Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-14

1t seemed Ike a dream of foreign
Lands. one moment we We're on thu
Western prairie and tn" next on the
Russian stepp' with the wild Cossacks,
then the scene shifted u the desert ami
the Arabs ana again to cuba ana
Pu ITO Rico Their We're Indians COW
boys Mex,cans. CDesacks, Arabs ANA
soldiers If America. Germany ana Rus
eia. ana squads VI rough riders from
Puerto Rice ana the Philippines. Ii
seemed AZ though the whole wide world
hal been squeezed into the Augusta
Driving Park grounds. II was as
though ,ity had sprung up in a night.
Wh-r.. y, sterlay VS. an ordinary rae
track with a feW horses lIzily Whi~k
ing the flies from their sides as they
nibbltd the grass was city and such
4 city, The diversity of dress. color
and tongues could not have been beat
en- At the historical scene Of the Tower
Of Babel Here were score Of Mex
cans rolling their cigarettes ana talk
ing together Of their homes far away IN
thu land Of the Montezunas. there q
group If cCssacks who looked III
though they We're longing for the via
winds Of the stcppcs. surely no such
a collection ~ representatives Of tn
human race from an parts Of the gloh-
ever before We're gathered together in
one organization for entertainment ana
instruction.
The afternoon performance began
about 2.15 o'clock. Many had arrived
on the grounds long before this hour
and those who took in the side show
We're entertained and amused by thu
magician who accomplished startling
tticks with the cards. Then there wa
the three legged horse ana he was n"
fake. as is often The case with side
show specilltics. but n genuine livr
hprs- with his UNDERMINING limited to
three instead of the four that ar"
found on his more favored brethren.
Ana there was the tiny Chinese dwarf.
whose large head seemed alarmiuEly
out Of proportion with the size of his
body. ana the little dwarf woman who
might have been some little girls doll
dressed up for tha occasion but for the
fact that she talked and smiled and
waved her fan with an energy thar
proved that there was something in h-r
bo-iGts SlWdust. OF course. the usual
wild man was there ana he looked as
te'rihla as ever.
When the Cowboy Band struck UP
TIL" strains Of the star Sp1nglrd Ban
nrr'' I'LL tile main tent most Of the
crowd had arrived. although numbers
VI people continued to fle in frr SOM
time after. The first event was Il
grand review. Several squads Of In
dams in fun war paint rode into the
arena with whoops ana yells. These
H.
Gauchos. Cossacks. cowboys ana cav
airy from the regular armies OF Amer
lea. Germany. England ana Russia.
color Guard Of the cuban veterans and
squad of Rough Riders of Puerto
Rico and the Philippines The review
was a picture that cannot be put into
words. 1t was = mixture of daring
hurscmanship ana fiery action with the
intcrminglng Of gay colors with thos,
AZ sumbtr HUE ana cries in many
tongues After all had been drawn ny
III line 'Buffalo Bill" rode forth ana
after acknowledging the ovation from
ne crowd. introduced the Congress uf
the Rough Riders of the World. Then
with perfect order and intricate evo-
lutions. this strange army rode from
The arena followed by the applause Of
he multitude of spectators.
Astonishing work with the shot gun
was executed by the celebrated marks
woman, Miss Annie Oakley. and race
between the different nationalitics fol-
lowed. in which the horse rode by the
American Cowboy ran into the ropes
but the deXterity Of his rider prevented
an accident. The artillery drill by vet
Grams Of Battery ID. eth Reg. L. :.
Art. was Of intense interest and the
quick. uniform work Of The men called
for much admiration. i group If Mex
leans gave an exhibition Of their deE-
terity with the lasso ana then fplioE Il
the battle Of san Juan Hill
The first scene Of the battle was the
hivouac. The troops entered the arena,
pitched the tents and posted sentinels.
The cOlored troops i'll a distant por-
! ton of the field began to sing My