Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-08
THOUSANDS SEE
 THE BIG CIRCUS
Monday Was Big Day For Pine Bluff and City Was
 Crowded With Visitors.
SHOW WAS A GOOD ONE
Soft Ground Nearly Caused Serious Accident-Parade m Attrac. tive Feature.

Greater Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers circus fairly took the city yesterday in two fine performances on the commons at eighteenth avenue and Tennessee street. Never was circus day more fully celebrated by local residents and out-of-town peo- pie. The circus played to people from this section of the country ly- ing within a radious of thirty miles of Pine Bluff.
 To start at the beginning, a large crowd of boys and men greeted the circus on Its arrival in the city about 10 o'clock Sunday night. Two trains of 47 cars brought the mammoth cir GUS and it's paraphanalia to the city. from Texas, over the Cotton Belt railroad. $, Unloading was begun at once and before late hour yesterday morning the circus was we'll located at the show grounds.
 Never fin the history of circuses has a parade occurred on the time prev iously announced ,and Forepaugh and Sells was no exception. At the sche- duled time, 10 o'clock yesterday morn- ing, Main street and other important thoroughfares leading into the big alley were lined with a motley crowd. The throng was prepared for the delay and from 10 o'clock until noon the streets held the largest crowd of people seen here for some months.
 The parade in all It's glory was the impetus for stampede at the edges of the sidewalk. The crowd surged, and as though for preparing for a great rush. stood motionless and breathless until relaxation came with the appearance of the first wagon in the parade. After the first wagon appeared the train of wagons and horses, show girls on horses, clowns. immense band wagons and ponies and dogs was one vision of glory. re- plete with dazzling an dbrilliant fea- lures. The circus-hungry people went into ecstacies over the hand soma array until the end of the dream of pretty bareback riders and funny clowns, which occurred when the big calliope screamed it's acknowledge ment of the ovation the parade was receiving. Five complete brass bands livened the procession with catchy airs at intervals during the parade. The, horses of all descriptions was one of the best features of the parade, while wild animals and dazzling cos tunes added to the attractiveness of the train.
 The site for the circus was poorly selected. It was not only inconven- tent for the attendants to walk for several blocks from the end of the car line to the grounds, but at the end of the day proved dangerous to the performers. After the crowd of over 1000 people had passed over the grounds they were ground into soft, springy foundation. The ground under the main tent was also in this condition after the passing Of the parade before the show. The rings became soft, and mushy which caused a number of miscalculations by the bareback riders in doeng their amaz' ing stunts upon the backs of the beautiful horses. Under these condi- tions the performers gave a very good show, full of new feats by the different troupes, with we'll trained animals. The animals included some of the best trained beasts of all kinds ever seen i'm the city. The clowns were dunny and the girls were pret' ty. Yes? One of the best features of the show were the costumes which were especially magnificent,
 The exciting part of the show were the races near its conclusion. Tht first was a jockey race in which man and two women contested. 1ns starting was made good but with tht increasing speed as the race came oe close, lit was seen that the horses could hardly go in the soft earth
 They neared the home stretch nech and neck, when a frightful stiffness
 passed through the bank of specta. tors. The woman's horse had fellen
 The great crowd rose to it's feet as il
 seemed almost incredible that she
 could possibly get up alive. Womer lsoreamed and men stared while those
 nearest the accident jumped to glvt assistance Before the horse hat stopped rolling the brave little horse
 woman was again on her feet and or
 her way to the performers entrance
 She is not reported to have sustained any serious injury. Other races were had between jockeys. but not , with the same enthusiasm. The spectators were ct the highest pitch ! of excitement, and watched every
 move of the flying steeds and theil l riders. expecting at every moment