The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19

during different stages OF the performance.
One with trained birds rides in the chariot
races, and all Of the women riders appear
several times and under different names.
circus people of the day an Improvement
over the times in which they were com
Delled TO help the grooms arrange the ring
for the succeeding acts: linen they USED
10 cover their tights with long coats, ooots
and high hats while they rolled up the
carpels and held up the poles for the horses
to leap over. -
az yery circus performer In these days
must be versatile" one OF the riders SAID
lust az the chariots were forming the other
night. Here I'm starting now on the
FORTH turn I've done this evening. rode
on horseback in the opening procession,
and a little while after that ! was dong a
rdine turn In one Of the small rings. After
that | rode around as Jockey ana no"
I'm riding bareback In the hippodroine
Nearly every other man; wo sasln a as b e
There is only one team In the. whole show
hesides Cyclo who appears In only one
turn. II keeps one hustling merely 10 get
in and out Of the clothes.
The two acr0bats %h ,S appear w 2u, S S
been the sensation Of the circus this ,yea-.
They are its stars and enjoy the privileges
Of stars In their immunity from the haro
work Of their associates Ihey are me
a ,robats who swing IN the m,auie OF inc .
g,rden. One Of them, in leaplng from a
H,rar.e,e 10 his companions hands, turns
onrpnla, eiv around twice In the air. Inc
I'LL has never been done here before.
Apart from it's daring, their act Is unoom-
monty graceful. TIL. ,,,,hol-,ooL,nc
cbans who in answer to the warning pen
ann ar behir the gates TO await the'r turn'
,,gsnnailv wea ring pale pink or green some
times one Of them will jump Few zee.
several times or turn lew nahutp'nhS "
70 warm himself up. But as rule they 90
rot make even this preparation TO Timber
nm for the difficult task in store I9r s,hem'
Tkey laugh and talk with their colleagues =,
and the Brother who makes the wonderiul
leap is the more composed. iney aIe .ne
r ia wben The time comes for the Clarkon-
iers 10 appSar the half hundre d employees
ramble Tor places to vatch them. ,
FOR thirteen years my brother and
have been appearing, salo ane , Imo' hn ' a sre
two, VINO 10 the ~ ring. .and for three seasons
as.a heen making the double turn In the
nav ia II was dificult to learn, 81 course
s snd took long practice, but we've never
done ANYTHING else but pracuse. Au oui
family we're acrobats and the young one'
arr we Se were only IS when We began. We've
80, bon asked before 70 come 70 the
I1ni,ad States. but we preferred Europe
where we've been IN every coaJ NV Nj
there that we we a rs, With With siS Al yea,
a SS In that way i happened that w
oa T@ice since the engagement at the MAG
| -, Souare Garden began has the olGel
lxn,her failed TO make the leap and taller sl
the net Dd TSsH H. he :s H sSsn ana
enoi, III A,e Gerard " another circui
..S Mse although she doesn't loot u ST. g.,
nsP:s s. sHS Ss4s sssn :Ps d DOE
20 manaso dance on horseback Of
G her se sSout IN her lowered wagon Blu
al Mile Gerard sn sssm; fsse0n Of s r.
might serve a. !, moi unfortunately
o esS, ,ha, SuIe. Gerard Is q German. ou
She down from her S ST, VIII sn s'a e.
Sssn p Ss Her groom, under The q
cited direction Of IN elderly sen',,SS ~ nan
evening clothes, helps her up 70 '"s WIZ