Henry’s Riding Dogs & Chimp
Posted By thecircusblog on November 28, 2011
My uncle Glen was soft spoken and a kind man who had always had a smile on his face. However he was a force to be reckoned with if you did him wrong. As a young boy I remember well all my uncles talking about the old days on their father’s circuses. They told some of the funniest stories I have ever heard. I would like to share some of them with you. So I am going to start a new category on the circus blog called “Jackpots.” They will be based on fact and they will not only cover the Henry family but other show folks as well the little “Jackies” that I have heard though out my life. Getting back to my uncle Glen… He was reminding his brother’s Dad, Hap, Todd and Max of the time they had a heyrube with some townees. After the last show of the evening 6 or 7 of these rough necks wanted to stay in the big top. Their hopes were to meet the show girls. It was apparent that all they wanted was a fight. The Henry brothers invited them outside of the tent into the dark which was known territory to the Henry boys. It was to your advantage to be between the tent side wall and the stake line under the guy ropes of the big top. This is where you don’t want to be if you don’t understand the strategy. You will “clothesline” yourself on the ropes and at the same time being punch out. While you are on the ground wondering what happened you, you will realize that you are no match for the young Henry circus boys. To this day I still laugh when I think about it.
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