The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-19

Gland, horned horse and Tartar Yak
were especially noticeable, while the
steam operated lite mimicking automa-
tons and the beautiful fountain of living
waters sent the youngsters into ecstasIes
of round-eyed wonder.
Artemus Ward once marveled "why
it took three grown up persons to get one
child to circus" but he would not have
wondered had he seen the almost super
sensational one of yesterday, the like Of
which was unknown in this day, and
never before equaled, even under Bar
NUNS prolific canvas. In dealing with
the blazing evolutlons of such an array
OF such arenic meleors even the strong
est adjectives and superlatives seem
tame, and description balts far behind the
reality, though the nerves still tingle
with the pleasurable excitement afford
ed by the astonishing display of educated
muscle, grace and ihtrepidity, We
never expect to again see SO much eques-
TRAN talent concentrated in one ring,
and to excel it would seem to be phys
ical and artistic impossibiity. The
riders fairly outran the eulogies of the
show bills. MINNIE. Eliza Dockrill, on
her magnificent barebacked steed Was a
dashlng, bewitching, breath catching in
carnation of the tabled Amazon; eXecu-
ting with marvellous certainty and voIup
tuous ease fcats hitherto deemed impossI-
to most Of her greatest rivals OF the
s:rrner sex. She sprang from the ground
upon her horse, when tearing around the
circle ut race horse speed, dashed
through balloons and over banners us
Ihou- h buoyed up by,Invisit lie vi rgs, and
aud wound up by Il whlrlwlnd OF II finish,
amid u perfect storm Of applause. 1t
Was more than an act, 1t was creation.
As for Maritime Lowandc, "thc hurri.
cane horscman of Brazil," the qualItca-
tion "terrltic' seems scarcely sufficient to
designate his peculiar stvlc of reckless
and apparently desperate equestranism.
In his unapproachable four horse act he
seemed 10 almost spurn the trcachcrous
footing furnished by his mad coursers,
and, evidently intoxicated by the rapid
motion, became ire, lied in his ventures,
and passed with lightning speed and
savage grace from one positively appall-
ing leat TO another, until the audience,
catching the injection Of his inspiration
half rose from their seats and uncon-
SciOusly initiated his motions. The per-
sunal magnetism of art was never more
triumphantIy illustrated, or more finely
, cOntrasted than in the beautiful act of the
same great artist with his wonderful in
liant son. Tony; the latter, for example,
in their $1,000 challenge bareback act
| standing erect on one foot on his father
head, holding the other at right angles,
with the horse at full speed.
The equestrian character changes Of
Mons. T. Ii Dockrill; his exhibitions Of
/ his famous Menagc horse, Ellington;
the wonderful gymnastIc illustration by
| the Leslie Brothers; the wlLticisms of
Porter, and the CONFUSING pantomimic
/ and musical comicalities Of the clown
| KcnLcbcIs, together with many other
/ features deserve more extended cOmpll-
mcnt than our space admits; but suffice
/ it TO say they form prominent attractions
{ in n circus performance full worthy in
every particular of the greatest exhibit
/ ton of its kind on earth, and such one
| as only MIR. Bafhum CuuIu organize anu
/ control.
At both the morning and afternoon en-
/ tertainmcnts Mr.. Barnum, being uproar-
iously called for, appeared in the ring
and made pithy and humorous remarks,
taking occasion to emphatically contla:i't
the malicious fulshood set ahoat by his
rival showmcn that he hired out his
name. He also assured his hearers that
he had hut two shows, this enc and his
Great Roman Hrppodrome, both Of which
he himself controlled and managed, and
with which he was proud to be identified.
Great indeed is Barnum, and great is
his Great Travelling Worlds FAIR, and
when he does 20 abroad, in the Ian
guucc Of J. Gilpin, may l be there to
sec.'