New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-10
SANDOW MAKES TESTS.
HOW HE TAKES HIS DAILY EXERCISE.
BEGINNING HIS WORK AFTER RtsT-FRoM

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poderewski-once said: IF leave off practising for
one dav notice it, If for days my friends notice
IT. II for three days the public notices it,. Sandow
dd not want anybody notice that he had lost his
strength-los his grip llterallyso he began pract:s-
ing again the other day for his temperance at
Roster & Balls tomorrow night
'You have met Mr. SandoW Delore nave Eou
not" said the manager.
ooh ves" said Sandow, 1.-THE day arrived. VIII
Won come back on the stage? Where Is juno
The three went back upon the stage, Sandow the
manager and the outsider, and Juno. being invited
nv the stage hands. came down from the fly gal
,areo limo is Shadows dog, beautiful Danish
boarhound She Is tall enough for man OF aver
age height to put his hand on her head without
stoonine She is the same Kind of dog that San
dow IS a man. Like Sandow too, she has the most
polIte and agreeable manners. she mas also loDie
or two supposed to belong TO her sex she Is never
happy unless she Is attracting notice ana somebody
is giving her at least moderate share OF MS at
tention The outsider being disposed TO humor TINS
within whenever he mas H. bol "Ai wy "Oi VIZ"
Juno
Shadows aids were getting out set Of dumb
bells rolling them across the floor and then iabcrl-
ousy lifting them upon the platform three hchcs
high that the stroIs man uses to protect the stage
itself from the violence Of his feats There We're
three of the dumbbells light onc-l2S pounds, that
is-a heavy one. IFS pounds and middle weight.
THE middle weight was hattcncd at the ends -
that lead plates could be screwed to 1t to bring
II gradually up almost TO the weight OF the heaVy
ono Sandow picked up the light dum5bell and
raised it high over his head with his rSAt ha'ii'
He lowered It to the ground and raised 1t twice
moro. then he did the same with the left hand.
Raising it from the ground" he said exercises
the whole body the chest the legs everything;
lifting It over my head is for the arm especially.
VIII you try to lift it?-No, no,-one hand, one
hand"
The outsider tried it with one hand; it came up
about an inch and then droppel back Sahdow
picked up the second dum5bell and dld with IL "7
he had done with the first. While the attendants
were scrcving the lead plates on the ends OF II
for the next trial he said: You see have to Desl'
with the light one and work up 10 the heaviest Il
began with the heavy one 1t might injure my
o n1If for pract tic viii you ft this dumbbe!
The outsider boldly used both hands ms UNI Ie
was determined to be heroic He raised me duihD-
Of the day. Sandow picked 1t up ana playeI Nv WIN
sider and asked him with her eyes what sne was was
supposed to have do with all TINS ana wnet l
S ANY, 0Tese nea an ALL The outsider soe in ne
ribs. choked her and rubbed her head ana her IKE
and her view OF the world Frightened again.
, WEIGHT TO TEST THE STR NJ MAN
SHOULD you like TO my largest dumboeii-ny
record dumbbell?" Sandow asked
.yes TO be sure" said the outsider and Juno
turned toward the corner Of the stage indicated.
Three or four men began to get the dumpoel out "a
the pile Of lumber and out of It's own "rapplnsS' -
was about seven feet long. They uhwouhu II anu
rolled IT across the stage; everybody got out OF 'e
wav Juno lodged it If it had been thunderVo,t
NJ love and il was Iaboriousy lifted upon the pla,
form. How much does 1t weigh asker ' W
slider =, s,o. ..,,a have q different
kind Of pounds In Germany y you f''E ft II over my
head like the others. VIII you Try 20 iilt ,,re,
The outsider went through the motions OF us me.
lob, oh tried to Hi tnf NN'iNur ".
Liberty. Sandow did not try kho"i"S ''''''
All lit this While some had been sawing at three F
i,,, sacks Thoy were supposed To holi gram Dut
II was really something heavier ana =, was from orS
n ',c'onslderable height upon Sandow's neck They
hung some twenty feet above the stage An athlete
Who helps Sandow climbed up rope 10 ms anu ana
S ws,sd ey aT Sss n the outsider asked while three
men were hoIsting Of the sacks with 'acAie u
"h no. sandow replied II have moi done any,
miN time have tried to catch these sacks in
yeaHl nd do YOU practise every day when you are
NO never at all; the exhibition is enough sind
All right" answered The up cleft h hanging
head down and hans the 5af b snck drop9e on
the platform with bang, II it had Just missed
would land With a piece Of charcoal Sandow drew
a line around the sack on the platform ah ,ieh
the sack again and the man above hung mead
down. The spectators knew tnat San h was oI 10
lied IL Tin now and they felt Ike lookip tie other
had been lying in the hope that the outsider , would
think II worth his while 20 step on aeT anu looked
on with feminine solicitude.
an right
Down came the bag on the strong mans neck. and
/, sid down his back TO the Moor II had mr. nun
aga1,Ini,,..
r,,t, ,,roa bv vrav Of variation the bag bounced
of Sandow's neck over his head. The third time
he caught 1t with his hands as it came over his
STAYED there Then the task was to catch the sec
nrst had been.
The bag struck AMI slippel off. sandow said
somc,hine in German ana tried it again. i slipped
aF s r Gg' the hr n W At ffi hree ba e
one upon the other
THE LITTLE THINGS ARE THE HorD ONES.
before you 60" he said. 81 want to show you
my grip Where those cards
The attendant handed him three packs of
cards. lie took one pack and tore it in two-oh.
easily easily. Then he took Of the halves
and tore that In two. but not 50 easily. because.
as he explained. he had SO little 70 get hold Of.
The Car Of Russia dil that" h said. when |
gave my exhibition before him; h. Is a very s,ronS
man. But here IL something the car did not do.
He took the other two packs placed them to-
gether and tried to tear both in two at once II
that in union there Is strength. Iiftins Gumbbell5
and catching sacks did not make MIN pun and
gasp and sweat as this did. Juno got positively
anxious The edge OF one II the cards made
iittie cut on Sandow's right thumb. some of The
cards on the outside Of the packs were torn and
scattered Oh the stage Then. at last WITH trr-
mendous twist. he parted The packs through the
middle and beamel again. while Juno wasgod her
tail.
Sandow does not intend 10 have horses walk over
his chest any more AZ present. rs he used 10 do.
Instead of that he means ~ hold platform on
his chest with piano on the platform. also the
PLAYER of IT, and likewise two or three other
musicians sitting upon IT, II will be union OF
power and harmony truly-that t. If the musl-
clans are harmonious there is no doubt about the
power.