Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-06-26
RETlCKER'S RIDERS.
Exhibitions Of Horsemanship BY
CalifOrnlans In Philadelphia.
lphiiAdeiphia Free Press. June ls

lPhiiAdelphiA Free Press. June 49,
The Retiker California Troupe
made their first appearance before y
PhiiAdel phis audience yesterday at
ternoon and gave pleasant aud en-
.joyxble performance. The grand
parade by the entire troupe WAS the
first on the programme. The Indians,
to the number of Twelve, four ot
them being squaws Of more than or
dinary intelligence and coueiiness
OF person, led the procession and
were followed by the equestrian por-
ton OF the troupe, mounted on
blooded stock /; also six diminutive
donkeys ridden by coiored incipient
Fordhsms. The bucking horse act
WAS the next on the programme, and
Mckisssc gave a really exci,abie ex-
hibition of horse,nanship, holding
his seat firmly despite the efforts OF
the obstinate steed TO throw him.
All of the tricks practiced by the
frontier semi-wiid horses were dis
played-especially the bucking.
There were five ontries for the har-
die dash ot half u mile over four
hurdles, all ladies. The race was
close aud exciting, the distance be-
ing covered in LOSS minutes. aud
decided to he dead heat between
the Misses Bella and Mel ie Cook.
LAssoING BuFfALoES
Two huffaioes were next set at
liberty in t.se center of the park and
driven to the track by four riders.
when they started Oft on Il tuli gal
iop that urged the horses to ;ieir ut
most speed: the lssso was brought
Into reQuisition and they were
caught, but uat without considerable b g
difficulty, AS the animals were full of
Inet,le and go EspiHoSa. the cham.
pion lassoer, let the one he had III
tow loose, aud starting after ii, the
lasso trailing on the ground. picked
up the hide rope amid the applause
of the ssemblage. The buffalo
bareback riding afforded considers
bic amusement, aud the feature Of
the day followed. Misses Bella and
Julia Cook, on the spotted mustangs
Turk ard Arab, started on their half
mile dash over four hurdles, riding
bareback. These ladies rode beau.
titul aud close race, taking the hur-
dies clean and clear, Miss Julia
managing to fnrge ahead at the last
hurdle, and won bya neck in l:04'a
minutes. Two Wild horses were
then turned loose, aud after an ex-
citing chase We're rinally caught.
TWO OF TUE oiRLs THROWN.
The Record of the lith says: The
programme arranged for keiiker's s
California Troupe yesterday AFTER
noon WAS entirely different from THAR
OF the previous day. All the scenes
on the avenue we're intensely thrill
ing, and that Of the hurdle races par
ticularly 30. In this five young Ia.
dies, Miss Annie Rich ana the fur
Misses Cook-Juliat Bella, Mabel
aud Nellie--entered, aud in dashing
over the track the mustangs cleared
the hurdles in fine style, but two of
the animals got beyond the control
of the eQuestriennes and kept ON At
An increased speed, running At the
rats Of one mile IN las. Miss Ma
bel Cook was thrown TO the track,
where she remained for some time,
apparently unconscious. Miss Annie
Rich succeeded Ia keeping herself
on the mustang, but it WAS evident
she could not control the animal.
She WAS thrown To the track In front
of the grand stand, but escaped seri-
Gus injury. The scene aud excite
ment which attended this thrilling
event cannot he described. The two
young ladies In short time were
assisted In u carriage and driven to
the front OF the grand stand, where
they gracefully acknowledged the
plaudits OF the audience.