Show A FAMOfS OLD INN I IA nULLS HEAD TAVEHN A NEW YORK LANDMARK II la sliMxl tm Ibr 1rreHt Mile Slice 11311 tmle Iran SHfe I imniltt Ihm of Ill let grown VIPMllli VH i I told td 1 HK Old llulla Head hotel or tavern tav-ern where Daniel Drew laid the foundation foun-dation ft r hla great wraith and which f Inee Ito erection I haa bevn a fnnwua congregating place I for hoiwmrn allll Mandii aa a monument monu-ment to old I New York at the corner if Thlnl avenue and l Twentyfourth ilreet Although the building na It now HamU has been inmlcrnlud wllh the OXIlIoli of some i f the up > rr part II has bint none of tu Mtraetlvinr for he old re lilenl who rrinember It when II atood In the middle of the Held mil yta rrachxl by alagra from the central part of the elly which was way I down town Aa far aa In I known the old dace naa built in 1MJ and managed by Thoinaa Smith for iMnlel Drew The property WAa nwrpt b > lire In toll anon an-on of the thlnga not ibniro > ed nl the fire wan the famnua old Iron aafe whlrh Drew bad built In one of the walla to keep Ida money from midnight row Ira Thin safe allll stand In an offln fin the ground floor nnd could It Pp5k would I In able to tell pocket aching tor ten nf the fabulnu aiuna II safely kepi from prying band nnd eyea ilur ng Ua career At the lime Prevv pur chnenl 1 aafe banks were unknown In that I art of the city ami xiipl < < arh0 u1 l to com In from the aurroiinillitrc country to upend n few days Invarlabl iltpnelteil their VBlimMm nnd 1 miine > lhll1 l Ito niHMlvf does Naturally the fame of the pole each ride of which In I caimble nr boldlng two mn tnndlng upright liettveen the boon and the Inner In-ner txirtltlona rpread far nnd wide nnd In comwiueiice wan the nunna nf brlnglnnn utendy and ulonll1 trade to the houne Aa inueli aa l0i W baa leen lockeil I In II In a ulngle night In tlw old l dn > a turfmen who had any kind of bu lnm at all In Irmimrl In hr city lined to make the Dull Head tavern their headquarter and some remarkable trnn nctlon In horiwlleah linve lieen l made before the liar The fnvorltc part among the lovers of tpecdy nnlmalu when n numb of them Rot together nt night win own plng hone The owner would KO to the amble and trot out tbelr animal marching them right In the bar room h1I the awapptng licgan to get exciting excit-ing It Will nothing unuiunl to pre KV g e IJta ffi m up d P II111 u pil tn7 r > OIl lltIIH IiU INN oral 1 nnlmal on the floor nt one lime Old flute Conklln wan ono of the frequent patron of the place nnd nothing noth-ing delighted him more than to Indulge In-dulge In Ida I fnvortto pa tlmc nf crick o loo The gnome conililnl of throwing a penny Into the nlr nnd the upeclntnr making loll I aP lo which crack It would fall nearest lo Thin port wa particularly fawlnallng to old Itufe who wagered aomellinea na blRh n 1100 nt a lime on the result of the fall of the coin Drov er alo 1 used to male I the old place their headquar tera fur the exhibition and ale I of cattle I tiP pcclal ucroimnndatlona having been proldrd fur them na well ni for honor After limo fire In 1SII the pine tone purchaaed by Ilnrre IxirlllirU and la I till owned by 1 hlo family In IMII Oenrge Metcalf became the manager of the hotel and three years later be turned It over to lllnlne 11 llrlitol Alfred Abram had It Inter and In llkO ho sold 1 1 It to Charier Vindclkcn who modcrnlieil the bulldliiR John C Kchcupltln li I Iho prcient proprietor About the idlest history nf the hull Head tavern la I found In the following fol-lowing advertisement that nppcnrnl In limo Now York Hpcctntur Tucaday May I 1IM 1ITho Tho ubucrlbrr Inform Ids friend and limo public nnd particularly tho drov of this and the ndjolnlng atntM that thli ctnbllhmcnt wilt Ito opened for their accommodation on the flrt I I day of flay next when he hoiw to receive I re-ceive and by hlr superior accommodations accommo-dations and unrfmllted attention to de nerve their patronaRc The house I large and rommodlou and limo yard hating been laid nut according i ac-cording to n plan furnlihe1 by Iho drover are well adapted to the exhibition exhibi-tion and Kilo of cattle and will be kIt clean The liable nre large und airy and I particularly arranged for the accommodation accom-modation of lino giros that may be I brought tn the city for pole 1 To traveller who may chono to put up I nt 1U house tho lutmcrlber can offer I of-fer all tho luxuries which Iho city nf ford with many comfort not lo lie l obtain there whllo their hore will revolve the iittentlon of caber and lion eat grooms and provender of 11 lie nut quality on respectable terms Although but u hurt distance front Ihe city for the HccuinnUHlullon of per none who may reaort to the IIOUM mete will be Mage running regular early and late tu u lentral part of limo city THOMAH HWI1T |