The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-22
EXPOSITION GROUNDS.
SIZE HASSEN BEN ALI AND HIS
ARABS MAKE A HIT.
Great Indian War Dance-Bud Snid-
er, the Bicycle Trick Rider Gives
Fine Performance-Silent Drill
By the Leadville Drum Corps.

The shows given at the Exposition
grounds every afternoon is one of the
great features of the Jubilee. and the
performance is exceedingly entertain
ing. and will draw large and increasing
audiences. Yesterday afternoon the
attendance was very good, but nothing
ike what it will be hereafter nov that
the merits of the entertainment are
| known
Bud Snider, the bicycle trick rider.
| opened the proceedings, and gave a
performance, the equal of which has
never been seen in this city Snider is
a marvel on the wheel. and does many
tricks which. if not actually witnessed
would be deemed impossible. He has
thorough command OF his machine, and
rides ii in all kinds of astonishing at
titudes and fashions. which struck the
fancy of the people amazingly, and
earned for him great applause.
Sic Hassan Ben Ali and his troupe of
ten Arabian acrC3ats, appeared in their
fantastic oriental Costumes. and showed
themselves to be past masters in their
vocation. In tumbling and various ac-
robatic performances, they are unex-
celled. and won hearty applause.
In human pyramid building and
turesque figures, they are exceptionally
strong, and their gay costumes lend
variety and beauty to the scenes pre-
scented.
Professor Wayne Abbott made a very
successful balloon ascent and para
chute jump. The balloon, when cut
loose from its moorings. scared away
up almost perpendicularly until the
professor, hanging down from the car
ad n Ill
carried him slowly about half a mile
to the north. when he cut loose. and
dropped like lead for short distance
until the parachute opened UP and
checked his descent, causing him to
gradually descend with slight rocking
OF the big umbrella, until he alighted
safely on the roof of a house five
blocks north of the Exposition grounds.
while the big bag of the balloon turned
mouth downwards, soon emptied. and
tun5oied to the earth like a limp rag
The silent drill performance by the
members of the, Leadville drum corps.
to the music of Held's band. was a ]
novel and interesting feature. The
boys went through a. great variety of /
movements with the utmost precision. ,
and accuracy governing their move |
ments in perfect accord with the music. /
They formed squares and wedges, exc
cuted HanR movements marched and |
in perfect silence. like
so many automatons. The audience
appreciated it, and made the fact very
evident
The performance concluded with a
war dance by the Bannock Indians.
brought here from Ross Fork and Ban
mock especially for the Jubilee. There
are 10 in the troupe. most of them fine
specimens of their race. and among
them are several prominent men, in
Guiding Pat Tyhoo, who holds the po-
'ition of Judge on the reservation, Ma
or George and Jack Hoyt The latter
s the leader and sees that every man
plays his proper part, and plays it
properly in the dance, and in the mo-
iotonous song and drum beating which
accompanied it. Tra Indians were ar
aged in all their v>ory of paint and
Gathers. and executed a lengthy dance, j
With intervals, and at times worked
themselves up TO a high pitch of ex-
itemen.
Altogether the show was exception i
lily good, and is deserving of patron