Albuquerque evening citizen., 1906-07-05
DIVING HORSES
PERFORM WELL
Before an Immense Audience
Yesterday-.Kidd Is Hurt.
"GirI in Red"
RIDES HORSE IN 4O.fOOT LEAP

that iammed the bleachers from end
to end, and that over-flowed into the
field, DR.. ". F. carver, worlds
chompion rifle and pistol shot, and
trainer OF his famous diving horses,
yesterday entertained the largest
audience that has witnessed any ex-
hibition in this city in several months.
Despite the inclemency of the
weather there was not an available
seat inside the park that was not oc-
cupied, and many carriages were sta
toned in the field containing many
spectators. The roofs of all surround.
ing buildings were black with rail
birds" and that everyone who wit
messed the marvellous shooting of DR..
Carver, and later the sensational per
formences OF his diving horses, were
well pleased, was made manifest. by
the continuous applause that greeted
every part of the exhibition.
DR.. Carver opened the afternoons
entertainment by an exhibition OF
fancy and expert shooting. Baseballs
were shot to pieces with a rife in the
hands of the doctor as fast as col
ored boy could toss them into the
air. Oranges and apples followed, be-
ing blown TO pieces by the accurate
shooting of DIR. Carver. Coins were
then tossed into the air, and punctured
before striking the ground. Three
glass balls at time were then tossed
into the air and the doctor succeeded
in breaking them all before they
struck lne earth.
While the shooting was perfect,
and a marvellous exhibition of the
skill acquired by DR.. Carver, it was
plain to be seen that the immense
concourse of people were waiting for
the main event, the diving of the five
horses upon which DR.. Carver has
lavished sixteen years of successful
training and patience.
When the horses were led before
the grandstand they we're given a
royal welcome. One by one, they
were Introduced to the audience.
Powder Face was the first. He gave
an exhibition of kissing, and was re
warded with lump of sugar. Little
Powder Face was next; he also was
a kisser. Cupid was then introduced
and because the doctor would not
give him a piece of sugar, proceed
ed to show his annoyance by butting
the trainer In the back, "Silver King,
the big gray, came next, with Little
Cupid" last, but by no means least.
A runway leading to a platform ell
| evated some forty feet above the pit
of water twelve feet deep into which
| the horses were to dive, had already
been erected, and one by one the
horses ascended to this platform.
Cupid" was the first horse to maxi
the dive. He ascended TO the higf
platform, stood for a while, leisurel!
surveying the crowd, then sliding hi
feet over the edge shot down to th'
tank.
Amid a great splash of water an,
the clapping of hands the first divini
horse gained the bank, was rubbe
down, blanketed, and led back an
forth before the grand stand.
Powder Face" and Silver King
followed. the last named equine NAL
ing the jump in truly human fashion
alighting in the water nose first.
| Little Powder Face" was the mex
norse 10 make the jump, Jim Kidd,
bronco buster, riding the horse in ii
leap. With this part of the perform
ance came the first and only acciden
of the day. In leaping, the horse b'
came overbalanced, and seemed
strike the water on its back, wit
Kidd beneath him. When the horse
head reappeared above the waite
Kidd was not on his back, and
| seemed several minutes to the breatl
lessly waiting audience before h
head appeared above the surface. II
splashed around in a daZed fashion
! and it was quickly seen that he wa
hurt.
, Miss Lorena Davis, The Girl
/, Red" VINO was standing beside III
tank. sprang into the water and pu
ed Kidd TO safety. For a while !
could not stand alone, and was rushe
to the tent where an examination I
him was made, and it was found tn;
he had fractured rib. bruist
: knee. and was otherwise shaken u
! Last evening he tainted several time
and a doctor has been in attendant
almost continuously since the ace
dent.
Little Cupid, the star performe
$ ridden by ~'rhe Girl in Red" was Il
= next and last feature of the afte
= Moons sensational performance.
r After the accident TO Kidd the auC
lence was in a fiut,er of eXcitemer
:, fearing a repetition of the occurren
to The Girl in Red"
AS she started up the incline lea
/, ing to the platform, she was greet,
It with resounding cheers and hal
e claps. Closely following her can
= Little Cupid the horse she was
# ride.
Slipping upon his nack, she got
firm grasp upon the horses mar
and signaled tnat all was in rea
ness
a For a while horse and rider sto
n upon the platform gazing down up
the audience, which held its brea
x in fear.
= Then came a slipping forward
+ the edge of the parapet by the hor
If a moments hesitation then brol
e horse shooting down at a rapid ra
p a streak of red clinging 40 its ba'
- a splash OF spray. a seconds absoll
. silence, then a horses head emeTgi
ID from the water, followed by the Dio
Y head OF The Girl m Red" girl vi
)t pale, but smiling face, clingi
'e safely to the horses back, and (
mos, sensational act tnat has stir
s. ulase AlbGquerqueans in many s.
l. sons. had been safely and graceful
- accomplished. On emerging from
- tank. the horse and rider received
III great ovation from ,-e immense an
50 ence.
IS Or. Carver, who will repeat his p
ar lformance next Sunday, offered a
lt ward of SlO0 to any young lady W
~. would ride Silver King in his di