May Kovar

| October 22, 2010

Ringling Bros Barnum and Baily Circus 1942. May Kovar working leopards and black panthers for Alfred Court. She was Alfred’s only female trainer. In this photo she is performing in ring number one. There were others in Alfred Court’s stable of trainers Damoo Ohotre, Joe Walch and Fritz Schultz to name a few. May Kovar’s daughter […]

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Capt William Horne #3

| May 29, 2010

In the lower right hand corner can be seen Bill Horn’s autograph to Roger Smith,  also a lion trainer.

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Clyde Beatty

| May 29, 2010

After the passing of Clyde Beatty in 1965, there was another trainer with a great deal of talent to take Beatty’s place in the arena. Dave Hoover was no amateur…. he was swift and commanded the steel cage.

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