The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-04
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Big CIRCUS
PAR ADE
DREW GREAT CROWDS ALONG
THE PRINCIPAL STREETS.
Afternoon Performance Is an Excel
lent Erhibition-Thousande Visit
the Attractions in the Tents.

Ringing Brothers colossal circus at.
fractions reached Ogden from Provo
this morning in four great trains oil
eight odd cars. The trains were be-
hind schedule time and the first Sec
ton pulled into the Southern Pacific
yards at 20 a. m. while the last sec
ton did not arrive until after S
O'Clock The superb organization OF
the more than one thousand employees
Of the circus and the perfect system
with which the show is handled were
aptly illustrated In the rapid manner
in which the mammoth tents were put
mp and the despatch with which all
preliminaries were attended 10 prior
10 the starting of the great parade
which wended It's long and SinuouS
way through the principal streets OF
the city shortly after IL O'Clock
Long before the grand parade start
ed from the grounds at Tabernacle
square thousands of people thronged
the business thoroughiares to which
the gorgeous pageant With It's illimit-
able attractions and startling and in
tereStinG features. That none were
disappointed in the marvellous scene
was evidenced by the expressions of
surprise and pleasure heard on every
side and these eXclamations came
from old and middle aged as well rs
from enthusiastic and delighted young
stors
Rinshnss street pageant makes all
other circus parades look cheap There
IS no question about that Character
islIc of the business methods employ
cd by these showmen- every little de-
tail Of the parade Is given as much
attention and care as if the whole sea
sons income depended upon II.
Even that noisy steam piano sound
ed better than usual this morning.
There was not rusty or treSome
feature I'm that entire mile of Splcn-
dor The bands PLAYED, The horses
danced gailg and there was beauty,
entertainment and education display
ed in every division Of the magni6-
cent spectacle.
a noticeable thing in the parade
was the excellent condition of the
horses. They were groomed to per
fection. Their trappings Glistcned In
the sunlight as If they were made of
genuine silver and gold, The animals
all looked as though their three meals
day came from the fat Of the land
and it really does. because Ringlings
buy the best feed on the market.
That twenty-camel team was a win
ner, too. And elephants! Well well
there were almost as many As in all OF
the ciTcuses combined There werc
twenty-siX Of the big fellows-Quite
show in themselves, when compared
with the seven OF eight slliny ones
that have gone through here this sea
son,
A band mounted on handsome white
chargers. q small army OF spritly rid
ers, and the large number of open
cages of wild animals were features
of this parade that made the fond
parent who was Just forced 10 look
on account of tho children clap his
hands as joyously as the next person.
The big telt was literally jammed |
at the afternoon performance ana the |
show in It's entirety was all that could |
be desired and included every feature |
advertised In the wonderful aggrega- |
ton Feats of equestrianism, Juggling. |
tiGht~wire walking. flying trapeze work. |
horizontal bar work trick bicycle rid |
ing. contoTtion and acTobatic work |
rounded ont a superb program which |
was enhancing every minute OF the
rare exhibition
The last and closing feature Of the
performance was the 0ying double
somersault automobile which is real
" i'm class OF itself in displaying
genius and deyil-may-caro nerve Strap
ped in heavily constructed automo.
bile 4 young woman rides IN the ma
chine down observation-disclosures incline
and. striking 4 raise al the bottom, tho