The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
REHEARSAL IN THE ARENA.
,o,yrrs WITH THE PERFORMERS
MlDIsoN SQUARE GARDEN.

r-..,,-. or Ole sss Ls.rn'-e 81 New Fe.ts
s.,.,,,e- sst Rect. =. uieins-Rose
...,. ava Her Comrades Tell &c Faiis
..sT,-sie. fro- Nisstr Sad Hor-sbseh.
"a. circus fever IL epidemic. Experience
-. n,o,ed that the small boys Of the land do
-. an become bareback riders. or trspeEs
.s,,o,mers. or high and lofty tumblsrs. Still.
-, time tho circus comes 10 town II IL hard
). r.r,u.de oneself that there will be any law
y.r. doctors. bakers. or merchants In the
future.
IA, The youngster who has access to q hay
.nv /. a king among his fellows. and to DOS
80. the acquaintance OF any male human
h,,rs under 10 years OF age. living In the
.rhn,ts and possessed Of q peny 10 more pre-
.,... Than pearls and rubies. IL has even
h..r limited that the circus fever numbers
o,h.r victims thsn the susceptible small boy.
bis whispered that there In large demand
"a, corners In the dormitoriss Of young ladies'
harding schools. Every one knows that there
/. no place like q corner for learning to stand
an YOUR head. Also the demand for unoceu-
sl.d beds is equally great. they being 10 high
favor among amateur som ersaultsrs-
All the time that these ambitious young
people are acquiring bruises. sprsins. and Q
ANAL amount Of ex perience the real perform
srS from "non wy, 49, ~ 49,,
A one Of their own horses goes round and
round the ring. Morning. noon. and night the
,.vdust arena is never without Its occupants.
The other morning at . o'clock . SUN reporter
entered tho Garden. and. even at that early
hour. there was quite as lively performance
eops on as at any time during the afternoon
And evening. The arena was quite 80 lively.
bu, In other WAYS. OIL how different was the
not s' p so who 90 to tho eirou. rarely have
time to LOOK q. me e. ~. even t, III
Mis- m.sss n iaS.n y sS nsTs the T p4. ss
os who rides IN TOP ooo.s sna
and Is Otherwise 1asse r,s Ue sss S aho,.
si hair SsiGn 81 nsos.
Inclined to seek their fortunes a. bareback a,.t
Mis-. M.ers is repeated. sh. had finished her
Nh SH: ssS 4. issi
81. worea blouse Of dark blue psrcsis VIII
wasn't much more than 4 deep nounes: snd
Bright red ss9cn,nss snG o'sS I'M re- Ia IA
isssi into pair Of dutch Wooden :hS::: 80 that
me s sS's' i 81 have you S.:n fidins% asked
the W EsI9iFff'sb .s.n whom was four year. old
said Miss Mssrs; MY father Hpr6:rt Ms:rs.
fore him Ny mother vas =; ;N greet % %
] belong TO = whole family OF cireSs riders
from my grandiathsr ana ers i, gown
to my ioJr ssts sSs. an; %S. IN Tssrs
was bora. Irods bareback. but it was with
'oaS ia wh.. 1. . Iunse! -
wsis: NH; Th: ring master holds It and sstsadiss
rode VIII h irnf AZ. Ensn was prs0ssine
Bat thought you we're an expert ride"
s.id the reporter: who kns s that Mira sisbsrt
;ss: t s:1 r:S S.h0a' r'n' till three
ria,Ir Iso,,,.,o- r,,.. x..,. FAM
year: i've yssrs;f esn's zen" D.. 49,.
-wah r.. yh..n ,,s,nS sincs vas sour v"ars
oS and az I'm 1';s @ n nov. and Tm not
ss on *. par. Of Miss Mssss Who rsciees IN
How does one eeRin to ride :" asked the
fepegf gre, vor ia. .,,,,n. m IN. h.,... than
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pop. is swung Th. Is fsstsnsd to You so that
sssiunsrs Il 10 loofs a%iSiiy easy TO see S
parsesek ndss. op. yoHS Just uVH once
'0a pnd ,S out h Ro h Wntwoi.h nr.s..ns on,
sd az ase
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shi vent AZ " again.
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