The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-25
THE GREAT WILD WEST.
Colonel COdy'S Congress Of Rough
Riders Captured Houston
A VERY REMARKABLE AGGREGATION
Vctcrans Of Many Wars and Daring Men
Of All Nations in Feats OF Skill
and Precision.
a VERY REMARKABLE AGGREGATION

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II has come and gone Buffalo Bits Wild
West and Congress Of Rough Riders OF the
world For weeks Houston people have
been awaiting with keen anticipatlous Of
enjoyment the arrival Of this. one OF the
most unique amusement combinations In ex-
istence. and at last have again enjoyed the
pleasure Of beholding It's wondrous scenes
depicted under the management Of it's no
less unique proprietor and originator, Colo
mel William T. Cody frontiersman, scout,
soldier. bnnalo hunter, Indian fighter, gen'
tlelnan and prince Of entertainers.
Forty-nine cars are necessary TO convey
the GOO or ZOO people and their horses from
place TO place. After the arrival here, the
city OF tents constituting the canvas homes
u the various nationalities embraced IA
the aggregation OF artists, w1s renred Win
almost magical sWiftncs5 and precision ana
the performers were ready ~ greet theip
friends and admirers, the public
The parade at 1890 vel merited the
eneumhms Of the thousands who lined both
sides of the route taken through the CITY
Inc procession apprpXimated mile IN
length, and was truiy great from poth u
spectacular mid cducati0nal standpoint
both Oh account OF us completeness as 20
detail and cosmopoiitanism as 90 features.
IN h could BE seen the mounted warriors
OF nearly all the worlds ightlng nations
AL gathered and held together IN QUE , nar,
monlous whole by the picturesque hsure
whose name H. Dr1rs-once poor western
trapper with no capital save his ribe.
LIVING STORY BOOKS.
Little children gazcd 10 round-eyed won
derunout az the scene Of "story books come
TO life" as one wee tot expressed herself,
ssti a ui
an exterior of well-urcd indifference the in-
terest they felt as glltterins squads, sec
lions, platoous und troops on sleek, Well
groomcd mounts rode gaily past the review
tng thousands 1.-the, clean built Amori-
can regulars and oowboys swnrthy Cuhnns
uud AicAicuns. sturdy, bronzed British vet
Grams az Egyptian plains and the South
African ycld,s and kopics; erect aud phlcg
umtic Uhlals flom thr l'etheriandi bearded
LGssacks IRON rae Isnrs domlihona' tul-
baued uesccndants of the Nnraceus; ngile
Bedoulns W the desctti gduchos from enc
south American puupus; weather beaten
heroes of Cuce SANS aic-suyiug service,
gallant buuulo soldiers FROM thc famous
Fighting ICuthi eludy lrncvrs fruW thc
British coloutc% hght nruilel}men 81 our
own service; Mexican vuquelus palnttdi
Ieatbered gid bedizeucl redskins from sew
eral tribes an were there. ANA formed
part of tho gilttet!ng pageant
Inc performance al = ~ III WIS WllltnH-
cd py luliy 10000 people, tlat being the
seating capacity of the tent. II began
promptly NJ the hour designated, and Tor
over three hours the vast audience. swell.
citing beneath the rays nt torrtd sun,
wore charmed. delighted, with the varied
features presented hy Colonel Codys enter
taipcrs. The most prominent acts follow
fla their consecutive order
Overture, "star spuuslci Banner COW
hoy band
Grand review, Introducing the rough
riders of the world.
Race OF raees, cowboy, CoSHack, Mexican,
Arab, gutrchD aud Indian,
LlEhI artillery dlill by platoon from bat.
tory b, l'lftn artillery
Indian uttack ON prairie cmlgrnnt train
crossing the plains rcpuls ID By scouts aud
pory express. illustrating fast mail scry-
icc ~ the West before tae advent II ran
Nexican gaqueros assolue exhibition.
Blttlc OF flcu fsin including assembly Of
tile powers, allied 0lrnnCe uuou The city
and turmlus OF Che walls.
Stauiuu horscnou lu fpUts of horsempu
ship ANA examples of their auiusemeuts.
Johpuy BnEg In dinicult fcaB vi marks
tossaeks from the Caucasus Ia horsemau-
lirH a the United States fesn,iug serv
ice showing use 1i modern methods,
I,acp between Western American girls.
Cowboy Wu-braakiug hrOucAus. rupingr
etc
bareback Riding and military exercises Of
troopers lFom tur sixth cavalry T. 5, A.
Attack ou bcadwoud cpHch by Indians
and heir repulse 10y cowboys under Buffalo
Baroback yacing by Indian boys
Three minute with the rough riders Of
snarps6ootlng while riding at fun speed
Attack on scttlers cnbln bv Indians aud
their repnlse BIS iiunalo Bin and q band OF
scouts; cowbors and frontiersmen;
-. "a. 70 "a. q & Ia md