Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Elephants, 1960


Elephants, 1960, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

10 comments:

Chic Silber said...

Weren't there 11 bulls in 60

Buckles said...

1. Sidney
2. Anna May
3. Hattie
4. Mary
5. Maude
6. Norma
7. Bessie
8. Konti
9. Pee Wee
10. Suzie Q
11. Dena

Ole Whitey said...

But Konti was some reason called "Bonnie" for awhile after she came over from Cristiani- where the route book one year had called her "Connie."

The first three old timers and the last three youngsters on Buckles' list were on the Beatty railroad show; the other five are the former Norma Davenport act.

Chic Silber said...

Several years later I seem to

recall Maude Kate & Helen (R1)

Pete Bee Sue Gyp & Konti (R2)

Topsy Frieda Jewel & Jackie (R3)

Love a confirmation or correction

GaryHill said...

I find it funny that the Capt renamed the african that I had in Mesquite named Konti to Bonnie years later?

Buckles said...

1963
1. Sidney
2. Maude
3. Norma
4. Konti
5. Helen
6. Katy
7. Ola
8. Pete (Pee Wee)
9. Sue (Suzy Q)
10. Dena
11. Bee (Burma)
12. Gyp (Gypsy)

(Rex's second year on the show, note the name changes as Rex liked names with one syllable.
Burma and Gypsy added in 1962 purchased from Tony Gentry.
Helen, Katy and Ola added in 1963 purchased from Don Franklin Shows)

Buckles said...

"Topsy", "Freida", "Jewel" and "Jackie" added in 1970 , Logan's first year, from Jungleland in California.

Dick Flint said...

I assume the 1962-63 additions were made since both King and Sells-Gray were framed at this time. When the four from Jungleland were added in 1970, what happened to the ones they replaced? Old age attrition or were some sold? Later, about when the two smaller Acme shows closed, I believe Frank Murray got one. For years the Beatty-Cole herd was 11 but what replacements were made in the 70s-90s and when did the herd really begin to get smaller? It seems it happened rather suddenly (and about the same time they finally gave up canvas!).
Dick Flint
Baltimore

Chic Silber said...

And of course Jackie was named

after Frank's daughter (as was

his elegant yacht in Lake Worth)

Roger Smith said...

BUCKLES: We had 7 elephants at Jungleland, and I confess that in maintaining 72 head of cats, I did not get their names down for certain. Can you give us our herd's names during our last years, 1965-1969?