The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-15
an Old TIME CIRCUS FEUD.
DRn Rice. DR.. SpnuIdInE, "The whip"
Clarence Moore, and Bluo Eagle Jail.

Dan Rice, DR.. SpnuIdInr, "The whip"
Clarence Moore, and Biuo Eagle Jail.
COLUMBUS, o., July a." In THE Suns re-
cent interesting sketch OF Dan Rice" said q
veteran Snowman now in this city, "one very
amusing incident in tho career OF tho famous
clown was not referred TO- 1t occurred good
many years ago, in the days OF the old Spauld-
ing Rogers circus which at one time was the
only great rival OF Dan Rice's show. Between
DR.. SpauldinR, the senior partner in that cir
GUS and Dan Rico very bitter feeling arose
early In the career OF tho Spaulding show. Tho
two concerns followed ono another closely
about the country and many lively times be-
tween them was tho result Finally both shows
struck Albany. n. Y, together. and the fcud
became more bitter than ever. 1t was in the
days OF the now almost forgotten newspaper,
The Albany WHIP. OF which tho late Hugh Hast
inRs was editor. The WHIP was about as
red-hot sheet in personal Journal
ism as l ever saw. In Its composing
room was bright and erratic young
fellow OF the name Of Moore Clarence Moore.
think his name was. He used to write for the
verbal warfare between Spaulding and lice
not being far-reaching enough to suit DR.
Spaulldiug. he employed Moore to castigate
Dan Rice in tho columns OF the WHIP. When
the issue Of the WHIP containing the attack on
Rice. over the, signature OF DR.. Spnuldng APP
look ed about him for some one who could get
back at Spaulding IN the columns Of the same
what he could do lie saw Hugh Has til S
II =, AZ i reht," said tho editor. Seq Moore;
-, 80 Rice. of course; didn't know that Moore was
doing him up for Spaulding and went and saw
quickly struck between the Snowman and
slenSturss tho phllipiGG he had hurled at Rice
70 Snat In
was hummer, and Spaulding at once hired
Moore TO sail into Rice again. And so 1t com
for DR.; Spaulding, and then turning round and
knocking smiihereens out of spaulding for
yersy with increasing yehemence and unre-
strained personal invective, the principals in
the ba Sa n total
copptroversYy. was the sensation Of the day in
one Of Rice's replies to and counter assaults
on Spaulding. and the latter abandoned news
made eharTe Of criminal isHf be asansf Rice
and the famous clown was arrested and lodged
In iail-the noted old Blue Eagle Iail Of the
connection with the Spauldng- Rice fight in
coeded in sutsaetory settling the libel H suit suit
was tickled to death with the cleverness Of the
nbS medeo h% fHSa 9s
than the show business and declined the offer:
D ms hSVeT was very
gave the young printer his opinion Of him in
very powerful language. Moore took n philo-
his peculiarly quiet way to SpauldinE:
Why. you're oil! wrong, Doctor! gave
made him squeal that couldn't have given II
hadn't discovered the points by being on both
sides Of the question. You've got to DO posted
on both sides to discuss things properly
" That bitter Albany quarrel, though. led to
o meeting between Spauldng and Rice that |
but eliminated In tho two famous circus men
forming a partnership. which. they kept up
Ieease from the Albany Jail he paid Clarence
Moore $25 for writing him song called Blue
Eagle Jail n song that was the hit OF Dams |
stay in Albany. which no made famous after
ward throughout the country"