Monday, May 12, 2008

From Buckles


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Trainer of the famous Six "London" elephants.

In an 1880 newspaper interview, Stewart Craven stated that he had trained 12 elephants the previous winter at the Philadelphia Quarters.
"They are superior to anything of the kind yet seen, having a military drill, an improved pyramid, a tight rope walker and a clown elephant."

He further mentioned that he was present at the birth of "Hebe's" calf.

Posted by Buckles at 5/12/2008 06:48:00 AM

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

To those who might be interested, the handwriting and comment is that of pioneer circus historian Col. C.G. Sturtevant.
Dick Flint
Baltimore

13 May, 2008 09:09
Anonymous said...

Craven married a young lady when he was quite old. She lived into the 1950s and some of her items, including a piece of tusk from Hannibal, or some other famed 19th century pachyderm, were conveyed to Tom Parkinson.

13 May, 2008 12:12

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