The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-28
GLYNN FOR ANNUAL
POLICE CARNIVAL
so Pleased With Exhibition. He
Suggests Making II a
Yearly Affair.
MAYOR FAvORS THE PLAN
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Forty Thousand Cheer Events
of Last Day at Brighton
Rcach Racetrack.
MAYOR FAvORS THE PLAN

CO., flynn. Mayor Mitchell and most
~ tho department Commissioners and
members " the Board OF Estimate were
present Yesterday at the Brighton Beach
racetrack to see the second and last
d1y NJ the police carnival. given for the
purpose Of establishing a fund for i'm
mediate relief Of the widows and families
OF policemen killed in the performance OF
trsr duty.
A, least 10000 other persons, according
N the best guess of members OF the COM
rttee passed through the turnstiles to
-. how entertaining the policeman at
play is And although more than two
thirds Of the spectators had to stand UP all
afternoon for the crowded series Of events
few left before the last race had been
run. Judging by this fact and the fire.
auent bursts OF applause after the events
they enjoyed the carnival thoroughly.
The Governor, Mayor and other public
oiicials all did, and said so. Gov. Glynn
said the show was wonderful that the
finest body Of men and greatest horses
he ever saw were exhibited before him.
He fsvors making the carnival an annual
event until the fund reaches 100000.
Praised by the Mayor.
The Mayor said the carnival was .
splendid success. and he thought the sug-
geston OF making II an annual affair
was good one Mr.. McAneny viewed
a fine display Of physical and disciplin-
sry efficiency, he said. and the depart
ment ought to give similar exhibitions
DOrk ,r,,te
who was the first to suggest the fund and
who gave his suggestion impetus by maxi
ing the initial contribution, and Police
Commissioner Woods thought II would
bs good for the department and good
for the public IL the carnival il repeated
each year.
II will he several days before II is
known how much has been raised. but
the committee announced last night that
It probably will be between $4,000 and
$4,000.
One II the events which attracted most
Interest was the exhibition OF the police
dogs-hve OF them. The dogs were held
IN leash and a man with a hundle--a
burglar, for the purposes of the exhibit
tion-dsrted out of a small house The
dos tugged ana strained and were slipped
from their leashes together. They were
on the blrslar in a minute, tripped him.
him down for their masters.
Exhibition ny Recruits.
Eighty young fellows from the school
or recruits showed how men are trained
physically before they go on post. They
cent through series OF calisthentics and
then. under Lieut.. Charles Schofield
showed the wrestling and jiu jitsu tricks
they have been taught, so they can handle
Violent prisoners. Then they showed Row
10 scale LADDERS against a burning build
Ing. and each OF them bundled another
rookie" on his shoulder and carried him
down the ladder.
Another event showed in action men
who have been on the force twenty five
years or more. II was 100 yard dash
and was won by William McHugh Of
me 27ith precinct against lot OF other
white haired policemen In the time OF
IL As seconds.
Outside Of the dogs and the recruits
the two star events were the drills by
me Honor Legion and the mounted men,
roth az which were repeated from Friday.
The rescue from the back of a runaway
morse Of policeman dressed like a girl
and the rescue OF four women from a
runaway open barouche, which made such
ms on Friday. were also repeated.
Mile a Minute Murphy, who has had
n'@ lessons in aviation and who, IL had
heen arranged. was to give an aeroplane
exhibit on. failed to go up because the
seroplane was sprsined while he was
practising in the morning.
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