The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-10-09
GRAND STARK COUNTY HIPPO
DROME.
The Animals--The Performers
The Trick Mule, &c., sc.
Lee. Hookway, March & Co,

A grand ring performance, with ground
and lofty tumbling, is about TO come off
IN Stark county, and the managers are
laboring hard to make 1T pay
The performers and ANIMALS have been,
and are, in active training at Alliance, Mi
nerva, Massillon and Canton. The feats
of horsemanship, it is expected, will "as-
tonlsh+he natives" native Americans es-
pecially. Those well known glossy blacks,
Credit Mobilier and Salary Grab, from
Long Branch and Washington, will assist
at the performance.
Several fresh animals are in training
and also a number of new performers
some Of whom have distir guished them
selves already at pirate exhibitions. At
Alliance just now, those excellent horses.
Old Bourbon and Temperance Nag are
beng carefully trained. The former is a
Kentucky horse whose dam was Monon-
gahela; and the latter Nagis from the Re-
serve, sired by a Connecticut or Massa-
chusetts horse.
We understand Mr.. ]. ]. Parker prom
ises well, and already rides-O Old Bourbon
with great success, and frequent applause,
and hopes to succeed in riding both. in
the difficult two horse act, IN which he
appears-on Tuesday next. Mr.. Marsh
prefers to ride Temperance Nag in public,
bnt occasionally tries Old Bourbon pri-
vately, and seems quite familiar with him.
While in the service, and convenient to
the commissary department., he practiced
quite successfully with Old Rye, arelative
CT Bourbon.
Mr.. March, as yet, rides cautiously on
the broad padded saddle. but expects,
with Parker's assistance. soon to be able
to ride bare back in the two horse act.
The latter says, the danger is in falling be-
tween the animals, as they are not yet
sufficiently attached to each other, and
n or the Otner IS very apt to bolt, and
let a fellow down.
Mr.. March thinks when the nags work
a little better together. he will be able To
turn his back vaulting slmmersault from
one 10 the other, with all ease. lie has
often done it at home with a couple Of
safe horses. Hypocrisy and Piety.
At MassilIon, however, the greatest sue
cess. so far, has been accomplished. The
brisk and active ANIMALS there are Cham
payne and D~rawpoker. With these nags
Mr.. Hookway is getting right along. He
rides them single and double with pads or
bareback. Some Of his friends think be
will make a first class performer and
prove a trump to any company. Mr.
TRULY occasionally calls to get instruction
but his best trainers are in Canton. He
declares he will not undertake the two
horse act, unless there Is a padded wrought
iron bridge from horse to horse, with
good margin. He says too, the ditch out,
side the ring must not be too deep.
The principal mule, Oily Cannon, is il
training at Minerva. We regret to say
tie animal takes after the mail line of hi:
ancestors, and does not get along fast. Mr.
Perdue. however, is doing his best. ant
with his able assistant trainers hopes t.
succeed. These assistant trainers are the
gentlemen of the Rep & Rep, Gillespie c
the Alliance Locale Taylor of the Mass
Independent. One Of our neighbors OF tn,
Rep & Rep says, if ii was only Old Bour
bon, he would have no tropole. "but the
id mule Mr.. -Perdue and his Assis-
tants are laboring hard. and trying varl
Gus expedients. The assistants are eacl
offered a large reward II theS succeed
with barrel of oil to each thrown in
Those who have had experience will
mules, say a good Jerule tFERRAIL) is O
great use.
At Canton there is quite q variety G
nags, large and small, old and young. spav
med and crippled, in the ring. The Full
ton horse, Smoothfaee, 80 distinguishe,
three years ago. by his performance
along the raging canawl, and among tn
coal banks, is again il training. The act
ing horse, Ned Forrest, too, win try t
"play his part" oier againl This nag j
a great star performer, and is good 70
church festivals and fairs, as well as Ri.
Van Wrinkle performances. He work
smoothly with Old Piety and Temperate
mag, and he Is so docile, that near the clos
of the performance. with Old Bourbon, h
will draw the hurdle.
Messrs Corl of Marlboro, and Johnston
of Wllmot, a~spirants for the Legislature
take great interestin the Ring perfOrman
ees. They were making arrangements t
procure the celebrated stallion, Northern
Pacific, when they heard OF his sudden
and dangerous illness. They are IN hops
Doctors Jay Cooke & Co., and that emf
nent surgeon, from Long Branch, o. S
Grant viii soon have NOrtheru Pacif'
all right again. They are fearful, his al
sence may interfere somewhat with tn
attendance next Tuesday, 81
But lack eEspaes prevents MS from con
pleting our sketch at this time. On som
fut ure occasion we hopeto give a fail an
detailed DESCRIPTION of the whole affair
horses, mules and performers with the.
various costumes. There are butfew orig
inal CantoniAns in The ring. Centoniar
are generally content to look% ~hic
p~rivilege4bey enjoy by paying foEL II
grand ring of course is at Canton, butth
, performers are generally trained at All
lance, Minerva, Massillon and elsewhere
Our next article will describe particular
ly the celebrated nags Of the ring her
and the skfllfuI p~erforners We shs
also describe the menagerie IN full. II
two clowns and the wonderful monkey
/ will receive due attention. IS well asitt
: "heAvy mai, =
l1gEDwM FxRA4LL, our candidate for ser
ator against that Oil king Perdue, of Il
l rms IL so ~nauular in his own county