Evening star., 1909-05-18
BLACK BOB NOT REALLY DEAD
HE STOLE THE STEAK WHICH
WAS THE STAKE IN A RACE.
Then the Monkey Policeman Hanged
Him-It All Happened at the
Gentry Animal SHOW.

There was very tragic happening at
Gentry Brothers dog and pony show last
night at its tent at 18th and l. streets,
and for time it looked as If Black Bob,
fine French poodle, had met his doom;
and really Bob deserved it. However,
the ringmaster Informed a very SYM
pathetic little girl that Bob was not really
dead, but only punished.
1t was this way: The ringmaster
brought out three little white dogs to
run a race, and had piece Of steak for
the winner. He announced that the first
dog to cross the tape would get the en-
tire stake. which made some people laugh
immoderately. Well, while the ringmas-
terS back was turned Black Bob stole
the steak.
Such time there was. The sheriff OF
the dogs ran out an, arrested Bob. and
another officer of the law in red jacket
drove a patrol wagon in. This officer
was a monkey, and he had no sympathy
for Bob at all. He helped rig up gal
lows and Bob was hanged.
They all loaded him into the patrol
wagon and carried him away. Poor Bob.
But, really, he isn't dead; he's just scared
and punished.
That was but an incident In the show.
for there were other dogs that behaved
splendidly and did not have to be pun
ished a bit. The ponies were on their
good behavior last night and went
through a very pretty drill with lots OF
life. Round and round the ring they
circled, sometimes in twos or threes and
sometimes in single file at double-quick
time. Once they came into the ring with
bells on their heads and played a tune
by shaking them.
Elephants Win Applause.
The four elephants met with lots of ap-
c,,n - ol,;lrl
One of them was d clown elephant with
part of a clown suit on. There was a
clown dog too, that was a whole lot
smarter than the ringmaster and played
tricks on him. He hid in barrels and ran
between the masters legs at the most
awkward moments and made the man SO
mad that he hardly knew what to do.
Then there was q wild little donkey that
would not let anybody ride him, and when
Il colored man volunteered to get on his
back everybody sat up to see what would
happen. The donkey kicked and the man
held on for second at time and then
would be thrown spinning across the ring
at a fearful clip. That donkey just would
not let the man get good grip on him,
and it is a great wonder the man was not
tossed all the way out of the tent.
Acrobats and Tumblers.
There were other performances by aero
bats and tumblers. One very slim girl
held on to rope by her teeth and was
hauled way up to the top of the tent,
where she swung Indian clubs and danced
an aerial dance with butterfly wings. Two
very funny acrobats did things on the
horizontal bars, while a more serious
minded partner took turns with them.
Gentry Bros. show will give an after
noon and an evening performance every
day this week and will give daily pa
rade.
The ringmaster repeated the announce
ment last night that a pony would be
given to the child who sends to the story
editor of The Star the best essay on his
or her experiences at the show. The es-
say must reach The Star by Wednesday.