New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03
An AMERICAN JURY You'll

| An AMERICAN JURY WOULD HAVE 50 DECTDED.
| The man who knows 1t all, and who suffers from
heart spasms when he sees people who get pleasure
out OF innocent beliefs, in white rage at the
circus the other night. lie sat back OF the arena
boxes about the centre OF the house, and shortly after
the performance began he started in to express his
cynical opinions with snifs and snorts When the
dogs had a race around the big ring and every one
applauded the clever animals and especially the vim
ner at the finish, the man leaned back and growled
something between his teeth about fake race
When anything appauded the wiseacre ex'
pressed his dspeasurc for the benefit Of every one
around him. lie srowled at The jumping, sneered at
tho running, and Kissed when The nag was haded
to the victor Of a chariot race.
Now II any thinks that those chariots do not
60 fast he has only to get down I'm the ring and stand
near the track when they go whiring and rafting
around a corner. They come with such rush, aud
slide so violently and swiftly the course that they
take away ones breath. But this lover Of himself
got IL into his head that the horses were being pulled
as IL every man In the big building did not know
that II the driver when flying around those corners
had not tugged at the reins with muscles Of STEEL he,
the horses and chariot, wOulI all have shot like
meteor into one Of the boxes or knocked hole
in the side of the Garden building.
But IL was when woman driving one chariot came
out AZ a hard rot TO race with masculine chafoeer
that the sourspited spectator got his chance to make
some one else miserable. When they went of at q
rushing galop around the room, the great mass Of
amusemsnt-loving people applauied with hands, feet
aud mouth. OF course every one wanted the woman
TO win Certainly the women and children among tho
spectators did. and certainly that is the way OF Amer
lean men, And when she did win there was real
burst OF enthusiastic paudits which made the big
structure ring 1t pleasing enough to sec several
thousand New Workers OF all degrees shout because
woman had won a chariot race ii made no difference
whether that part OF the regular programme or
not.
Down in front OF the snoring gentleman was box
filed with girls none of them sixteen Seven-
teen years old Their pretty cheeks were Naming with
pleasure and excitement and their eyes sparhet with
delight An old gentleman with beaning face, which
like theirs had flushed with sympathetic arior. and
with soft white locks but youthful eye, was with them.
When the race was the DOgcnes of the circus
leaned over and said 10 enc OF the giIs-she was
probably the youngest one in the box and the most
enthusiastic" You don't think that that was genuine
race. do you -
Why. yes" saspcd the little woman, her eyes look'
ing startled. go
We'll. IL wasn't said the beast, with sardone
grin II was all arranged that she should win.'
"Oh!r cried the poor girl. with look OF woe on
her face, thought II was real
Tho kindly faced old gentleman In the box turned
and said so sharply that lie plainly heard BY
more than a dozen people
You ought 70 DC shot" And his hearers all agree4
with him.