The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-25
FOREPAUGH In TOWN.
Ten Acres OF Ground Covered by Fore.
paugh's White Tents on West
Washington Street.-The
Parade This Morn
ing

Inc CIRCUS grounds on West washington
street (across the river were the Mecca to
which several thousand votaries of the magic
sswdust circle were attracted yesterday after
noon. Men, women, children and the inev-
itable small boy were in the gather
irg which came to do homage
trains bearing the aggregation arrived at
an early hour yesterday morning coming
from Richmond. The horses, elephants
camels, wagons and other psraphernalia
were imme diately transferred to the exhibi.
ton grounds 1t was both an animated aud
picturesque scene on the grounds al day.
The tents were all erected and everything
put in readiness for the show to day.
Manager Forepau9h will inaugurate his
performances of this afternoon and evening
with great street display OF his
numerous attractions this morning
The street parade has long been one OF the
prominent features of the Forepangh show.
and this year 1t is said to be more attractive
than ever. The route to be traversed is as
follows: Starting from the grounds on
West Washington street at 8 o'clock the pro-
cessicn will move east on Washington to
East street, to Vermont street, to Massa-
chusetts avenue, TO Pennsylvania street, to
Market street. TO Illinois street. TO Washing
ton street, thence to exhibition grounds
and p. M, doors opening an hour earlier
For the accommodation of those who would
avoid the crowd on the grounds, general ad.
mission and reserved seat tickets will be
placed on sale to- day at the Bee Line ticket
office in the Bates House at the usual slight
advance.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, OF
Wednesday last, speaks as follows of the
Forepaugh exhibition: The great throng of
cheering people that witnessed the circus
last night gives evidence that the palmy
days Of the sswdust circle have not yet
passed awsy. The big top. where the circus
proper is given. was entirely filled with an
unusually animated, praise bsstowing an.
dience. Numerous fashionable circus par.
ties were present, and altogether the audi.
eDce was much above the average circus
assem- blsge from society standpoint. Man
aeer Forepaugh has faithfully kept all his
promises and has shown that it is still pos.
sible to present new and brilliant circus at
fractions. The shew throughout is model
one, and is conducted in a most commenda.
BILE manner. The ring performances move
with clock-Gke precision, and there is an
artistic finish to the whole that is particu-
larry pleasing. The hippodrome races have
never been execlled, and are as exciting as
the races given on the tracks a. Long Branch
or Saratoga. Especially thrilling is the
ladies' hurdle race and the four horse chariot
contest. Forepaugn's is undoubtedly the
best herd OF performing elephants in the
world. They do an almost entirely new
series of tricks since last seen here. "Pica-
ninny," the clown, and Sullivan" the
boxer. have made great hits. 1t was rumored
that there was danger of police interference
with the encounter between Sullivan" and
"Eph." Thompson, the sable athlete, but as
the strong arm of the law has thus far kept
an uplifted hand. it is probable that the
spaIripg is regarded as for scientific points
only. The bout between these WORTHLESS last
night excited the risibes of the audience
to an alarming extent. "Eph." sue
ceeded in doing his four-legged an.
tsgonist in the first round. but in the second
Mr.. Elephant de Sullivan knocked out the
big senegambian in style that would have
done credit to the "Boston Boy himself
The meetings betwesn Sullivan" and
'Eph.' this afternoon and evening will be
watched with no little interest The per
Torrance tonight will bring Mr.. Fore
paugh's very successful engagement to q
close. Those who have not get attended the
exhibition would do well to recolIect that in
all probability there will be no other circu:
here this season, the Barpum Show, by iti
arrangement with Mr.. Fore psugh, being
| prevented from coming west of Pittsbure
this year. The management state that there
| will be no 'cutting" Of the programme to
night, but that on the contrary an uncom
monty elaborate and attractive programme
| will be presented.