Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-30
GREAT SELLsfLOTO CIRCUS BEGINS
SEASON IN ALBUQUERQUE TODAY UNDER
THE MOST FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES

while the ournng-ouiang family. cam
els, baby hippopotamus. lions and
tigers. mlschicvuus monkeys. horned
horses, yaks. zobraa, and many other
strange animals of every description
under the sun. ox2ted the awe adj
miratlou and Interest OF the manees
who rrOWoed INTO the tents
Immensely pleasing and oIiciune
unanimous approval from the great
crowds which lined the tiers OF circus
seats was the progFnm rendered In
SIDE the sea OF tents, the home Of
thousand wonders. F0liOwing the
strand professional spectacle. which
was IN the main d repetition OF tho
morning parade. came the black hus-
sar troupe, Introducing distinctive
eQueatrian novelty entitled. '"rhe
Gathering 90 the Gnrlnnds." display
ing the skin and beauty Of sixteen
Of the worlds most famous horses
and riders Then came the grand en-
tfy Of forty clowns, the ioy dlstsens-
ers, The funny men Introduced sone
new and startling stunts causing paai
after peal ~ laughter TO surge over
the Immense audience. The Sells
floto people haze some OF the great
cti clowns IN the world. The enter
teinment given By tho fun makers a
refined and extremely novel and one
% the bigsest and best features OF
the entire show. After the clowns
hnd passed into their dressing tents.
leaving behind Thorn a most pleaslng
Impression, came a bowildering pro-
gram % events. watching the two
rings al once Il was impossible for
any one person 10 even begin to see
everything that Happened. The crack
Of ringmaster's whip and the Sells
Floto herd OF elephants would rush
Into one ring. displaying intelligence
in their act almost unbelievable. In
the adjoining ring Ras and Mo. the
twin little elephants. were going the
olG-timers even one better perform
ing marvelously wen done tricks.
Following the elephants were IN
PRODUCED bareback riders. clowns and
equestriennes, ali performing with
remarkable ease and skin the most
difficult runs. leaps and posturlngs
THE Still Alarm" billed as the most
laughter provoking stunt ever pro-
dpced In the circus world. proved all
that the posters claimed for Il. Jim
mic Rutherford, a famous clown. as
sisted by thirty-nine other funny men,
discovered building on fire In tho
center OF the tent. The run with
hose reel to put out the blaze was one
Of the most comical things ever per-
petrated upon an amusement seeking
public.
Many numbers followed in each |
ring. bringing enthusiastic applause
from the crowds. Finally came one
Of the most sensational acts OF the
entire program. when Miss Rhoda
Royal. well remembered In Albuquer-
que because OF previous visits here.
rode '.Rinaldo." the BAH Room Horse.
ltlnaiop tsgarstnnpad narfeQtlg. ta,fch
~ tine Wonuef or tHc nuugtncu. Kccpsf
ing exact time with both hind and
fore feet, and accompanying the Tilt
ms music Of the band Ia most won
iorful way. Preceding the two4step
oy Rinaldo, the Rhoda Royal famous
troupe Of menagerie horses performed
going through intricate. new and nov
q tricks requiring great intelligence
3n the part OF the horses and master
'ul work from the riders.
Although New Mexico Is the home
n many different tribes Of Indians.
and an Indian Is by no means a Curl
Daity TO any man, woman or child In
he state, Il can be safely said that
.he Indian stunts introduced by tho
selis-Fl0tO people were simply great
and excited no small amount OF In
lerest Representatives from many
great Indian tribes participated In the
Farious Indian riding acts. Faithfully
and with great attention TO costume
and every day detail were reproduced
lctual occurrences on the reservation
such as skillful bareback riding and
many other like events. Fierce look
nR, gaily bedecked and gaBdily col
bred Sioux took very prominent
part In the Indian stunts which were
watched BY many New Mexico In
iians. including Isletas. Domingos,
Neyajos and members OF other tribes
sho came to Albuquerque from long
distances 10 see the big show.
An act that caused much broathlehs
interest, and which WAS a thriller
rom beginning 10 end, was the stunt
n which Omar, the equine aviator,
ma Miss Flora Robinson ascended to
he dome of the tent in an acropiane.
Whom the dome was reached there
purst forth a great display Of pyro-