This is bad looking all around, props, arena, lions, etc. etc. The initials RB are on the what ever that board around the seats is called. Any idea's whom this is and what show? Not everything was good about the good old day's, that for sure.
Friday, March 18, 2011
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Wade G. Burck
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from Jim Stockley: Captain Sydney Howes, animal trainer, born in Birmingham 1910, Died on 3rd September, 1980,aged 70 yrs. For a long time worked lions on Robert Brothers Circus in England. Syd's son, Lion trainer Gordon Howes worked for Chipperfields and was killed during a training session with five lions at a circus rehearsal in Dublin, Ireland 17 Apr 1978. Syd's grandson Michael is an animal trainer and works for Jim Clubb's company.
Wade,
Looking at the picture, the trainer/ presenter looks very like 'Captain' Sidney Howes. I know that he worked for some time with Robert Brothers Circus in the UK, which might explain the initials on the ring fence. Just guess work but might prompt more informed feedback.
Gary
Jim,
I have never met Michael Howes, but I recall John Cuneo trying to hire him on a couple of occasions back in the early 90's, when John and Jim Clubb were trading trainers like kids trade baseball cards LOL. There was a former Clubb trainer working for Hawthorn at the time, who was working both sides of the Clubb/Cuneo fence in an effort to make it happen. There was also another "effort" made to contract Michael when I was leaving Hawthorn in 2007, but he seems to be very happy with Jim from what I understand.
Do you have any more insight on the incident in 1978 with Michael's father?
Wade
everything said there is completely correct as i know as it is my family its nice to see a picture of my great grandfather as i havent seen very many
michael howes jr
Love seeing a photo of my grandfather,He was a great man, Paula howes
This is definitely photo of Sidney Howes he came to see is Sister my Granmother not long before he passed away he was on ATV today at the time was announced has the oldest lion Taimer in GT Britain the BBC did Documentry on him. I think it was called Captain Sidney Howes when the band strikes up... my Gran couldn’t stop crying the day she saw him, she hadn’t seen many years never seen her so happy Graham stokes..
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