Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
Success Homeward Round!-Ex.
celsior! Buffalo Bills Wild
West, and Sitting Bull, at
sportsman's Park, St.
Louis, Mo COM
menoing Oct.
3rd.

Buffalo Bills Wild West will give
exhibitions of Western border life at
Sportsman's Park, ST. Louis, Mo,
near Fair Ground Saturday and Sum
day Oct. Bird and 4th, at 3 80 7. M.
Performance given rain or shine.
During fair week two daily perform
(ances. Gates open at 900 and 80
p. NJ. Performance commences at
10 80 A. NJ. and 4 80 p, M Nom
nicting with any programme. Larg-
or and greater than ever. Americas
National Entertainment.
The following are few of the nu,
merous features: The renowned
Sioux Chief, Sitting Bull and stall,
White Eagle, Fool Thunder and 90
braves. The one-legged Sioux Spy,
Frisking Elk. The great markswo-
man from the Western Border, Miss
Annie Oakley. Largest herd ct Buff
falo ever exhibited. Grand Indian
Buffalo Hunt. known as the Sur
round" The phenomenal boy shot
Johnny Baker, Cowboy Kid, Seth
Glover the unequaled cowboy shot
shooting at marbles, half dollars and
nickels. Mustang Jack, the cham
pion jumper, jumping horse l61a
hands high. Buffalo Bill will shoot
at clay pigeons from traps; also with
revolver, rifle. on foot, and on horse
back at full speed, at glass balls
Buck Taylor, King of the Cowboys,
in novel equestrianism, lassoing ana
riding of wild Texas steers. Riding
of ten bucking horses by ten cowboys
wilder than the horses themselves
One hundred cowboys, MeXicans, ln'
dian3 and Scouts in the saddle at one
time. Deadwood stage coach at
tackled by Indians. Desperate battle
scenes by Indians, Cowboys anc
Scouts on horseback. Yellow Hand !
death by Buffalo Bill. Bucking horses
wilder than ever.
The performances have been recon
structed and improved, and the com
pany has been enlarged since the las
appearance in this city. The lates
acquisition is tie renowned Si0ul
Chief, Sitting Bull, and several Of TIL
celebrated warriors lately among tn
nostiles, including White Eagle AM
tity.two Pawmee and WichitaBravcs
The programme consists of some re
markable astonishing exhibitions q
ma, ksmanship by Buffalo Bill b!
shooting with rifle and revolver Il
glass balls, on foot, on horseback
while standing on one spot and Will
the horse is galloping at full spec'
around'the track. lie shoots some
times at three balls at the same time
seldom missing. lie also leads TN
Indians and cowboys in the chase at
ter buifaloes and wild Texan steers
illustrating the various modes of las
SONG, tying and riding otfon the car
ture. The exhibition also include
feats of craftsmanship, or rattle
markswomanship, by Miss Ami
Oakley, Il young lady from the front
ier, a celebrated rifle and trap slio
who does some astonishing thing
with the rifle; also the cowboy HI
! johnny Baker and Seth Clover shON
| some remarkable skill in marksmar
ship.
Bnck Taylor, king of the cowboy
does some wonderful ieats i'll mount
ing the bucking horses, which al
very amusing, picks up his hat an,
handkerchief from the ground Will
Oh his mustang going at full speed.
Another feature of the show is tn
Deadwood coach incident. The ricl
ETY. old coach, guarded by cowboy
Il and occupied by passengers, is a
tackled Ell route by a party of red
skins, who are repulsed by cowboy
under leadership of the great and OF
ly Buffalo William. No less an il
teresting feature is the Indian wa
dance, the various races on the pc
= mics, on fleet footed horses, on jack
asse4, the pitching ponies, buckin
horses, the obstinate elks, and til
i jumping cowboys, lassoing and rid
G ing of wild Texas steers by Mexica
cowboys, which creates a great def
, of laughter. The exhibition wind
i up with scene representing sci
p tiers hut in the far West attacked b
0 IA party Of Indians, the brave defens
t by the old lady and her two SOM
the timely arrival of the ever-presel
cowboys, resulting in the rescue c
a the threatened family. Twenty al
), ditional Buflalos have been added t
the immense company.
n Excellent music furnished by tn
famous Wild West cowboy banC
who perform some very pretty sOloi
u The exhibition throughout the entir
C programme is an exact representa-
9 ton of western border life. Messrl
Cody II Salisbury, who have a yer
I large capital invested in this enter
5 prise, deserve great credit for thi
= undertaking, for it really is Amer
= cas- National Entertainment. The
have been meeting with overwhelm
= ing success, and receiving the higl
est praise of the press.
t The admission is so cents children
k % cents. Excursions are run on a