Athletic Entertainment.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5286, 29 December 1885, Page 2

Athletic Entertainment.

professor Carrollo gave the sepond of his athletip carnivals yesterday evening in the Academy of Music to a full house who seemed to thoroughly appreciate the entertainment. The programme for the evening was different from that of Saturday, and afforded opportunities for the whole of the Professor's company to exhibit their respective talents. The first part opened with a performance of Indian Club Drill by the company, to the music of the Band, and every movement was carried out with a fajiltjess precision, wbjph could oply be acquired through much practice. There were several exhibitions of boring by Messrs B. J. Sandal, W. Grubb, W. G. Christie, D. Gash, F. W. Edwards, F. Leydon and Professor Carollo, all of which were heartily applauded. The vaulting over the military horse by the members of the company, led by Prof. Oarollo himself, was highly successful. The bout at the old English game of Quarterstaff between Professor Carollo and Mr Edwards was well sustained and afforded much, amusement. Mp Kenshaw and Professor Oarollo then performed some wonderful feats in herculean balancing, and still more wonderful ones on two golden bars, which fairly eclipsed all their former exhibitions of skill and strength. The apparent ease and dexterity which both displayed in their performance oq the two bars were highly applauded by those present, Subsequent to this Mr Keashaw lifted two heavy dumbbells weighing 251bs each, and Mr B. J. Sandall and Professor Carrollo each one weighiDg 1 cwt. The Boman rings performance was well carried out by Messrs Phillips, Bork, Edwards, Benshaw, and Ourrollo, Mr Benshaw executing one feat which we believe has never beea accomplished before ; it is called " the crucifixion," ia which he suspends himself in the air, his hands being stretched out straight on either side in the form of a cross, to do which requires extraordinary muscular strength. A general boxing melee, a sort of a free fight, in which everyone joined, and which provoked jnuch amusement, brought the entertainment to a close. Thjs evoning there wil{ be a boxing competition by Thames amateurs for 2 gold medals, for weights between 10st 71bs and 12st 71bs.