New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-16
A BIG SHOW ~ WINTER QUARTERS.
1T SOON WILL COME FORTH FOR THE BUSY
SEASON And PEOPLE WILL SEE
ITS WONDERS.


Tile crca, Barnum d Bailey show Is due in New
York about March 20. 1t viii not be d"ener IN
tents thi, year will 1t b. Of such easy access u
Harlem goats a. it I'm 1900. The circus Is gong
back 10 it, familiar and convenient home IN Madison
SQUARE Garden. Int how changed is the scene al
though the site l. Tue same. MI the wonder anu
-plcudor, Of the show VIII De more masniac'ntN
pn,,cd than thcy ever all their scintlIA;lnS
career.
When CAPTAIN Robert F. Toiy Hamilton. the popular
pres, agent lei hi, annual band Of New ork re
porte, the other day To Bridgeport. village al
Joining the winter quarters Of The show, the NIoI"I'
iound the show awakening from il, hibcrnation This
4, a sure AID early sign of spring; and a. ''oh a.
bridgeport folk get the news OF 'ir ana PREPARATION III
fine Earnum winter qrartcrs they 70 into the woods
and the field, aud the gardens and the back yards ana
look for the flower, that. &C.
r., pie who think that the show +, all that there IS
II A show arr nightly mistaken. II would open th'lt
eve. if they could 80 down Ia Bridgeport WIN captain
roIv and wltnc,, something 81 Elephant lli' New
man, heroic hour, Of harl work at training the big
Lrutos which, when they appear at the Garden VIII
m taken A. a matter Of course, because they VIII teh
do tncir elaborate dil if To the manner born me
p.oplc who viii laugh at the funny little clown WIN
tho crotc,uc performing pigs ana doSa ana d'h"! p
,ud MONKEYS would bc surprised Ia find william Con
rad hard at work for days and days cndcavoHnS 10
norf.ct only one act" ont Of many-that in which the
,ipcd Laboon Zulu" will bring down the house by
. ,v,v in which he ape, all the trick, and graccs of
the skilled bareback rider. ZuIus otccd IS an Abys
,inian mule. who answer, to the name Of Pclcg.
William Ducrow. the equestrian dr,ctoc is also
hard at work these day, getting his performing horses
into the perfection of training, and III, stan of riders.
who have little rusty In the winter bskencd
nm by hard practice on the mechanic
George Conklin. who has big family Of rare
animal, OF every tribe ard nation to look after has
had "A lucky winter. The mcnageric Is in good con
diton and several additions have been made TO it,.
one Of them pretty litter Of lion cubs "A, ever was
born captivity was The az Ct the iionsS , Nc!N
mother, and not like that nasty creature III central
Park who ate up her whole family. ,
winter Guar1ers and ben Fish tie secretary of the
show who comes with it to Ne p York hH1e Gad t a,
wcli-kuoWn animal painter. VINO has been called lhc
American Landoeer' MIR Pope p!ctgres IN the lIaza
Hotel have attracted great deal Of attention ana lie
has found In big lion and a fine tiger AZ hainnm
BAILEY subjects for painting called me ula,ua
tors" which represents fight TO the death between
the big animals in Roman arena. , -
There IS much 10 be seen az the winter
quarter, than the beasts and their training and the
practising Of the peri9!e:S Preparations iTr n .nd
carbnderN and scene painter ana aftnters III h iron
and brass and steel and gilt and all sortS OF thhsS
At his beautiful home Marina. the noblest show,
man." L. T. ijarnum keeps himself posted a. 10 an
that IS going on at winter quarters MI i'amu Is
under COZ slant medical attendance. ana Is not 80
strong physically his friends conld wish. but
mentally he j. as bright a. diamond, ana Tic i rs
light hearted yOunE-trr.
don't want 10 die Inst vet" he told the reporters
when they called on him and amt going 10 die.
As for my doctors there make EN- read funny -torie,
T. m and that dos me more good than al their
medicine"
Then he told one Of the funny stories in capital style.
~ his visitors wcr, tik.ng lc1vc he said, rive
cot one fiu,t 10 tnG with Ilamiltoi.'
What's that, slr ,T asked IOdy
well Won dOnt use enough adjecvcS. When yon
write anything have always to over II and put III
adj crtlVc-."
Nob5dv ever has suspected " rody" of being remiss
Is 10 adcctves. II has always seemed 10 those who
read Ms work, that his English style Ils str0nS
leaning 10 adiectivrS. But. general principles,
he promised Mr. Barnum that n would reform and
hunt up some coTkers" In the newest dictionary.