The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-18
CIRCUS DAY IN NEW HAVEN,
Many Thousands Attend the Great Fore panvh .H Sa1Is cho,y

Many Thousands Attend the Great Fore
 paugh < Sells Show.
 Circus day since the time when wag- on shows first began to travel over the country roads, has always possessed an interest for Americans, both grown up and juvenile, that has never been equal ed by anything else in that line. not even Fourth of July parade When the circues comes to town the sedate family man, who has long since out grown all interest in that sort Of thing. according to his own story, still feels that he must attend the show, just to take the children. Of course he cares nothing about it himself
 This overwhelming desire to gratify the children was evidenced in New Ha- ven yesterday, when the big Forepaugh and Sells Brothers circus was in town. The grown-up people who had no chill dren to take ere to be pitied but doubt less many of these satisfied themselves that they wished to see others children enjoying themselves, and attended. Some, however, offered no other excuse than a desire to see the show, and 1t may be here stated that they saw a good show as circuses go.
 Early yesterday morning the country about New Haven began to turn out Its population by wagon-loads, every one having made up his mind to see the parade and everything else to be seen in connection with the show. By 9 o'clock the streets began to fill up, and already the peanut vendors were doing rushing business among the thousands who crowded the curbs on the streets in the central part of tie city, when about 10 o'clock the outrid- CTS of the circus parade hove in sight. At once every one was all eyes, and occasionally a rural visitor might be noticed who evidently had intentions not only of seeing the parade, bu: also of swallowing it,
 The parade was large one and con- tained the usual features of pageants of that character. There were the ele- plants, caged animals, sawdust knights in cavalier costumes, aerial queens be- dizened in all their tawdry finery, eques- triennes capable of unparalleled feats," and. in fact, every conceivable type of circus appurtenance.
 After winding about the principal streets the parade returned to the show grounds near Elm City park. Soon after dinner the trolley cars running out WhalIey and Edgewood avenues be- gan to do holiday business and from that time until after the show began all the cars going out to the grounds were crowded.
 When at 2:30 the grand and glorious double consolidated pageant tourna- ment and romantic processional entree of the united giants of moral entertain ment'' began. fully ten thousand peo- ple occupied the seats about the arenas in the big tent.
 One unusual and interesting feature of this opening procession about the ring was two hippotami, or giant be- hemoths," as the showmen prefer to call them, which were turned loose and driven without chain or shackle around the entire arena. The beasts appeared very docile and tractable, and were watched with great interest by the thousands.
 After this opening pageant the show began in earnest and performances were given in three rings simultaneous 1y, while clowns on the side lines added to the amusing by-p1ay for the specta- tors. Every number on the programme was given as advertised.
 The trapeze and other aerial gymnas- tie work was performed by persons who are at the head in that sort of thing and many of the feats were exceeding iy daring and difficult.
 Perhaps one of the most interesting