New-York tribune., 1905-03-03
ROUGH RIDERS ON HAND.
Seth Bullock and His "Horse
There's" Hare Great Day.
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Washington March 2.-Seth Bullocks COW
punchers and Alexander Brodie's Rough Riders
corralled the capital to-day. The Rough Riders
came first They held meeting at the Willard
Hotel, which, they say, is the finest eating and
lodging house south of the WaIdorf-Astoria, and
took run over TO Fort Myer. across the Po-
tomac, to have squint" at the horses General
Cheffee has picked out for their use on Satur-
day. Seth's sixty plainsmen reached town at
130 O'clock. and. after roping a quantity OF
sandwiches and placing their brands a few Of
the most promising looking wet goods en-
poriums near the railroad station declared
Washington 'tall TO the good,' and proceeded to
strike out in the direction Of 10th-st and Lousi-
ana-ave.. where their horses were supposed 10 be
in corral. After few false trails had been fol-
lowed the cowmen made a roundup safe and
sound at the livery stable where they found all
their mounts full of health and meanness as
VIXEN they left their Western ranges two or
three weeks ago.
That pinto pony Of mine' remarked Captain
Bullock, pointing with pride in the direction of
the great appaloose remarkable for the number
and size of his white spots, 'is the best all
round chunk of horse beef you ever laid eyes on.
The other cayuses you see here are also some
when IL comes TO doing stunts on a range and
the horse thieves that ride 'em, why, of all the
shooting, drunken loafers that ever loaded up
authors, they're the limit"
Seths eyes filled with tears OF admiration at
the thought When Seth calls you a horse thief
II means you are all right and entitled to the
confidence OF honorable men. !. If, on the con-
trary, he should happen to designate you as
sheep face" you may know that you have
fallen from his esteem, and unless you are look
ing for trouble. it might be a wise move to seek
other society.
''Thirty-five Of these horse thieves" continued
Seth, -are from South Dakota, thirteen are from
Wyoming are from Montana, three from
Nebraska. and two from Oklahoma As bunch
they have ridden the ranges all their lives and
a good many of them knew the President when
he was ranching it out the Little Missouri in
the SOS. Every one of them would go through
fire and birthstone for the President and some
of them TO show their regard have gone on half
rations and mortgaged their pay for months to
rake up enough Of the long green to make the
trip. Others are fellows who own their ranches
ana their thousands Of cattle. and. if it came to
show down. could buy out and sell a whole lot
OF these smooth Eastern chaps that have their
names on big hank windows in Wall-st
Among the famous men who will be in the
gang are Jess Driskill, who holds the South
Dakota records for rough riding, ropng and
= tying; Bob Holconbe. who has taken barrels Of
prizes in South Dakota and Wyoming; Mac
Quest, a famous roper. J. H. Minnick, holder of
the Southwestern championship; Johnnie owen
II the Sheriff OF Newcastle. Wyo., who was Clusters
head scout and the best scout and Indian fighter
that ever looked down the barrel OF a rife:
'Hackamore' Ben, Silent smith, Statesman
Saunders and half-dozen others whose names
! can't recall now. I'm sorry that We can't
give the folks in Washington little exhibition
Of roping and branding I suppose there isn't a
thing in the whole blamed town to rope unless
it's the Washington Monument. Might offer a
prize to the horsethief who will throw that and
brand il on the proper place"
J. c. Dahlman, Democratic National Commit
teeman from Nebraska, and one of William ].