New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-23

THE PASSING THRONG.

S. R. McKelvey. of Chicago in speaking yester-
day at the Hoffman House Of the training Of wild
animals said AT the Words
TRAINING Fair of 1883 one of the features of
OF WILD the Midway Plasance the
ANIMALS. Hagenbeck show of trained ami
mails. Pyramids OF bears lions
tigers. leopards, jaguars and dogs built and
ell sorts of tricks performed in which ami
mails of different ard supposedly nimical species
were employed. The absolute good nature and
gentleness toward each other displayed by the diff
i anlna a led many people to believe that
while under the influence OF some drug one Of the
oflcers who was in charge OF such matters as
investigation and was convinced that no drug @ss
USED and the SLEEK condition Of the beasts and the
"9qd seem to prove this to have been tie case
were five Or six Of the most masnifcent hons
in order to attract the attention Of and stay the
the show proper Not the least effective nsrt Of
on usd to nd hs % In wh
the trainer II gave a thrilling aspect of actual
reared against the bars of the cage and with lash
m6ud tan r bared esh and deep gTow
the slight figure of the man and master before him
down the Midway saw man ceaning the cage
and the lions, with one exception We're stretched
pied in pacing lazilv to and fro AS paused to
2e ma v the f6 this lion got in the Of
received bat on the jaw with that useful do.
beasts: with his tail between his 'evS. retreated
sU1eE 70 far and n1sssd down the
Frederick Chase. of Cleveland, Ohio, who is
great admirer of John L. suvan's proves in the
roped arena, told the following
STORY OF story OF the former champion
JOHN L. the Victoria Hotel yesterday:
SULLIVAN 1T happened In the days when
Sullivan" said Mr. Chase was the
world champion. and the most feared man in the
ring Sully was touring the country with an offer
OF Sz9J to any man. bar none. who would stay in
the ring with him for four rounds MANY essaved
fYa9 dangerous feat and the same number failed
Oh our western cities. in which the leading paper
who took an Especial n Wag It" an 5DS
v y@5Is 70 me squared circle tn" editor had
o hf Psrf f3 OF Young butcher who had knocked
mined 10 r it 10 conquer Him the editor deter
broa cb, 10 Pr aganst the great John L. but upon
T int infefposed countless objections nanfestIy in
Wn o nE E FEAR The editor. however. knew John
bis pug and what wan,ed said 'e wv nl@ @h o.
first fourth round You c cT T p him 2n n
bit won't hurt T You to- any 9u and YOU viii bin bin last last
The great man pondered for moment con-
unued Mr. Chase. "ard then made reply: Nav I
- won't do it I've seen dis duck and
N-HoChED he's big. husky Teller and if by
80 accident he landed WALTON on me
MlIHoOI jaw, why de next day it'd be sullf-
HLo"' van de stuff. and yours truly
would be drivin' a streetcar No 7
puts MIN out as soon can. and that goes
see! The editor made another appeaI 70 which
john astutely replied: Say. youse say it can't do
me no harm Why don't you set some bright Young
teller IN your line up in an afternoon pape?' The
edl-or, acknowledging the point we'll taken retired
from the argument
mat night when the time arrived for the bout
sullivan arose from his corner and threw off his
pain wrapper AS the editor expressed it after
ward, ne seemed to swell like an accordion
defaata putting on that awful expression that
struck. John l.. called out to the trembling vouno
puIcner IN the other corner: Say. youse over Gere
some irents of youse 70 me ter day and
asked me 10 let you stay till de of the third or
De hTst OF de fort but told EN- nix was goin' to
hnotk you OUT when l gets de chans- Since den
my thnH tanks been workin. and amt goin ter
knock youse out at all. I'm a-goin' ter'-and here
Mr.; Sullivan surveyed his prospective victim with
a dlapolcaly boodthirsty smile-I'm lust a~son'
Ter Ter stun yer With a howl like an entrapped
oeaSt me editors Drote<e fled from the stage and
1Eom the realms of pugilism for all time