WIDTH'S CIRCUS AND ZOO.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8349, 4 February 1907, Page 5

WIDTH'S CIRCUS AND ZOO.

Messrs Wirth Bros', circus will arrive in Masterton this morning, and will be located between the Waipoua Bridges. The programme this evening will consist of twentyseven items. The Flying Herberts' feat has attracted large houses throughout the Australian States. Among the other leading artists are Hugh Lloyd; the Leoni Family of seven, claimed to be America's leading equestrians; Lurina de la Stella and Mdlle. Mayona; Miss Philinina, the only lady somersault rider in the world; Mons Marco, whose thrillingact with three fierce jaguars is the acme of wild animal training; the Four Comets; Sampei Osada, Oriental equilibristic gymnast; and Captain Burrows' wonderfully trained and largest- herd of elephants ever seen in Australia. The museum contains a3O feet python, three-legged horse, two-headed calf, horned hoofed pony, and Condorl and Kinkajou, and Blue Spec, the smallest pony in the world. The menagerie contains seven elephants, water buffaloes, zebus, oudads, tapirs, lions, jaguars, pumas, black panthers, tigers, leopards, wolves, bears, apes, camels, dromedaries, gorillas, kangaroos, emu and snakes. Mr Wirth's fine exhibition of horsemanship is declared to be one of the best things on the programme. The menagerie will be open in the afternoon^