The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11
YHE FINEST or ITS KIND.

Barnum ~ b0ilcN'S snow Attracted Large
Crowds Nesterday-A Mammoth Street
Parade-SOmo of the Specialtics in the
Big Tent-A Large Menagerie-Much
Appreciated by Large Crowds.
The day on which The Greatest
Show on Earth" appears in this city
has now come to be practically q holi-
day, especially during the morning
hours and despite the rainy weather
yesterday was no exception to the rule.
In justice to Mi Bailey it must be said
that it was without exception the best
circus that has ever been presented in
this city. Mr.. Bailey has almost limit
less capacity for mastering details and
a wonderful faculty Of organization.
He is one of the hardest worked men
in the country and as early as 5 o'clock
each morning he can be found upon the
grounds attending in person to all the
details which so to make up the man
agement of this great show.
The first of the many wonderful ami
mails to be found in the menagerie is
Johanna, the giantess gorilla. At the
side of her cage yesterday was the little
white dromedary Mecca" which is
said to be the first white one ever born.
1t was born last week in New York
state. The saddleback tapir and the
Persian sheep are also much admired.
The chronological Congress, with its
strange human beings, conveys more
solid information than can be obtained
in books in years. Erected in front of
the congress is a large temple made of
bamboo, in which religious exercises
are held both morning and evening.
Two priests are in charge of these SER
vices.
OF the performers in the big tent
nothing but praise can be said. The
show opened with an act by the three
herds of performing elephants. The
next feature was the new woman SUI
preme in the arena for the first time.
During this act "Evetta," the only la
dy clown on earth, appeared. In this
act the Misses Marie and Ourka Meers
gave a most excellent equestrian act
which both ladies performed with grace
and skill being costumed in long skirts
Rose Wentworth and Josie Ashton per-
formed equestrian acts with ease and
marked ability.
Mr.. Ernest Showles, the most re-
nowned circus rider In the world, was
greeted with loud and long applause.
Mr.. John O'Brien, introducing forty
one horses in one ring, showed the
49,
seen together. At the completion of
this act he was greeted with storm
of applause.
Another wonderful act is that in
which Leon La Roche doubles himself
in a globe and ascends and descends a
spiral incline fifteen feet high The Sill
bons in a highly sensational aerial act,
concluding with a triple somersault, is
still another of the many features.
The Ferdinand Glinseretti troupe,
which has but lately came over to this
country, have received great praise
through the press Of both this country
and the old country. One of their prin-
cipal feats is the double somersault
from shoulder to shoulder and the dou-
BILE somersaults from hands to the third
IiCiS 1T my w sNpjlle VI the btSI NOl ~
of this kind ever seen in this city The
high standard and tone of excellence
that mark the entire performance is
characteristic of the big show III which
Mr. Bailey takes great amount of
pride.
The great hippOdrome races and 9TH
er thrilling and interesting contests
bring the long and most interesting
program to a close.
In the morning the grand parade was
held, the streets through which it pass
ed being lined with thousands of peo-
pie all eager to get a glimpse Of this
great spectacle.
Mr.. II. L. Watkins, the genial press
representative, was most cordial to all
his friends of the press who were pres
ent.
The motor wagon attracted a great
deal of interest in the parade, as it was
the first time that one has ever been
seen in this city. This is the wagon
which won the race in New York a few
weeks ago.
1t may be well to note that this is the
first time that Mr.. Bailey has been in
full charge of this great show.
Special credit is due the management
of the show for its orderliness, and one
especial feature which was noticeable
was the fact that there were no fakirs
about the show.
The genial and versatile press agent
of the great moral show this year, Mr..
H. J.. Watkins, was for eight years Mr..
Bailey's private secretary.
CHIEF OF POLICE PLEASED.
Superintendent Smith did not go TO
his home at Woodmont until $50 last
evening. Just before he left the city
the superintendent said that he was
more than pleased at the good order
that had prevailed both at the circus
grounds and in the city. 1t was not
until about II o'clock that the first
complaint came in as to the loss of a
pocketbook II. w. Foster Of the New
Haven Window Shade company was
relieved of his. He missed it when
getting off the electric car at the corner
of Church and Chapel streets. 1t was
reported Immediately to the police de-
partment The book contained many
papers valuable to the owner only and
a small amount of money.
The patrol wagon had little work tC
do until late in the evening, when the
| calls came pouring in from the boxes
| in the vicinity of the circus grounds
They were simple drunkenness, how
over oud will he arraipned on that