The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-25

bears his name is in every respect 'the
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The great Wild West aggregation,
consisting of eight hundred men and
five hundred horses arrives in st. Paul
this morning on two special trains over
tie Omaha .-. a,.s..t.g.s5,
From the depot the show will be i'm
rnqeediaattedly transferred to the show
grounds at Dale and Lexington and at
$3.50 the great parade wilEibegins 1triAv45
ersing the principal thoroughfares of
the city There will be two perform.
ances at and 8 O'Clock.
Skaters Driving Outfit.
4 One of the features Of the show.
which must be Immediately mentioned.
is of peculiar interest to ST. Paul. 1t
is the famous mule ana blackboard
which Gen. Shafters used in Cuba dur
ing the Spanish American war. The
blackboard is a St.9Paul institution and
was probably made right in this city.
At any rate,5Tit Belonged to Quarter
master Sergeant Clark, of the Third
infantry which was located at Shell
ing, Clark took the blackboard with
him to Cubat Gen. Shafter took a
great liking TO The comfortable edui--
page and appropriated it to his own
use.1 After thee1war Clark put in a
claim against theoigovernment for the
loss of his fig AID it. was honored.
When the war was over Gen. Shafter
no longer had any use for the mule and
the buekboard. the outfit was taken to
New York by3 Ger. Whiteside.-A At that
time the Wild West people were in
New York, and Col Cody and Mr.. SAILS
bury purchased the mule and rig to
add to their SansJuan Hill feature.
Heroes of Many Wars.
An interesting and generally I'M
known fact about the show is this:
The parade represents every war of
Importance from the time of the Civil
war, with the exception of the Chi
nese-Japan war. Col Cody himself is
representative Of the Civil, war and
of the various Indian and border war
fares. Then. there is the UnAed States
cavalry that saw strenuous service in
Cuba, Porto Rico. and the Philippines.
The Roosevelt Rough Riders and the
native Cubans are also Representatives of
the most recent struggle of the Amer
lean republic. There are English SOL
years of service in South Africa, in
India and Egypt. men who were with
Gordon and with Kitchener; Cossacks,
who wear the cross of ST. George, cow
punchers, who have fought the fierce
battles of the prairies. The soldiers in
the Wild West show are not tin SOL
diers. They were selected by Col. Cody
because they were real soldiers and rep
resented vital part of the history Of
nations. Taken together. they form in
deed a panoramic picture1of the uni,
verse. fgd
People who watch the magnifcently
trained horses will be surprised to
know that six months ago over 200 of
them were green hArses to whom sad
die and bride were unknown. On the
last day Of last seasons schedule the
big show passed through a wreck
which killed 200 horses. and it was nec-
essary to secure green animals and
train them for show purposes.
Grand Opening Spectacle.
Tie grand ride that opens the Wild
West exhibition is something that,
once seen, cam never be forgotten. At
the word of command given by Col.
Cody the 500 horsemen break their
ranks in seeming confusion, only to re-
veal moving labyrinth with Old
Glory in the center of the wide arena.
Circle within circle these rough riding
and highly trained equestrians pass
around at gallop until the eye is daz-
zled and confused. Coming as 1t does
at the commencement Of the pro-
gramme, intense enthusiasm Is at once
aroused and the subsequent scenes