New-York tribune., 1893-12-01
LIONS And TIGEES TINE is KITTENS.
OPENING the ANIMAL SHOW AT TNTTEESALL'S
SOME INTERI STING FEATs.

OPENING the ANIMAL SHOW AT TNrTEES\iLS
SOME INTER- STING FEATs.
The snrerlori,y OF lntelcc. over instinct was
amply demonstrated ~ the opening performance
given Yesterday at Tattersalis of Carl Hagen
beck's corps o. lion-tamers. At the evening per-
formanc.. a large throng was entertainer by the
largest collection o: tanned kings OF III" Jungle
that has probably been seen in this city
Tattcrsalrs which is AZ Seventh-ave. and Finy-
Luh-st had been materially changed in the last
fortnight the circle IN when the horse sales were
formerly conducted being surrounded by a heavy
iron cage which reached 10 the ceiling This cage
IL the contempt OF the lon-tamers. who sly that
the beasts under their would not dare 10
wink without permission. AMI this statement was
carried out by the actions OF the huge beasts which
performed last evening. Not one of them dlsobcy"d
"A comrnond. and on occasion. when a small boy
pulled the tail OF one of Professor Darling Hons
that once majestic beast 'lercly screwed his eye
around to ct a look AT his tormentor. but did
not dare to move his hug frame. While The
beasts tractable, they are not entirely harm
less as IS evidenced by the celebrity with which
the employees who set up the pedestaIs make their
exit from the big cage. and the quickness with
which they slam the iron gates together
The entrance TO the rnscage leading from the
smaller cages in the basement. is Of iron. and by
no possible means could an animal make his way
The Incident OF the performance which attracted
comment the TACT tnat al no tfnr Nncl th'
superior animals were In the ring were several
boarhounds absent The skill OF these animals IN
tntmidating the lions and tigers is remarkable.
The programme last evening was begun by MISS
Marcela Berg who put an elephant, two Shetland
ponies and several boarhounds through thelr PAGES,
she gave way To NJ lSeketow. an amusing clown
who received much applause for his clever handling
OF three wild bOars.
The next number thrill of fear through
many timd ones among the spectators for TINS
was the first time that a lion made MS appearance
In the ring. Black Prince, "A huge Nublan non
seated on the back OF horse. drove around the
ring at ful speed The trainer Of TINS animal
according TO the programme Is william ih'l"
delphia. -
The Mehrman group, consisting OF four lions; two
tigers two lcopuTds, three bears ana SIX boar
hounds went through AN interesting performance
They formed pyramids. rolled globes about ana
amused themselves by forming living hurdles foi
one another 10 jump over. The end or TINS act
when "A lion seated in chariot drove two Bengal
tigers about. brought down the house
Five monster Nuban lions were treated by FRO
fessor Darling, their trainer. as II they were so
many kittens. He cuned them. threw them down
and occasionally lifted one and threw him to the
other end Of the cage. The former sovereiSnS or
the forest seemed to feel that they had been COM
pletcly subjugatcd for the insertion Of an arm in
ihe mouth of several was productive OF no injury
AT the close OF the act Professor Darling lay upon
the group and threw Of the lions over the lower
norton Of his body: when he left the cage, with
his five lions preceding him, he WAS roundly ap'
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