The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-18

tiers around the deep ring, while the |
electric lights. calriums. frcscos and |
brass rails suggest big theater I
rather than a circus
At 10 o'clock IN the morning the
practice was well under way. says the
Chicago Record The interior was
lighted by the sunshine which came In
throughthc skylighi overhead. There
had boon no general cleaning mp since
the performance Of the night before.
and as tho band stand was deserted
and only few people scattered
/ through the front rows the circus did
not appear az its bcsi Willie O'Dalc.
the rider was Ia the ring working
his big gray horse. \ man who didn't
look much like ringmasicr was
cracking the whip aud Mr.. O'Dalc. in
plain suit Of tights without spanglos.
was lcaplng on and OH his horse. all
the timo keeping up conversation
with his friends IN the front row Of
seats.
When Mr.. O'Dalc had finished his
practice with the big gray horse no
had a bay horse sent In. This bay
.
like the other, and ~ the rider stood
up and balanced ON ono foot he re-
marked that It was like doing tight.
rope act.
Zach rider has at least two HORSES
explained Mr.. StolSncy. "lt takes
from year and a half 10 four years
20 train a horse for bareback riding
Tho rider must know his horse per
fcctly and have him under thorough
control. In training horse for ring
Use we never weep him until he gets
outside Of the ring. and then We give
him u sound licking. But rs soon as
he gets back into the ring he IL to be
pctted again and treated kindly. |
used 10 ride horse that was 80 years
old. and no was actually 30 reliable
and steady In his motion that felt as
safe ON his back as would ON the
floor
After Mr.. O'Dale had sent his sec
ond horse away he vaultcd over the
rail, put on douhle.breastcd coat
and n derby ha' mud began smoking 4
cigarette. t. elmbination Of sack
coat with tighl r rather startling
, Robert WhittaN, p. another OF tn,
riders. was whisiling around the out
: side Of tho ring it'll u striped batl
robe partially concealing his thin sui
OF tights. One Of tho young rider
) came into the ring 10 practice hi
jumps over banners and through
hoops. Some OF the performer
climbed into the ring TO hold the ban
nors on the horse and let him carr!
them around the ring TO see II tn
tapping Of the cloth would irightoi
! him.
, ats different nowadays, rcmarkeI
Me-. Sticknoy, who had put two hi
trained dogs under his chair ano wa
watching the ''act' with much inter
est, These new riders 90 IN for bi
and bang from the very start. Whc
! was boy the education OF a clrcu
. rider began when he was 3 years old
/ llo was sent 10 the dancing maste
first, and was taught posing, dane
steps. grace and all that sort OF thing
, In the old style OF riding the graceir
attitude and the smiles counted for
good deal. The rider had TO smile a
the time, whether no felt like II q
not. My father used 20 say TO mt
Even II you get your back broker
keep on smiling.
. A woman hwrdle-ridor came ont "a
practice wearing dingy combini
ton Of potticoat and bloomer costume
Her husband acted as ringmastor an
when the horse became fractions an
| SHE'D once or twice he ordered hi
wife down and. although he was
! street costume, jumped on the hors
and gave the animal II thorough GRID
, ing OUT at terrific speed. Som,
! times It Is necessary 10 overwork
i risky animal In order TO make Il wei
{ behaved.
Mr.. Whitaker, who is musculal
h wiry little man, with black hair an
= mustache. threw on his bath rob-
4 removed his clogs, and took his morn
y ing exercises with the horses. Jul
d as he left the ring the equilibrists VIII
do the wonderful hoad-tO-hcaa bu
n ancing. pulled of their ovorcoat
n which half concealed their tights. an
n turned a few lipllaps across the rim
Il 10 warm themselves up. Both wei
n putting al cigarettes, and they contlr
ued 10 smoke unconccnedly eve
n while one was balancing upside dow
n ON the head OF the other. A lot {
. chattering young ballet girls wit
q blonde curls and loose, short Skin
70 came in through one Of the side door
safi and began 10 scold among themsely'
IN because the professor wasn't there
rehearse them in their dance for u
pantomime. A smooth-faced youu
" man In modest black clothes asked Il
y girls II they were having lots Of trol
BILE, This young man was one Of u
a. clowns, or, as he put IL, one Of u
e. 'Joeys' and in strange contradictiC
- Of things he had TO be anything but
I clown In his private life. He locke
> more like a divinity student.
These riders and acrobais are
4 clean. strong limbed and cheerful Il
, OF people. They take the best Of car
p OF their bodies, and the fact that the
- are always in physical training seen
" to account for their clear heads an