Monday, October 29, 2012

From Jim Cole #6


Beatty-Cole Circus 1965.

10 comments:

Chic Silber said...


Might these have been Pete Bee Sue

Gyp & Dina

Chic Silber said...


Or maybe Ola & Konti instead of Sue

& Gyp (or maybe not)

Chic Silber said...


Wasn't Rex on horseback in 65

Buckles said...

Chic, you had it right the first time.

Chic Silber said...


So what's the poop (so to speak)

on his horseback presentation

Jeff said...

Having only seen Rex once with Vargas, I am curious as to why Rex did the act on horseback. Was it a medical issue?

Jeff Swanson

Jimmy Cole said...

1968 was Rex's first year on horseback.

Rick Keller said...

acording to some historians Rex was also a member of the Riding Franconi Troupe around 67[give or take a year] in CBCB's,about the same time as working from atop an Appy. I just love this blog!!!

Chic Silber said...


Thanks Jimmy as some of those years

seem to blend together

Chic Silber said...


Yes Rick it was actually a Lucio

Cristiani put together & used the

name from the rider Raphael Franconi

due to previous financial difficulty

Rex & Lucio's wife Gilda were riders