The sun., 1916-12-19
OLD POLICE HORSES
RESCUED BY WOMEN
They Crowd Out Junkmen to
Pension Veterans Of the
Mounted Service.
LOUGHL1N GOES TO RIDER
Mrs.. Ulysses Kibbe and f. p.
Crissman Buy Him for
Patrolman Wendell.

Ask the police horses TO tell you The
lucky number and with on accord they
Win neigh 'Thirtssnw
Wasn't "is" in big black figures
pasted on the flank Of Looshiin. that
noble veteran Of the Central Park squad.
when he was led out yesterday at the
stables Of Fiss. Doerr D Carroll. at iSS
East Twenty.fourth street. along with
twenty.fo other members Of the equine
'Anest" put up at auction because they
are no longer young enough to serve
With those who guard h New York
trafhc? And didn't, Mrs. Ulysses Kibbe.
president Of Bide-a-wec. and r. p. Crisis
man, . retired real estate dealer. COM
tine TO bid In Loughiln and present him
Ia ratrolman John L. Wendell, who In
Msmory Of the days they have belonged
together to the Police Department 10
setng to pension him on on . Long
faand farm. where ne will have nothing
to do but crop the sweetest Of grass and
dream Of the children who admired his
siessy coat in Central Park and Of the
runaways he has stopped?
With hslf the junk dealers Of the East
Side there to bid on the horses, Loushlin,
with as" on his flank. was saved.
ether veterans Get Coed Homes.
Four more Of the twenty-five worn out
peiicc horses that were sold have reason
70 give thanks over their oats to-day.
Raymond, who has served the depart.
mont seventeen years: Midnight. Chip.
. gallant old fellow II he has got .
SPAWN. n Hickory. with eighteen years
Of service on his honorable discharge
papers. all Of these were bid in for senti-
mental reasons. Raymond and Midnight
were bought by Bide-a-wee and will
end their days peacefully at the farm for
-decrepit. aged n homeless animals
which that society has at wantagh. Long
Island.
Mrs. Kate q. Warner, acting for the
New York Women's League for Animals,
bid SIS On Hickory and got him. Mrs.
Louis Smith. = member Of the league.
took n look at the SPAWN on Chips on
hind foot and bid him in for $50.
"why. he an hardly walk :" she o..
claimed. "Tt would DO abominAble to
put him before q psdler's cart. shall
nave him doctored up and pension him
on a farm. and maybe he can have some
PEARS Of comfort yet"
Hard Days for Others.
The old stables IN East Twenty.tourth
street were a melancholy sight yester.
day TO those who love horses Of the
trahic squad. love their shining coats
ana arching necks and proud mien.
Through the narrow lane left by the
hordes Of dealers and junkmen, men
who gased at the animals with the
shrewd eyes OF men who know no use
for a horse hut to take every ounce OF
strength there is In him. the beautiful
creatures were led one by one, their
eyes filled with terror at tho pounding
Of the auctioneer's club on the rail be.
fore him, the crack Of the negro stable.
mans whip on their TANKS. and their
knowledge. born OF that sixth sense ami.
mails have. that something had gone
wrong in their lives.
Their coats, once kept like satin BY
the officers h bestrode them, had be.
come rough since they were dropped
from the service. They were in the dis.
card. Father Knickerbocker had done
with them. and because Of a provision
In the charter which says that all dis.
earded property OF the city must b<
knocked down at public auction-be,
cause also the city Won't spend thu
money TO pension its faithful four legged
oervants as 1t pensions two legged one.
: they werc at the mercy OF fate
Rstireneat Of LoushNn,
But Patrolman Wendell was one of,
Ger who had determined that the hors,
; which had carried him should neve
. draw a junkman's cart There wcr,
other men in the police department VII,
couldn't bear to see their favorites pu
10 such hardship. and they had inter
,. estcd women who care for animals. ant
: - In the noisy crowd Of dealers yester
day there was the unusua sight Of wei
dressed women who stood near the auc
~tioneer's block and bid with eager voices
bid not with an eye to the horse tina
had the most work left in him but tn,
|. horse h a was Oldest and most in noe,
Of q home.
Patrolman Wendell was on hand earl,
and went to Loughlin's stall to tell hin
Good morning. old chap. don't los
heart. the ladics'M save U.S." Loughlin
Of whose charms Is his courtesy
nickered softly for good morning an,
} nuzzlcd In Wcndcll's pocket for the trea
, he has always found there.
In spite Of his faith in the womel
wendelrs face grew anxious as Tough
J, lin was led into the ring. Auctionee
John Evans smiled and spoke q litti
plea for tho old fellow. asking the deal
srs to keen hands off.
Plea of the Auctioneer.
Ties t%wenty-nine years old ne
served the Police Department twenty
three years." tho auctloneer sail
'There's a bunch Of ladies' here want
= TO give him a good home. He's too oil
for you let tho ladies have him."
Jaw. OATS right" said a burly fello'
with a hooked nose. and the dealers keT
stll when q bid a demanded. ThrouE
; . Misunderstanding between Bide-a-Ws
representatives n Mr.. Crissmai
neither OF whom knew the other wante
I%-oughlin for his old master, the prit
was run up to $50. Bide-a-Wee an
Mr.. Crissman shared the cost betwee
them. but It was Mrs. Kibbe who ha
the pleasure Of presenting Loughlin
, Wendell.
!, 'Loughlin shall never do q stroke
! work." exclaimed Wendell. a kind face
J outstanding young freshman. lie got Il
J old horse into the runway and threw h
!, arms around his neck. swallowing har
! III the ladies and Mr.. Crlssms
hadn't saved him I'd have taken son
of my salary to do It," he said. "
would have broker Loughlin's heart
90 between shafts. I'm going to ser
him to my brothcr-in-law's farm
Northport. and maybe he'll be tellir