Fair play., 1877-04-12
Lion Kings and Trainers.

The training If wild beasts for e
hihiii"n purposes i an art. rcIIirii
much ra'irnc" and discretion I" in>,l
success The trainer commences
feeding the animal from the ",Ii>id.
the den ar care: then ventures {" ci'-
Keeping his face steadily toward III" al
NAL. AMI avoiding any violence Ron.
usage i ai~taincd from ~ much IT. pu
>ihl-. ~ il rou>r> h. :. dormant demon
in the creature Lions like tick linz III
>,r"kin". and may bc ticklcd into Ii
mission when they could not i" c"i
PEELED. An old trainer once said: -
Irt Il lion tn lie down and allow Il
trainer ;n stand on him i difficult. IL
done bv tick ling the beast over the b;l.
with small whip. and ~ the same tt
pressing him down with one hand. :!
r;,i>in" his head, and ,akin" hold on"
n">iril with the ri-l, hand. and THIN
der lip and lower jaw with the lc' inc
lion by this pressure loses grca' Inc
power ri his jaws: :" that the II can
pull them open. and pu, his hcai'i-'''e
the hcaSi'~ mouth. The danw,i>. '>I
the. animal should raise one of lore
paws AMI stick his claws in ili''ii'ir'-
some trainer. Ii he does. ihti;'h must
stand Ia, fnr. his lii. till h,.i> shifted
the paw
About sixty years ago. VII "''''''"
M-ma"-rir WAS iiiltin" on = r'';''' near
Salisbury. - lionc>> c~cap. from one vi
the caravans. and brfurch u" c"''ii 'c
rccapiurcd. attacked an'f''''iic "i IN"
horses If the Exeter ma "i' >hc ''"H
rccap:urcd. nrycrihclr' ny tiic '""i-
ness and daring uf iii'k''ptr>. soon
after this. Ducrow. :'cc"iiipii>n'"
equestrian. engagcd''hih ir"ii' IL
mrc>>. an,! hybrid cU Is IN ;'n"i'i"ii;ii
attraction /" his ci.,>. This achieve
mrni ri rearing ilrpr""eny OF Il lion
ana tlEr''>> WAS III" " "
time. Tb. noy.,inily were exhibited
before ROYALTY Windsor Castle. and
then =, E,r,b,licw Fair. when Il keep
cr lov down i-Ie den. with the lion on
one side. the "re>s on the other. and
,b,. cuh- S,i.tin" near him. ending bv
Iyiuo- d.wul the lion. with the ti-r->>
lyin" on Il man.
The hi.rically famous - Lions i'll the
T,w.,., adually ceased Ia bc Il source
Of wouImcn, when geological Gar
J.,s line familiar: and the collection
was d,er>ed about forty years ago.
V, Amhur~h. the most renowned.
n,rh,>. If all the li"n-kin"S. came I"
En- and Il year or two before the begin
nj "f the reign ri h"rpre>enl Majesty.
l,wa> Il na;iv. al Holland, we'll formed
Il handsome: and his collection of
aimed lions. tigers. etc. drew immense
imbcr> of spectators. Van Ambur-h'>
'ol DARN" WAS remarkable: and when
Twin (af,crward Sir EdwiD L:,n,i>ccr
.hibilcd at the Royal academy his pie
rc If the lion-kin" in the midst of his
aimed quadrlpe'lal pupils. the excite
cnt spread Ia Il cl:l-- of society above
ut which i~ usually supposed to bc
r;.k "n such points. Van Ambur-h'S
rrcr in England continued oil and on
T. some wears One Of the exhibitions
clu,lrd Il black tiger. Il color rarely
ei with in that animal: and Il >"r; "f
ama WIS rot up in which the lion
NJ per>onalcd Molntf. Il hrutc-tamcr.
mong the hits of gossip which can moi
III hc traced tu IN authentic source. i
lc 10 the effect iha, the Duke of Wei
,~ton (wh" i known /" have had a
ing for the performances ri Van AM
,rmh) once. asked him whether he MAS
cr afraid: Io which the brufc-tamcr
piled: :. The first time | am afraid.
'tr Grace. or | fancy that my pupils
e II" longer afraid "f me. | viii give
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NICE-rEE>IpENT BEERS. of the New