Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-04-21
STARTS ON HIS HUNT
PRESIDENT MOUNTS HIS sreeo
With Small Party pashes Into the Viii
dernsss-6ut First Makes Every
body in New Castle Happy by shsk-
ing Hands All Round.

Denver. April ia Republican sps-
eiai from GlsnNOOi Springs last night
says: Jake BOFaE. the chief guide c;
the Presidents party. MAS al the dspo,
At New Castle when the train arrived
At s:iI a. II. lie received a hearty
greeting and hanfskake. Their. Mas
some inquiry eOhesrniHg the state Of
preparations and then a visit to the
corral To permit the President to try
the horse that had been selected for
his riding. The President measured
the lsnsih Of the stiFrup On his arm. in
cowboy way. mOuHIsd and put the
horse through a tse PAGES. declaring
himself at the end Of the trial fully sat
isfied with the animal
As the people of SeS Castle had
gathered around the party the PE.si-
dent. saying that AS IL Nas only a small
town he felt he cOald shak. hands
with everybody. proceeded TO do so.
laughing and Joking as he progressed
around the circle. After meeting
nearly everybody in this way he laugh
insiy accused some Of doubling back"
GU him. saying:
This looks like cas-. Of ringers
TO me. ! know ! have shaken this
hand before" and So EIyiEs each eiii-
zen AT least oEe greeting and soms of
them two.
I, was suggested that III. engine
crew had mad. in the Presidents be-
half the longest run ever made through
III. mountains and the President in.
sisted nt once that he must see the
boys" lie walked rapidly aianE tho
side Of the 'rain TO the engine. shook
hands with Engineer J. II. iiopkinson
and Fireman Robert Chapman. eompli-
mcni.d them and thanked them. and
In turn did the same with o;h-rN Of
the tram force. The run had b--n
made by one crew over four divisions.
Mrs. Nicholas Hahn appeared with a
splendid specimen Of horschnir braid.
ins In the form Of bTidi. in red.
white and blue coloFs. which she asked
10 President to present To his daush-
ter. Miss Alice Roosevelt. on behalf Of
the women Of New Castle. The Prcsl'
dent thanked her sraeIouSiy. The bri.
die was braided by Arthur Hardy dur.
Ing Idle moments and he Started u n
year ago. The mouHtlnsH are OF all
yer.
Some one gave the Prcsidcn, one OF
tho business cards of the mayor Of
New Castle which reads George II.
Norris. mayor. BlacksmIthins and Wa
to please the President greatly.
This fellow 10 democratic" he said.
IL want TO meet him"
Mayor Norris WAS brought forward
and enjoyed hugely the honor paid
him.
II was exactly s:s7 when the train
arrived. Some important mall that
had been expected was not waiting at
New Castle. hut came In later on the
d. & Il. q. This held the hutInG party
Shrcc hours and half Mt New Castle.
when the business OF the President
Ind been disposed Of In such n way
that IL could be left with Secretary
Loeb. the horses were brought UP 10
the car from the corral.
The big white horse picked for the
President gave no sign OF appreciation
OF the high honor. He had been sad.
died for duty and soldier.i!ke and sto.
Idly offered himself In its discharge.
A few steps from the car the President
reached him, took the reins In IN.
miliar way and. like n cowboy intent
on n long trip. climbed into the sad
die. With n wave OF the hand to the
people he started his horse in the way
n cowboy always signals his horse to
move, n flick of the reins simultane-
ously with slapping OF the TANKS
with feet. The President started
away. closely followed by John Con
and Phil B. Stewart.
DR.. A. Lambert, the friend and ply
sician of the President. was slower TO
mount. Jake Borah. guide. and Brick
p. Wells. chief packer. waited for him
to reach the saddle and then the three
followed some 3e0 yards to the rear.