The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-02
THIS JOLLY DOG MAY
Be mrs. HARRIMAN'S
If II Is. Catcher Hope, For
Reported Reward
Of $50.
CHASES IN CENTRAL. PARK
Police Say Little Terrier J.,
equity" From Being
With Squirrels.
CHASES IN CENTRAL PARK

A little white Scotch terrier w.t.. blaci,
spot covering his starhoard quarter and
fancy silver collar around hs neck
peeped out from beh,nd Il bush near the
West Drive in Central park about opposite
Eighty second street yesterday afternoon
and waited. lii the offing were n squad
Of Lieut.; Cowboys mounted runaway
c!asers, some Two dozen aurs ema!ds a
score OF children, park attendants and
just plain people, all with eyes peeled for
that little white and hlacl, bundle Of k.uky
stun 10 start solnethink.
They didn't wait long. Pretty soon
there MAS IL wild. scramble among the
uursema!ds and dogs and nurs-s and Nor
dashed down the drive In the direction uf
ey-nty-second street. The lit,lc white
dog kept the lead. Molnentarily he looked
back with "A grlnning look at his gaining
pursuers. Then suddenly ne slipped To
the side. dartej arouni tt tree and tore up
the drive again. straight 10 III. bush h."
went. among the rocks high over the walk
and painting policemen took up their sics.
once more.
Policeman says He's Crazy.
THAT dsried fool dog is crazy. That's
all there n TO II. sergeant" said Policeman
Grossberg-r Two chased him all over
the park for a month and now ! give II up.
The nut Is Il nut from associating with
squirrels. don't see how Mrs. Y. Borden
Hartman ever kept him at home at ALL
She can have the $50 reward Cor all I'm
concerned. I'm only chasing him for his
own good anyhow, and not for the fun OF
the thing
Nobody knows whether or not the dog
really belongs to Mrs. Hartman, because
nobody ever gets near enough TO examine
the collar. Some one started a report that
the dog IS hers, but Mrs Hartman vas In
Washington yesterday and could not be
reached. Neither could the dog. which IL
having the time of its young life with
every one who goes near tn. lower wcs,
end or the reservoir, All sorts of schemes
have been laid t. capture II and the re.
ported reward Of $50. but the terrier APP
parently does not like the blue uniform
however well intentoncd ITS owner rrr,y
be-
According to some Of the daily chas-rs
the dog has been loos. IN the park for
nearly a month, Others say only "a few
days. How he came cannot be- told
exactly Policeman Van Kirk of the Ar
senai squad spotted him first, recognized
him az valuable hound" and decided
10 land him. He was still decided that way
yesterday, but having exhausted all known
metnOds VI capture from just plain tempt
ing with meat tn "a lasso. he is now un-
decided between climbing a tree over tho
animals favorite bush and suddenly drop
ping his we'll known .37 pounds avor-
dupois during one Of the sly peeps or
settling a regular trap for the dog.
strategy Again Fails.
Yesterday morning Van Kirk though,
lie saw woman pattlng the fugitive on
the black spot. BY the time he reached
tho spot---not tho black one--she had
gone. He corralied another and shocked
her with the request please. madame,
II you will go up to that bush and pat
that dog gently until ! can steal up
behind you and grab him. YOU will bs
comforting favor upon the police OF the
park" She was game. but the dog was
not. When she reached the bush he was
looking down from higher perch among
the rockR
That's the situation. Every day since
tho siege has been on the nursemaids
bring chunks of meat from the family
larders to tempt tho dog With these and
rabbits. according to the besiegers, he Is
we'll fed. but he never approaches tho
bait until the batter has thrown 1t TO him
and gone away disappointed. Grossberger
says the dog Is becoming III and will soon
ant out OF his hand without any trouble
OF firing him out by chases up and down
tho drive Tor the amusement Of all but
the chasers.
Maybe that's 70 but II stu remains to