The sun., 1894-04-08
WILD ANIMAL TRAINING.
fBBFRT sTsLDER's sATlsE PETS ar
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Tr.tts of ME rerfor-ins LAo-s, Tigers.
Feathers. heopprss, ana Hears-Hov Hs
raueat~s sus Contrnls These nessts.

at the Barnum 4 Bailey show. wherein wild
beasts Of the jungle are made eubservient TO
the will Of man"
These beasts-lions. tigers. bears. panthera
leopsrls. and boarhounds- s-are not only made
subesrvient, but made TO do many wonderful
things besides In the steel-barred arena at tho
urpcr end OF the Madison Square Garden.
Twice each day they climb ladders. play see
saw. play ball. and have all sorts OF fun under
the direction OF q quiet little fellow who IL
known as the youngest and smallest animal
trainer before the public. and the only one
whose skin has never been marked By the
teeth or claws Of his treacherous companions
The modest little Mr.. Btslder will not say
whether this record IL q matter OF cold luck
or the result OF his genius. but he has followed
the queer business Of training beasts for nine
years without q scratch and expects to finish
his life with clean record. Up to date his
record beats that OF every other performer.
from Van Ambere. the famous man who In
the classic language Of the college sonG.
Put his head In the lions mouth
And pullsd ~ out again
II IL frat OF all interesting to know what Mr..
stalder does While the three Eugene BROTH
ers are finishing their lofty flights he enters
the biE steel cage, with an assistant 70 ar
rnnge the stools. chairs, and wooden pyra-
mids for the reception OF his animal visitors
Unlike more pretentious perior mers, he does
not wear pink tights. velvet trunks. or spangles.
He wears q blue uniform somewhat like that OF
the circus attaches. with . small cap. and in
his right hand carries an ordinary lash whip.
He does not tangls his I've feet OF body int .
double bow knot to attract the attention OF the
audience but begins his end VI the show In
manner so modest as to suggest the thought
that any one would be at home In the same
company.
Before the baud has ceased playing the last
number stalder has opened q small gate and
let in three great German bosrhounds. Then
the door OF q ed-painted animal van close to
the arena is opened. and out come two tawny.
lions. They bound to the
centre. and are soon Joined By three cats"
as the panthers aud leopards are Renerically
known. These treacherous beasts come stink
inc in from another CAGE. and are quickly or
dered to their places on the stools. They are
the most dangerous Of all visitors to the cage.
because they fight from behind. Then come
. kingly looking tiger. q great black bear and
o small cinnamon bear who Ia the pct OF the
outfit. and the calling list is com mpleted.
The beasts are arranged in . semieircle. with
their master In the centre. At his word they
fly about tho arena. climb ladders and arrange
them emselvss In pyramids. The lions dance on
q spring board and play seesaw. and stand
apart while O panther leaps over their backs
and crawis back under their bellies. Then
Joe. the larger lion. takes his turn at the exer-
else By leapinG over two goats that are held
down on q board by Stalder and his assistant.
The other lion. Billy. does another new trick
by playing seesaw alone. The bears have
their end OF the fun whom the pyramid
act closes the performance. At the top
OF the double ladder is a platform
ing on his hind legs ;. beneath are the ieopards.
the panther. ana the tiger arranged In a
EeSs % With the
The remarkable feature Of the performances
e not understood BY the audience. 1t Is the
alter reaching full growth. The Hagen beck
Rroups included more animals. but nearly all
un IL f
shelE g # fun strength and we're as via as when
. That feature Of the show observable to all 10
without recourse to the common methods OF
animal trainers. Ho moves about .. quietly
f Keep the snimais cowsS and snarline by @ crack. .
ing his whip In their faces; be does not shout
sssr names and use sash myste0us 2; orders Sss
positions When Sun reporter saw the per-
iormsnce the other evening, this ,diminutive
at the end Of the progra m m Z, and when he spoke
he merely called the animals in . voice SO low
q efance Of that law that a a iamsr must keep
his eye fastened upon the eyes Of his animals
to pIotssss, s,s,d himself Sy oI sort Of ms.%eTS
careless and dangerous way. His manner was
as indifferent as though he had been playing
Mr. Albert staider-he does not Ike to be
So.r quite sss e. In Sis
iis:. hss SeyhoSa ri had Aff filing tfi% ssi: s
that he could make a living as an animal
trainer until nine years ago. Young staldsr
At Lyons he got proke" to 70 use u.s., his ' sxprss. M:
sion. ana was willing to do any, honest work.
ss %s e yShn all he Sss as
small tent show Of performing animals. The
4 and safety with Witch animals Of different
instraeton lie S became Bssss % assstans sa ant Ssd snd
Y I was not long before Paul Hagenbeek sought
tsdsr isrVss ss Ss the
but they had row when a group OF animals
which he had trained was given 70 another
peLiormer Ihen Staider came TO the Barnum
Whes RfsS' asssa saaS the other day whether there
sn Z.
NAL trainer has his theories or thinks he has.
The only requisites thAt i Know oil are fear
eoolnssG First OF all you must let the beasts
know that yop are the boss When theT get
away from that idea you must give up the
business II you want to keep your life. i
nrst become acquainted with the animals
by feeding them from outside the cage. When
they have learned to recognize me and let me
PAT them on their heads. go into their eages-
The only weapon ever carry IL a Whip with q
cracking lash, ! learn very soon whether an
animal has sufficisnt intelligence TO be trained.
Il is dificult TO nnd lion that win become .
good performer. Lions are light headed and
got crazy good lion will train much more
easily than n tiger. panther. or leopard. These
Eats are not only treachorous. but snllen and
stubborn They are the only animals that need
watching at all. lion will fight face to face, but
Ihe cats always attack from behind. Probably
he most dltneult feature of animal training Is
I0 bring different animals togetheI with safety.
j his IL long and hard work. first put the
lone and eats In the same cage and keep them
moving 30 that thsy will not attack one
another. The other animals are brought in
rom Tins TO time as. the work progresses.
rWo years OF daily training is not too much
tme 70 bring group Of beasts like the one
to their high standard of work
lm working them on new tricks every day. i
lAve been In the business 90 long that never
hlnk OF fear. and ! have never had trouble
With but one beast That was last winter
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