Friday, August 31, 2018

HIPPO #7


Posted by Chic Silber at 8/31/2018 01:22:00 AM

7 comments:

Chic Silber said...


The only time I ever saw a

Hippo within a performance

was during a visit to the

"Cristiani Wallace Show" in

the early 60s on Long Island

under canvas where a Hippo

did a full track walk with

the attendant behind with

a long reed switch that he

never needed to utilize

A good length of time for

props or rigging to be set

31 August, 2018 12:01
Chic Silber said...


The kiddies where either

thrilled or scared to be

within touching distance

31 August, 2018 12:03
Charles Hanson said...

Chic...I also saw that hippo walk around on Cristiani-Wallace and was so impressed. First and last time I have ever seen a hippo walk the full length of the hippodrome track....

31 August, 2018 14:52
Chic Silber said...


Well it was indeed named for them

(although horses were implied)

31 August, 2018 15:17
Roger Smith said...

Good job nobody reached out to tough the hippo. The animals never know what is behind an unexpected touch, and you can't blame them.

When Roy Rogers rode Trigger around the seating perimeters of his rodeo audiences, to shake hands with admirers, he first made an announcement asking that no one try to touch Trigger, or tug at his mane of tail, as "Trigger might get antsy about such things, so please don't try to touch him, folks."

31 August, 2018 16:43
Roger Smith said...

"Touch" the hippo, I meant to say--not tough her.

31 August, 2018 16:44
Chic Silber said...


I lied about "touching distance"

It was fairly centered on the track

It seemed very close to the kiddies

31 August, 2018 22:21

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