New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
'FLUSH|NG'S CARNIVAL
STARTS WITH A WHOOP
Merrymaking Throngs from Far
and Near Visit Falryland
of Green.
CIRCUS IS REAL THING
Frank B. McCord Proves an
Ideal Ringmaster and ELLIS
Parker Butler Invents
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Baby Elephant"
Flushirg's annual carnival and circus
for the benefit Of the Flushing Hospital
ororod last night. with all Flushing ana
q poodlv part Of the surrounding towns
IN attendance.
The lows Of this years carnival mao
been published far and wide ana tne
line of automobiles waiting in the PARK
Ing space outside the grounds Would nave
done credit to an international polo
match. In short. If the first days cro"d
IS any criterion the success OF this year
circus bids fair to exceed any OF former
seasons. which means that the sum add
ed TO the hospitals funds Will be IN eA-
cess OF $4,000. the record so far.
Though the circus proper and most OIL
the shows did not open until $50 O'Clock
the grounds were thrown open al O'CLOCK
and good sized throng paid its 10 cents
admission during the afternoon. But the
real opening was. of course, in the even
.ng. when the trees under their fcstoonS
Of electric light formed a fairyland OF
eossamer green, under which passed ana
repassed a multi-colored throns Of joyous
merrymakers.
Good Nature Rules Crowd
To those who believe that an American
crowd. New York crowd is incapable ot
amusing itself without cowbells ana
feather tcklers trip To the FLUSHING
carnival is most urgently urged. ABOVE
all the set attractions. the crowd formed
a Kaleidoscope drama OF shifting color
and ever increasing interest
The circus began in the big tent prompt
lv al $50 o'clock. and according 10 Ellis
Parker Butler. whose Pigs Is Ilgs
showed that he knew something about
figures. at least about multiplication. the
crowd in the tent was the largest tha'
had ever attended Flushing circus.
To begin with, II was no little dinky
one-rlnged. two-acL peripateuc apology
II was genuine two-ringed, sa"dust'
strewn. pink lemonade circus-even II one
ring was a square. and the lemonade
was not pink but lemonade. II you don
believe It was a circus, you should nave
heard the band-nothing but fine circus
music that scorned the turkey rot' and
was proud Of being simply circus. IN
short. the Flushing circus, as circus
was a whooping big success.
And what circus wouldn't be success
with such a ringmaster as Frank IS. NC
Cord a rlngmaster who also rode his
high school horse with grace that "ouiu
have done credit to Buffalo BIZ! MI
McCord's red coat was worthily worn
and he dashed the feet OF his famous
Baskette stations when they proved
balky in the ring until they cried for
mercy in very clear and very vigorous
English.
Butler Invents elephant"
Mr.. Butler. too. proved that he could
do more than write best-sellers lie hdu
invented most remarkable baby ele-
phaut. whose insides bore the name or
Fred Smith. and who proved. despite MS
youthful years. quite the most intellseht
elephant seen since Jumbo.
The clowns. the clowns. count en-
twenty OF EN-. headed by Frederick Lea
witt. the man who put the sell IN Mar
celline each one warranted TO cure a
dozen wears OF the blues. and who surely
did II. too. last night II there was any
one present with the blues. when there
wasn't. Then there were Eddie Clark
That Funny Jugser." and the Ancient
order OF Sunragettes. who demanded
Votes for Men" and y. Brewster as a
"Rube" with severa. variations ana
loves Famous Shanghai. the biggest
rooster I'm Long Islands memory. These
and many others were all the contrlou'
tions OF Flushings home talent
But the professionals were nearly
equally numerous There were The Ma
mons. novelty athletes; the Great Now
koff wire artist; " Bovine and his won
dcrful dog: the Rex Comedy circus
Clark and Watson. In a double Juggling
act: the Carl Dammon troupe OF acrooa's'
Doblado's sheep and pigs Maud. tho I'M
rldable mule. and Louis. the buttins ram
or course the circus is not all the car
niyal. outside on the Midway there are
twenty shows and nifty booths-but the
carnival lasts three days longer ana
there is time enough to speak OF them.
Meanwhile take Flushings advice ana
go"