The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
FIELD DAY OF POLICE
NETSFUND 100000
$4,000 Persons Thrilled and
Amused by Games on
Jamaica Track.
HYLAN is NOT PRESENT
Jack Dempsey and Commits
siOner Harriss Have a
Setto With Gloves.
-AIRMEN MAKE BIG HIT
Mounted Men Perform Stunts
Equal to Those of Crack
Cavalry.
-AIRMEN MAKE BIG HIT

Mounted police. police on foot, police
in airplanes, sparrow cops, sky cops,
clown cops and fly cops, helped to
make the annual police field day games
at Jamaica racetrack yesterday one
or the finest shows New York's finest
ever gave. ard swelled the Police Ee-
lief Fund for widows and orphans by
more than 100000.
In accordance with custom 1t was
Mayors Day in honor of his Honor
Mayor Hylan-who, however, failed to
attend Next Saturday will be Ma
tional Police Conference day in honor
of the visiting policemen from other
cities. Formerly the second day al
ways has been Governors day, but
this year the committee changed it.
Why the Mayor stayed away was not
explained because he did not send
Grover Whalen or Jack Sinnott, his I'M
derstudes. to represent him. Perhaps
he was too basnful. Last year, it will
be recalled. when the Mayor entered his
box song pluggers alleged to be in
the employ of the Democratic campaign
committee, marched up and down in
front of the grand stand singing, "Hy-
Ian, oh, Hylan. how we love you
Mayor Changes Program.
1t was rumored this year his Honor
was to be greeted with kiss Me
Again" Anyway the Mayor didn't ap-
pear, SO that part Of the program had
to be abandoned.
troup of fifty police clowns-a brand
new feature-made a hit. These clowns
are all members of the police force, but
they were almost as good as can be
seen at the circus or the Hippodrome.
Their act was funny and their antics
brought cheers from the $1,000 spectators
in the stands. Charley Turk, who regu-
lates traffic at Fifth avenue and Fifty
seventh street and used to be a profess
sional clown, rehearsed them. He was
assisted by Patrolman Charles p. Klein,
who once was a clown in the Sells Floto
troupe.
The cast included Patrolmen David II.
Simpson, John Fiegoli. Mike Connolly.
HERMAN Ringen, Frank Eisenhauer
Louis Perlian, Owen Rafferty,, Frank
-Scallan, Herbert Balser, John Maxwell.
George Wagman. John Phelan and
George Shannon. They did everything
clowns are expected to do, and then
some, in fact, as some one said, they
We're the cats meow.
Filters Make n Hit.
Next to the clowns the sky cops at
tracted the most attention. Next to the
sky cops a bout between Jack Dempsey,
heavyweight champion of the world. and
Jchn A. Harriss. Deputy Commissioner
traffic champion of the same. dons for
the movie cameras, got the biggest hand
Unlike Mr.. Hylan, Mr.. Dempsey ap
pesred in person. After he had spared
off with Kid Harriss and two or three
battling cops. he boxed a three round
Exhibition with one OF his sparring part
rers. The Countess Cunliffe-Owen was
Emong those who shook hands with the
champion when Police Commissioner En-
right conducted him on the field.
Seven airplanes circled around the
field, tail spinning and nose diving and
making the crowd duck every time they
missed the grandstand roof. From one
Of them Capt. Peter Paul Devlin. Police
Reserve, dropped 1900 feet In a para