Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-09-21
GAME, SAW AND CONQUERED
DID HARGREAVE'S BIG RAILROAD SHOW
ON SATURDAY.
Peanuts, Pink Lemonade And The Small
Boy Set Mixed Up Country
Folk See The Big
Elephant.

The circus, pink lemonade. peanuts.
fun Jollity, big crowds of country folk
and the greatest of all American institu.
tons the small boy. was in town on
Saturday. Everybody is happy, and there
is less change in their pockets.
Hargreave's big railroad show gave
two highly creditable performances here.
The circus arrived the evening previous.
and the work of laying out rings, pitch.
ing tents and making things ready began
by day break. AT 40 o'clock the parade
started and all along the line crowds who
had been pouring into town from all the
trains and IN every kind OF a vehicle.
from an OK cart 10 six seat dayton, were
gathered TO witness the everlastingly
popular circus parade, which was good.
Two bands made music and the clowns
made fun. especially "tilly Bounce"
who showed how he could ride bicycle.
riding up the bank steps into the bank
on his wheel with greater agility than
the rheumatic Annapolitans with checks
to cash or notes to discount, can walk up.
Under the canvas at the matinee per
Torrance were seated crowds of people,
a large number of whom were children.
Six coaches on the "old road" brought
the country folk, those who did not come
in automobiles or OK carts and such teams.
for everybody will 60 to a circus even If
they have to stay away from church next
day because they have no small change
left to put in the collection plate.
The performance was very good. The
animals first took a share OF the atten-
ton. Standing out prominently among
these was the largest elephant OF the
world-"Columbus.' who took the at
tention of all. He stands I2A feet high,
weighs SIX tons and is ITO years old. a
small boy said anything ought to be big
that is as old as that But to be big
means something. In the case of "Co-
lumbus" it means big feed, for it does
take powerful lot to satisfy his appetite.
He consumes three bales of hay, besides
other food and drinks, I2S gallons Of
water every day. His thirst is something
terrible. tits good thing he is temperate
This monster is as gentle as kitten,
and is easily managed in the hands of
Miss Mabel Hall, who has trained him
to do all sorts of tricks. He waltzes, he
raises his big feet high in the air and
Il StNh0o VII AAAo AAtiAd i(Nl WHICH MIS3 IlAll
commands him. He lies down and rises
at her will and she sits on his tusks and
pets him as child. He kneels and there
is nothing he will not do for his mistress
whom he loves. The performance of
Miss Hall with columbus" the huge
elephant is one of the most wonderful
manifestations of human power and will
| over the brute creation.
Other features of the Hargreave circus
were very good. The bareback riding,
the midair trapeze performances and all
that goes to make up the average circus
was of exceptional merit in this one. In
the side shows the marionettes were very
good. The collection of snakes was the
best seen. and the performance Of Mrs.
Hall in the den of tigers was wonderful.
Mrs. Hall has the animals under her
complete control. They Jump through
hoops, over bars and see-saw as peace
fully as domestic animals, so perfectly
has Mrs. Hall trained them from cubs
and so completely has she them under
her control. Taken all in all, the Har-
greave circus is an excellent show.