Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-07-17
swild snorts of the West.,,

A half dozen or so of wild Inginesn have been So
iourning in Cincinnati for some time, announced as
per bills to- asonish all spectators with there ter
rife feats." Among other things, they proposed to
have "BufTalo Bull fght' at the 'Queen City
Course The Buffalo captured from range
not far from the Capital City, with the aid oil aSSo
made of siIuer cord.
The local of the Cincinnati Gaztte tells the rest of
the story:
oWILD SPoRrs OF THE WEsT"-This "novel
and extraordinary exhibition, advertised to be ION
scale of expense, grandeur and magnlflcence,
never before attempted in the Western country,
came off Yesterday afternoon, upon the Queen CITY
Course, !" which had been exclusively" secured Tor
the 'vast undertaking.
The ssstartlinp' sight was to be the sreal Buffalo
fight" between the ''Ottoe Tribe of Indians" the
chefs mounted on s'wd horses,'' and magnificent
Bull Buffalo, ferocious animal-procured at vast
trouble and expense"
This frociolts animal, the proprietor had offered
to bet S3000 would kill 'any Lion, Tiger, or Loop
ard" that could be procured 10 fight him-and he had
been dragged through the streets of the city at the
tail of a cGrt-goring little girl, 'barking" the
shins of Professor, and frightening sundry and
divers people during his progress.
This Buffalo fight with the Indian ''target shoo.-
ing the ''modes of battle and scaiping, and the
'swar dances and terrific eats" were to be the eUent
the s'most lile-like" exhibition Of the "wd sports
of the West"
The ''Queen City Course" was the attractive spot,
and during the afternoon all the avenues leading TO il
were crowded with the curious of all ages and sexes
-omnibuses, ferry boats, and five or SIX steamers
were in active and profitable requisition
At three o'clock the crowd of men, women and
children numbered from six TO ten thousand-the
tree tops hill tops and elevated slopes, were covered
with anxious outside gazers while ioithin there was
dense mass of humanity, paying fifty cents and a
dollar each, to get proximity view OF the wild
sports of the West"
ssThe ferocious animals was on the ground ''madt
fast' with a big cable-and the "Otoe Indians
were there painted and dedaubed ready for the reG
fight. The Indian Chiefs mounted the ''wild horses,
(mostly draw horses and rode around the ferociou
animal in battle array. The expectation OF the
crowd was at fever heat. A man Strod with huge
knife to cut loose the ''bull Bufalo'-the word wa
given-the cable was severed-the ferocious anima
was at liberty-dnd he lay dOlcn.
/ The Indian Chiefs pierced his sides with a few
arrolps but the ferocious animal still chstC. his cud
The crowd became impatient for the real fight Th'
Indians disguised or alarmed at the indications
sIoped-leaving the sold bull Buffalo, master OF the
field, and the crowd ''humbugged."
/ FIxALE.-The poor old Buffalo was made to ge
up when he quietly walked to big mud puddle ant
again laid himself down. Here he was stoned, ant
all sorts of indignities visited upon him. but still h
Law in the mud puddle. At last rope was fastened
to his head two men got astride his back, and h
was drawn from the puddle-dogs were set upo
him. brutal assaults made upon his venerable body
and he was finally shamefuy and brutally killed; ant
during this ''novel and extraordinary exhibition
That their discharse did stretch his Ieathern coat
Almost to bursting; and the big round tears
Coursed one another down his innocent nose,
In piteous chase"
Thus ended this extraordinary exhibition of tn
''Wild Sports of the WeSt'-beng the first and til
last we think and hope, in ''these parts"