Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-01

length CT the arena when the act closed. A
whirling dervish whirled on a small plat
form until other peoples heads swan and
they cried to pull the devil of.
johnnie Bakers Shooting.
Johnnie Baker shot at all known angles
and in nearly his usual f~orm-which is
enough praise for any one man, as every
body knows what Jonathan's usual form"
is.
The Cossacks' drill was what 1t has ever
been-a marvel Of craftsmanship. They
rcde in every imaginable attitude and added
a touch Of the wierd by their strange in
carnations.
Fer the exhibition Of the life saving corps
a spar was raised near the center Of the
arena and over this the lead weight was
shot with a rope attached. A jack tar
hauled in the line. and with it a hawser.
Then the breeches buoy, and in IL Jackie
rode to shore and safety amidst the
cheers Of the anxious.
After the western girls had had a horse
race that made even the oldtimers feel a
little nervous about their safety, the cow
boys came on with their bucking terrors
and for Ave minutes everything and every
body were literally Gin the air." A mod
ern Alexander with the Macedonian name
Of "Baldy" rode a modern Bucephalus that
adds to it's other devil-inspired accomplish
ments a side-step that Jefiries would give
worlds to master; and a curly-haired cuss
with no folks and no fear Of the future
stayed with a gray bunch of bone and mus
Gle that hit the ground Just three times in
making the full length of the arena.
Next. Iron Tail led out his braves for a
war dance, and the painted terpsichoreans
jigged a minute to tom-tom obligato, with
a eryldiminutive redskin 8 years old as the
central ngure. gay in war bonnet and grease
To spirited music the German, English
and colored cavalrymen appeared in sabel
drills, fencing matches on horseback and
fancy laneing. concluding with a magnih'
cent cavalry charge. This was succeeded
by the monkey drill' Of the Sixth cavalry
boys, who rode one. two and three horses
over hurdles while standing erect, and theI
put the mounts through their tricks.
Colonel stn a Shooter.
The attack on the Deadwood coach wa
accomplished with the usual spirit. Boil,
| throwers gave a brief exhibition and theI
the colonel showed the crowd what an OLE
scout who wears his glasses when he read
can do with a repeating rife while riding
swiftly over rough ground. OF the fort!
balls thrown for him by Johnnie Baker, ais
mounted, he broke all but nine, and SOM
Of these were thrown so low that they wer
on a level with the crowd before the marks
man could take a second shot. TIL blood
less hunt OF the seven buffalo followed thi
act.
Suddenly out from the impenetrable re
cesses Of the pressing rooms and camp out
Mt a lone woman dashed and after her. Of
, stesds as feet as her own. twenty howlinl
|, savages. She turned and fired. but on the,
pressed and her escape seemed impossible
But cowboys heard and cowboys came. Afte
them, with equally chivalrous instinct. tn
[ cavalrymen Of all nations came also, an
) even the heavy artillery pieces. The Indian
4 tried to fee. but were hemmed in and no
D a red escaped. When the dashing rescu
/ was accomplished the crowd suddenly re
allied that Colonel Cody and his entir
) company we're posed again, bowling a fare
: well-and that the show was over.
Crowd in the Evening.
At the night performance the crowd wa
scarcely less than 10000. packing the seat
and the ground space from them to th
outside arena rope that has been used eve
since a bueking horse ieaped the FIRST roI
at a little Ohio own and caused a sma
e panic that precipitated part Of the crow
= through the seats and resulted in one elderl
I woman breaking her arm.