Evening star., 1938-05-08
M'COY'SHORSES
TOG00NBL0CK
235 to Be Disposed of as
Receivers Close Out
Circus Affairs.

Receivers for the defunct Col Tim
Mccoy Wild West Show, pushing
ahead with what one of them de-
scribed as terrific task" announced
last night that the 235 circus horses
would be auctioned off, beginning
Wednesday morning, at the Union
stockyards in Benning.
The bidding is scheduled to begin
at IL am. and continue until late
in the afternoon. If all the horses
are not disposed of by that time, the
auction will be resumed Thursday
morning. Adam Weschler will be the
auctioneer.
After the horses have been dis
posed Of, according to Edmund M.
Ioland, co-receiver, a complete in
ventory will be taken of the 30 cars
of equipment. Many cars have been
broken into and rifled since the show
closed here Wednesday night, Mr..
Toland said, but the loss is not be-
lieved large.
Meanwhile, the problem of provid-
ing food and shelter for circus en-
ployes still in the Capital is being
solved in number of ways, some of
them characteristic of stranded show
people. At least 40 cowboys and
trainmen are being fed in the circus
cars at the lexington railway yards
with what remains of the food pro-
vided for the shows tour.
Others of the circus folk are being
cared for at the municipal lodging
house, 80 Third street NV, where
nourishing food in the form of surplus
commodities from the Public Assist
ance Division is being served.
Few Are Professionals.
One Of the veteran showmen pointed
out yesterday that only few of the
people who took part in the show were
professionals The rest were taken
from their various types of work all
over the country and will return to
them as soon as they can.
Many of the professionals already
have scattered to look for jobs with
other circuses. Some are just trying
to get along until next Sunday, when
the Ringing Brothers Circus comes to
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Incident to the receivership, Mr..
Toland pointed out that the receivers
must cope with the employe problem,
the livestock element. the District
laws governing livestock and SANTA
ton, and the Federal laws in regard
to animal industry
First to be sold was the cattle,
which Voc 6jSpoca5 of ,,ac+ordo,, rLo
Indian equipment used in side shows
also was sold for 5000, he said.
War Department Bids.
The War Department. he added, has
submitted bid for minimum of -
and maximum of 18 of the large
horses. The receivers have a right
to accept the bid and eliminate the
necessity of the appearance of War
Department officials at the public
auction
Inquiries about the horses have come
IN from an agent for Madison Square
Garden in New York and from repre-
sentatives of Ringing Bros
The Bengal Lancers and others from
California will remain here until the
nonresident service of the Public As
sistance Division gets authorizatio
from the Pacific Coast State to permit
them to return. The fares will be
taken out of the salaries the performers
salvage from the bankrupt circus.
Viola Skuthrope, 17-year-old Aus
tralian girl, who is said to be the
women's champion bronco buster of
her native country. will be taken care
of by the British Consul. The British
government will pay the fare to Cali
fornia for Miss Skuthrope and her
mother. Their fare from the West
Coast to Australia is provided by the
bond put up by the circus before the
show started. The young rider will
join her fathers circus when she re-
turns to Australia.