The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-10-20
GLORIEs OF OLD ROME.
Ringing Bros. Realistic ROprodue-
ton of the Ancient Hippodrome.

tion of the Ancient Hippodrome.
In the grand Roman hippodrome,
which forms an important feature
of Ringling Bros. Worlds Greatest
Shows, which exhibit in Texarkana
Saturday, October "a, strikingly
successful effort has been made to
embody all that was most charac-
teric of the thrilling racing
contests of old Rome when Julius
Caesar was at the pinnacle of his
power. The great hippodrome
course, the solidly carved and high
ly ornate golden chariots; the mad
ly dashing, gorgeously caparisoned
horses, themselves partaking of the
excitement and intensity of the
hotly contested and perilous strug-
gle; the seemingly reckless and yet
infinitely skillful chariot drivers,
with tunics flying, and whip and
voice urging the straining horses
to greater exertions; the pictur-
esque standing races, alike remark
able in man and beast; the Gr8co.
Roman contests, by Herculean glad
iators, mounted on horseback; the
'gaily colored costumes, the waving
banners, the picture-like kaleido-
scopic colors indispensable to a
scene transported from the days of
Roman imperial splendor into the
prosaic nineteenth century-all
combine to constitute a scene of
grandeur that can never be forgot
ten. The hippodrome features are
not, however, confined to the con-
tests of the Roman era. The best
features of the modern turf have
been combined with the reproduc-
ton of the once famed MaXimus.
These embrace elephant races, la
dies and gentleuen's fiat and hur-
die races, pony races for the pleas
ure of the younger element, in
which trained monkeys are utilized
as riders; comical clown races; con
tests in which feet-footed men out
run the swiftest horses; CuriouSly
exciting races between whippet
hounds, and many other interesting
contests of this kind never before
introduced on hippodrome track.
A striking feature Of all these
races, and that which Commends it.
self to every lover of high class
stock, is the character of the horses.
In this essential Ringing Brothers
have also outdistanced all competi-
tors, and the racing stock, selected
from the best of the 400 magnificent
horses owned and used by the show,
has no peer in this country, An in
spection of these finely bred, per-
fectly trained horses will more than
demonstrate the absolute justice of
this statement. Ringling Bros.
Worlds Greatest Shows are now be-
yond all doubt the largest combined
circus, menagerie and hippodrome
that the world has ever seen; the
arenic features number over a hun.
dred high class performers, includ-
ing the wonderful Nelson family OF
nine acrobats, the greatest act OF
its kind in the world, and a com
congress of trained animal sensa.
tions; the menagerie embraces
three herds of quadrille-dancing
and pyramid forming elephants, in.
cluding a troupe of baby elephants;
The only living chimpanzee in the
United States, a monster hippopot,
anus and more other rare wild
beasts than all other shows COM
| bined; and the whole is proceeded
! by a gorgeous reproduction OF the
Festival of Olympus, the most glo.
rious, resplendent carnival spec
tacle ever presented under canvas,
Reserved seats and admissions on
sale show day at the Smith Drug
Cos. store without any advance in
prices. Reserved numbered seats
only 25centS extra.
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