The Washington herald., 1908-05-18
BUFFALO BILL HERE
Wild West Aggregation at
Fifteenth and II Northeast.
TO GIVE FOUR PERFORMANCES
Many New Features Added 10 the
show This Year-More Than 500
Persons and 500 HOrses-Great
sham Battle, in Which Fight at
Summit Springs Is Reproduced.

Bringing with him the usual large reti-
nue. OF rough riders OF many different
nationalities. "RuffalO Bill" (Col. William
T. Cody encamped with his Wild West
yesterday afternoon at Fifteenth and H
streets northeast, where the aggregation
will remain for two days. giving four
performances, which are said In New
York and Philadelphia TO be even more
wild than ever.
There are more than 100 Indians with
the show this year. but as Col, Cody pre-
fers to have his horses fresh for each
performance, there will be no parade.
Despite this, however, yesterday morn
Ing there was that which looked far more
interesting than an ordinary pageant,
when tie cowboys, ranch girls, Indians,
and several other nationalities slowly
made their way from the place of unload
ing to the encampment.
A Huge Canvas City.
Not long after they arrived the barren
field looked like a huge canvas city.
Here and there were small tents. and in
the distance. just under a hill, were the
Indian tepees. with the strange wording
painted on the canvas. Red men strolled
about the camp, smoking long pipes and
looking as stole as the Sphynx- Occa-
sionally they would grunt an answer OF
growl a question. much to the amusement
of the thousands who were watching the
men setting up the show.
More than 800 persons are with the
exhibition and $50 horses. Every one OF
the men, women. and children and ami
mails was busy at a certain hour In the
afternoon eating meal. which all seem
ed 10 relish, and judging from the odor
emanating from the cook tent, it was
worth devouring.
Buffalo BIZ has a programme this
year that viii make the small boy and
the adult feel all the thrills they want.
One of the chief features this year is a
horseback football game, in which a six
foot ball is moved about the arena by
horses and men. There are FIVE men on
a side, Indians and part cowboys. The
red men have striven hard to put the
ball between the goal posts oftener than
the cowboys. and In Madison Square Gar
den it was a tie 20 the last night, when
the cowpunchers won out Last week
brought another victory for the cowboys.
It has been deemed IN New York City
one of the most interesting and thrilling
games ever been put on exhibition.
Apart from this, there are several other
features as well as many that have made
a name for Buffalo Bins Wild West.
Col. Cody on Hand
Col. Cody. erect as ever, his eye as
keen as it was when he fought red men
on the plains. now looks the picture Of
health. His hair is snow white, but that
lends enchantment to the sight OF the OLD
scout on horse Jack. Johnny Baker.
who distinguished himself in France in
shooting clay pigeons, will go through
the usual performance OF hitting clay
pigeons in almost every conceivable posi-
ton
Probably one Of the most interesting
pictures that has ever been put into an
arena is Col Cody's conception Of the
battle of Summit Springs, which was
fought IN 1859 and in which Col. Cody
killed Chief Tall Bull. Everything per
tanning TO the life Of the man Of yester-
day is shown in this illustration of the
battle between the whites and the Dog
Soldiers"
Harry Devlin's zouaves are more pie
turesque this year than last, and Devlin
has augmented the number Of men 10
make the drill more interesting
The celebrated trained horse, Joe Bal
ley" which at one time was owned by
the Senator of that name. before his dis
cOveTy as a dancer, dances a cakeWalk.
and picks up a handkerchief from the
ground and hands 1t TO his rider and
trainer Ray Thompson. AbOu Hammad' S
Arab acTObats lend a touch Of the far
East to the Wild West, as do also the
performing Japanese.
A Woman Rider.
Annie Schaeffer, the only woman in the
world who has been able 10 stay for any
length Of time on the back of a bueking
broncho. will ride one Of the fractions
horses twice a day.
Col Cody, who is in excellent form,
held an impromptu reception at the New
Willard Hotel yesterday. He was greeted
by Senator Warren. Of Wyoming; Con-
gresham Mondell, Gen. Eugene A. Carr.
who was In command at the battle of
Summit Springs, so vividly depicted in the
Wild West Show; Gen. Wesley Merritt,
Gen. Mike Sheridan. Gen. Ludlow. Gen.
Bell. and officers with whom he had
served.