The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-10-17
Rim N C'S
TIE GREATEST TRAVELLING SHOW
ON EARTH IN ARDMoRE.
The Parade Was Magnificent, One Con.
tinuous Line Of Royal splendor in
Massive Beautifully Carved
Floats Of All Nations.

The worlds greatest aggregation is
with us today. Ringing Brothers
Greatest Shows arrived yesterday
morning over the Santa Fe from Gle
burne, Texas and its long trains were
unloaded by "A system that knows no
equal The Ringlings. have such "a
system Of loading and unloading that
work becomes a pleasure to the men
who move The immense caravan and
within an hour two build or raze
great white city.
The circus this year is transported
in eighty-seyen doule length railroad
cars. There were five sections in all.
The first section carried the restau.
rant tents and the cooking apparatus
and soon hurried breakfast was pre-
pared by the circus cooks. who fully
understand that the hungry men should
be well fed before the hard labor of
erecting the big tents was begun.
In the show grounds today the white
city consists Of % tents, 2l5x465 feet
menagerie tent, two sideshow tents.
three horse tents, one pony tent, four
, dressing-Oom tents, three restaurant
tents, two repair tents, one black
smith shop, two wardrobe tents. one
animal hospital tent, one tent for elec.
trio motors used for the lighting
one Office tent.
There are altogether $50 on pay
roll-1,l20 with show, including COO
laborers, 375 performers, GO musicians
and balance on business stan of the
show
The horses are nearly 700 in number
about 45O of these are draft horses
over so thoroughbred running horses
will be found in the stables. about 100
high school performing horses, about
90 ponies and about 80 driving horses
The horse exhibit alone is well worth
visit.
II was not long after 10 O'Clock
when the magnificent pageant moved
through the streets, where thousands
of people gathered to see what is con
sidered the grandest street Gisplay that
was ever seen in the city.
This morning the people from the
outlying districts and towns started
TO congregate along the line of parade
as early as s o'clock and by the time
the parade came down town, shortly
after 10 o'clock, the main streets were
practically blocked with humanity.
The lover of fine stock has here $50
magnificent thoroughbred horses upon
which to feast his eyes; the admirer |
OF physical perfection is regaled with |
the sight Of hundreds OF the worlds |
greatest acrobats, gymnasts and rid |
ersi the artistic interest is gratihed |
in the opulent splendor of the massive
and beautiful carved floats represent |
ing the known countries of the globe. |
This afternoon there was large |
crowd on the show grounds attending |
the first performance. This year Ring |
ling Brothers have a better circus
than they have before put before the |
public, and those who attended the |
performance this afternoon expressed |
themselves that they had never seen |
anything to equal it, 1t is expected |
that fully as large a crowd will be |
there this evening.
The prominent feature of the Ring
ling Brothers circus this year is "Je-
rusalem and the Crusades,' beautiful |
spectacle which involves a cast Of ! -
200 characters "A ballet of 300 and a |
singing chorus of 200. The subject |
pOrtrays life in the ennobling days |
of chiyalry when loyalty, bravery and |
gontlCncss went hand in hand and |
courtesy to an enemy and women was /
a cheerful duty The men and women |
of this age are inspiring pictures of |
devotion to high ideals and depict in |
glorious flower the sentiment of chiv-
airy from which tae stirring crusades
sprung.
"Leaping the gap" a nervy and dar
ing bicyle feat, is a sensational fea
ture.
Everything promised was delivered.
More need not be said Every person
who has any OF the spark Of boyhood or
girlhood days left, enjoyed the sights
seen.
II was typical circus crowd. Pea
nuts and red lemonade elephants and
trapese performers all received the
proper amount Of attention to make
the occasion one that was worth the
while.