"THE TAIHAPE TYRANT"

NZ Truth, Issue 72, 3 November 1906, Page 2

"THE TAIHAPE TYRANT"

Tells "Truth" of His Travels.

"Ernie" O'Neill the recognised king of buckjumpers ia this colony, called at ••Truth" office during the week and informed us that he was oti the way- to Ohristchurch to run a circus there as a side show of the Exhibition. He is taking some thirty horses and ponies with him, including buckjumpers, high jumpers, and trick ponies, and also several performing dogs.

A splendid building, costing nearly/ '£1,000, and capable of seating 2,000 people, has been , .-erected- -in Hagiey Park and here the circus will be shown; every., night.- The ■management have qn advertisement m this issue, and they also call attention- to the fact, that they are buyers of approved buckjumpers, A- prize of £5 will be given to '"■■anyone who can saddle arid bridle, a mare that is one of the' team and which comes from the Waitfaip with an unbeaten certificate. O'Neili informed us' that he had several- good offers for a share m the; venture;' but he and his brothers, Vincent and SM, will manage the show on their own- Visitors to the Exhibition should riot fail to visit the circus and see some of the marvellous .bucklumpers- and- 'performing ponies. The price's will -be within, the reach of all. y ■■-•-•..-J'-v : ■ ;■