Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-19
Rival Equestrianism at LIVERPOOL.

lFlom the Liverpool Times, May 2
The town OF Liverpool has been more than or
dinarily excited this week by the rivalry Of two
competing companies Of equestrans, contending
LOT the support OF the lieges-an English and an
American comPany-and to each handsome
snare OF support has been extended. Our trans
Atlantic cousins do everything on Il grand scale
ana In what is called " goa headcdnessn they
FAR transcend the more sober realizations of the
Of the fact need be cited than these dissiilar cir
Gus exploits, with which public attention has
been occupied during the last few days.
The English establishment in Dale street, like
our own tight little island - is substantial rath-
er than showy-a building which II required
some weeks to erect, and TO take down which will
demand considerable time and labor The per-
foImances are, like the building, good and inter-
esting-everything clean, neat and satisfactory as
regards taste and arrangement. The American
tent, OF enormous capacity, and capable Of accom-
modating 5000 people, Is made Of a material
which, resisting the rain, can be pulled to pieces
and rolled up In an hour or two, ready for expan-
sion again when necessity requires It. 1t seems
to realize life in the States where everything h,
made to bend to the neoessitie. Of the hour, and
administer to as much animal enjoyment as Dos
sibIe in the shortest imaginable time.
The day preceding the American display the
Englishnen challenged the attention Of the pop-
ulace by his team Of eight horses beautiful cream
colored animals, which he held admirably in
hand and he cracked his whip over their glossy
backs In manner which seemed to please and
inspiTit rather than annoy the brutes IL was an
admirable exhibition OF street driving His mu-
Sicians and equestrians toe, following, reflected
credit on the troupe, and showed that equestrian
ism, when spiritedly conducted, can find decent
people TO follow il as profession.
The American procession was on a larger scale
forty fine cream colored horses four abreast
with a chaTiOtser, who wore rather an anxious ap-
pearance. he did not use the whip-so far at
least, is we could perceive-and Ii was said that
he could only check the movements Of his lead
eIs and wheelers There were men on each side
OF the horses conducting them-an indispensable
pTeCaution under the circumstances, but which
seemed rather to disappoint the public, which
always delights in the marvellous Then came
the Indian wigwam, driven by negro, and other
illustrations Incidental to the United States,
which the other establishment did not attempt to
rival. We never remember the streets so densely
crowded as they were on Thursday to witness the
American display, and to such an extent was this
carried that, for some hours, the ordinary busi-
ness of the town might be said to be actually sus-
pended
We are glad that our townsmen have given
these clever and spirited strangers so hearty a
welcome, for the risk and cost OF importing an
equestrian troupe Of this extent from the Western
shores OF the Atlantic must be serious But we
allude to the subject here mainly for the purpose
OF showing how closely the character of the two
nations is reflected in these rival displays-if we
mad time and space at our command TO perfect the
analogy. Speaking for ourselves, we think that
the principal charm of this description OF enter
tainTnent consists in raising that noble domestic
animal, the horse, by high course Of training, to
the dignity of rational being, and, on the con-
trary, making man, by similar process, rival In
strength and agility the attributes of the horse