning
department dumpcart. would your And
yet Bill Edwards had a dozen entries that
looked as neat as you please, horses
oHioOtl Nc u Wuiptic' VdI 70 but'lcd UP d1u
the men very clean and s~erviceable look
ing in new khaki. Anyway, this wasn't
a beauty show. and there was a good deal
Of a fuss made over Big Bills dump cart
entries. John Winters, driving Baby.
took the blue ribbon and drove Oh with a
glance at Big Bill. much as to say, Hope
YOU got that. Commissioner. Pretty
good, eh?"
They began to come fast after that,
and Mrs. Speyer, who kept an eye on
ever, team and every horse too. usually
had a word or two Of praise for extra
fine looking horses and a word for the
drivers too. Tom Gilday won a blue
ribbon for the Park Department: Tom
Murray. driving Sam. for the Depart
ment Of Health. For Bellevue Hospital
an ambulance pair named Steven and
Shakey got first honors. while Dick and
iancey won the red ribbon.
Along came the pony class. half q dozen
miniature horses driven by their very
proud boy ownerS. The women In the
stand decided promptly that Edward
Balogli's half portion equine Prince had
10 have the blue ribbbn. One OF the rea-
sons Balogli and his pony got the blue
was that both work for their living. Prince
wasn't just a pleasure pony. He meant
something sven In that parade Of big
workhorses. The red ribbon went 70
The old horses followed. the veterans
that have been pulling trucks over New
Nork's streets for 4 quarter OF q oen-
'ury many Of them. They looked as
clipper and as shiny Of coat as colts, well
fed and well kept all Of them. After a
good deal Of study the judges gave the