Archive for August, 2014

1904–1922: Pete, Bill, and Tammy, the Mousers on the Job in Morrisania

Posted: 30th August 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Stories
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The Morrisania police station on Washington Avenue at 160th Street was the perfect candidate for a station house cat.

1902 and 1932: Billy and Tommy, the Goat and Cat Mascots of The Lambs

Posted: 21st August 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat Stories
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A while back, I wrote about Sir Oliver, a parrot that performed on Broadway in the early 1900s and served as mascot for The Lambs, America’s first professional theatrical club. Right after I posted the story, New York actor and Lambs’ Shepherd (president) Marc Baron contacted me to tell me that The Lambs also had […]

1915: The Cowboy Cops of Sheepshead Bay Who Lassoed 4 Dozen Goats in Brooklyn

Posted: 8th August 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Goats of New York
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Patrick Doody and Edward Cody would prove their worth as mounted policemen in Sheepshead Bay, during the greatest roundup of goats in the history of Brooklyn.