The daily sentinel., 1909-07-29
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nature.
From early in the morning until
afternoon people came into the city
from the country, all roads leading
to the circus city. The big parade
was scheduled to start at 10 o'clock
but like all circus parades was late
in starting
Main street was alive with big and
jolly crowds of people. The side
walks were crowded and upper story
windows and roofs provided advant-
age points for hundreds of people.
All waited patiently for the parade
1t was about IL O'Clock when the
parade left the show grounds, moved
to Colorado avenue, west on Colorado
avenue to Second, up Second to Main,
down Main to Tenth and then back
to the show grounds.
The parade was a splendid one
from the handsome lady buglers in
front to the calliope that brought up
the rear II was very long parade,
extended more than ten blocks. In
fact one rarely ever sees such good
circus parade in these days. There
were hundreds of beautiful, well kept
horses, there were two-score of great
animal wagons, many of them with
the covers down, there We're four big
bands IA score or more of pretty
ladies richly mounted on fine horses,
there were twelve big elephants, a
number of camels, Zebras, the usual
quota of clowns, pretty floats, char
lots, unique vehicles and many other
features that we do not recall just
now. The trappings, decorations.
etc, etc. were new and fresh look
ing. In fact il was a superb spec
tacle, that parade of the Hagenbeck-
Wallace Shows and everybody was
highly pleased with it,
After the parade hundreds of peo-
pie flocked to the show grounds and
enjoyed the free exhibitions and the
side show attractions and from all
accounts they were all very enter
tanning.
Immediately after the dinner hour
people began to find their way into
the main entrance of the big menag-
erie and circus arena. The menagerie
is very interesting and quite an
extensive one. the lions, tigers, ele-
plants, polar bears, hippotimus. and
the scores of other animals of various
species and class made up one of
the best collections of wild animals
carried by any of the big shows of
the country. They are nearly all
fine and magnificent specimens.
By o'clock over 5000 people
were in the main tent of the shows
waiting for the performance to be-
gin.
Shortly after O'Clock the per-
formance began and for the next two
hours the big crowds were entertain
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est, most original circus and trained
animal programs ever arranged.
Unquestionably the big feature of
the Hagenbeck-Wallac Shows is the
Hagenbeck animals. Everybody has
read about the wonderful beasts own
ed and controlled by Carl Hagenbeck,
but few of the western people have
had opportunity to see them. They
do marvellous things, these Hagen
beck animals. They do things that
surpass belief almost. and it is only
when one sees them that one is con-
vinced.
The Hagenbeck animals are ex-
hibited in steel cage in the center
of the big top. There is an unob-
structed view of the steel arena from
every part of the tent II is con-
structed of the finest grade of steel
rods and is covered, so that, in the
remote contingency of an animal be-
coming savage and unmanageable,
the people would be perfectly safe
from harm.
The trained animal exhibition this
afternoon aroused unbounded en-
thusiasm. 1t is beyond doubt and
without exaggeration the greatest
trained animal performance offered
anywhere and by any show, Hagen
beck long ago established the rep
utation of having the most remark
able trained animals in the world.
The trained lions, tigers. polar bears,
leopards. two herds of elephants,
horses and other wild and domestic
animals made to bow to the will and
whim of mankind, startled every
body by their clever work.
The trained animals are by no
means the greatest part of the Hag-
enbeck-Wallace Shows. There is a
great string of fine circus acts.
The equestrian performances are
superb. and the stock is in the best
of condition. Some of the horses are
amazing performers.
The show carries the best lot of
dogs that has ever been seen in this