Mark Smith’s Liberty Drill
thecircusblog | September 2, 2008
Mark Smith’s Liberty Drill was considered to be one of the best. There were just a few good horse trainers during this era and he was one of them.
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Riding Liberty Drill
thecircusblog | September 1, 2008
Mark put togather an all girl liberty drill, the audiance loved it.
Mark Smith
thecircusblog | September 1, 2008
Mark Smith riding Wildfire. He did not do his act in the ring. Mark Paraded back and forth close to the audiance presenting various tricks. In this picture, they are warming up before the act.
Sky Eagle
thecircusblog | September 1, 2008
I knew him as “Sky Eagle”. He was a close friend of my father, Cliff Henry. In the show his act consisted of archery….he was a dead shot with bow & arrow. His targets were balloons and smaller objects like crackers suspended on string. He would also sliced an arrow on an ax.
The Grand Entrance
thecircusblog | September 1, 2008
Chet and Ivan Henry did the Grand Entrance. He was one of the top cowboys on the show. Ivan also rode in the stagecoach chase.
101 Wild West Show & Circus
thecircusblog | September 1, 2008
James L. Woods was the owner of the 101. He had several partners including Jack Wright, Frank Chicarelli, Cliff Henry and one of the younger Miller Bros. This show combined the wild west and circus acts to compete with the bigger circuses. It was successful in doing just that. Here is James or”Jimmy”as many called him […]
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