The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-15

start from this city for a tour in tn,
West, which is by far the largest O
the kind that has ever been attempted
IN this or any Q4hef ceentsy. Is i
called The Re- he FaSfival, Rornar
Hippodrome, an Unives BAL Fs Cen
solidated 1Hnd kopos0 not ORR I,
offer the public in those regions ;
magnificent series of racing entertain
ments, with elephants,- esmels. anc
various trained animals, besides the
usual stud of horses and corps o.
equestrlans and charlotte rs, but also
to give direct stimulus to sport In
the West by Offering prizes every.
where Tor racing and trotting. Ac.
cordingIy the scheme involves the pre-
pairing OF large enclosed tracks whe re-
IN the races can take place, and where
the other details of the show can also
be seen by the public. The person
mel of the establishment will show the
nature Of the business. In the 6rst
place there is q large staff of we'll
trained jockeys and female chart
oteers, who will take part in the races.
This department is under the charge
OF NJ. Soulier, the Race Master. There
Is = band Of one hundred Iroquois
Indians, with their squavs and pap
pooses, who are under the direction
of Black Eagle, famous chief and
expert In the game Of La Crosse, and
this game will be played by the men,
and thsir lodges and mode of life will
be open to the inspection Of the curl
Gus. There is also troop Of Marqu =
san SANDERS, who are cannibals;; INT
whether the public will be invited To-
witness their feasting upon a roast
missionary or not, we have been Nm
able to learn. The company of eouer.
TRAN performers is complete, and IN
cludes some Of the best male an, 60
male riders from Europe. II, add;
ton to the usual performance of th;s
Kind, there wn1 be grand pr ,,cess;ons
chariot races, ocornaments and many
novel and Ingenious eqr .estrian com
binations. We are eve n told Of camel
races. aRa one laugh q in advance At
the idea of these rAild. awkward. I'M
wie4ds creatures being stirred up to
,. ~xcitementfs of the race-course.
1T are 70 oe races of men tied in
SACKS wheel barrow races, the chase of
.ne slipper pig, and SO on-all more
Q Tess ey citing aud congenial to the
proad f.umorist. There are also to be
paiio' IN ascensions made by a German
zero naut with the extremely appropri-
at: name of Herr Upp. The balloon
will be of the Montgolfier species,
raised by means of hot-air; this being
an easier method Of ascension than
procuring supplies of gas under diff
cult circumstances, or carrying along
the material for generating hydrogen.
Herr Upp dispenses with the car, and
goes up simply on trapeze, wherein
he executes all sorts of daring gymnas-
tic feats. Rhetoric and the graccs of
language, even, are not to be neglected
in this immense establishment, since
they have mechanical talking head,
which is said to have cost $50, 900, and
speaks like native" Moreover,
they have some pieces of artillery,
with which it IS proposed to wake the
echoes Of the prairies, besides treat.
ing the audiences to some handsome
lying artillery drills, which are al
ways pretty sights. There will also
be hurdle races of men, women, and
children; and to complete this attrac-
tive picture Of sports and pastimes the
company includes a number of os-
triches, which children are trained to
run In races. Of course it is evident
from this enumeration of some of the
attractions to be offered that the pro-
eramme requires a whole day for its
In fact, it is intended
to begin the entertainments at ten in
the morning with a grand procession,
and end them at shutdown with grand
of prizes-the manage
ment proposing bona fide to give away
several thousand dollars worth OF |
prizes each day of representation.
The whole of the winter the manage
ment has been arranging the details of |
this novel undertaking, and they be- |
lieve that when they start their estab- |
lishInent will be fully prepared and |
squipped to afford the public series |
Of perfect and most interesting diver
sions. The establishment will in no |
case, and under no circumstances, stay |
longer than one day in any locality |
whatever. To this principle they pro-
pose to adhere during the whole tour. |
No liquor will be sold nor gambling !
allowed on the grounds. It is proba-
bic the first performance will be in the
of Chicago. w. Van Hough-
.on is the general manager; f. c.
Buckley, FIRST assistant; III. Buckley,
aud Yankee Robinson, the
general superintendent. This gentle
nan has been actively engaged all the
winter in preparing the suite of color
ID posters which are to inflame the
and excite the interest of the
Western folk; and he has devised a
'eries Of magnificent bills far surpass-
ng any that have hitherto been pub
ished in this line. People will begin
o yearn with unquenchable longings
or the entertainment directly they
ook upon these marvellous posters.
Yankee Robinson is entitled to great
credit for the taste and ingenuity he
has displayed in this matter.-New