The flying horses
The Flying Carousel is the country's most seasoned stage merry go round and has been assigned by the U.S. Branch of the Interior as a national point of interest. Developed in 1876 by Charles Dare, it is one of just two Dare merry go rounds still in presence. Initially worked as a Coney Island, NY beguilement, it was moved to Oak Bluffs in 1884, where it has lived in its red stable, pleasing eras of Island inhabitants and guests from that point forward. The merry go round was procured by the Preservation Trust in 1986 to keep it from being disassembled and sold piecemeal to authorities of antique cut stallions. The Trust embraced a broad reclamation of the Flying Horses, giving back the merry go round to its unique appearance, complete with the memorable board sketches that were finished by a Dare plant craftsman. The stallions were separately reestablished by Rosa Regan, the chief merry go round conservator in the United States. They highlight genuine horsehair manes and tails, and unmistakable items in their glass eyes. The 1923 Wurlitzer Band Organ plays tunes that our grandparents would recollect, on unique paper rolls. The highlight of each ride is the opportunity to get the fortunate Brass Ring! Eras of kids have skipped rope to the natural rhyme:
There's a Carousel in Oak Bluffs town,
The steeds don't go up or down,
The steeds simply go 'round and 'round,
On the Carousel in Oak Bluffs town.
