The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-09-08
BY Carlton Ten Eyck.
written for the Unietd Press)

by VuTitOH I'll EyChs
written for the Unietd Press)
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The horse is
coming back. In all sections of New
York, especially on Broadway and
Fifth avenue the horse-drawn vehicle,
public and private, is coming into its
own again. The novelty of the auto
mobile is wearing aft along with the
price and people who ride for plea
sure are turning back to mans tried
and true equine friend.
With the horse the hanson cab is
coming into favor again, and they may
be seen now in large numbers before
all the big hotels and at the public
hack stands. Five times as many horse
cabs are in evidence now in New York
as were used even such short time as
year ago. Women shoppers especial
ly seem to prefer them to automobiles,
and pleasure drivers in Central park
and on Riverside Drive now use horse
vehicles more than formerly. There
are not SO many horses to be seen as
before the days of the motor, of course,
and there never will be again, but the
automobile as a recreation vehicle is
steadily giving ground to the horse.
Low Neck Yict0rias.
Along that part of Broadway known
as the Clipper Tenderloin," may be
seen great many one-horse victorias
of the type colloquially known as low
neck" and "sea-going" hacks, most of
them driven by negroes. They are in
nocent enough in appearance, as they
stand invitingly near the hotels OF pass
slowly up and down the street, close
to the curb seeking fares, but nearly
all of them are in the employ of the
"half-world' Their drivers are in
league with women of the street, pick
pockets, and keepers of the Tenderloin
resorts. Of course if these hack-driv-
ers nick up men or women living in
New York who merely want to be driy-
en- home from the theatre or to home
restaurant, they are decorous enough,
but usually the jehus angle for strang-
ers. A little story from life Will Illus
trate the ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain" in which these
predatory night hacks have the heath
en- Chinee" backed off the boards and
gasping for air.
A Young man from somewhere out
west. stood at the corner OF Forty
third street idly watching the sights OF
the Great White Way and wishing visit
fully that he were part of the gay
and rollicking night swirling past him.
vet not knowing exactly how to go
about it.
Along came one of the inviting vic
torias, with it's low seat, rolling Slowly,
alluringly close to the curb, its rubber
tires silent and soothing, "keb, SUM-?
drawled the negro respectfully, touch
ing his top hat of straw
The youth thought that mack
ride would surely give him a little
taste of the excitement he craved, ana
he climbed into the vehicle. Where
10 Sinh? oueried the negro kid ITO the
Park" ordered the stranger airily.
They drove up Broadway and in the
glaring white lights before several
cafes saw numerous young women
wearing slit, diaphanous and x-ray
gowns with sheer grey hose.
wouldn't you like lively compan-
ion for your rider" asked the black
man inpratiatingly, and the JOY rider
believed he would. The negro explain
ed that the women on the street were
suspicious and not to be relied upon
but he knew several nice young girls,
any one of whom would be glad to
ride with the young man.
The drove into a side street and
white man hoped Familiarity into the
hack without waiting for it to stop and
explained that he was the employer
of the negro driver, that he owned a
bunch of hacks and was always on the
lob to see that his patrons had good
time and were respectfully treated.
mo rough SCull SCeS III NY Cal iS'o0o,
he declared affably.
The stranger thought it compl1-
ment that the owner of all the hacks
should single him out for attention and
together they visited several houses,
where the younth bought drinks at one
dollar for each person and inspected
various women whom his companion
called. Of course none of them were
1oung and the man from the west re-
used to drive in the park with any OF
hem.
At the mans suggestion they started
IF down Broadway for place further
lway and the sowner" suggested that
he joy rider pay him then for the hack,
lis charge being only one dollar. That
truck the westerner as being reas-
nable enough and again he felt COM
limented. He produced the dollar and
ipped his companion off as to the
lace where he carried his wallet. Half
block further his wallet was in the
1an's possession and he secs
ciend." He left the young man but
ssured that the negro would take him
, the right place. Soon they stopped