The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-06
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place money on the Western cowboy. hav-
ing an abiding faith in his ability to man
age anything in the shape of semblauce
OF horse. So, amid suppressed excite
ment the performance began, and during
the first part of The programme there was
nothing 10 add to it save the yells of the
Indians as they cavorted about in a gro
tesque war dance, and not until the
bronchos and mustangs were let our from
the corral was the audience on the tip
toe of expectancy, for first among them
all towering as a king among the medium
sized Western horses, was the big black
stallion lie Diable. Hardly had he emery
ed from the corral before Buffalo Bill
threw a well directed lasso over his beau
tifully arched neck. This so surprised
him that for a moment ne 'halted in his
tracks, which was a fatal moment for
him, for before he could realize what was
happening one Of the cowboys had strap
ped a bridal on him, and, Try as he would,
he could not shake it off. This first part
was simple indeed, to what followed in the
saddlng. For nearly an hour he resisted
this second indignity, and The whole au-
dience gave a sigh of relief when the
final cinches were put in the straps and
lie diabe was ready for his rider
Then came the question of who was
his rider to be? Every man in the COM
hination wanted the honor of riding that
'big black stiff" as they called him, and
it was finally settled that the only fair
way would be to decide by cutting cards,
so a pack Of cards was soon produced,
and The cuts were made ia fun view of the
audience A cowboy whose name was
Turner won the choice, and without mo-
ment's delay and with face full of sat
isfactlon and determination, he approach
cd his antagonist, and when sufficiently
near, with a graceful spring he lighted
squarely in the saddle.
4 not fr11ft Ia
realize what this weight on his back
meant but In another moment he had
determined to be rid of it. and with
great spring in the air and a frightened
snort he began one of the greatest eXhi-
billions of buck jumping that Mr.. Cody
himself said he had ever witnessed. For
nearly two hundred yards he bounded APP
parently, occasionally only touching the
ground, with back bumped, head between
his forelegs and with legs as stiff as iron,
ssl his hated rider had not been remov-
ed Now, with an effort born of despera-
ton he would be free of him, so lowering
his head ne started on mad race around
the great enclosure. After several times
circling it at his greatest speed, he sud
denly stopped in his tracks and and made
an immense jump off to his left.
This was followed by more buck jumps
and more desperate efforts at dislodge-
ment Although his rider had not budged
hairs breadth from his seat and was
as confident of victory as ever, he realized
that his was no common horse, and he
also realized that the training received on
the plains Of Texas from his boyhood was
standing him now in good stead.
After an hours struggle with his rider
the horse began to show signs of distress
only slight however, yet enough to
make Turner sure that after the fight he
himself would be the master. Drawing at
this time a large Colts revolver from his
belt he opened fushlade OF shots, which
had the desired effect OF throwing the
horse into frenzy and thus firing him