The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
HTFTIIO NH COMING.
The Famous Scout, With His show, VIII
BE Here In October.

MIR. whiting Allen, The genial ana we'll
Informed press agent of Buffalo Bits
Wild west shOV, was in the city ycster-
day. making preparations for the visit
here on the ith Of october OF that IA
nous exhibition The show viii be led
by that famous scout, frontiersman, and
hero OF the plains and prairies. Buffalo
BIN. as Colonel W. II. Cody is universally
known The wild West exhibition has
been presented with honor and success
and with tremendous patronage all Deer
Europe. I'm 1898 at the Worlds Fair. at Chi
cago and last year IN New York city
for "a season OF six months IL has
hrot,sbt together TO compete for eques-
trian urowess most Of the races ana types
of ,bc worlds most celebrated and re-
markable horsemcn. Colonel Cody and
his indefatigable partner, Nate SAILS
bury. have not been content with repro
ducinr the stirring scenes and incidents
~ frontior life. and in assembling in
friendly rivalry cowboys, Indians. va
oneros. and Cossacks, nut they have gone
farther aiield IN their search for living
cxempIncations of modern methods or
cquitati0n. Among the latest ADDITIONS
are the Gauchos from the distant pampas
of South America, which has contribute
Cd - band of wild riders from the llanos
differs I'm many respects from the other
rough riders of the only partially civiliz-
ca sections Of the earth. lie is the pro-
ducfion OF a peculiar scheme of existence
- Of savage conditions Of lfe that OBJ
Tain i'm no part of the world save on the
houndloss prairies of the North and the
Umituess llanos of South America. From
the Gaucho's earliest infancy the half
wild horses OF his native plains have been
inseparably associated with his daily do
ings. Al an age when the English or Amer
lean child is learning 10 stand on his
feet without the assistance of his nurse,
the infant Gaucho is being taught by its
fond mother TO balance himself on the
hacks of colts of the herd. At four years
~ are he has learned 10 ride the widest
colt that r0ams the pampas and hence
forth DE /, Co an intcnts and purposes en-
Integral portion OF the animal ne be-
strides. no more to be dismounted against
his Will than # he and the horse were
real1v uqrts of one creature. No wonder,
therefore. that the GauchO Is horseman
of remarkable dcXterity Ia the manage
ment OF his f0ur-lcgged friend ana ser
want. The GauchOs are repuied 10 De thc
most EXPERT lassoers in the world. Their
skin FIN the Use of the bolas is almost be-
vord belief This instrument consists Of
a central thong. and with an iron ban
a+ cach end. The Gaucho can hurl this AZ
a living horse or ostrich from distance
of sixty feet, and cause II 70 be mex
fric9hlv cufanrlei about the legs ana
brin, the victim helplessly 10 the ground.
TINS. rather than the iasso IS the ia
vorife weapon in capturing wild animals
or fighting in war IL viii be uHder-
stood. therefore. from this Driet pescfip~
ton of their pocularitios that they are
"a novel ACQUISITION 20 the many ether
novsltics of the Wild West exhibition
Together with the other rough riders OF
the show thcy form contrast 10 the
trained. but none the less skiiliu' horse
mon furnished by several of the world ?
great military nations, including tho big
cavalrvmcn of France. Germany. Russia,
England. ard the United states, all OF
whom win be represented ih me Nas'
arena of tine Wild West show. when is
10 aDpear here on October 9Th, for two
rerfoYmanccs.