Friday, March 14, 2014

From Paul Gutheil #1


NELLIE HANNEFORD.

10 comments:

Chic Silber said...


Wow 16 horses in 1 ring Wow

When was the last time that

might have happened on RBBB

Not in the last 40 years

Chic Silber said...


I seem to recall 3 rings of 12

Chic Silber said...


Wasn't Nellie the daughter of

Kay & band leader I forgot

Dick Flint said...

This was made into a 24-horse act, so to speak, with the addition of 8 good-sized ponies, an act I saw her present at one of the last Shrine circuses here in Baltimore. It wasn't presented at too many Hanneford engagements. I have photos somewhere but can dig them out as easily these days.
Dick Flint
Baltimore

Roger Smith said...

Nellie is the daughter of Kay Frances Hanneford and James Ille.

Chic Silber said...


Thanks Roger now I can say "Oh

Yeah" & I recall he was a band

leader of sorts for a while

John Herriott said...

I believe you will find that in I believe 67 or 68 that Trolle Rhodin had imported some 16 Lippizan mares for RBBB and a young German trainer named Edd mishkie presented them in the show. Later they would be split into eights and Mrs. Rhodin and Evie Althoff would present them and later Mary Ruth Herriott and Lillimon Moeller would present.They were then sold to the Hermann Lippizaner family in Myakka city, Fl. and became just bimportant breeding stock by tham.

John Herriott said...

Jimmy Isle was married to Kay long after Nellie was born.

John Herriott said...

This was a group of twelve Tommy had me train for Nellie and I was pleased at my efforts and Nellies ability to work them. A couple years later Nellie and husband Adrian added four more and did a good job. Unfortunately cost of operation and not enough solid bookings caused them to have to split them up and sell.

Chic Silber said...


Any guesses about her father