The Detroit times., 1910-06-14
catch EN- ALIVE"
BOYS HIT n. !.
After 2,500-Mile Horseback Ride
from Texas Alternately kids"
Gallop Into City.


sons Of Catch. Em-Alive" Jack Aber-
nathy, Oklahoma's mighty wolf hun
ter, swung from the saddles OF their
bronchoes at the Twenty-ninth-st on
trance Of the Hotel Breslin, after
straddling those saddles every foot OF
the $500 miles from Oklahoma.
Their reception must have remind
ed them OF a political 'hurrah" In
thor own state. Though the hour or
their arrival could not be guessed at.
two thousand men, women and boys
throngod Broadway, around Twenty
ninth-st., and when the youngsters
came in sight, their mounts Looping
across town from the Twenty-third-st.
ferry, there was jam that held up
trafic.
Four mounted policemen who had
escorted the boys from the ferry,
waved to them to stop until a path
could be cleared through the crowd.
That took several minutes, but the
curious throng finally fell back few
feet and the procession came on.
eat Temple Was orInnlng.
Louis, aged 10, was the master of
the occasion He refined his pony
close beside that of his 6-year-old
brother Temple, and called out: Come
on. Temp"
Temp wore a grin almost as broad
as his wide-brimmed hat He Is fat
but that isn't much. He had on a
black rubber coat that hid even his
legs. Louis wore corduroy breeches
and q moleskin coat.
AS they drew up to the curb they
hesitated about what to do. The spec
tators were cheering and the boys de-
meanor suddenly changed to one OF
fright But the scare, a sort OF stage
fright, was brief
woman In evening dress, who had
run out of the hotel when the boys
arrival was announced. pushed her
way to Temple and grabbed him. He
fell off into her arms and she kissed
him. The boy plainly showed his dis
pleasure at that Louis waved his
whip. got her attention and admon-
ished her:
Look out! Temp charged woman
two bits for doing that In Washing
ton"
"oh. It's ali right" laughed the
woman. I'm from Texas
Totes Younger on Shoulder.
At this point Catch EN- Alive
Jack" Alternately reached the horses
and picked up Temple. Lifting the
youngster to his shoulder he started
into the hotel Four men hoisted Louis
and trotted inside with him. A porter
took the horses and led them of to a
livery stable. Louis's mount was en-
tirely over its lameness, the seventy
FIVE miles jaunt from Wilmington to
Trenton apparently having cured the
ailment. The animals were lean, but
showed no apparent sign Of their
fifty.six day plod over $500 miles.
Their long necks hung in true bronco
manner, but they stood flatfooted and
walked away briskly to the stable.
Jack" Alternately fairly ran through
the corridor with his younger son and
the volunteer bearers followed him
with the other boy. They went up to
the rooms their father has occupied
when awaiting their arrival.
The first thing Temple said when he
got upstairs away from the crowd
was:
How about the eats?"
"I'll take hay for mine" said Louis,
but I'll lie down in 1t instead of eat.
Ing It,"
When they reached New Brunswick
on the first leg OF their last duy's
journey, the boys father, who had met
them In Trenton. and then returned to
this city by train, talked with them
by telephone. He became bit ner.
vous as the hours passed. He told
several men In the Breslin that he
hoped nothing would happen on the
last day. He had set his heart on
having his sons greet Col. Roosevelt
next week, and he didn't want to give
the Rough Rider a chance to say to
the boys:
"I'm sorry you didn't succeed" or
better luck next time"
Alternately wanted 10 show the man
he had taught TO catch wolves with
his hands that there was no such word
as fail In the Alternately family diction.
airy. When he heard over the phone
that both boys and horses were In
good condition he told them to get q
good luncheon and come on.
( Their father met them In Jersey
City. He had taxicab and when
Temple spied it he shouted to his
father:
"Wil | ride In that tomorrow?
| Assured that he would he added
Don't forget II. pop
! O nthe ferry boat friend OF Aber
nathy gave each boy huge bunch oil
flowers. The lads carried them all
the way TO the Breslin. They dis
mounted once nthe boat to 60 out
on the front end and look at the sky
scrapers. Louis asked the old ques
ton about the buildings being built on
"a hill.
/ Before the ferry boat reached It's
slip at Twenty-third-st. the boys were
back In the saddle. A throng was a,
the ferry house to meet them and they
were chcered. There the mounted
polio rode up and Jack" Alternately
called to his boys to follow the police
men. He went on ahead to the hotei
They rode through Twenty-third-s st
to Seventhave. and down that thor
oughfare to Twenty-ninth-st where
they turned east and headed for the
Breslin. Many in the crowd at the
ferry went along with the boys to the
hotel. Temples mount didn't like the
elevated trains but "Tenep" tuggec
away on the reins and the animal de
cided TO behave. Although only ST,
II was apparent that Temple was mas
ter OF horsefiesh.