Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-25
DANCING AGAINST THE,
Prof. r. v. Cartier ekIps the LIghs
Fantastic Toe for Six Consecutive
Hours.


Prof. p. ". Cartier skins the LIghs
Fantastic Toe for Six Consecutive
New York SUM-
All the seats we're cleared away from
the floor OF Tammany Hail last evening,
but . few hundred persons occupied the
sides and gallery, and watched Prof. P.
lalleau Gather, the votary of Terpsi.
chore, IN his effort to beat his fermer
achievement, by waltzing Tor six hours,
without pausiug for rest or r~efreshment.
Mr.. Cartier is a young man, probably
not more than thirty years Of age, and Of
slight but athletic proportions. Dancing
seems to be no exertion TO him, and hour
after hour he glided over the smooth
floor as easily as though he had but just
commenced the exercise.
Precisely at I o clock the Professor, in
full evening dress, appeared upon the
floor, and to the strains OF a violin and a
piano commenced his task with J. Put.
tick for q partner. The Professor whirled
gracefully around, dancing mile after
mile without appearing 10 be inconve-
niently heated or showing any signs Of
exhaustion AT the end of a halt an hour
Mr.. Puttick retired, and his place was
taken by Mrs 2. Y. Cartier, wife of the
Professor: With her Mr.. Cartier was
moraat his ease.
After the Professor had wearied sever.
al partners, his indefAtigable wife again
took the floor. Despite her previous ex.
ertions she danced for thirty Two minutes,
when she yielded her place to Mr.. MUIR
ply, leaving her husband apparently as
fresh as when he started at Z o'clock.
Occasionally he drank half a glass Of
lager beer, holding the glass 10 his lips
without ceasing tor q moment to whirl
around in the waltz, aud at frequent in.
tervals he took a piece of lemon from the
hand Of IN attendant.
Mr.. Murphy vas csntent to rest his
reputation upon a ten minutes record.
After walizing with several other part.
ners the Professor showed unmistakable
signs Of WEAKNESS. One of them held
him tightly around the waist, aud allowed
him to rest as much as possible. Instead
Of lemon, Jumps of ice we're placed ia bis
mouth, and toward II o'clock he seemed
to get fresh strength.
Loud cheers greeted the Professor as
he completed his fifth hour, but he en-
tered upon his last sixty minutes in a
very exhausted condition indeed. All
the springy grace and ease that had
characterized his dancing early in the
evening had disappeared, and he waltzsd
slowly, and leaned heavily upon bis part
ner; but with indomitable resolution be
danced on, and after twenty minutes
with Mr.. Hayes, he threw his arm around
Mr.. Vim McGregor's waist, and started
again with apparently renewed vigor.
A lady in another part Of the hall, who
had overtasked her dancing powers, fell
from her partner arms to the floor in q
faintiBg fit, and was with difficulty re.
stored to consciousness but the PROBES.
sor waltzed on
He looks fresher now than he did an
hour ago" one of the judges said."
He'll do it." And he did. Mrs. Car
tier succeeded Mr.. MacGregor as her
husbands partner, and at one o'clock
this morning. amid a tumultous burst Of
applause, he completed the unparalleled
task of dancing for six consecutive
hours.