New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-31
WORK HORSES ON PARADE
1900 Compete for Prizes in the
Fifth Avenue Procession.
SALUTE FOR MRS. sPEYER
One Driver, Disappointed AZ
Honorable Mention" Throws
Away Envelope with 81.

Robert Proddick. driver for the American
Hard Rubber Company. and his fourteen
vear-od horse Sargent were o proud pair
yesterday The fifth annual work horse
parade was halted at least ten minutes
when they reached tine reviewing stand At
the Worth Monument in Madison Square
Hat IN hand. the old man stood bowling
I'm his wagon while the horse lovers in the
reviewing stand clapped and clapped, and
Mrs. James Speyer. president of the New
York Womens League for Animals, an
nounced Broddick's claims TO distinction
He's dean Of the veteran drivers class
has been IN the service Of one company
thirty-one years and has driven Sargent
ten years." she cried
She kept Sargent and his driver there so
long that the horse behind became Jealous
and tossed his head with a loud neigh in
protest.
II Robert Broddick was a happy man
Frank hurry wasn't. hurry drove Ned
and DAN a team Of crean-coored horses
belonging 10 the Columbia Shade Cloth
Company. For some reason the Judges
didn't consider them worthy Of anything
more than the pale-biue rosette which
means highly commended; and 81
prize Murry flushed darkly as the en-
velope containing the prize was handed up
10 him.
These horses have been workin' eleven
years an never had touch Of the whip
yet an all We get IS highly com
mended.'" he cried out. Take your
PRIZE won't have it," Crumbling it up,
he flung it to the ground. and ratified off
with his beloved Ned and Dan.
The horses were in fine fettle Nineteen
hundred of them there were three hun
dred more than the parade had last year
The parade started from Washington
Square promptly ar 10 o'clock and was
three hours passing the reviewing stand
The horses of the city departments came
first in the line and a pretty sight II was
when the mounted men Of the Police De-
partment lined Up in front of the review
ing stand
When the riders raised their clubs in
salute to Mrs. Speyer the horses shook
their heads as if they We're saluting. too.
The traffic squad was represented by sew
eral divisions. and among the prize uin-
ners we're Sergeant William Cavanagh,
who carried off blue ribbon with his
nineteen year-old horse Gordon. Sergeant
DominiCk Hooks. with eighteen-year-old
Telephone. and Patrolmen James Byrne
and John Smith. whose horses. Harry and
Poacher are tWenty-three and twenty
two years old. respectively All the blue
ribbon winners IN these classes got not
only the ribbon but a Speyer silver medal
as well.
Some OF the drivers had protected their
horses from possible sunstroke by putting
hats on them. Baby. a blue ribbon winner.
driven by John Steen. looked especially
rakish In a red and white lid Of the poke
bonnet style.
The two veterans IN the old horses"
classes were F. Eckenroth e. Sons Charley
and the Curtiss- Blaisdell Companys Billy,
each thirty-siX years old. The Curtlss-
Blaisdell team Of five white horses carried
off a blue ribbon for the fourth time since
the workhorse parade was inaugurated.
There was one pathetic touch when the
teams OF the Mutual Mix and Cream Com
pany came along Billy and Jake. fine
horses. so fine as 80 take blue ribbon,
were quite blind When the prize was
LANDED UP 10 William Meinke. their driver.
they turned their sightless ewes toward the
reviewing stand as II wondering what all
the chee ring was about.
Most Of the ribbons carried money prizes
with them-the blue ribbons s.. the red s.
and SO on down More than 5000 was
given away In this manner.
Prizes were given 10 drivers for length
Of service and condition Of horses Robert
Broddick carried off the highest one. t25.
Among those I'm the reviewing stand were
Mrs. CadWalader Jones and Miss BeatriN
Jones Mrs Foxhall Keene. Mrs g. 9.
Cuvler Miss Elsie Dc Wolfe. Or Thomas
Darlington. Commissioner Edwards of
the street Cleaning Department. Colonel
Wagstaf. Mrs. Clifford r Harmon Mr.
and Mrs James w Wadworth. ir. Mrs
Charles +. Proctor, John u. Crimmns
Miss Elsie Janis. Mrs Charles Y. Flint
Mrs Gordon Knox Bell and Miss Maria de
Barril
Mrs Speyer was chief 81 the committee
OF arrangement and handed down the
prizes There was another stand filled
with the friends OF the drivers