The sun., 1919-07-20
10000 BRAVE RAIN
AT POLICE GAMES
Ignore Downpour While Air
mems, Soldiers and Cops
Feats Thrill Them.
CADETS WIN APPLAUSE
Parachute Jump From Speed
ing Airplane Makes Crowd
Hold Its Breath.

IL was 10 De expected tnat no new
York cop would mind the weather. 1t.
seemed almost too much to expect that
10000 OF the cops friends wouldn't
mind II. But such was the case yes
terday. For 10000 trundled one way or
another TO the Sheepshead Bay Speed
way and sat there for three hours, right
out in the middle OF what most of them
agreed was the wettest day in history
and not thing in the whole lot to help
a man with wet feet, not a drop of It
anywhere in sight. II Doc Copeland has
new epidemic OF nu on his hands he
can blame 1t on 2.75.
Aside from the weather-and the
Mayors going to write letter TO Jupi-
ter Pluvius about that--the games were
completely successful. For a few min
utes 1t rained airplanes on the field as
the squadrons from Hazlehurst Field
dropped over. The mounted cops. the
cops afoot. the motorcyclists. the sprin-
ters and the murders. the gymnasts from
the training school and soldiers and
birdmen gave the crowd thrill after
thrill. Even the treacly rain and mist
couldn't dampen the enthusiastic ap-
proval of the stunts.
Rain Starts EARLY.
But 1t rained persistently and insinu-
atingly, almost steadily, from the time OF
about the third event on the programme
The crowd sought shelter beneath the
upper tier OF the grand stand and be-
meath the stand itself but found the
shelter a snare and a delusion. The only
differences between standing out in the
open and under the grand stand were
that in the open the drops were small
and many and came fresh from the skies
while under the so-called shelter they
came large and many and favored with
peanut hulls, tulle hats and shoe polish
II was a tough day on tulle hats and
shoe polish, not to mention white skirts
and stockings. The Mayor seemed tc
have an advance tip on the weather. fol
he wore his second best suit and laid
aside the conventional stovepipe for q
last years straw hat The Mayor got ir
his work for the day. however. away
from the rain. For the first time ir
many moons he made a speech without a
manuscript, at the luncheon In the Wal
dorf which preceded the games. He al
lowed that Commissioner Dickie Enrigh
the Mayor didn't call him Dickie-wa.
the best Police Commissioner New Yorl
ever had. The statement was applaudec
uproariously by the 400 men and womer
guests. A keen observer OF affairs whf
was present ventured to guess. neverthe
less that many Of the applauders were
Mr.. Enrights own hired hands.
The luncheon, a delightful one with
no other speeches, was the mystery af
fair of the day. The hosts name wa:
kept scrupulously secret There strollet
about the room at various times, how
ever. various of the millionaire deputies
iv Ion1i1a f>npafynIs ionAr'S ofic,. NJ
suspicion pointed strongly at several OF
them. Not the least suspect! was Col
Jefferson De Mont Thompson. respenden'
in blue uniform and black Sam Browne
belt of the aviation police reserve
At the games the honors of the day
were shared between the coplets from
the training school and the avietors
The nedgling bulls marched out on L
the track in what the writers call ser
ried phalanx. Then they lined up, stacked
arms. stripped of their blouses to revea
some 500 pairs OF stout shoulders IL
ath-a-letic underwear, and went through
a gymastic drill that had the crowd oil
it's feet cheering most of the time. Th
900 moved as one and they did thing
with their 1.-THE young bodies that woult
make an old man with rheumatism
SILVER
FROM speeding
The aviators, despite the bad weather
pulled everything in their repertoire
Their stunts eliminated when Lieut.
Downs leaped from an airplane pilote'
by Lieut. Mitchell 1000 feet in the air
For three sickening seconds his bod
turned over and over. legs and arm
sprawling. Then a white silk parachut
flashed magically open above him and h
drifted to the track while the crow
cheered The plane had climbed in wild
circles to the proper altitude with Lieu
Downs sitting jauntily on the outer edg
OF one OF the wings, letting his fee
dangle in space. Another plane pursue
II and a movie man cranked busilI
catching the daring Jumper at the mo
ment OF his leap, when his parachut
opened. and following him until he ha
landed safely on the edge OF the ia
banked turn OF the speedway.
Deputy Police Commissioner Walli.
who presided at the luncheon in tn
Waldorf. announced that there would b
no speeches. But he introduced to tn
audience each OF the distinguished grou
at the guest table in fashion tina
would have done credit to Joe bee
HUMPHREYS. There was the Mayor, O
course Commissioner Enright, who go
another cheer: Brig Gen. Mitchell, 1
charge of the aviation fields Rear Ad
miral Gleaves, Rear Admiral Osterhau,
Mrs Mitchell. r. A. C. Smith. Ellen A
o'Grady. Deputy. Commissioner; Nj
Barry Col. Thompson and Secretary @
State Francis NJ Hugo.
At another table on the floor sat Mr.
HYlan and Miss Virginia Hylan. Mr.
w r. Hearst, Miss Conron. Miss JUL
Arthur and Mrs. Z. A. Orr. the wife an
model of the artist who drew the poste
which has featured the announcement
OF the field day.
Not the least thrilling OF the day
events was the ride from the Waldoi
10 Sheepshead Bay OF the Mayor 70
lowed by sixty motor cars bearing II
other guests. Fifth avenue. Lafayet
street. tho Manhattan Bridge. Flatbus
avenue and the Parkway were cleare
OF most other traffic and the sixty car
all big and powerful, raced in a perfe
in something under twenty-four mil
utes, dashing side by side. heading OF
another on, jumping from one side
the street TO the other and general
behaving under the hands OF the drive
Of the police reserve transportation b,
reau like a flock OF twelve cyllnd
gazelles
The Mayor was almost on time at Il
field. When he came In a big Gordon
cops was drawn up to greet him. al
he and his guests circled the two mill
of the speed saucer and entered their r
served sections amid cheers. As soon
he was seated the first events began.
couple OF heats OF the $50 yard dash. a
eight mile motorcycle race and a sing
stick battle between platoons of mount'
man had been pulled on when the ra