New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-22
POLICE READY FOR
BIG TWO-DAY SHOW
Old Brighton Beach Track
Will Come to Life Again
Friday and Saturday.
EXHIBITION MAY EARN
HERO FUND 100000
MANY Prizes Offered and Woods
Arranges for Whole Force
to See the Fun.

The police athletic carnival on Friday
and Saturday afternoons this week at the
old Brighton Beach racetrack promises to
be the biggest holiday event in the his
tory Of the department. With the eyes of
half their fellow officers fixed on them,
picked athletes. horsemen, motorcycllsts
and aviators-yes, aviators-on the force
will furnish thrillers for the crowd all
for the benefit of the police hero fund.
All the arrangements are made now,
and the big committee, made up of heads
Of the city departments, can make def
mite announcements. There will be a full
prog. anime of field events, in which
Olympic stars and worlds champions will
participate There will be bicycle, motor
cycle and horse races. Champion athletes
also from the New York Athletic Club
and Irish-American Athletic Club will
perform.
There will be exhibitions by the police
themselves. Chief among these events
will be drill and parade by a picked bat
talon Of the Honor Legion, which will be
inspected by Governor Glynn and Gov
ernor Tener of Pennsylvania. This bat
TALON will also perform the riot forma-
ton, street column, the wheel, the star
and other evolutions. Chief Inspector
Schmittberger will command the bat
talon.
Drills by picked squadrons Of mounted
police will give variety TO the programme.
The police band will play. Even the
canine members Of the department will
take part Inspector George r. Wakefield
will have charge of this feature and will
superintend exhibitions of thief catching
by police dogs. Perhaps the most sem
sational feature of the carnival will be
the catching Of runaway horses by
mounted men and by uniformed patrol
men on foot. Saddle horses ridden by
women" and open carriages with pas
sengers will be used in connection with
this feature. There will also be novelty
race between a mounted patrolman ana
a motorcycle policeman.
The climax of the two days carnival
will be the pursuit and capture Of sup
posed burglar in an automobile by the
famous "Mle-a- Minute Murphy" who
will use an aeroplane for the purpose
Trophies for the various events have been
donated by the newspapers, and special
prizes have been offered by prominent
citizens. Practically every department
store and hotel in the city is co-operat-
ing with the committee by placing tickets
on sale and by advertising the carnival
In order to prevent the slightest sus-
picion of anything improper, Commits
sioner Wood has ruled that no policeman
shall be permitted TO sell tickets for the
carnival.
I've are not willing to give possible
excuse for criticism" said the Commits
sioner yesterday. I'VE want TO make the
policeman realize that the town is with
him and that he will receive stanch sup
port when he tries to do right We want
him 10 feel that the support of our clti-
zens is given to the loyal police officer
lust as strongly as the disloyal one is
condemned"
As good scheme TO advertise the car
nival. Commissioner Woods has hit upon
the plan of having stereopticon screens
exhibited in moving picture theatres TINS
week announcing the event. large
number OF TIE theatres have volunteered
to exhibit such screens.
Interest among the members OF the
department is keen. and in order TO make
certain that every policeman shall have
an opportunity TO witness the sports
Commissioner Woods has arranged 10
excuse one half of the uniformed force
from duty on each of the two days tha'
the sports are held.
Commissioner Woods is confident that
ths carnival will realize at least slO'o'o
in net receipts.
Yesterday afternoon Commissioned
Woods made public the contents of let
ter which he had received from Mayor
Mitchell containing a personal check FOL
The carnival fund. The letter said in
part
May take this opportunity to assure
Won that the men as force have my
whole hearted sympathy in this move
mont? In times past they have taken
unon themselves the entire burden oil
providing quick relief for the widows
and orphans of their comrades who have
died in the performance of duty 1t is
high time that the city should claim the
privilege OF sharing the responsibility.
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