Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-31
Nutlcg.s Amateur Circus.

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teur circus siuWestchester will be puny
puff of toy pistol to the petulant pep
of a cavalry carbne. This is to be in
Nutley, N. j., well adapted to circus,
amateur or professional, for there lives
Eaton Stone, the first man who ever
threw somersault on Il bare back
horse Guy Ward who managed the
Waterbury circus, and Poet II. {. Bun
ner. whose household pets constitute a
circus and menagerie combined.
Gibson, of Puck, who, according TO
his best friends, never told a truth, de
cares that there are drawbacksin Wis
iting Nutley, you are guest Of Bun
ner. Gibson says:
"You come down the next morning
(the term next morning seems to mean
something relating to previous night.
You come down the next morning for
breakfast and throw yourself on an easy
fur-covered chair and await your cot-
fee. Suddenly cuckoo alights on your
shoulder, two doves on your head,
monkey chases parrot across your lap,
a cat jumps between your feet, disturb
ed by the quarrel of a coon and a dog
which are fighting under your seat, and
then your seat humps itself and march
es out on the lawn, and your amazed
senses reveal that you have been sitting
on the back Of d patient donkey
But this has nothing to do with this
circus except to show how well equip
pee Poet Bunner is to engage in such
an enterpr So.
Mr.. Guy Ward, who managed the
Waterbury circus, is to manage this.
1t is to be given to secure fund for tie
establishment in Nulley of a branch OF
the Red Cross Society," whereby it is
hoped to found several hospital beds
for the benefit of that attractive part
of New Jersey. In its essential features
the performance is to be amateur.
That is, most of the riding, jumping,
tumbling, boxing, wrestling, turning
AID general athletic feats will be per-
formed by society men and women.
But very attractive feature is to be
introduced. Professionals will do
little of everything, in order that the
spectators may see and Judge for them
selV es that the amateurs are not only
doing well as such, but are doing well
when judged by professional standards.
One of the most interesting profess
ional events will be The appearance of
Eaton Stone. When the fathers of
those who will attend this performance
were still going TO the circus Eaton
Stone astonished the world by throwing
4 somcrslult from bare back horse. For
years he divided the honors and plAudts OF
the uublic with Robinson and other stars Of
the sawdust ring. Now he is quietly settled
Mt Nutlcy. cnjoying leisure and comfort but
not adverse to doing kind act for charity
lie maintains training tent on his place, Tor
he is constantly called upon by modern per-
formers TO prepare horses for general circus
work. In this coming show lie Is to make his
last appearance i'll the ring, just TO show how
the stars of old did the neat tricks which Won
them fame and fortune. 1t is in his training
tent that the Nutlcy amateur circus is to take
place
There are TO be other professionals TO set
the pace Miss Annie Oakley will show how
easy it is to puncture with her little rifle
| target which is sprnging about on wires While
| she is blimdfolded and standing on her he'd,
or in some other equally dilcalt posture
Then Prof. Michael Donovan will box linz
tied number of rounds with his tavoritc pupil,
Mr.. Albert Gccr, and the only Ducrow, of
Forepaugh's, will act as ringmastor.
There may be another professional event.
concerning which the promoters as yet only
vaguely hint at. but it is suspected that it will
be an exhibition OF how Poet Bunncr, in his
capacity as editor, knocks out aspiring lyrical
contributors.
The society amateurs will aprcar as boxers,
fenccrs wrestlers, riders, tnmbcrs, and aero
bats. The lists are rapidly being filled, and
when completed. will show to the world at
large that to be man in society in New
York means not to be muscleless and inert
person, but Il man who excels in some depart
meut Of athletics.
The performance will take place on March
30, aud srecial trains will be run for the cx-
elusive accommodation Of the spectators TO
and from Nutley.
The horse which took the hlgh-lumpng
p-zc at the latest horse show will he jumped
at the Nutley circus aud his mount viii be 4
well. known amateur ridcr,-N. I. sun.
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