CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-06
KiNcLlNc BRo's CIRCUS.
Attended By Fully 10000 Peo-
PIE Last Friday, A Good Show
ing Made IN Circus, Menager-
les and Hippodromes.

Ringing Brothers show. the biggest
organization Of its kind in America,
exhibited in its entirely on the plaza in
front Of the penitentiary last Friday
afternoon to an enormous crowd, it
being entimated by competent Judges
that there wss an audience Of between
10 900 and II 90" people in the big tent
when the performance began.
1t was the first visit or Ringling
Brothers to Canon City. and every
body turned out to witness the marvel
Gus collection Of animals. curios and
performers which they have gathered
from the four corners Of the eesrth for
the edification and entertainment Of
mankind.
The show arrived here on . special
train of five sections over the d. q
r. g.. from Pueblo about O'Clock in
the morning and an hour later the
draft horses had been unloaded from
the cars and the tent paraphernalia
loaded upon wagons and hauled to the
exhibition grounds, where several
hundred men were soon at work get
ting ready for the parade, which was
advertised to take place at IL O'Clock.
The plaza presented . busy seen
throughout the morning, hundreds Of
townspeople going down to the gro inds
to watch the work of raising the tents
and the preparations being made for
the more spectacular features Of the
day. Almost before the average small
boy down town was aware OF it several
acres OF canvas had gone up. samewhst
to his disappointment, although he
permitted but = few other things to
escape his observation during the story
Of the show in town.
Promptly At the time advertised in
the bills the parade starded from the
sion going east on Main street to
Fourth, where il turned north to
Greenwood avenue, which was follow-
ed until the intersection Of Ninth
street was reached. where it again
emerged on Main street. which was the
route taken in returning 10 the exhibi-
tion grounds. The parade wss nearly
two miles long and was in all resi- ects
the most interesting street parsde
ever ssen in Canon City. The splendid
display Of Gagged animals. the magni6-
cent vans and wagons, the superb
horses, the big troop Of elephants and
caueis and the exceIlenta manage
ment Of the parade was the subject Of
much commendssory comment BY the
great throng Of people who watched lite
progress through the streets.
By actual count there were 8l@ horses
in the parsde, and they were as fpe
animals Of their Kind - can be found
in the United States. most Of them be-
lag draft horsee Of dark dapple gray
color. In all IL 10 claimed that more
than 600 horses are carried BY Rinsiins
Brothers show, but many Of them have
duties TO perform which precludes
them from taxing part in any purely
spectaculor street paseanu.
The good impression made by the
parade in the morning was emphasized
BY the entertainment given in the
afternoon, redeemine in AL essentials
the promises made BY the advertising
agents OF tn, show A thing not done
by all contemporary showmen. The
scene inside the tent was bewilderine,
NOT the least surprising feature being
the imWense crowd Of people which
had assembled to witness the perform
Ance, and WAS 20 vast in extent and
diverting in character that it wss next
TO impossible to keep tabe on every
thing that was going on.
The menaxeries was = magnificent
one and contained come of the finest
specimens of tropical animals and
birds, and other exotic fauna, ever
seen in travelling geological collection
in this country and was . source Of
much interest TO all. The circus was
up to the standard Of public expecta-
ton, than which no higher praise can
be given, and the hippodrome, which
was thrilling, closed propram of en-
tertAinment that was much appreciated
by all who had the good fortune to be
present.
Some idea Of the callosal proportions
of Ringing Brothers show may be
gained from the statement that they
have capital of more than 1900, goo
invested, and that their actual daily
expense is upwards of 1900 The per
.onnel of the show includes nearly
1910 people, many Of whom are on the
high salary list.
Aside from other excellencies Of