The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-03

The Mcssrs. Rial. Fcllowcs and station
of tho tsiblicity stair of thc Barnuin &
Bailey circus wcrc ~ absorbed IN odd
Jobs of driving stakes. WpackinG cases
Of elephants aud frcatcnins M the stripes
on The zcbras M around Madison square
Garden yesterday afternoon that " was
Text door 10 imiossibIc--it Was i,n1,ce-
siblc--for the Squads Of ncws-,a,hcrcrs
10 obtain from tho circus press agents
anything like the detailed account Of the
features of the biz show which on similar
occasion, Ia s,ast ycais have been freely
handed out.
Drop IN some other day, ~boys-we're
too busy to bother with you now" the
press agent trio of the circus repeated
aSain and again as the newsgathcrcrs in
tcrcs;cd in educational matters who each
year iorcsathcr ut thc Garden tho first
Sunday the circus * tn town Wake into
the gloom OF the brs building.
And 50 it was only by persistent in
uuiries around the Hotel Preston. across
the street from the stage entrance to the
Garden. and at other hauits of circus
folk In the Madison square ncighborhood
that even the nragre details about the
big show listed here were obtained.
Another Tab. Giraffe.
AS usual a baby giraffe was born in
the Bridgeport winter quarters just as
tho last red wagon was loaded on the
fourth aud last section Of the circus
train. ~Cracc-thatS the name OF the
baby giraffe a ringer for tho baby
! giraffe born last year Just AS the last
rcd wagon WAS loaded on tho fourth
section. Perhaps Gracc's spots are Il
hit wider than the spotted skin of the
baby giraffe which last year early
learned to rccline quietly so that the
! publicity department could play checkers
thereon between performances. And
| Grace IL slightly taller and wider and
deeper and heavier and all that sort OF
thing than she was-than tito baby Of
last year was. Eut outside Of these
differences Grace scarcely looks a year
older.
Joe. the head waiter at tho Preston.
said ne also had heard that in addition
TO the usual collection of string and
wind instruments played b. the eic-
phant ;raSs band aud the Boston - iu-
| phony and other musical aggrcgations
.,u ophi,leidc had been added to the
| l.phaut band this year. Joe said that
he had o,'rhoird Mr.. l:ial say that
IN upIirlcld" &, The pruEcn!tor OF the
turbulent tuba. Runners N"rc sent over
10 the Garden from IN" Preston then
,n try 20 learn from the publicity do
partmcut what first prompts an Gle
, phaut to grow interested in anything 50
hollN lacking IN general attracttrcu"ss
as the ophiclcid. Rut by this time
the press agents ~ the circus had left
word with the doormdn not to admit
any reporters under any circumstances
I'airolinan Johnny Sumpff. whose beat
lay along Fourth avenue YESTERDAYS. said
that he had heard from - man work
ing in SOM, capacity IN tho big show
that on. oi the features this wear Will
bo Teddy ia. Jumper. y not" Was
sent into thu Garden shortly after this
~ au effort to find cat from thu press
department whether ar not T,ddy tn"
1 Jumper Ii a good jumper. y verbal
message came Back from tho press
agents that they were ~ S-Nrl NJ Just
then with odd jobs they had time only
,n reply tia whether Teddy was or
was not a good Jump"r wa n matter
Of nest 10 10 interest To- the general
, public.