New York, April 22. Otto Kline, trick and fancy rider of the Barnum & Bailey Show, fell from his horse, Kitty, yesterday afternoon in Madison Square Garden, and struck his head against a box, fracturing his skull. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he died at 7:40 o'clock last evening. He was doing his famous leaping act, in which he vaulted over the horse and back again while the animal was running at top speed. The accident occurred in full view of about 5,000 people. Mr. Kline was born at Naperville, Ill., twenty-eight years ago, and was one of the best trick and fancy riders in the country, having won many prizes at contests in various parts of the country. For two consecutive years he won the title of champion trick and fancy rider of the world. A wife, who is a member of the Cracker Jack Burlesque Company, survives him.
Billboard, May 1, 1915
Billboard, May 1, 1915
New York, April 22. Otto Kline, trick and fancy rider of the Barnum & Bailey Show, fell from his horse, Kitty, yesterday afternoon in Madison Square Garden, and struck his head against a box, fracturing his skull. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he died at 7:40 o'clock last evening. He was doing his famous leaping act, in which he vaulted over the horse and back again while the animal was running at top speed. The accident occurred in full view of about 5,000 people. Mr. Kline was born at Naperville, Ill., twenty-eight years ago, and was one of the best trick and fancy riders in the country, having won many prizes at contests in various parts of the country. For two consecutive years he won the title of champion trick and fancy rider of the world. A wife, who is a member of the Cracker Jack Burlesque Company, survives him.
Billboard, May 1, 1915
Billboard, May 1, 1915
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