The North-Carolina standard., 1848-09-13
For The North Carolina STANDARD.


second race 5et.ceen Eclipse and Sir Hcrythe North
eat agafnst the S0.-,oesf-a trial of speed betsrce
the. Ns,c York" asd Nesv Orleans or Great Wea-
err" Circgses. .-1at ,a.E .tssl II, - .
The fact being known that the two great Circuses
OF the North and South (Robinson & Eldred' g and
Stone & McCollumn's) would meet here on the 4th
ins and it being understood that the former would
remain but night and the latter three Idetermin-
ed to attend the first on the night of the 4th and the
other the, next night, and compare the two. =
On Monday night visited Robinson's Circus.
Mr. K. spared no pains to please the public, ",Old
Zoe SWeeny4 the negro performer and his hand were
hlred expressly for the occasion. The affair was
great treat can assure you First master James
on his pony, bareback, his first performances Of the
kind in public. He did we'll, all things considered.
and is without doubt splendid rider for his age.
leans. This was fine. Then Mr.. Sweet, the rope
dancer. He did very well. Mr.. Robinson's chill
dren also rode very we'll. Mr. RS riding four horses
was very good, and IS Old Joe Sweeny,s' negro COM
with the affair. -.
On Tuesday night attended the CD at w Western
Circus" The arrangements were decidedly neater
than those of the other and the performers the
most gentlemanly set ever attached to Circus.
Indeed understand it is the express determination
OF the managers that one but gentlemen shall haSe
any thing to do with the concern. The grand en-
tre J" was fne but such remarkable feats per-
formed by some of the company that feel constran
to give them passing notice. ~.
Who is that splendid looking man that performs
upon two horsesl How pleasantis his smile. How
self-possessed he looks. How easily and elegantly
he rides. What fine limbs and splendid proporticns
See the house is breathess whilst he goes through
the feat, he has never before tried, of throwing
somerset over at least feet of and aght-
ing again on the two fine animals See him he
throws somerset through fire balloon at least if
teen feet from the ground, and observe the with
which he performs, and you will agree with that
McColium is the most graceful rider and vauter in
the country. '-.. '.'. -
But here comes the hero of the Circus, Eaton
Stone. He had splendid gold medal presented him
last winter, by the citizens of New Orleans, for hav-
ing borne away the palm in contest with four or
five splendid performers, to who was the best
bareback rider in the world. This performance was
magnificent, and were it not my own eyes that say
his dangerous feats, l should hardly believe them
possible. Suffice it to say, that on wild animal
going at full speed without bride saddle, he
sumes almost every position. He cannot be beatsFs
have not room to speak in detail of the excellent
performances of the two clowns. master Henrie,
Messrs. D. w. Stone, ,Lpman, Blackwood, Levi and
the rest of the actors but they worthy of the
I" Great Western Circus -and that is saying enough
Gaul's band was capital. =
1t is allowed here, all sides, that New Orleans
has laid New York completely in the shade in the
Circus line. OBSERVER. y