EUGENE SANDOW.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4295, 2 March 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)

EUGENE SANDOW.

Samlow’s first public appearance ;ii -Britain look place if years ago. Sundew was 23 years of ago, and kail, since iic entered Jiis teens, been an intelligent ihsciplc of what bo himself always designated physical culture, by which he meant- i/.e study ot means whereby, wiliiout undue strain, or painful or uncomfortable muscular exertion, any set of limbs, muscles, or Junctions of the human body could be neatly, naturally, or abnormally developed. He was posing to .Mr Aubrey Hunt, li.A., in Venice for the now well-known picture of the Goiliseu.iu at Xtemo, when he heard of a, strong man known as Sampson, challenging the whole world to trials of strength. The challenger was at that time appearing nightly at the lioyai \Vestium.ster aiTjUurium, London. Sampson liad with imp. ;C pupil whom lie styled Cyclops, and he worded the cnaflcngc to include himself and pupil, or anyone of the two. T?o offered the sum cf £IOO to anyone who would perform the feats shown by himself or pupil. Saudow, it may he hore mentioned, is a. Prussian by birth, and was born ;u Jvonisbcrg on the second day ot April, Iff or.. ‘

Comimy to London, he visited the Aquarium, saw the performances of Sampson and Cyclops, and determined to tarn that £IOO note. His friend, Atilla, went on the stage at the Aquarium, and on behalf of Saudow accepted the challenge, and the newcomer was invited to cume forward, which he old, dad in well-fit ting dress suit. Ho partly disrobed, and performed every feat sot lain, with au ease and grace that quite dwarfed the efforts of his two opponents, lie earned and was paid the £.iCO alt er much quibbling on the Part of •Sampson. Ho also offered to perform any of Sampson’s cable stretching, or chain-snapping tricks or feats, also volunteering to break two stool chains with his nuked list that Sampson did with gloved hands, if the jitter would give lifm the £SOO lie was ■ftccuotbmed to offer to anyone who would, perform tho feat. The young athlete’s success fairly took London by storm, and his performances were recorded in every part of the world. A successful, and to Saudow fir ancially happy, engagement followed at the Aquarium, where, for months he continued to delTgut and surprise tbo large body ot spectators.