The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-08-31
A GREAT sHC II.
w. W. Coles Racing Hippodrome, Men
agerie and Circus.

"What has become of the circuses 2
This question has been frequently asked
of late hereabouts. Those who have
been waiting for the appearance of ar
exhibition of this kind, and their name
is '1egion," will be very glad to learn
that one is coming, and that this, the
first of the season, will be w. w. Coles
Grecian Racing Hippodrome, Menagerie
and Circus, now making a most success.
full tour through this State. Will visit
Jackson, on Friday, Sept. 8, 1875.
Mr. Cole is one OF the youngest mana
gers in the country, and as brilliant
campaigner he has no superior. He is
courageous and enterprising, and each
succeeding effort of his is a vast improve
ment on its predecessor. His combina-
tion this year is simply an immense
affair, constituting an exhibition of mag
nitude, nagnifcence, and variety of at
traction quite without precedent. In
one show, and for one price of admission,
is given what Mr.. Cole very properly and
without exaggeration terms
"a TIDAL WAVE OF AMUSEMENT"
1t includes, to speak in general terms,
a hippodrome in which the ancient Gre
clan races are represented with all the
vividness of reality; a double ring circus
in which the most notable achievements
of the arena are exhibited; a collection
of wild beasts of surprising interest not
only to the geological student but to
every adult and child in the land and
pageant of nations of glittering magnif-
cence. Taking these various depart
ments separately, it is hardly possible-for
us to speak of them in detail, SO innu-
merable are the features OF interest. For
THE HIPPODRoNE,
we may mention that no less than one
hundred thoroughbred horses are requir-
ed, and a very large corps of ladies and
jockeys drive the Olympian chariots and
for prizes in hurdle races around |
a superb track an eighth Of mile in cir
cumference. Four-horse and two-horse |
Asiatic elephants, and Bactrian
camels, pony-riding monkeys, and edu-
Gated donkeys, all appear on the track
in contests either intensely exciting or
extremely laughable.
THE CIRCUS
performance will introduce twenty-five of
the most daring and accomplished male
and female equestrians, two of the most
clowns on the continent ap-
Dearing alternately in the two rings.
These rings, we may note, will be within
he oblong track, devoted to the hippo
lrome performance. To the circus and
he hippodrome is added Mr.. Coles New
York and New Orleans Equestrian and
Geological Exhibition, spectacular drama
# the Revolution, Centennial tableau,
representations of Revolutionary battle
Genes, and an exceedingly interesting
museum of revolutionary relics. !
The main tent, TO be occupied by the
Iippodrome and double circus, will be
our hundred feet long by two hunded
ride, and half dozen other tents, each
n itself large one, will be subordinate
o this. We cannot begin to enumerate
he attractions of
THE NENAGERIE,
ut important among them are the crys-
al den of performing reptiles, immense !,
nacondas and boa constructors, all un-
er subjection to an African snake @
harmer and exhibited free in the street
recession; the largest known elephants;
magnificent specimen of the giraffe; 9
le largest and rarest specimens of Abys-
Tnian lions; the largest white polar
ear to be seen in any travelling show;
le first and only black leopard from
entral Java exhibited in this country;
gyptian crocodiles; Malayan tapirs
le Senegambian zebra; the African
and; and multitude of other interest
g and rare specimens from every zone,
together comprising a magnificent col
ction of the finest representatives of
le animal creation. In the aquarium,
onstrous living sea lions are exhibited,
e believe the only ones travelling. They o
'e great curiosity, and invite universal
tention. The almost innumerable
oupe of horses, ponies. and other per- Sc
rming animals, we can only refer to in
'nerl terms, leaving our readers to
dge for themselves when they witness
THE STREET PARADE, .
display maintained to be unprecedent-
lily brilliant, regular Fourth of July
lebration in itself This pageant will
clude no less than seven magnificent Al
bleau chariots, drawn by elephants, Il
mels, horses and Liliputian ponies
Ie den of performing lions, open to pub G
, view; the thirty dens of animals; the il
m of serpents, and other almost count s
IS features of display.
We have thus only endeavored to out "
ne Mr.. Coles great enterprise of 1876. G.
e has aggregated an exhibition worthy
lie Centennial year, and the people will
, on the qui rive for its appearance.