The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1875-07-17
A Curious Show.

! hibitiOn now being given which
is of more than usual interest
showing as it does the wonderful
capabilities hitherto lying dor
mant. and now brought out by
skilled training, Of wild animals,
from which nothing of the kind
could reasonable be expected. The
following from the Denver Iri-
6ltjae will give our readers some
idea of what these animals can
do, and of what we may eXpeci in
the future.
The elk, an animal from which
nothing has ever before been ex-
pected, except, indeed, tender
steaks and juicy roasts, has been
trained to do some of the finest
jumping ever witnessed, and to
perform many interesting tricks.
The buffalo calf has been in train
ing only short time, and does
not come out strong yet. His in
telligence and ambition have not
yet been sufficiently aroused. He
does, however, obey the word of
command, and will run around
the ring to order, and lie down
when tOld-if he happens to feel
like it.
The wonderful thing about the
exhibition is that Bartholomew
will control direct nine horses,
two goats and a buffalo calf, put
them through a great variety of
movements and make them per-
form many wonderful tricks, SIM
ply by the word of command,
never touching them, and having
not even a halter on them.
He will stand in the centre of
the ring and call to a horse stand
ing with the others, by the side
of the tent, to come to him, and
the animal will respond with the
alacrity of a voter invited to take
a drink. And the horses have
been trained to do various things;
will raise the lids Of boxes with
their noses, and take out any ar
ticle found therein; have been
taught to distinguish cOlOrs and
will as directed. select ared, white
or blue flag. and carry the same
to their master. They will step
to music, mark, time, and waltz,
keeping perfect time, BarthO-
lomeW expects to put them though
the galOp shortly. Two of them
have been trained to take positions
on opposite ends of IA long plank,
placed over a block three or four
feet high, and there will see-saw
with as much grace, and seeming
ly with as much zeSt, as two tru-
ant schOol-bOys. They will roll |
barrels, fire pistols, and initiate |
man in almost everything except |
taking whiskey, and playing |
poker.
The two goats will jump upon
their respective horses and as the
horses gallop rapidly around the
ring will turn around and change
horses, as readily as Independent
newspapers change position or
parties.
The most wonderful thing is the
drill. Bartholomew will call his
nine horses out by name make
them take their position accord
ing to size, and then make them
march by company front, in pla-
tOOn, and in file, make them
wheel and cOuntermarch, and
make them move in quick step
and double quick. He will teach
them the manual Of arms and the
artillery practice next. And TO
wind up one acts as Orderly-ser-
geant and diSmisSeS the rest. 1t
must be remembered that through
ali this the animals are all loose,
not a rope or halter on any of them
and are managed entirely by word
IF command. AT the command
'come here" "go get that"
march" and so on, they start as
promptly as small boy in a we'll
family, when his stern
parent tells him to go after an
armful of wood or a pail of water.
If Bartholomew should tell one Of
lis horses to climb creased pole,
We believe the animal would at I
east make the attempt. AS this
exhibition goes East, the people ,
we'll learn that rich assays, mag
efficient mining schemes, big
)eets, enormous turnipS and large
stories are not the only wonder
'ul things that come from the
Rocky Mountain region.
a friend of ours who has been