The sun., 1915-06-27

Chariot Race and Rescue OF
Beautiful Ladies Only a
Part of Programme.

A. soon as the sun got through pout-
ing yesterday and made up its mind TO
prevent the precipitation OF any more
moisture the police carnival began to
run its kaleidoscope course at the
Brooklyn Jockey Club racetrack at
Gravesend
Matter or fact persons would say
that ii was the second annual games
OF the honor roll relief fund Of the
Police Department to aid the widows
and orphans OF the members OF the
force killed in the performance OF duty.
But post impressionists would say
3S.0 present sunshine and straw hats ,
blue coats. brass buttons and brass
bands noculated with the holiday germ
OF merriment; runaway horses and
rescued babies burglars and woman
alone in the house--help! po-leece -
guns and rat-a-tat-tat: smile and be-
hind ii Comm sioner Woods wild West
ecstasies and Roman chariot races in
the Street Cleaning Departments can
wagons
BY the time the programme of events
achieved No. -. which was the 100
yard chariot race, the spectators had
given the capacity Of the two tiers OF the
grand stand the highest hattery 1t has
lawn in front and jammed deep against
the rail on both sides OF the track. Com
missioner Woods and his deputies Dock
Commissioner Smith, Magistrate Me-
Adoo and OF er guests of the Police Com
missioner were beaming happily from
the judges stand, which had got into
the metamorphosis OF a gayly decorated
reviewing pavilion.
BEN Hur Outdoue.
And then. along midway in the events
came the great chariot race, never
dreamed OF IN Ben Hur's philosophy.
There were fifteen entries OF three men
teams Each team consisted OF tw,
policemen as horses ard one as the
whiplashing driver. who rode in the
chariot. which was one OF those little
skeleton carts which hold the dust cans
the street sweepers push along ahead
OF them. The horses" took hold Of q
long pole attached to the improvised
chariot and thus provided the motor
power.
When the identity OF the chariots be-
came krown-ard II didn't take long
the crowd sent up a shout OF approval
because that's what crowds at sucn
goinFs on are supposed to do. and In
spector Dillon declared II was fine civic
specimen Of departmental cooperation
They're off Down the track came the
painting steeds and their merciless
drivers. and on and on--except the team
that lost It's grip on the chariot and left
chariot and driver sprs wing in the dust
until they flashed across the finish
line with the detective bureaus team
winning ny a prominent nose. Just as
the horses detectives Frank Creamer
and Anthony Grieco, pulled their chariot
into victory one OF the wheels came on
the vehicle and upset the driver, De-
tective Jerome Murphy. giving the race =
truly medieval gusto. The time was
Is and o-5 seconds. Traffic C's team
finished second
No. II was A half mile horse race,
won by Mounted Policeman Bridegroom,
who no sooner swept across the finish
line than the two | pound guns OF
field battery began to bark like real
dogs Of war. notifying the world that
sham battle was beginning. Three
companies OF policemen. composing the
veteran battalion. advanced across the
lnfeld and captured the field pieces and
the defending force at the other end.
II was then that the rat-a-tat-tat OF
the rifles came like drum beats and the
policeman soldiers fired their nifty or
sixty rounds Of ammunition, while the
Founders sent hundred shells OF
shrapnel bursting all over the big en-
closure, killing and wounding seventy
five men--theoretically. The wounded.
anyway, fell with enough picturesque
antics TO satiate the most callous ad-
mirer OF Charlie Chaplin.
And. speaking Of moving pictures, a
movie company staged a scene from
drama right in front OF the reviewing
stand. with Police Commissioner Woods
leaning over the rail to shake the hand
of a brave policeman lwho was only an
actor policeman), while beautiful he
roine ,movie) stood beside the Com
missioner and looked soulfully at the
hero cop.
Recruits In Undershirts.
In other events policemen rode at
what is termed breakneck speed and
pulled women from the backs of runa-
way horses or picked up babies or
rode three horses Roman style. Recruits
from the police training school came out
IN athletic undershir's-muchr more hardy
looking than the young men who wear
those same shirts IN the street car
advert!sements-and showed how they
scale m fire esCa""o Of knock a re-
resisting prisoner down.
on stage across from the grand stand
appeared the interior OF hOusp-only
scenery of course--and suspicious
LOOKING man entered that house through
window. He was A burglar. He had
just started to gIir evidence of his pro-
turned from somewhere. What are you
doing there? lie seized her and she
screamed, fc stripped the jewels from
her hands and fled She blew police
whistle and d ponceman and police
aOG appeared, The dog took 4 reison-
able snin of the cap the burglar mad lef'
behind and followed the hurSlar 10 his
hdins place up the r1cctrack. attacking
the culprit, who was patrolman Riley Of
the liza precinct IN Disguise. with more
Ner.slmlitude than the theoretical bur-
glar expected. Mrs, BESSIE Ryan of
Fla'hush PLAYED the part Of the womah
OF the robbed house.
'f course ther" we're other events
which pu forward strong claims TO
tiPh ft'or, because the policemen on
tered into tn CarnNal with such vim
thai '.-h' %! tH"r We're injured aud re-
'ei'cd treatment ~ IA" field hospital
t'"'S Imec women tainted nom the
"sc.t'ni'r'. Bu' nevertheless many Of
fhe reslts have :" !r sHmnJr.srd,
$50 rsrd Run. Hardicap topcn 20 city
r'ptr, n"n'sI--N an r' Iohn + Honnhsn
IRE Dsnartmsn'. DAVID Gold man E,I,,,
eeona! Department. second. Samuel Eel.