The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-13
S AINT PAUL.
CIRCUS DAY HAS COME.
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That circus day has arrived viii be made
pretty evident long before daylight this morn
ing, for the Barnum and Barley Greatest Show
on Earth VIII move over from MINNEAPOLIS
long before daylight, and the first rays of the
morning sun will be reflected back from the
white tents at the corner Of University avenue
and Dale street. which is to be their temporary
home for this day only.
The line of march of the parade is nee
eSsariiy long, and it will therefore leave the
grounds promptly at o'clock, led forth by
the team of forty horses and brought to
brilliant conclusion by the reproduction of
the pageant showing the honors done to
Columbus Oh his return to Barcelona with
he had discovered
The parade will follow Da-e street to Day
ton avenue, and then VIII move down to
harrington street. thence to Nelson avenue
TO summit avenue to Rice street, to Tenth
street, to st. Peter street. to Sixth street to
Robert street, to Third street, to Sioley
street, to Seventh street, to Wsbasha street,
to University avenue and back to the grounds
The show did an immense business in Min
neapolls yesterday, and its programme was the
best that had ever been given n the sister
city. Such was the universal verdict, and SO
the Evening Journal recorcs it.
One of the great acts with the show, and
that which perhaps attracts the greatest meas
ure OF admiration, is the performance by
seventy fine thoroughbreds working in
single ring, conducted by John O'Brien, the
famous horse trainer, who has been with the
show for several years. Two summers ago,
Just before the show closed for its season,
Mr.. OBrien went to Mr. Bailey and said:
Mr. Bailey, / have an idea in my head
for novel act which l think would make a
great sensation. l believe that l can teach
fifty horses to perform in a single ring to-
gether, to form pyramids and to trot in
different directions in eoncentric rings, Civ
ing Kaleidoscope effect with their intricate
movements
Mr.. Bailey thought it over a few days, and
then tod O'Brien to go ahead. He worked
in the barn at Bridgeport, Conn, for three
months taking the horses singly, by twos,
by threes, by half-dozens, and finally by
ffties. By spring the whole group worked
perfectly.
When O'Brlen's seventy-horse act is to
come on he rides into the ring on the back
after going through several manege feats,
rides to a pedestal in the center of the
ring, to which number of concentric plat
forms, forming steps, lead. Four black stall
lions next come in, and after going through
a series OF graceful evoutions run up to
the third platform and place their forefeet
on the one above, forming star. Seven
light sorrels are then brought in, and after
them nine bays. They take a position similar
to the first four, forefeet on the platform
above them, forming star of intricate pat
tern. Then twelve Kentucky thoroughbreds
dash into the outer ring and form compact
groups at each side, with forefeet on the
outer curb. After them come twenty other
thoroughbreds in similar groups. Last of
ALL eighteen Shetland ponies mount to the
outer curb. Then, at the word of command
Forward" each ring of horses begins to
move. every alternate one in the opposite
direction. Again at the word of command
they halt reverse positions, and then start
in the opposite direction at rapid gait.
FINALLY they untangle the weaving pattern
and trot from the ring in reverse order to
that in which they entered thus closing one
of the prettiest and most intricate acts ever
seen in a circus ring.
O'Brien declares that he is not yet salts
fed, but that next season he will work with
100 horses. and Mr.. Bailey has so much con-
hdence in him that he will give him anything
he asks for. - -