Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-01
HURRAH FOR THE CIRCUS.
Forepaugh's Great Shows 20 Close the Sea-
son Here Tonight.

Forepaugh's Great Shows 20 Close tho Sea-
son Here Tonight.
II there is any one thing that above all
others excites the highest admiration OF
the young and pleases the aged as well
it is real first-rate circus.
This is what the people OF Richmond
are promised, and may expect to see In
Cooper's "Great 4-Paw and Wild-West
Shows Combined" which will give exhi-
bitions on the lot at Broad and Lom-
bsrdy streets this afternoon and to-
night.
The shows were in Petersburg yester-
day, and the three special trains on
which the animals and properties are
carried we're due here OF an early hour
this morning, and long before the DIS
PATCH is seen by majority of its read
ers the snowy white canvas covering
several acres OF ground will have been
raised.
The street-psrade is announced to
start from the grounds at 10 A. NJ, and
will pass over the usually followed route.
This feature promises to be one OF the
most attractive in connection with the
DAVIS programme. The display of Curl
GUS animals will doubtless excel any ever
witnessed in Richmond.
WHAT WILL BE SEEN.
There will be two performances, one
at 2 p. NJ, the other at s o'clock to-
night. The doors will open an hour
earlier. The execution OF the pro-
gramme will slightly exceed two hours.
There will be two 42-foot rings, largo
elevated stsge, and hippodrome-track.
| The entertainment embraces the com
plete circus, races, and the Wild.West
Show.
All the crack rifle, shotgun, and pistol
experts, including Captain A. II. Bogar-
dus and his three sons, will give exhibit
tions OF their skill. The scouts, cow
boys, prairie girls, Mexican vaqueros,
Sioux Indians, and United States caval-
rymen, 300 in number, will give reals
TIC portrayals of what life is on the
plains of the far West. All the original
features OF Clusters fight on the Little
Big Horn will have vivid portrayal.
For the first time this city has an OPP
portunity to witness the daring feat OF
driving around the hippodrome track
forty fiery horses three times in success
sion, which, il is said, will be accom-
plished by Adam Forepaugh, Jr Blon'
din, the only horse ever taught to walk
@ rope, the somersault-throwing dogs,
the horse-riding bear, and Eclipse, the
trapeze horse, furnish "A unique show.
4 SPECIAL train will leave here at l.
o'clock tonight for New York Uto tn,
PENNSYLVANIA railroad on which some fifty
or more of the people connected with th'
shows, which disband tonight, will g
to that city. The properties and ami
mails will be taken from here tomorrow
or Monday to Philadelphia, where they
will be kept until next spring.
AFTER TIE TRAVEL.
The following assistant passengel
agents are at the Exchange awaiting th,
disbandment of the circus with view
to securing as many OF the 800 attachei
as possible for their respective roads j
c. Burch, Chicago and Alton railway
George II. Branston, Chicago, Burling
ton and Quincy railroad X. S, Brown
Thomas A. Garrigan, John Ii. Larabee
and C. S. Shattuc, Ohio and Mississippi
railway j. p. MeCann, Missouri Pacific
railway i. G. Cordner and W. +. Nc
Williams, Pennsylvania railroad X. A
Jenkins, ID. ID. Courtney, and Danie
Rr,de baltimore and Ohio railroad,