The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-14
STILL CREEP UNDER TENTS
JUST As THE ROYS Used 70
orr ON HOOPERS MEDDER.

Fofepangh a seilss CResn ~ Worth
Creeplng For-Iia Phlllstlnea. aahRn'
hns and Oiher Aromaile Geau q
I Earth ana Ar ReVealed 10 HaFlen.
Rain falls downward and hens las
eggs and trees have leaves and husband,
have wives and small boys lnsrinctively
crawl under The canvas when a tant show
Gomez 70 town. even IL the present day
generation Of Manhattan boys had never
/, asen a circus under canvas tops until
tho FOFepaugh 4 Sslls circus opened 40
az Manhattan Field. IsSth street and
Eighth avenus. yesterday afternoon. the
first circus 20 show under canvas on this
island for more than twenty years.
Gorgeous was the grand free street
parade that wound In and out through
Harlem in tho morning ladies and
gentlemen dressed IN tights Of vividnssa
sat in red cages surrounded BY lines
and IaEgers; and the hands they crashed
and the tFumpsts bFayed There were
gentlemen jockeys and lady jockeys
and knights and elephants fourteen
elephants. led by a BIG bad girl named
Queen, who GETS rough if you tease her;
and horses with shiny coats II satin;
and more hands and can,els drapsd in
plushes and tassss holding up girls that
any business man along the curb. bs he
never 90 tired. gladly would tote around
u he had half q chance. And besides
this there were more hands.
There Waa . good Old fashioned circuay
smell about the big top Whsn you seated
yourself on the -blues' early In the after
noon 20 enjoy tho show-the combined
Od0rs Of trampled grAss and weeds. baled
hay. roasting peanuts. toasting popcorn
chopped up clay and all the delightful
smells that ct together 10 make a hard
worked country circus plot the thing Of
Joy that II H.
The small boys began 20 sneak under
the tent fret Of all al the western end Of
the big top under the long SHADOWS Of
CoOGans Bun. The first hoy got away
with Il, ~ THE SUN reporter. who
watched. "a willing 10 swear Instinct.
The sesOnd boy. Ave minutes later.
stssted 10 crawl under. clutohing the
nalf dollar HE fond mother or uncle OF
aunt had given him 10 buy a ticket. He
started under HE own power. but some
One on the inside saw him coming a.
half Of his body was inside.
This boy from that time on seemed
simply 10 dissolve into the tent interior.
On the second bound he rolled ont II the
main entrance. When he could collect
himself he decided 10 follow the parting
advice Of the folks az home and spend
his half dollar for q regular ticket
Prof Richards brass band Of forty
was playing johnphilipsousAs beautifully
IN tho twilight Of the interior. Just 10 the
leit Of the dressing tent entpnos, the
spot selected by all circus hands that are
onto their iobs And when al Has ready
there vas an expectant hush a. the Gun
tains parted n disclose the wonders Of
iairyland. Out they came upon the turf
% show Harlem what the programme de-
scribee simply AZ the Grand Tournament.
4 glorious Illuminated page irom ancient
history, Intended AZ pleasing. pasgingly
picturesque tournament. a satisfying.
editying gratifying. ennobling, superb
and sublime spectacular prelude. crowd
IND. he vast arrnas With he finest. richest
and cngllieat display ever zen. kggD-
tiana. Philiatinea. Phr'niciaBs Sabsniara. !
Arabians. Abyasinians. together with /
heraida. high prissts. archers !
WarFi-
hut what's the uSe7 They we're all |
there. 'the whole forming a brilliant I
IA leidOscopic vision Of animated and
iridesceni splendors with every known 4
human and animal accompaniment In .
vogue with the people Of that ars and I
chine, A. the press department. said. 4
The pres department this year 4 made /
up Of great little descrihers.
Fourteen elephants 20 far forgot their
usual Offiahnesa after the Grand entry
~ % perform In company with a troupe
81 trained oollieA. Then there we're very
good aerial acts on swinging trapeges
the AID % an aeroplane. followed
BY IAN all star group Of eduestriennes
n international fame
Jamison. the star clown. with assistant
Towns that splattered the cod with
,olOr. held Harlems rapt attention while
lOrsss and acrObats took breathing
,pslls between their death dsfyinR devil
uents. Cumulatively the wonders hap
lened whils lovely ladies' hanging nigh 4
n air threw discretion end gay colorod
lilk skirts 10 the winds. Saving wiREly
light covered leGs dangling Tar above
ne saWdust
The hiding Rooneys. John and his
wife and John's brother Charlie. bedeoked
n white satin and seated high on white
spider drawn by horses even whiter.
Eere tho browning glory Of the ring per
0Fm,ancea. Even the management I'd
nits that the Riding ROOneYs R-e the
ineat things AZ 10. Harlem and the Riding
lOoneyA got on ~ well toGsths- that
iariem brought them hack again 70 do
part Of their act over again.
There were races. ten different kinds.
lround the track % bring the Elories % a
itting close But before that a tall young
nan In frOck coat mounted the centre
,latfOrm 20 announce that although the
vas scarcely half over the
Iudience should be acquainted With the
act that q grand concert Of excellsuce
gOuld begin ~ soon ~ the Last race had
ieen run. This touch Of the country
'iTcls. added n the smell % the bruised
pass and the sing song Of the lemonade
'oys gathering up and down the blues.
,onyinced Harlem and the folks from
lorth ard south Of Harlem who filed the
eats that Manhattan for once at least In
! generation could boast Of . tent circus
u full Of ecstasy ~ the kind u used 10
~ long and long agO in the springtime
,sre an Wnog,arsa rgnnd1ar