New-York tribune., 1886-07-12
MR. cROWLEYS RECREIuONS

HIS pROMrNApEs ABOUT THE ARSENAL ANp MS
TRICKS on OTHER MONKEYS.
One of the features of the mena gerc ~ h' NH'"''
in Central Park is the tho transfer oi Master crowley
the el impanzoe from his private apartments IN 'ho
Arsenal TO his rcoepton-room III the MONKEY HOUSE
Only n few visitors arc about tho grounds generally
when the transfers. made usually about a. m. and
Jake the keeper. who has entire charge "i 'ne
ohimr ,nzee always takes advantag. of bright warm
morning 10 enjoy promenade wita he animal on the
nath near the mcnagcric. "Jakc" is married man.
but having no children of his own. he has formally
,dopted Master Crowley. He is not very cookbook
ing 10 be sure" observed Jake" bat good looks ia
only ON the outside and no young one could be more
aifectlonate thsn that boy is.'
Crowley enjoys the promcnades with AJake." but
he will take them with one else Before leaving the
Arsenal he has his breakfast of rice ana milk and fruit
Then bis face is washed his teeth cleaned and his har
brushed If the air is chilly red shawl is thrown
over his shoulders. He continues III excellent heaith
and il growing in weight and height When they
walk along the paths Crowley walks upright on his
teet casping one hand of Jake" IN one OF his own
lie does stand ,uite erect; there is perceptiole
stoOp in bis shoulders under the rcd shawl ana eSn'
hitch in his gait giving him the appearance oi cross
between Richard Ill and Cardinal Rcheheu as u ose
characters appear on stage He stands over nree
feet in height when erect. aud when out Walking ne
always preserves the creates, gravity and dec"ruh
On being placed in The cage his deportm mt changes
within the cage and when be has tilted 1t to iIs highest
tensnn vaults from into the trapeze and swings 10
and fro turning sOmersaults. hanging by one hdhu UT
with one foot with his head downwaid. let
ting 90 and catching himself with an agilitY that
would make the reputation and fortune oi any gvnasV
in the ring. Other monkeys apes and 6abo9ns IN tne
Monkey House struck dumb wh,n Crowley begins
his antics They only sit on their hahhches anu
watch him with amazement. Crowley Is ulucn ih'oI
e,ed in them aud when he gets tired Ot NlOiebt cA'
else he will lie down in the corner oil MS cage ne"
the cage next to h,m and watch the onke Cr ma
| an hour without moving AT first he won'd hold OUT
his hand In a friendly overture. but they oecIii,u y.
sccep IT, grasping instead Il cir own paws ana S"N
| ing then, knowingly Thea Croslev obtained -h'IV
stick vhici he held ont for them 10 take. amer .
one of the balloons ventnred TO II eaeh o"t w. ~ l;,,
inst as he touched il stick few mp ana rappeu "il
| over the kuuekle-. Crowley went INTO ecs,'ci"9
This trick and the baboOn ietreated WIN NE i'oo
twisted and whimpering with The sting OF 'he oom %
For time after that Crowley could mo- Hi'iuco ' -.
to toneb the stick although be grinned ana gruhten
=; tGe most anrctionate manner But the baboon was
| waitinq his time While Crowley was sliii no'uihg IL
ont to him his attention attracted icr an nS'n "
| anotl or object The bsboOu snatched tne s,icN,
| ranned Crowley over the knucfes ana rhtlohtu o't
dcrisiyely setting all the MONKEYS VI III;
ehmr snare was angry st being caught tic "nooN n's
a. 6rcAiv t the hahoon and would have punlinelied
him we'll II he could have caught him. Not belh anle
"a dn that he vented his spite the nine pms throw
mo them around IN a reckless fashion,, ana graspng
b1ni of sa,y,lst which he cast at the visitors VINO
we're enioying "a laugh at his exR nse Atterwafu ne
otted down IN the corner of the cage az in Wild
| friendly grin at the baboons stretching across hi'
month hui th-v could not be prevailed on To give VI
| the stick ~ vi, =,
| Whenever Mr. Barnum comes to New-i orh,
| observed jake " he always come up to ave LOOK
at Crowley lie says that Crowley is the hnest cnli
! n,nzee he ever saw and he would give the Park Com
,nis.joners 50. 900 for him If they would sell him.