Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-17
animal SHOW OPENS
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE FOR
THE INITIAL PERFORMANCE.
THE BUILDING TRANSFORMED.
cage. Take the Place of Hose.
Fronting the rromenade-E1hihi-
ton cage in the Middle of the Tan
Bark .rcna-rnblic. MS Well as In
vited Guests, Invited
THE INITIAL PERFORMANCE.
THE BUILDING TRANSFORMED.
go. Take The Place of Boxes

The arena for the Bostock Wild Ahina :
show is rapidly getting into handsome
.hana for the opening Derform2TrH 70
right. Around the front entrfTf eua.
.,,ocs have been set up and these ;slNe d
..a.,, rosy, and bright appearance to the
scene ,,u
those who have not seen the front nan
-s,,on tho Horse Show would not recoS-
size II in its new attire. BTass-mouh.eo
mahogany bars hold up velvet ropes 'oi
c,,siuc the audience into the al reno
from the box office. and the walls haEe
No., nafnted with beautiful taste. al
az rrea, exhibiting hall also many
changes have been MADE SINCE l1ae
,,,o-nuch-brcds gailoped around the tan
,,-,x last fall in the centre of the tan
bark ring an exhibition cage soEncthihs
IKE fifty feet In diameter, has been erect
ed
Tho boxes around the old promenade
h.ve been changed into cages. and these
rs,cea IN such a way that the
animals can be seen at just the r'eii. us
t,-ce IRON, the promenade. These 1Vlns
,,~os -,,-, around the entire circumference
Of the building and in them are every
Imaginable species Of animal, from 'iie
aerce-eyed tiger with his brilliant oTahsc
and black stripes, which look as IL iheS
beer, PAINTED on him. to the "lzZeheu-
n
missing link. There are also mons.
cinnamon bears. sIoth bears, polar bears
nstrichcs. wolves, reindeer, llamas. coyotes,
snakes elephants camels. cubs OF every
description and. In shoort. every hlho OF
animal which men have captured IN
Jungle, plain or wilderness
ARRANGEMENT OF SEATS.
All the old seats have been coNeft"
over and rows of chairs have been ar
IF no 2
conforming cages can easily be seen from
hem Back Of all these cages runs a
continuous alley-way. through winch the
animals are led from their living cages
TO the main exhibition cage. Ihis mario"
yay is not pleasant place TO get 1h'o'
even for the trainers for any moment
he NAV expect to see some huge monster
,orno hI,lginc around a curve and there is
NOT room enough to make such a meeting
comfortable.
While the manager and several Of US
were talking on the promenade yesterday
afternoon a reindeer was led through
this alley in order TO get him used 70
going quietly to the perfoi ming cage
His cage door was slipped open and loaf
OF bread was put in: while he was NIB
bling at this a collar was Slid OYER his
,ntlers and neck. and he was then pulled
cut into the alley. two men pulling MIN
In front by one rope. and two behind hold
Ing him back by another rope to keep
him from running up on the keepers in
front in case he took such a notion
Twisting and bucking pretty hard he was
finally gotten around to the big cage
fed there to make him like it. and then
led back to his private apartment.
THE OPENING TONIGHT.
The opening performance tonight
promises TO be a great success. The
prominent gentlemen who were invited
have responded and Will be there in full
force. and Governor Montague will make
one of their number. The features of the
show will be Professor Miller's performing
elephants and Professor Creedon's COM
bination exhibition of lions. tigers. bears.
1amas. and hounds. Between acts the
audience will be allowed to ride around
on the elephants. camels. and donkey.
AS was the case during the horse show,
the Clay street cars will run through to
the Bostock show.