The morning call., 1893-07-15
WILDANDWOOLLY
Glimpses of Arizona Life
at Central Park.
A BLOOD STAINED STAGE.
Experts With the Rata and the Six
Shooter = Indians From the
Maricopa Tribe.

James II. Love, who managed Dr. Cal
ver's cowboy and Indian show on the l0ca
circuit last year, says that the Arizona
H storical Wild West Exhibition is away
ahead Of it in daring equestrianism, skill
with the lariat and novel features. The
Arizona crowd arrived here yesterday. and
will be seen at Central Park tonight.
The old Tomb stone stage has been
brought along. and viii be used in the over.
land mail scene-an attack by the Indian
and repulse by the cowboys. This stage
had been "held up" 104 times while run
ming on the Prescott and Phoenix and the
Tombstone and Bisbee routes. 1t has been
riddled with leaden pellets. Twenty-Five
men have died with their boots on in the
confines of this ancient conveyance. and
fourteen have been wounded in the as.
saults by hishwaymen. The last driver
killed on it was Bud Philpost, who was
shot in 1883.
Dave Stanfield. famous stage-driver OF
Arizona. will hold the reins tonight Dave
regularly travelled over the Black Canyon
route behind six horses. That is one of
the most difficult roads in the West, being
a series of Steep descents and ascents and
nerve-srying curves. Once the brakes on
his stage broke. Another man might have
lost heart after such an accident. but Stan
field kept right on and got through without
q hitch.
Fifteen Pima Indians are in the troupe
twelve bucks, two squaws and papoose.
About twenty cowboys are with them.
Forty horses are used.
The cowboys gave a display of their
hOrsemanship al Central Park yesterday.
Tney have marvellous knack Of bending
iI the saddle and picking up objects as
small as a nickel from the ground as they
rush along One act which they perform
with dexterity is the catching Of a live
rooster. buried in the ground with only the
head exposed 1t Is no small feat to grab
the ROSTERS head, which 1t twists out of
the way to avoid being caught. and drag it
up through the dirt without decreasing
the horses speed.
To show how nicely they handle the
lariat the cowboys placed a boy erect
against one OF the electric light poles at the
park and threw their ropes at him while so
feet away. The moose darted around the
pole back Of the boy. and in the wink Of
an eye had come forward and colled around
the Youngsters shoulders. n jerk then
brought HIM completely around the pole.
Tom Mills, who will lead the company
when entering at the start, is called 'Ari-
zona's most reckless spirit and all-rOund
favnrit-.'
The Indians can hit any mark with their
arrows. They will show how the Pimas
pray for rain and give their sun dance.
Robert Lee. said to be the champion
rough rider of the world, illustrated how the
fast mail was carried in early days. He
and other cowboys. including Don Jose
Mnuel, the champion vaquero OF Sonora
Mexico, will lasso steers. throw tn m
down and tie them, showing how cattle
are branded. A chase for wife with
Miss Llbbis Stanfield in the lead and
suuaw race will be introduced. Other
Wild West features are on the programme.
In the company's belongings are two
specimens of the ella monster, a reptile
about which much romance has been
written.
Enough Of the cowboys to make up a
brass band have been trained in music.
and they use their instruments during in :.
termissi0nS playing on horseback.