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Show TURTLE IS OVER 800 YEARS OF AGE New ork Julv 31 The "old man of the Pacific, a turtle whose age Is 6ald to be son years or a trifle over, has Just changed Its residence from the California coast to the Central Cen-tral park menagerie The turtle weighs 464 pounds and Is six feet eight inches long from tip of nose to tip of tall Ills age was figured out from the 16 squares marked on the lop of his shell, each square repre sent Ing 50 years Two policemen and two monag' rle keepers enJoed a ride on the turtle's back when It arrived yesterday A policeman poked the turtle with his club and he bit the club in two |