Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-07
DIVING HORSES
PERFORM WELL
Before an Immense Audience
Yesterday. Kidd Is Hurt.
"GIrl In Red"
RIDES HORSE II AO.FOOr LEAP

Before a crowd that filled ho Tree.
tion lFk sranu stand 20 suffocatlon.
hat iammod tho bloacbcrs from end
fo emo. and chat overlooked into the
field nr W. carver. Worid'a
chumpiun flfll and pistol shot. and
trainer az hia famous diving hnfeoH.
yesterday entertained toe LARGEST
audience ha has witnessed any "a.
hihtl0n in ibis cts iu several months.
Despite thD iuclrmfncy nf tho
weather there ives NOT au available
seat Inside the nark thng was not Oc.
cupied. and many carriages were sta.
TONED in Che iiold containing many
spectators. Th roofs of ail surround.
inE buildings were black with "raii
birds" and that everyone who W.T.
nesaod The marvellous uhooting Of ng
Carver ana later the sensational ger.
formences of bis diving horses. we're
wen pleasef was msde manifest ~
the continuous applause that greeted
every part Of the exhibition.
Or Carver opened she afternoons
entertainment hy an exhibition uf
fancy aud expert shooting. Hlseballs
were shot o. pieces with a rife On tho
hands 90 the doctor aa fast a. q col.
orod boy could toss them into me
ai ORANGES and apples followed, &C.
iug blown tQ pieces hy che accurate
Hhu1iing uf IN Carver C0ine we're
then tossed lnio ihe aif. and punctured
before striking the ground Three
glaaa balls ai "a time were then tossed
/ into the ar and the doctor anccrcdrd
IN hroailng them on before they
struck lnc earth
Whilo the shooting Was perfect.
and n marvellous exhibition Of the
ssill acquired by Dr. Carver. % was
/ plain 90 BE- seen that The Immense
cQnconrHo Of Ueople we're waiting fgr
/ the main event The diving ct the aye
horses upon which Dr. Carver hos
laviHhcd sixteen years of successful
training and patience
When the hIrsee were led before
/ The Erandaiand they we're given a
royal welcome one by one. they
were Introduced to the audience.
I Powder Fac was the hrst he gave
an exhibition - kiaaing. and was 70
wardcd with n lump Of sugar "lAttlc
I FuWder Face wac next he also was
q klssor Cupid was then introduced,
ana because the doctor would not
I give MIN a piece uf sugar. proceed.
| I'd 90 show his annoyance by buriing
the trainer ln ,he hack. silver King"
the big gray. came neNt, With Little
Cupid last, but by no means least.
A runway leading 90 q platform 81
cvatod SOME forty feet above the plt
OF water twelve feet deep into which
the horses were io dive, had already
been erected. and one by one the
horses ascpnded 90 this platform.
Cupid" was The nrsi horse 90 make
tle dive Ho asconded 90 the high
I platform. stood for while. ioIauroly
It., surveying tho crowd then sliding bis
feet over the edge shot down To- the
tank
Amid a great splash of water and
the clapplng Of hands the FIRST diving
horse gained the bank. WIS rubbed
down, hlanNetcd, and "a hack and
forth before the Grand stand.
Powder Face and Silver klng'
followed the laut named equine MAX.
Ink the jump In truly human fashion,
allghtlnR in iho water nose nrst
Little Powder Face was the next
horse 'o MAX the Jump. Jim Kidd, "a
bronco buster riding the horse Ia iis
leap with this part n The perform.
ance came che frst and only accident
lof The day. IN leaping, the horse bo.
came ovcrhaianCed. and seemed 20
strike The water on 90 back. with
Kidd beneath him. When the horses
head rcappeared above the water
Kidd was not on his back, and ~
seemed several minutes tu the breath
lesaly waiting audience before his
head appeared above the surface Ho
splaHhed around IN a dazcd fashion.
and q wsa quickly seen thai he was
hurt
Miss l.orcna Davis. "rho Girl in
Red. wno was standing beside tho
tank aprnnF into The water and pull.
ga Kidd % safety For a while De-
could u stand alone. and was rushed
TO the lent where an examination al
him was made. and o. was found that
/ Be had fractured Hb. bruised
B knee. and was otherwise shaken un.
b Last evening be- tainted several times.
3 and u doctor has been in attendance
{ almost continuously since he acct.
s dent
, Little Cupid. ths star performcf.
, ridden by "fhe Girl in Red wac lhe
next and lnHi feature ~ the nuer
Moons sensational performance
After tne accident 90 Kidd the audi
. ence Was in a hutlor Of excitement
. fearing o repetition 40 the occurrences
20 The Girl On REQ"
D A. she started up the Incline lead
inE go the platform. she was greeted
3 with reauundlng cheers ana hand
Z ciapH Closely following her came
LITTLE Cupid the horse she vaa ga
ride.
sliuing upon h.s mack she got q
! hm grasp upon che hurHea mane
} and aIgnaied inat an was in roadi
ness
FOf a while horse aud udor Stood
4 up0n the platform gazing down upon
!. thg audience which held its breath
ln fear
Then came "a slipping forward tC
iho uigc of De paapD hy the horse.
a mumert8 hesitation, then a brown
horse ahooiinE down 90 a rapid rate.
streak of SEQ cilnmug 90 its back.
a., Is splash of spray a seconds ahaHuto
silence then o. horses head emcrrius
from the Water. followed hy the mond
, head 0f The 0irl "a Red q Fifi With
a pale. but smiling face. ,llnEInE
safriy t0 tho horses back end ihu
mos sensational act tnnr has stirred
ulafn AIuuqunfuuganH Boz many sea.
sons, had bfen safely and gracefully
accomplished. on rmrrH'nE from the
TANK tie horse and rider received "a
greai oYntion from .-c lmmcase audi
Cnco
pr Carver. WAC $50 repeat hlfper
iormHnc utxt sunday offered % re-