The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-07
COUNTRY CIRCUS
ATCRESCENT CLUB
A GRAND AFFAIR
Elephants, Peanuts and All the
Other Attractions in Bay
Ridge. an.
IT'S A THREE-RlNG SHOW
Profits VIII Help to Pay for
Free Playground for Kings
County Boys.
LISA THREE-RlNG SHOW

County Boys.
III. ~! Hoopiai asrs w Are again.
Hay. Jlmmyi Hsrs's the orous- The
Crescent Athlete Club Country Circus.
WE'RE Down at Bay Ridge. ana my eye
osok out there bubi That's no Taft
steam rolssr: that's the elephant. Get
away from those monkey cages. kids:
gtvs the peanuts . chance.
Wowi How It rainsd yesterday after
ASen at Bay Ridge. But do you think
~ dsiuss had . dampcninG eject on
~ spirits Of the Crescent Athletic
0uof Do you think II scared away
any Of the members wives and sisters
and swesthsartsf Yes3 You don't
knew that Bay Ridge hunoh Of good fel-
lews end good people. The Crescent
Cub bad started out to DO . good thing
end they went through with II. The
thrss-dAy and thrss-night circus for the
bsnsnt Of the youth Of Brooklyn got Its
start yesterday afternoon and Saturday
night Will see it, windup
The pronts from the circus are to be
devoted TO the equipment OF . play
ground. free to the boys Of Brooklyn.
The athletes Of tho Crescent Club wan;
60 see the kids OF Kings County grow
UP to DO men of physical prowess. for
they believe that men sound In body
make men sound In mind. Herman A.
Nets gave TO the project . $4,000 plot
of ground In Kingston avenue with the
provision that the club raise the funds
for the equipment and maintenance OF a
playground and gymnasium field. The
Grub got busy and got up tho circus In
order to give all the people Of Brooklyn
q chance to contribute to tho health ana
wealth OF tho coming generation. And
II Is some circus!
II was q thresring tent II the late
p. T. Barnum could get = ticket Of
leave he would throw q doubie-backed
somerset 10 get back across the styx
just TO have one peep. 1t had rings
around the Rlngiings. II had sells's
circus backed on the boards from pea
nuts to popcorn. Go and 80 u. Its
worth the price Of admission and then
spms'
COMMODORE pALzELL IS THE
KING PIN.
Or. 10. Elephants walked sround and ths bsnd
began TO play.
Whc, ~ shct Commodore Dalseli b have hi,
ntile say.
The commodore Is the Circus King"
He's the whole works. so the members
OF the Crescent Club say. lie worked
Hike . sailor before tho mast TO make
clear sailing for the circus and ne
stsered the ship through the breakers
Into the promised land. He introduced
Borough President Alfred l.. Steers,
who opened the show. Tho president
said that he was glad to be there. OF
course he was. Who wasn't? But the
president said more. He said what q
good thing It was tina, the club wa,
doing. what q bully thing for tho boyi
Of Brooklyn. II was n good thing tt
~ q member OF the Crescent Club. i
was . good thing for tho youth o.
brooklyn that there was . Crescen
Club. Aooray!
The steamer Battle steminx down tn
~ bound for Alblon's shores shool
cut her signal nags and made then
read: Good luck to the circus" The
she hred three guns TO emphasize he
signal. Capt. J. b. Ransoms Of tn
Baltic thinks that Commodore Daize
70 the one best bet. The club nrsd bac
three guns In return. Boom. boon
boom! And the band played.
Tara. daddy d., deedely boom. whs
Will the lady have nsxtr was IN
Aeurish Of brass and furry of drui
that announced the coming Of the gres
Oriental pageant. the like Of which he
nsvsr been seen outside Of Bay Ridg
Elephants there were to ride upo
csmsls to case upon. CRATES 10 pond,
- and ladies' who rode horsebac
clowns to make you laugh and coppe
eaasang the clowns. They had
leopard. There were lions from Lyo,
County and tigers from ''sic-him -Tige
The great pageant soaked In the de
from the soggy earth and shook Il O.
again In the sawdust of the ring. B.
the band played on and what did tn,
care?
GIRLS SELL PEANUTS AND 20
CORN TO THE CROWD.
Pretty girls peadled peanuts and DO
corn They sod soft drinks and SO
VENTS. You couldn't set away fre
thsm fou Just had 20 buy-tickled
dea,h to buy. These sweet seryiic
OF the circus were marshallod by NJ
l,awson and Mrs. James Masterm.
Among the girls were Misses Mario
Bursch, sara belong. Jane Applcga
Neila Van Drunt. Marguerite Pre-
pr.ch Myra butcher and Helen Mast,
man.
The rain started leaks In the can,
rOo.. The ladies put up umbrell
Th.nI the rain could make them b,
~ Nothing doing, They beat I
rain. Equestricnnes in huffy skirts q
about the ring. Two and three bs
sonersault artists startled the audien
funny clowns brought them back
earth with laugh. There was grou
and lofty tumbling. human pyram
iAAred to the roof; there was jugglin
there was everything you ever saw II
circus. No circus ever had anyth
on this circus.
kida Shnws uyara nm outStH.