On July 18, 1884, a swimming race for dogs took place at the Harlem Beach Bathing Pavilion – also known as the Harlem Beach Baths – located on New York’s East River at the foot of East 116th Street.
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1884: Jumbo, the Newfoundland Who Swam for His Life on the East River in Harlem
Posted: 5th May 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Animal Tales, East River Plaza, Harlem Beach, New York History, Newfoundlands, Old New York, Randall's Island, Ward's Island
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1925: The Heroic Irish Terriers that Saved a New York Heiress
Posted: 16th April 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Charles W. Oakes, Irvington, J.H. Whitehouse, Mary Elizabeth Donnet, New York History, Old New York, The Larches, Woodlands Lake
Jeff and Major were two very large Irish terriers owned by Frederick Trevor Hill, a well-to-do attorney on Wall Street and a prolific author of novels about politics and the law. The dogs were trained as police dogs. On February 20, 1925, the two Irish terriers came to the rescue of Mary Elizabeth Donnet, a […]
1932: Ditmars, the Pomeranian Who Stopped a BMT Train in Astoria, Queens
Posted: 4th April 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Astoria Line, BMT, Joseph J. Krankoff, New York History, New York Women’s League for Animals, T. J. Oakley Rhinelander
To slow his train down and save the life of a loyal Pomeranian or continue at full speed to stay on schedule. That was the decision 38-year-old motorman Joseph J. Krankoff had to make one morning during rush hour in the summer of 1932.
Early 1900s: When the Waldorf-Astoria Went to the Dogs
Posted: 16th March 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: John Jacob Astor, New York History, Samuel Goldengerg, Titanic, Toy Spaniel Club, Waldorf-Astoria
A True Story of Pampered Pets and Titanic Survivors In the late 19th century and early 1900s, New York City’s acclaimed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel was the site of numerous pedigree dog shows. The first French Bulldog show took place at the luxury hotel in 1898, which, according to the French Bulldog Club of America, secured the […]
