The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-31
FREE ATTRACTIONS
DELIGHT THE
CROWDS
Death-defying and Mirth-
provoking Stunts Strong
Feature of the Fair.

Inc free attractions offered to fair
visitors are the biggest and best ever
given at a northwestern fair, not eve
barring the fairs of much bigger states
than North Dakota. Most of the
shows put on i'm IRON of the grand
stand are under the direction of the
r.. q. Barkoot shows, and to say that
the company is giving the public
something real good is putting it mild
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Perhaps the most sensational act
is the famous lo~op-the-loop and leap
the gap feat, performed by Oscar
Babeock, The Flume of Death" be
ing the show name applied. Babcock
rides down a steep incline. loops the
loop and as he is crossing the big
wheel and poised at the top. a me-
chanlcal contrivanre swings the big
gap closed and at the same time fires
a bomb. Babcock is the originator
and inventor of this daring act. For
Years he was with the largest c~ircuses
IN the world and a%stounded millions
all over the world With his daring
glide and inverted ride. OF late how
ever he finds independent work more
lucrative and North Dakota is for
tunate in seeing his performance.
High Wire Walking.
Prince Nelson on The high wire is
another good card. Dressed as a lady
he walked in a high wind yesterday
afternoon, standing on his head fifty
feet in midair. and doing c~akeWalks
and other good stunts high above the
heads of the crowd without even a net
to guard i'm case of a fall.
Madamoiselle Orocco i'm her revol-
wing ball act is an unusual and spec
tacular act. The Madamoiselle is en-
cased i'm the big ball and rolls up a
spiral incline and down again. con
cealcd inside of the globe. She has
perfect control at all times and made a
big hit with her novelty.
Walter Stanton. the worlds re-
nowned birdman. made plenty of fun
for the audience. Stanton is one of
the best clowns i'm the world. having
made good in oircusos and vaudeville
for many years. He comes on the
stage dressed as a giant rooster and
puts on a fight with a fighting cock
that is funny in the extreme. The act
was somewhat married yesterday by a
miNup in the music instructions. but
nevertheless took we'll and will he far
better during the rest of the fair.
The rubes bouncing act takes as we'll
this year as ever before. The big hay
rack with Mirandy and Hiram doing
the bouncing features made a hit and
was funny as aver.
The Rex Comedy circus is as high
class an act as can be found. The
trained dogs. ponies and cats We're
CLASSY in their tricks. and the finale,
a huckins mule was good. The mule
is we'll trained and two colored gen
tlemen and three of the white variety
tried to ride his nobs, hut a nifty SET
of heels II some clever lodging on
the part of Mr.. Mule kept them on
the qut-vive every second. The rid
ing stunet winds up when INC of the
men gets on and is kicked off into the
other four. setting them all down
rather hard at the same moment.
The Ito Yoshimate japanese troupe
of acrohats took Well, the fight be
tween the husband and wife being a
novelty. h husband attempts to
whip her with a big club and she
uses a boleo, a string attached to a
ball, and manages TO swipe him
squarely in the center of the head
time after time. The o work with
one Of the girls as the "tossee" is
clever and the act drew a big hand.