Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-28
U GYMNASIUM.
Performances by the CInb.

ESrsOfshHnce " tne NIuD.
Since the departure of the theatrical
troupes that have occupied Bigelow's
ball for the past two weeks. the gym
nassic performances that held full sway
up to that time. have been resumed,
and the members and guests of the
club are very regular in their attend
ance. In fact, since Samwells showed
what { eats could be accomplished on
the trapeze, q spirit of wild emulation
has taken possession Of their breasts,
and the exercises partake of an ele-
ment of daring and natural grace that
entrance the spectators and elicit
thunders OF applause. Some Of the
feats were novel in the extreme, and
we do not remember Of ever having
seen them performed before. For ex-
AIN pie, when Jim Kellogg climbs the
horizontal bar, and in turning Q fiip.
nap lets go all holds and catches the
floor with that part Of the body on
which he usually sits down, we con.
tend that he goes outside of the rules
just for the sake Of showing OF and as
Stunning a graceful attitude. SO again,
with Pete knight, when he hangs
by his left ear to the ape
bar, and folds his hands across his
manly breast in an attitude OF deep
meditation. No one ever heard Of y
trapeZe performer using his a~uricular
appendage for any such purpose, and
we contend that it Is breach of the by.
laws Of . we'll conducted gymnasium.
While INDUCING ina spirit of criticism,
we may as we'll mention that Reming.
ton fails utterly to perform the flying
leap with the agility that Is generally
infused into that act by professionals,
and his calls and demands for half q
dozen spring mattresses. on which to
fall easy, is too great q draft on the re-
sources of the treasury, and If every
new beginner should ask for unneces.
sary furniture, there would be good
ground for q suspicion that the insti-
tuition was run for the benefit of Has.
kell Il Co. However, turning from
fault finding TO other topics, we must
acknowledge that there Is some very
meritorious features. The pyramids
were especially good, although we
think 1t would be better to choose some
smaller sized individual than messen-
ger Ross to crown the apex OF the liv-
ing group, and the tablesux would he
effective. Spring board leaping was
also very fine. Eugene Blair was cham
piOn in this act. From where his feet
landed, to the place where his nose
came In contact with the board. meas
ured just q feet Z inches. There is no
mistake about the distance, as the
marks from his boot heels and the
red blotch from his nasal organ is to
be seen yet. Ricker's great feats,
well, everybody knows all about
them, so we won't draw public atten-
ton to that act. Frank Robbins prom
ised to perform a new Chicago trick,
but excused himself on the ground OF
being at the ball the night before. and
read a piece of poetry of his W com
position instead. After the first three
verses he was summarily elected from
the hall. The cannon ball act was i'm
mepse, and would have been loudly
applauded had it been carried to a
finish; unfortunately Cor. Wilson
dropped the ball on Durkee's toe, aud
bis bowls drowned the cheers. Geo.
Hendricks held out three one pound
weights at arms length for at least one
minute. A glove match between
Cbartz and Jim Middaugh displayed
considerable science, but as the men
were stationed "a feet apart, the hitting
was not quite rs hard as II they had
been in closer quarters. A one-legged
Jig by Billy Muiick ended the session.
We are of the opinion that by q con.
slant practice, say for The next 20 or 80
years, the club will arrive at a fair de-
gree of excellence. The only present
danger. and one that threatens the
very existence of the association, il
the enormous ex pense attending the
purchase OF court plaster and arnica.
This, however, will be somewhat
modified in the future, as the club are
in treaty with a firm in San Francisco,
who, in view of the immense con.
sumption will furnish liniments and
plasters at wholesale rates.