The morning call., 1894-11-26
SANDOW'S TRICK.
he AstoniShed an Audience by
Throwing a Bull.


"When was 10 Vienna In 1887" said Eugene
Sandow yesterday, zone day there appeared In
the papers notice to the effect that there
would be. on a certain day three months hence,
a grand Illumination OF the Coliseum at Rome.
IN honor OF ,sOme thousandth anniversary, NV
business instinct, l must say-nor do l mean it
IN boastful way-has been fully developed
will my muscle. Every addition to my muscu.
lar tissue added more to my head for business
so when L saw this notice In the papers at
once concluded that there ought TO be some
thing in hat celebration, which was 10 COM
memorate the doings OF The athletes of old, for
poor athlete OF modern times. I set myself 10
thinking what there was TO make out of the
event, and at last settled upon a plan.
l went Immediately TO Rome, where l inter-
viewed officials and unfoided my scheme with
Which they al once refused 10 have anythi ng 10
do, tried 10 induce the Chief Executive, tell.
ing him what a great addition such an enter
tertainment as i would gve-and | explained I
desired TO reproduce something like the gladIa-
torial combatS OF the ancient days-woud be
TO the celebration. But he resouiely refused,
telling me he would have nothing OF il. Before
ibis had been engaged teaching King Hum
berps son physical culture, as he was a wax
nervous sort of fellow who needed lust such
treatment. went to my former pupil aud old
him oil my scheme, and by his aid obtained the
consent OF his royal father, who gave the order
10 allow me the use of the historic Coliseum on
this special night. This beng arranged,
began 10 make preparations for the
performance. Desiring something novel,
at the same time exciting, l went to
Spain for tbr purpose of learning something of
bull-fghting. l put myself under the training
OF several famous toreadors in small village.
and was soon well enough ver>ed in the art, if
IL may be so called, TO enter the arena In my
first encounter with au enraged bull l thought I
saw easier way OF conquering the beast than
by the usual me hodS employed by the
Spaniards. When the bull mad lunge al me,
l made leap over the enraGed animal and
landed safely. Then, as he came straight for
me, his eyes glstening with rage and believing
terribly, saw my time for action had come. So
throwing away my dagger and carefully prepar-
Ing myself, stood and waited for his coming
just as he was about 10 plunge into me
grabbed him by the horns and with a little
struggle threw him TO the ground. The people
went wild They eheered until they were
hoarse.
The result Of this little experience was that
received TWO weeks engagement in which
delighted my audiences by throwing bull by
his hOrns-something novel and it took we'll.
L went back 10 Italy, but before going pur.
chased TWO fine bulls for my performance at
The Coliseum. L then arranged The Coliseum
for my performance, which / advertised all
over Italy. put up some wooden benches. as
knew there would be crowd. Well, on the
night OF the entertainment and illumination
you can Imagine tha there was crowd. / had
athrone erected, upon which l had a king in
his royal robes ana his daughter impersonaIed
| was led into the arena with my hands
sbackled. l was then ordered by the king TO
be released and to face the wild beasts which
in this Instance happened 10 be the Two bulls I
had brought with me from Spain that were
looking out from behind the cage had erected
at Tue other end. hen one of the bulls was re-
leased aud came toward me, snorting In wild,
ferocious manner l played with him a while
then fioored him by Catching his horns, then
two men came forward and tied the beasts
legs while held him 10 the ground. After he
was well bound lifted him up. aud, swinging
MIN over my shoulder, marched him around the
arena with, of course, the usual applause l
finished the second bull In the same way, and
then had tame bull brought In, which L
knocked down with one bOW of my fist. After
my achievement l carried out the little play 1
had arranged by having thu King step down
and give the hand of his daughter to me in
marriage In appreciation of my work So
ended the little play. The entertainment was
so successful that bad TO repeat II the next
night. was not allowed 10 charge admission,
so had forty people hired who went among
the audience with large boxes taking a cOllec-
lion. made lac, 600 francs In the two nights
entertainment."-Plt Dispatch.