New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02

on the settlers cabin. with the rescue by Bulaio
BILL the terror Of all the Indians and the hero OF
all the small boys in the land II was this snow that
gave TO foreign assemblies graphic notions OF lie
I'm the suburbs Of New-York. and Il was the same
show that taught New-Yorkers ard other people OF
the East the most that they knew about the lar
West.
But the East long ago learned all that Buffalo BIZ
had to teach about the West, and so ala Europe
though the people there may have been little con-
fused as 10 the geography OF the whole thing Some
thing new was wanted. A who could plan ard
carry out the original wild West would not nat
urally be at loss for novelty when Il was needed
and Buffalo Bill was not. He recognized that there
were wild men all over the world, as well as III
Western America: men whose riding was just as
remarkable and distinctive in It's own way as the
mastering Of devish broncos. This idea. conceived
ard acted upon resulted in the Congress OF kough
Riders OF the World" 1t may be remarked In pass
ing that Buffalo Bill has exhausted his resources
He has not shown NEWCOMERS how fearless Lon
doners dsmount from the roofs OF moving omnlouses
or illustrated TO Iondoners how intrepid New orK-
ers ride around curves on bucking caoie-cars bul
this is a depression TIE show Is better thah IL "ds
as has already been said. considered purely as
show The riding OF the Cossacks is far more In
teresting and exciting than an Indian war Dance
especially after you have the Indian war dance
three or four times because it is thing That SHOWS
wonderful skill and training and pluck. while the
dance shows only the habit Of the people VINO DO H.
and the Cossack riding SHOWS tlat loC
The riding of the Cossacks sets one TO guessing
what they do Il for Do they Irvine themselves all
over their horses just because it is hard to do, or
has II all some warlike purpose? The most OF IL
looks II it just the daredevil nature OF the
men, but such perfection of management OF q
horse and OF ones self In the saddle must be use
full to a fighting man. too. That high saddle looks
as II 1t would make the rider in 1t a particularly
fine mark for the enemy. but it must also give him
a commanding view of the enemy When he
stands up in the saddle he must have better
sweep of vision still, and must be enabled to take
a particularly good shot at him. II such htt!e
thing as the galopng of the horse does not disturb
his aim. 1t does not seem TO disturb Bunai" Bill
aim, so why should 1t Cossacks? Then. natu-
rally for sword fighting II IS better to be where
you can strike down than TO nave 10 strihe up
Let the band do that.
The ability to ride backward on the horse as
we'll as forward must make the delivery of Par
than shots especially easy and effective. ana must
sometimes give the opportunity to turn defeat INTO
victory. To ride hanging down on the horses side.
like a dead body hung in the saddle. is of course
a protection from the shots of the enemy ana
compels the horse to take the most OF the danger.
But It looks If fall from horse which was
shot when going at that furious rate would be
about as bad for man as 20 be shot himself
An unassuming little curiosity Of the present
show is the whiring dervis He takes his place
on his little flooring when he and his fellow Arabs
come into the arena and begins to spin around like
a top Hc pays no attention to the franto feats
Of tumbng that his associates are doing; he never
changes his direction or his speed. He just whirie
and whirls and whirls. 1t makes the spectator
dizzy to look at him. The resource is to LOOK at
the acrobats for the most Of tho time. and just
give the whirng dervis a glance now ana an thsn
10 see that he is still a. II. He always IS IL seems
as if he whircd for half an hour He Tea i does
thnE sha 5hlS Himself rs in one direction for hair
minute. He will find out what the whirihg DER
Wis is about at once. , r 49,, ,,,,o,,
Colonel Cody Is especially proud OF the display
which he is making this year with American SOL
d,ers He argues that Americans do not have their
own soldiers all about them all the time. as the
people OF most European countries 90. ana that
about all their ideas Of them are based or waI
stories and what little they know OF the NatlonaI
CT ard. The experiences of the men OF the keguiar
Amy OF the United States Is almost az unknown u
thing TO American civilians as the sports ana ac-
cornDljshments OF Cossacks End Arabs.
Ouickness IN the loading and hring OK cannon
is 10 be expected OF artilerymen; the surprising
thing that these men do is their driving. 1t must
be rene INBRED that the gun goes on four wheels,
and that it Is drawn by six horses. SIX STAKES are
sot up In two rows. the distance betTeea then:
being only an inch and half more than the wldth
OF the carriage. Between these stakes me men
are expected 10 drive their cannon. at 1uii speed
without tipping over any Of the stakes. ot course