Saturday, June 04, 2011

More LE Barnes #6

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5 comments:

Roger Smith said...

Recently, discussion arose about the animals in this act. I had long heard Hoover bought Andre's Serengeti Lions, but a rumor circulated they were too small for Africans and were pumas. This photo settles that.

Circus Photos said...

They are neutered females, but he did also had two males and a tiger.
He was working to add.

c. mathias said...

would someone give us a brief history on Dale Hoover. I remember him from the years he was on CBCB. Did he always work lions? How many? His background, How was he rated as a trainer/presenter? Thanks

Chic Silber said...

He had a mixed act of (more) lions

than tigers when he came to the

Beatty Show in 66 which I recall

was that exciting association of

Art Concello as a working partner

& the addition of the Bale Family

& Manfred Fritsch (Doval) along

with a number of major changes

Unity Silverlake said...

The cats were female lions that he bought from Andre, He had 2- year old males (not neutered) that traveled with that he had hoped to introduce into the act. The tiger was young and was left at WQ's for the season.