New-York tribune., 1907-03-18
CIRCUS SETTLING DOWN
EUery One Working Hard az Gar
den-A Ne1C Sensation.

With the mud Of a pIoughed field underfoot and
tangle of wires and rigging aloft. the Barnum g
Bailey circus began TO settle down at Madison
Square Garden yesterday for its annual spring
visit. Next Thursday the public will get it's first
chance to see the show. II is going 20 be the same
big show this year as ever, with more tumDlers
and clowns and beauteous damsels with fluffy skirts
a-horseback than ever. As usual there Is one new
big sensational act a ski jump-as well as the old
somersaulting automobTe-but the management has
been feeling the pulse Of the public and is going
TO spread itself more than ever on the oidtime
circus acts.
On the north side Of the garden. where the one
legged bicycle man and the automobile used TO
Jump the gap Captain Howelsen has had his ski
slide put up. He starts about ninety feet above
the floor and shoots down his skis to the end
Of the and then sails through the air for close
onto hundred feet. He went to the Garden yes
terday to look his slide.
Sure he said. I've got medals for this. In
Sweden jump over 1O3 feet. and King Oscar gives
me medal got more medals too. Sure 1 take
them with me all the time. I like to show them to
people and tell them how King Oscar gives them
to me. How do do this slide? Why. Just start
slide. then land and bow 20 the people when
they cheer. Say. did you see this medal? You
come around tomorrow and will show you some
more"
The circus marched down from Mott Haven soon
after midnight, the elephants. each with a good
grasp on his leaders tail. leading the show. The
led annals-otherwise the sacred bull and the
sacred cow-wienerwurst. the Jersey heifer. which
is built like dachshunde; the lamas and alpacas
the gnus and the zebus were brought along in fur
nture willie Speck. the smallest pony. rode
in the clowns gong buggy" and Yorky, the next
smallest rode in of the Roman chariots.
All the animals in first class shape. barring
the giraffes. who sufferers from growing pains
They grew much up at Bridgeport this winter
that the roof Of their cage had to be raised @ ii, II
they keep on growing az the same rate, they VIII
be 81 improved that they won't be any good TO
a
10 get under the low bridges down south and out
Kankakee way, where the show will head after the
The big cats were unhappy yesterday. which was
their regular fast day, and not thing 20 eat did
naln m tdr W ,bs diIsrn1tls5 cats 4oy Tbe Hstsri
nrIs up .et I ad - tbsro and f;,r1eJ r1snfcnras
buuions 10 the foot than anv other variety Of ami
NAL known-two legged or otherwise. The veteri-
uariAns wnt around 10 each bull and ttckled and
scraped and cut their feet with sheer, shears and
sides ard trumpted Justify in glee.
Three hundred carloads Of soil were spread out
over the floor of the Garden early in the morning.
AS soon as this dries out there viii be about as
much more cinders. ana then a TOP layer OF tar
bark. This mixture IS what makes up the famous
Every one in the company was working at some
thing all day While king of the air
driving pegs into the ground While queen Of the
atmosphere. minus tights and spaugles, was mend
ing Of Quantities of sof, soap on the ski jump,
while Brother G9xey ladled out the same to the
Br NE tine Se 5rsss Te5osi is hsld Ia On We5ss
dav night everything will be ready for the open
ing of the big show, from me paint on the band
The latest foreign troupe 70 Join the circus got
in yesterday. They are the Novelties who bring
with them troupe OF trained animals ranging
from two trained elephants to educated chickens.
They came in the Bosnia. after having been
steamer The oficsrs Of whch obtscted 10 the no
vello rnEenaseIie and the acTobats refused refused t9 be
and Jerome. also got In. on the Patricia