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by falling back upon its accessibility to Manhattan Island at a point now well known as the Battery, camping his forces during the night of the 29th of August, 1776, at or about what is known as the City Hall ( New York).
These points, culled from Bryant's History, contributed not a little to the selection of this, which it is hoped will prove to be the most popular palyground of the " Greater New York." The efforts of the management in the Grounds, Grand Stand and conveniences are in evidence to the visitor, and need no encomiums from the writer. As to the entertainment, with one exceptional point, that, too, can be left to the decision of the spectator ; ----that point is the natural incredulity that marks a casual glance and places all exhibions as generally an imitation of fact. In this case it is truth and original facts that are presented in the actual persons, characters and races connected with animated tableaux representing phases in their home life and every-day existence. The management desires it impressed upon all that features are genuine, and the interest lies in the congregating for the first time in history of these pepole and races, camping, living and exercising on one spot----the Indians from the Rockies ; the Cos [pc] ferent methods of equitsacks from the Caucasus [ pc] tion, equipment and style ;
the intervening riders of competing in friendship,
the English, Irish, French [pc] and leaving the onlookers
and German Cavalry ; the [pc] to judge by the eye that
Bedouin Arab of the Des [pc] which description would
ert ; the CowBoy of the [pc] fail to convey.
American plains ; the Cav [pc] in commencing this
alryman of the Great Re- engagement after years of public, and the Gaucho [pc[ absence from the scenes of from the foothills of the out original triumph, the
Andes (Argentine), meet- writer would