The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-24
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trick Dos In the same cage With Haiti
the Trick Elephant

Trlcl, DOG IN the same cage With Hattie,
the Trick Elephant.
A performing dog was sent TO Director
Smith Of the Central Park menRgeris yea
terelay morning and he ordered It put In the
stall Of Hattie, the young trick elephant
Hattie eyed the stranger With a good dea,
Of curiosity. as though expecting trouble
but her inspection seemed 70 satisfy her that
the dog was not meditating an attack uPoa
her.
The dog did not concern himself much
about the elephant. He had been trained
in the winter quarters OF circus to 60
through various performances with ele-
plants and before the day was ovST Il was
shown that Father Knickerbocker now hAa
a first class little circus Of his own, with
out seats, but with free standing room.
Billy Snyder, the elephant man carried
an armful Of hay into the stall and threw u
on the floor In the corner a. a bed for Jerry.
That was the name Of the newcomer. q
Boston terrier. He curled up on the bed
ding and closed his eyes In sleep. The
elephant watched him from the opposite
side Of the enclosure a. she swung her
trunk from side TO side and after . time
hunger induced her to approach the sleep
ing dog.
She wanted the hay and seemed 10 think
| Il belonged TO her. On reaching the cor
/ ner she gathered q bunch Of the hay In her
trunk, pulled 1t out and Transferred It TO
I her mouth The dog felt the disturbance
/ Of his bed and moved in his deep. Down
went HAttie's trunk again and wrapped
| itself about some more hay. In pulling
/ the bunch away the big beast nearly upset
| Jerry and be sprang 10 his feet with a
| growl In a twinkling be recognized the
| cause Of the disturbance and seized the
| elephants trunk IN his mouth BE caught
| Il at the small end and Just held on TO L for
a moment.
Hattie's wayB are those Of peace and she
was considerably startled by the sudden
| attack, but made no attempt TO use her
I great strength in TepTisal. bhe let out
/ Iueal Of fright and stood still 20 see what
was going TO happen next. The dog let
| 20 her trunk without cutting It with hE
teeth and went back 10 his bed The ele'
| plant made no further attempt 70 take
! the hay and seemed anxious 70 make friends,
The keeper brought In bucket OF water
for the elephant. Jerry walked over 20
the bucket for a drink and again caught
the elephants trunk IN his mouth and
sent her TO the other end OF the stal until
! he had satisfied his own thirst. The rest
OF the day he bossed the pachyderm with
! the greatest assurance. The elephant
submitted 10 all his y hins.
In the afternoon Snyder gave a public
performance Of the tricks Hattie has learned
and then started 10 put derry through the
stunts be had been taught 70 do with other
elephants Jerry hrst walked about the
| stall on his fore feet with his hind legs in
the air then he got on Eattie's back while
she vas Waiting. She objected at first.
Then Hattie crawled Ike a baby about the
floor and Jerry followed with bis paws on
| q hind foot.
The most difficult stunt was for the dog
10 circle about each hind foot as Hattie
| walked about the enclosure. Hattie had
had no training for that and several times
the dog had a narrow escape. As the two
| animals get better acquainted their Joint
! performances will be extended.