Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30
BUFFALO BILLS Big SHOW
Nothing Lacking among All the
Things That Were Promised.
Realistic scenes of Westcrn Life-Ex-
pert ShootinR-Militnry Drills
Dnring Exhibitions by Rough
Riders of Many wild Lands.

Buffalo's Bits great and only wild
West show arrived in burlington from
Montpelier Thursday morning with all
| It's bewildorng accomplishments Of cow
| boys Indians, and rough riders from all
| parts of the world. and gave two per
| forinances the Shelhurne street
grounds that for novelty and merit have
never been exceled here in the line of
outdoor entertainments. The arena
| where the events take place Is not COW
| cred, the sheltered seats being placed on
three sides Of rectanele. the perform
crs entering and leaving at one OF the
| short sides This arrangement permit s
| the circulation Of air under the can
vas and at no time during the afternoon
vas it oppressively warm, although the
| thermometer was IN the SOS. An inn
| mense audience which seemed to fiji
every seat was present in tho afternoon
| and about half as many attended the
! evening performance, many powerful
| lights making the arena almost as light
as during the day.
| Col. William f. Cody, is with the show
| in person as usual. and he received a
most cordial welcome from his Burllng
| ton admirers. The colonel Is a wonderful
| tllustratio Of the vigor which the open
| life of the plains produces and While his
| hair is gray he is apparently as strong
| and vigorous as in the days when he
| led thu army scouts against their rcd
| skin enemies and he rides his horse ~
| gracefully. That ago was not t'llins on
| his eye was proven too ny his remark
hlc exhibition Of rino shooting from "A
| CallopIne horse Colonel cody appeared
IN the arena SIX tunes ana TOOK pr"n'
heht part III some u 'he pri''e'pN
| events
Nhen the horSohloh came pouring III
! for tn" grand revl"" "h'ch opened ''F
hfterh'o or performance IL "e'ai'e at
once apparent to righteousness E"'h'r'u
| about the arena that the MANAGEMENT
was not eXasg"ratint IN It's claim 'ha'
! the Sho" was hlEG"r' pett'i anu i'''''
| spectacular than "Fer before 10 tue
! Stlriin; strains OF inc lali'"uS ''"'''
| band, the caNaIcado swept AROUND 'N
Held IT," rough riders o. th' worm
There W"r" genuine cheyenne ana SIOUX
Indians riding th"r war PONIES as ''''H
| ""rc u part OF the animal cowboys "u-
| lore rNAHhE ever the lnu'ai'S = UNA
cas-" IN the saddle '"Ssa'hS' IN" a'''.
4 riders "f Europe Mox'cans' scout an"
guides from the western plans veteran
members "t the Inlted states caNa"!, Il
Sro'ir oi western R'Fl r'"sH 'i'eIN "''u d
detachment or color Suards' So'u'ers VI
IN" armies OF America r''S '"''u' W.
| many Japan RusSla' Aiao''i an" -"'"
leo.
Following promptly on the pasSlnH VI
the pageant came the hrs' OF 'he he'u
events "a race III "h!ch 'o""oS' II vs.
sack MeN!cah' ana an A'"p anu an
indian were pi''ed against eac'l ''"e' .
Inc difference IN their S'V'e oi r''."s
was notlCeaoie feature anu we S'''' II
win "h'ch they went ''''o ''e co"'e''
was contagious WIN 'le "uu'''iOc'
| AN ar'lHer! arm was sNe" WIZ" '''u~
z'e '"au'hS gums sue" as were "H'N ~
'he NN' war. linen CAME ' "'9.''''' Wy
NHo west i'd'ure' an e"'h"''I'' ~ po'''
express F'o'h6 "hich sho"eo no" '"e
mans were 'arrl'o across ,i'e pi"'hs ~.
tHe Oh udvS p'i"re we ram oao' J''"ou
'he East ana west Inc scene Sho"eu
'he chehse OF horses AZ re'as s'a''on'
the rlder ga!opihe IN SWINGING MS SAD
Ole ana pouches 70 lresh morse ana
EaI"pine away AT expires" 'ra'h speed
a troupe OF Arah ana japanese a'h-
letes gave "ond"rful eNhib!'loh OF
acrooatc work ana feats OF strength
ana agnitN
linen came one OF the drahauc ac'S
FOR which Runalo BINS VIA West mas
been famous since its earliest days the
attack upon an em'srant train ny IN
dams ana the rescue OF the party Jhs'
ir the nick OF time ny band OF COW
Boys ana scouts lncloental 10 the scene
was buffalo hunt, a virginia reel on
horseback, songs by the enigran's oc-
t"tte and "A nigh school performhnC" b!
Ray Thompson s trained range horses,
An exhibition Of wonderful work with
the lasso by Mexican rope throwers and
illustration Of old time stage coach travel
In which the old Deadwood stage coach
was introduced, were followed by an
exhibition of rife shooting on horseback
by bunalo Bi!l himself Colon"! Cody re-
ceived an ovation from the audience that
proved his popularity and his work was
warmly applauded
The reproduction of the battle Of sum
nit Springs was one Of the big features
Of the show. This battle was fought or
June II. 1869, in eastern Colorado near
the Nebraska line Buffalo BIZ was Their