New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-10

man Prnie dodres the blow cracks his whip and
with bound the monarch OF the ]hs, nd onnss S o
cantering arouni the ring The lionnes springs from
an" me track overhead waits until the horse has
completed the circuit ana jumps back again 10 h.l
,hr pp"nv's heels ali the time and as soon tho
ro resume their original pose the GSE ne pesi af
raw meat. from the professor, ana disappears 10
her den.
KEEPIN; UP ITS COURAGE.
"Whv does the dog bark" the professor was
ackcl
Because" came the answer. "he is afraid"
Afraid OF what
"Of the lion 10 be sure"
But the Hon shows 10 disposition 10 hurt him
doesn't even seem to be aware Of his presence?
1T makes no difference" said the professor THE
dog is well aware Of the Lions presence even II
ne should not see him. He knows Ma; he IS there
ana SO makes the cutlery to keep up his courage
The lion himself will DO the same thing IN face
~ Il force which ne knows j. superior ana "n'ch
could crush him without mercy You shpuI4 h'tr
when he hears the rumblngs Of an earthquake. or
when herd ~ Wild ec?ntnis ar. upon ms Wask'
tell Won IL is more To the credit Of mat boar
hound than IT f. even to the Hon 10 submit % re-.
main in that ring FOR half an hour. every moment
of which be- IL N terror Of his HE. .,
You must not take Professor William fhllau,,ph"
by his name. There Is nothing slow about It'll ~,
horse Lula. nor his dog Nora II Is believer 'hal
BACK Prince win 10 One aamaso Sg' Jus tion n
,,, $500, y ~. s.ts a GOOD chance
'Th.s- a. wrvcr. are thc risks OF the profession
said the trainer. and when We have taken all pos
slbl~ precautions We can DO no more ,.,. ..
Professor Mehrmnn brings s"Frhtteh hnttia'S IN
the arena and does almost what he likes with
them They include lions. tigers. icopAris' poar,
hounds and black and polar bears. As they trot
intn The ring they take their allotted places on
stools which are hxed against the b"rs ,,.,,.
- 1,nger whlc arranging to bring your different
performers into action ne Was asked. ,, ,,..
black bear DO YOU observe mat / am obliged to
keep them chained while waiting 5hsr ,Id' s al
though any one of the other ah'tnalS Cou ~ rs
down from his perch whenever he felt IKE II! me
leopard catlike and stcalthy, is ever restless ana
# / nd not take this precautlon he would be GER
tain To provoke trouble You can see herr where
on underneath where the animals are housed ana
me lions and scratched the head OF big tiger
which purred ana rubbed Itself agars, his arm
Professor Darling was only few yards away.
looking after his cageful OF beauties. VINO lay
repose too lazy almost 10 open ana close their
eyes The other beasts were IN separate cages ana
were licking their chops. Inc DAY WORK WAS
over il was getting on toward II o'clock. ana they
had just dined
FED AFTER THE PERFORMANCE.
"In the Central Park menagcre the animals are
f.I AT o'clock in the AT -rnoon.' suggested the
writer.
That's all right" said Mr. Mehrman. but you
must remember that they have no work TO 40 we
could not do that with our animals, because shey
would be too lazy after II; so we wait until the
Thcy ali mingle together in the ring; isn't 1t safe
"To" said he. these are too old for that
did have troop Of twenty who used 10 o, a0 'ns n
London but they contracted some KIND OF sickhssS'
ana when returned TO HAMBURG they AL died, ,o,
How do the Hons regard the tigers when they
rub skirts with each other ,u
at is my deliberate opinion, ne answered wmir
rolling cigarette between lus fingers th nil rne
lion fears the tiger The tiger Is more quarrelsome'
You know that In his native wlds when TINS ma,
jestic animal is sltated win blood II Is py no
means safe to assume that he ~ sltlate'i win
slaughter The lion. on the Other hand as con-
minds his own business. still, am quite certain
that in combat between me two the KING OF the
forest would come out on top
YOU generally have two things in your hand when
you go into the cage win your ions saa cs ,l
ng the animals by pet names as they growled anu
thrown to Them Wouldn't one be enough"
now THE WHIP Is USED.
81 have a rawhidc and a buggy whip" he an
swcrcd ''and they both fulfil function. use
the hide on their hides often but never touch
lion with the whip. When | lash them with the
rawhidc they know how II feels. In case OF the
whip which | crack loudly when they are more
than usually rcbellious, they do not know how IL
feels but they make an estimate TIE 81 s9T iha
whip would xiii them out and out | have educated
them to this Sultan grows and strikes at me
and lift II az II were going to strike him. then, as
though wishing to ntiict so serious an injury
throw II aside and taking advantage OF his pc
widermcnt seize him by the throat and hurl nun
with my whole strength TO the ground. Next
grab the whip and begin again to threaten The
animal is completely terrorzed by this time ana
with a look of mute agony seems to appeal Tor
mercy. . -,
ct Is a colossal bluff but the lion doesn't know
IT. and he will know 1t until this precaution
is forgotten and he is made some time to feel the
whip. And then-then." and the Professor took a
few steps back and forth while he whistled In low
murmuring tones few bars of the latest topical
tune. why. then. suppose. the deluge."