Monday, August 05, 2013

Catskill Game Farm #1 (From Wayne Jackson)



I am adding more photos to my Circus Times collection and at the moment I am adding several photos of Rex and Eva taken at the Catskill Game Farm in the mid ‘80’s with Gardner, Reed, McClain and an African, any idea of its name?


"He had several Africans over the years, one that was also named "McClain" but this was in the '70's."
I remember the winter of 1973-74 the Red Show was in rehearsal for the rodeo route when Rex and Schappacher came driving in the back gate with a young African and as they were unloading her Gunther just took her by the ear and totally unfazed, fell right in behind a string of elephants entering the arena.
He later named her "Pinky".
One thing about both him and Rex, they were utterly fearless."
Buckles

3 comments:

Chic Silber said...


Pinky was named for Caroline who

is Jeanette Williams' daughter

Chic Silber said...


I believe she spells it Ava

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