Sunday, February 07, 2010

  • John Robinson's $25,000 Challenge Feature


    • It was during the season of 1898 that Louis Cyr traveled and performed with The John Robinson Circus. According to records, Cyr's measurements at the time were as follows:
  • Width across shoulders: 27 inches
  • Neck: 23 inches
  • Forearm: 19 inches
  • Bicep: 21.5 inches
  • Waist: 52 inches
  • Thigh: 29-3/4 inches
  • Calf: 24 inches
  • Chest: 59.5 inches
    • John Robinson's challenge was whether any man could equal or better any one of Cyr's feats... needless to say, the money was very safe.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Sunday, February 07, 2010

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    Monday, December 03, 2007

  • Louis Cyr's Protege: Horace Barre



    • Horace Barre was Louis Cyr's protege as they traveled the country performing in the John Robinson Circus.

    Barre was often referred to as the "French Herculese" or the "French Sampson" and, like his mentor, he excelled in such oldtime strongman feats as the back lift, hefting heavy dumbbells overhead and barrel lifting.     		Horace BarreHorace Barre

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    Posted by John Wood @ Monday, December 03, 2007

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