The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-27
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treated ~ an unrehearsed program ~ In
serestin9 and exciting ~ that unexpected-
" provided ~ the Royal aquarium last
night, says the London Tste0ruph. Sam
son, Iescribed a. ''the man on
earth," who has for some time past been
astonishing those who have Witnessed his
oW % displays Of strength, has at his var
ions performances offered IN give E10O to
any one who could achieve the feats exc
cuted by his pupil, Cyclops, Who ASSISTS
him. The chief items in the performance
of Cyclops, Nh enormously muscular man.
consists In lifting weights and dumh-bells
ranging. 10 In said. from 80 pounds UP To
and over 40 pounds.
Last night, rs usual. when introducing
his pupil. Samson made the offer set out
above. Much To his surprise IL was at
once accepted by n gentleman i'm the audi
encc, who inquired IL the offer was open
tai an immediate test. and being Informed
cosnpanitd by u young n,aii. who, as far
IN physique wa concerned, was not to he
compared with the bnriy Cyclops. Indeed.
pair that many Of the audience regarded
the matter as a joke. When. however. he
had taken of his coat and waistcoat, and
which icft his arms and neck bear, \, was
apparent that Cyclops had To reckon with
"nemens of the Muscles Of The arm bcias
extraordinary. Samson had i'm the mean
time deposited a hank note for GiOO with
referee, with the audience as jury.
CyclOvys started the competitor by lift
ing two heavy weights said to he 80 pounds
and here IL may he as well to mention
thai i'm all cases the exact burden was not
known, hut they were probably correct.
This s was easily performed by the acGep'or,
heavy dumb bells with one hand repre-
sentinV sd aud 4UO pounds. The next feat
/ mass Of stone weighing AU pounds ON
which were placed two weights OF 50
pounds. This was also accumulated. and
IL was claimed that the f1OO had been
fairly won. and M indeed thought many
of the audience.
money could only he secured by the ac-
compiishment of all the tests which Cy-
clops should undertake. Amid trcn,end.
hour, i'm which twenty. people were at the
same time shouting their opinions moth
thing definite could he arrived Mt, and il
take place. An appeal was made to- Cap
tain Molesworth, who held the scales with
consPicuoas fairness. and he desidsd tina
70 Name ,w" final efforts, and
d dHa.: he should s ssd' over 1. the s.e Zoo 'S %a,s
to 1.-THE unknown AS he had been up To
this time called. This ended the bother,
anu yeIotS VEoSeeNhet III an VbsttltletS
with his right hand above his head and
gradually lower his arm till Il was held at
righta angles with the body. This WAS Sc
curcly performed, and, amid immense ex-
element. Cyclops took in hand a dumb
bell of about 100 pounds, and, holding II
over his head with his right hand, s~toopet
and lifted 80 pounds. raising IL i'm turn
over his head and lowering il to- his elbow
three times and nearly a fourth.
Ii il needless tn say that at this point
the audience were reused to u rare pitch,
and when, after uplifting both weights in
imitation of Cyclops, his rival lowered and
raised the smaller three times, four, five,
six. and seven times before he put them
down, the enthusiasm was something Ia
remember. Samson acknowledged that
the wager had been fairly won and him.
self handed the 400 over to the victor.
A general shout was raised for the name
of the winner, but the audience were told
that he was for the present the I'm.
nown." His name is. however. Eugene
Santlow.