New-York tribune., 1906-08-10
OFF FOR THE COUNTRY
Fresh dir Children Highly Pleased
at ashford Hill Circus.

"Oh what q pretty riverl" Such The ex-
clamation of boy sent out by the Tribune Fresh
Air Fund. as he passing through City Haii
Park, on the way 90 the train. The view ~hich
called forth this exclamation was the fountain IN
the park; not much OF river, most people ~ili
admit, but undoubtedly the mcst attractive one
the boy had ever seen.
There were altogether three hundred and thirty
four children made happy by the Fresh AIR Fund
yesterday. The FIRST party 20 leave town consisted
OF fifty who went 20 81. Helen's Home. at inter-
laken, Mass. TO be the guests Of John E. Parsons
The next company gathered in the West SD
street station OF the West Shore Railroad. bound
for KrOmm farm. ShOlSan, n. ". delightful place
In the Catskiils.
The third party went 20 Arlsey. ~ Y. last
night One hundred and eishty-four were in the
company which is 20 be entertained AZ Ashford
IIil.
Returning from that place yesterday was an
other partv of nearly two hundred. fun of tales of
tbe many pleasures that they enjoyed. The thinS
that had peased them most was the circus. Every
wear the children at Ashford hin take part IN
one more or less startling production, and this
weeks performances took place last Tuesday When
fhe children arrived Arasley bills were posted
announcing the 'most awe-inspiring performance
tbe world has ever seen For a whole week the
participants were busy practising their stunts.
BY Tuesday noon everybody was ready The
bcsma SecR ns tb target for scores OF green
apples hurled at his head Others Degah 70 FinS Sis
slae ne cISs sI S a., ahrndanca CLANCY the cop and
All his assistanfs were on hand and kept diisent
owe ont ror signs of lifted lid. Only one arrest
was made however. medicine taker pss1n y @ M.s
formance A little later, however. ne talleG %, Io
s'produce the goods" The crowd pecsaie w MAuf -
excited and 20 prevent rlot tne tahst aIle CO.
Of his assistants were taken in ntsa ~ 1000 a.
which all the performers took park ctaoS .c" 49,
1t with two lines of uniformed po.ceiHts' eIarhanr
fTe eirafFe Uncle SAM Miss Columbia. the glr.
cadets color bearers. particularly herSe to0 sr1
lion and a whole cage full of monkeys NeNL 1s,
numberless clowns takers and acrobats anu tna
| OF all, Uncle Eli Haystubbles coneei'7uhS
| Az the main ring the parade ended, Lne eSIr ~
acrOhsfs nfrlhv steDpei the front ana sItCeLu.S
kissing their hands 20 tne Cro"u $50 slSe, gave
place TO the trained monkeys. WHO ~, Iul" sV nV ~
conflsion when the Kennedy brotherTS @ nu,r,s m az
contortionists appeared on the scene eas.,ens
a rirafYe that counted and answered CUES LS
and performing elephant that Colla snsS raIIsr
self almost good as the Iea lraa. bas,r race IA
article The day ended with a charl9t fdSe' ~ .a
which the excited teams went SO s a@ss cnusrst see
OF the spectators expressed IT, SOuoo NOI
fescription OF the circus would not pc col,PieMt M
without a word for the sidesho~s 1nes 49, e.
charmer They included also me-Lhala; a .tts- sts
citv and an up-side-down man. bsile rer,
nieces from the New York juvenile AsyluI1, s1,o
/ dered musical programme IN the p1n, p1as1 a,s
vaudeville show given by purely local taien'' was
'iT Tbe ciTc,is was little out of the ordinary ns
way of entertainment at Ashford h; ;, St .he nIace
taken 20 see that every child that VISITS se 49,
mas a pleasant time. Through the hlnonsss ot vim n
Misses Earl former caretakers az Ashlotu s t,l.t
the first party 20 visit the place tnls Sear s-on-
Jersey City The second party vas SreasgSa SeagS :" '
| cream bv the firm Of Austin & McDohous"