New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-30
Wild WEST AT THE GARDEN
OPENING OF THE SEASON OF BUFFALO
BILLS EXHIBITION.
rur mo suoyy OF PREVIOUS YEARS. WITH \
FEW NEW FEATCREs-A PICTURE W
TIE RATTLE OF SAN JUAN.

THE BATTLE OF SAN JUAN
The Wild West has extended 80 far West tn''
has met the East 1t has also reached pom.
whore !, IL considerably wilder than anything that
has held rank as the Wtid West in a consderaoi'
number Of years II has passed peyohu 'i""'
and has crossed tho line where the dale chains
and whore you gain day or lose day. anu 70
has become. the orient Buffalo biI H8s io''o",'
II He had already included Arabs and CossacSs III
his show and now that Filipros are taken in' IL Is
prettv hard to say whether it Is a Wild West OF Il
Wild East.
not that anybody cares The show mas peco'n,
90 broad AZ to reach nearly around the e"rt" """
perhaps THE wild Circle" would be s"o' ,a'"o
for IL The other Congress OF RouGh h'd'rS
If tho World'-is more approprint" than ever
before This name of Rough Riders was nfS'
used as far as anybody remembers ny h"n'''
BIZ little loss than a year ago II was "u'
rowed and bestowed on volunteer regiment ., ".
United states Army which has since become 'oou'
as famous as Buffalo Bits show Itself and fhat IS
saving good deal but Buffalo Bi ava not S"""
any resentment On the contrary. he "hgas''
members Of that very regiment TO join ms Sr""'
These with some Of the colored troops OF NV ~
MAR Army aomc TIawaans In dresses hh' H"'"
matched roofs and tho aforesaid Filip'noS' 'o'''
Tho imnorton part Of the acquisitions of this year
The parade which was postponed on i"''
because of the rain. was successfully a'co',P''
Yesterday morning and thousands enjoyed ire
view Of tho strange peoples whom 'o"ne' ~
has brought together In the evening "V''F '"."N
was ready ai the Madison Square Garden anu -
Mic aus,erce came in and occupied the spac" all
around the amphithcare except the fo"r'"-"''
end which is always reserved TO be Sho' a.
Tho leading features Of the big show ar" al"al
tho san,o They arc the which originally Inao'
IFS fame and they tn" ones when aS'""S"''
tho natives OF all the principal cities OF EUROPE az"
eayo Buffalo Bill worldwide fame. nsteao ..
from wear to year because they canno' wei pe
tmprovod Some OF the features Of next importance
can be and arc varied from time ~ time no
most important disclosure of last night was the
GOOD atIon-a. altogether the best that has
yet been attempted. II began win canlp rV", ,r
which was much more amusing tnsn anybody SUP,
posed would be. The colored troops We're recevrp
with great Rdnr. they
did their part with tho enjoyment when Il always
obvious when colored people haze any pa an,bem
"Theron he hot tine in the o!d town ing ,be
storminr Of the hin and the taking Of the position
which made excellent picture -,
The Gymkhana was another new feature on
tho progra mme and 1t looks as II good deal more
might he made OF IT than IL made ~ Is scstSes
in the word I'm the last dfteen years what the rest
Of the show was Ike. Miss Annie Oakley JOHNNY
Baker and Colonel cody himself still shoot glass
nothing more need be said for 1t man tnat LII, !. -,
their old accuracy. The artillery and cavalry drs
show marvellous EXPERIENCES The COWBOYS ana ne
hucking ponies set everybody In roar. ana inc
Indians curdle tho blood with yels ana Ehos'
battle acts and the whirling dervish ,whrls tlll
Everybody in the house except himself Is glnuS
Tho attacks on tho omigrant train. the Deadwood
coach and the settlers cabin are retained ara so
IL tho huffalo hunt which might as wei ne IeIt our,
Then there tho pony express the Me .N ha
expert with the lasso. numerous races ana me
curious riding Of the Cossacks. me prograaHlnl.
vas long and parts Of II were rather nurr"d last
night For some Of the acts scarce.y time enough
vas allowed Tor them 10 he seen to gcod adVan-
,.qe Tho audience would gladly have stayed =
little longer for the sake OF seeing little more or
the best things - -, >,.st,o,
General Miles occupied the box over the Madison
ave entrance and he was greeted with applause
whom he stood 10 receive and TO acknowledge the
sainte of Inc detachment Of United states CAV
sIr, ~, its nrst entrace. Mrs. Custer. widow or
General Custer. was also present