Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-25
Terrific Combat Seen by Five
Thousand Spectators in
Geological Garden
cRAzED BY A LAME FOOT
One of Pawnee Bills Wild West Cow
boys Undertakes to Lasso the Beast
and Came Near Losing His Life in
the Fight That NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Were Daxed.

New York July 25.-From the eleNa-
lions surrounding the buffalo corral at
the Bronx Geological park, 5000 spec
tators witnessed a thrilling bull fight
yesterday afternoon. They saw the
maddened bison bull Cody attack a
alertness of his trained COW pony saved
his life. For an hour the battle was
waged 1t was far from the intention
of Acting Director HI. R. Mitchell to
treat the public to a public bull fight,
but Cody's bad temper had not been
counted upon.
A few days ago the buffalo stepped
on a broken piece of WIRE netting,
causing a painful wound in the right
hind hoof. The wound festered and
DR.. w. Reed Blair feared blood poison
ing would set in. The keepers made
futile attempts to capture Cody so thai
an operation could be performed, but
the buffalo drove them from the In
closure.
So painful was the injury that Cody
became fretful. He began to butt ev-
erything in sight and demolished with
his massive head thick board parti-
ton of the barn. Director Mitchell de-
cided that II he wished to save the
rest Of the building the wire must be
removed from Cody's hoof.
Pete Abbey, cowboy Of the Pawnee
Bill Wild West show, was hired He
rode his famous mustang Pinto to the
zoo yesterday, and told Director Mitch
ell that he would undertake to lasso
Cody in five minutes.
Cody looked as mild as an old cow
when Abbey rode his pony into the
corral. He stood under the lee of the
shed with his wounded hoof lifted from
the ground and his bushy head drop-
ped.
Cody had stood for hours like man
with dull toothache, ready to flare up
on the slightest provocation. Several
keepers went into the corral on foot
to assist in the capture All carried
lassoes. but Abbey was the only expert
among them. Their presence, however,
probably saved the cowboys life.
With swinging lariat Abbey adj
vanced slowly toward the buffalo. The
moose sailed thru the air and settled
on the bushy neck of the bull Cody
shook his head and tossed it off.
Then with a thunderous roar the
buffalo charged cowboy and pony. The
wounded hoof was forgotten and the
pentup rage of several days suffering
turned the buffalo into demon. Cody
dashed with lowered head straight at
the pony and was almost upon 1t when
Abbey dug his spurs into Pinto's sides
and the mustang jumped forward. The
buffalo darted by behind him.
Cowboy in Close Quarters.
Cody checked himself, whirled
around and charged the pony and rider
again. This time Abbey and the pony
were trapped between the fence and
the sheds. The keepers rushed for
ward and hurled their lariats. The
ropes settled over Cody's back and he
turned to face the men enemies. This
gave Abbey his chance and he whipped
his pony out Of the dangerous quar-
tiers.
The believing bull charged one
keeper after another until he drove
them over the fifteen-foot fence
Keeper Tooney left piece of his coat
tails on Cody's horns. The task Of
Capturing Cody was then left to Alb
hey.
The skill of the cowboy and the clev-
er lodging of the pony saved them
both from death many times. Step
by step Abbey and Pinto-for equal
credit must be given to the splendid
COW pony-forced the buffalo into the
corner between the fence and sheds.
Abbey made fifty unsuccessful casts
with his lasso before he finally landed
the moose over Cody's head.
Then the keepers ran in and helped
him drag the buffalo toward a tree.
The rope was tied around it and an
other lasso was cast around Cody's
foot. Abbey took the end Of this lasso
and spurred Pinto forward on the
run. The shock threw the big buffalo
to the ground and in an instant the
four keepers were sitting on his head.
1t was simple matter then for DR..
Blair to perform the operation.