, 1875-07-13

1AA'A A4AV
pARNuM's AfpPoDRcME.
4 long life. an active brain, and tiroln5B
energy lays mais Lis usne enormopB capital to
i. T. DarnMua. Ills disasters have been 60 much
paid up capitnl; his brilliant ntratkgems aud
profound showmansf,ip 1laye added to It. There
il but one Snowman aud Daraum Is thu mnn.
The rash advnnturcr who daras 10 outor into
competition with him knows that his days aro
numbered. Baraum's very nalne crowds ont
competitors. It is consequently unnecessary
Tor hlm to 10 more IT. tlau play his name to tho
bringH with him from tho East has great many
intc,oAtinE !enturcs, but not enough Ut them to
meet that public expectation which had
bucn aroused bY tsla promises Of q very superior
exhibition nlado during t!,e whit vi tho now do
funct " KacinR AsHociatiou,' In which Dau nics
cut 80 conspicuous figure, and which met with
such an unGind reception In Chicago from our
Arctic climate Thoro aro necesaarily features
Of 1t superior to tho othes. Tho Congress- u
Tho enormous spread Of canvas IL MI lmpt eAsive
sroctacle, md the glitter Of arlnor and variety
Of COSTUME aud culos arc not objects to be de-
cried; IL this tho IiippodEone is tar ahead Of
lta doaa rival. Tho sudlenco WHICH greet
cd .ho tsst performance lust evening
and Allod two-thirda Ut Tho aeata oxprcssad It's
approval Of thu po1eunt. Tho fcatn in tho ting.
o were ~ ot to to ths I psomss
breds, was pretty and wel!-conLeatcd tace aud
WAS run for all there wsB In it !; but the ''Htag
hunt" WHICH followed was tame and psol1tle:a
affair. Tho hunters would hayo been 1noen pct-
uresque anl true 10 actual fact had they worn,
in addition to tho red coats, tho uniform OF the
hunt, or at least couccaed their unromantic
panta1oona in top-boots. Tlfe hunt itself was
absurdly weak It took q great deal
tho cago Tue stag 10 not an Intelligent animal
for a clrouB. When faitiy out this BtaY would
not e1ert htusalf Ilo Beorned the clnse. All
ho wanted was MI airing, aud. forced to take it
arena with the hounds In full cry ahead Ut III
wel a. behind him. The hunters yelled, but ho
know ali about that It was not dangerous.
They conla have passed him at any tinr, but
Consequently not nn infant in the audience but
knew ho" shallow thing it waH. TAs question
is whAt will be doue With that beast.
Barnum caupot discharge him. lie eani,ot
threaten to fine hitn u'outh's pav. It will Ia
uAooss to appeal to hia esprit do corps,, or his
amour propre, Or any other French attribute ho
may have about him. There saolna nothing loft
but 70 tie a tin kettle Ut bunch Of Tire. CRACKERS
70 his tal a1d stag running round z&es-
kettle would be ludicrous. Tho onv deyico ha
cnn resort to Ia to choose cer-lorBes 10
mount the purkuets on, aud give tho
stag chancs. Tho standing rAea on two
ehariot.1aee would haye been better contested
II one Of tho horses could be Induced to aba,don
u hAbit OF walking OIL hia hind legs. THIS inter-
iuda OF big-hsi4lel glAnta drinking gin and being
killed by amal boys alonI be connned 10 mat
inee audieuces-ail but tho Klu, Which might 10
Ieft ou. altogether. The sketch Of Indian life
was snliyonod with pretty chase representing
al 1ntl,an courtslIp md exhibiting the qualities
Of q Mexican pony. The Aus4lc-race fur four
lalies was pretty. There weso fcAra that tho
four-hoIau chariot 1aco would have to
bc Indefinitely postponed. Afr. Ar
naud'a team becaMo unmanagoabie, md
aoMe little time Maa spent in reducing
il 10 proper condition, When it WA finally en-
couraEad for tho coutoBs il made good race.
A monkey race. with our eouslas tiod on pones,
waH 3 lAughable AFFAIR, as onS OF two pontoa
Bs,!heu AMI wandered ntnessiy over the track,
leaving the raca, not to tia swift, hut to tho
wilIiGK. 4 character sketch ut DonLyhrook falr,
with all tho COMPANY IN tha cast," WAS iuterast-
Ing for ultso while, The Btrugglos and ttiumpha
OF these peopIa 10 tho RUG, however. nro aa
nothing to tho *'Struggles aud TainmpAs Of +.
7. BArnum," written by hiulself. aud sold
for 8t.d0, with = complimentary ticket
to tho Hippodromo % aach purchaser.
IL wituess,n0 tho stsugg!sa aud trsumphs in
Tic auppiarone, QUO cannot deuy.to nr. ]. II.
on LYON tbs sktl in supeEintsnding tin races, but
-" :. ,1.s1nchos ,,sncho Ut Dan Roe, Which wore among
- ~. nnrr, features OF the 1Ata 1AmeuteI riral
u oA1aans A'Upouroms.