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.
Posts Tagged ‘New York City History’
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 YorkTags: Edward T. Cody, goats, New York City History, Old Brooklyn, Patrick J. Doody, Sheepshead Bay Police
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1930: Thanksgiving Treats for the Loyal Fox Terriers of the Lower East Side
Posted: 23rd November 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Alfred E. Smith Houses, ASPCA, Hart Island, New York City History, Potter's Field, Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving story is dedicated to Old Tom and his fox terriers, and to all the other nameless and unfortunate souls who are interred with him on this island of the dead.
1903: C.K.G. Billings’ $50K Horseback Dinner at Louis Sherry’s Restaurant
Posted: 28th February 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Horse TalesTags: C.K.G. Billings, Colored Orphan Asylum, Fort Tryon Park, Harlem River Speedway, horseback dinner, Louis Sherry, New York City History
In 1903, wealthy industrialist and equestrian Cornelius Kingsley Garrison Billings hosted a $50,000 horseback dinner in New York City.
