New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
crowd of 10000 at Field
Day Impressed by War
Lesson 1t Teaches.
COMMISSIONER HALTS
HONEYMOON FOR 1T
Comes Back from Wedding Tour
10 Review Display of the
Mems Proves.

There wasn't much sham about the
,b,m battle for hundreds of the 10000
,,,e,ators who watched yesterdays
,o,iee field day, FOR the benefit Of fami-
lies Of policemen killed in the perform
,,ee Of duty, at the old Sheepshesd
Bay rscetracS
Many who sSw the performance have
i,.h,rs. sons. brothers or sweethearts
IN amr, or on the way 70 the border,
and the picture in the dust of the in
Geld was sometimes unpleassntly real.
Where last year the same men and
ronen we're moved 10 meriment when
q, poli.sman-soldier was wounded" or
Killed in the battle, yesterday each
soldiers fall was marked by a quick
intake Of breath. and as the dying"
and dead" were carried past the
,-.pSstsnd the laughter of last year
vas sapplsnteG by subdued applause.
Army Gsrb Helps.
The spirit that so noticesbly Cripped
he spectators was augmented by the
work Of policemen in the uniforms Of
arny regulars. These men have just
completed s fortnight's course OF prsc-
neal military training at Fort Wsds-
worth. Staten Island, and their only
Identification as New York policemen
were the department shields pinned 10
their shirts.
Bat one accident marked what was
undoubtedly the most successful field
6sv bv the department. A department
automobile turned over back of the
grs7dstan6. seriously iDjuring Patrol
man Doyle and Albert Schlafke, IN the
car with him. Not evern Commissioner
Woods knew Of the mishap, however,
rrrl after the men had been taken 10
Couey Island Hospital.
long before the last OF the vast
.Hroug was seated IN the grsndstand
p j. Conway. president of the Irish
American Athletic Club, who was the
oHcIsi referee. started the programme
that .a tWo performances swelled the
widows and childrens' fund by approx
mste,r $4,000. Running through a Sc
res ~ athletic events, the work OF the
po,ice dogs was reached. They aroused
the audience by the remarkable intelii-
rsace displayed in Che capture OF two
thieves who had knocked down
woman, impcrsonated by policeman,
unconscious. The thieves had left be-
hind Two caps. and the dogs traced
them By scent
Every eye in the grandstand was
.urned on the field when the first gun
IN inc sham battle was hTed. As the
three companies Of the veteran bat
.a.ion slowly advanced across the field
IN skirmish order against field bat
tery al the otler end Of the field, men
and women, breathless, arose IN their
seats
Nearing the enemy, many Of the vet
cran battalion fell, but relentlessly
they pushed forward until the guns OF
'ht field battery were silenced and
the Stars and Stripes run up, amid the
deafeaing applause Of the spectators.
The battle introduced the use Of bombs
that destroyed part Of the enemy's de-
fences and several pieces OF field ar
-llsry.
The most effective part Of the bat
lie was the 81 ork Of the Ambulance
Corps. Each % the wounded" was
5sndsged and hustled away in bicycle
smbulances, and those who had been
slain were left on the field, to be
cared FOR later.
Memorial Services Held.
A number Of feats by mounted men
70 demonstrate various cavalry forma-
tons and exhibitions Of the work Of
irsfc men IN stopping runaways were
followed by the services for police
men who have died. led by Commits
sioner Woods, Acting Commissioner
Cooley, Chief Inspector Schmittber-
ger and the staff of inspectors and
captains.
In the reviewing stand was Com
missioner Woods, who is still OFF duty
and on his honeymoon. He was &C
eompanied by MS bride and her moth
e., Mrs. ". p. Hamilton. Mrs. Woods
I'D not miss an item on the pro-
gamme. Il was her first glimpse at
the policemen In real action, and, as
she kept moving from one side Of the
stand 70 the other TO see IL all she
could only say. "Wonderful!" MAR
ysllous'" and ITS the most surpris-
ing exhibition 7 ever saw In my life"
The Commissioner was silent, but
MS whole bearing reflected his Of
EXPIRE ed opinion, They're the finest
body Of men in the world, bar none"
With the Commissioner was Acting
Commissioner Cooley, Deputy Com
missioner Frank Lord and his father,
who Is visiting the city; Deputy Com
missioner Guy Scull. Henry J. Case,
secretary 20 Commissioner Woods, and
borough President Marks
The Police Department, Fire Depart
nent and Street Cleaning Department
furnished the musical programme, and
iPstrolmaB Barney Goldstein, Of the
last SiXty-seventh Street station,
noted for his tenor voice, sang several
popular ballads.
The sporting pages Of The Tribune
ms morning give a complete account
aud the summaries of the athletic
events nf fho fold daw