Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
BIG WILD WEST
SHOW IS HERE
BUFFALO BILL EXHIBITS IN
LOS ANGELES TODAY
Cowboys and Indians, with All Theil
Frontier Manners, Will Delight
Crowds at Agricultural
Park
The Wild west show is here.


Accompanied by one hundred red
skins, bedaubed with paint and clothed
for the greater part in feathers, and
hundreds of other rough riders who
are more careful about the thickness
of their apparel, Buffalo Bill, alias
Colonel William F. Cody, and his Wild
West show, will arrive early this
morning and encamp at Agricultural
park.
In order to have the grounds there
in good condition seven sprinkling
carts will work all night on the arena
under the supervision of Samuel Field
er, one of the advance agents of the
big show.
There will be no parade, but Colonel
Cody and many of his horsemen will
be seen tomorrow when the members
of the Vaquero club will escort them
round Los Angeles.
There are several new features in
the Wild West show this season, but
probably that which has scored the
greatest success, in point of originality,
Is the game of football on horseback.
In this novel number five Indians are
pitted against five white men, and
| there is a BATTLE reyal to see which
side can push, kick or shove an inn
mense pigskin, six feet three inches
in diameter, through the goal posts
The horses seem, it is said, to have
a human knowledge and interest ir
| the result of the game, and fight like
human beings to see that their side
Is the winning one.
In the big feature, the Battle o1
| Summit Springs, all the redskins, with
| their squaws and papooses, will be
seen in the interesting details of their
| life as it was in the days of forty
years ago.
It was in this fight that Colonel
Cody killed Chief Tall Bull, and a
full reproduction of the duel is shown
in the arena. Colonel Cody will be
seen in the inclosure six different
times. Despite the fact that his hair
is snow white, he is as 1.-THE and grace
full as ever. Not q man in the arena
can ride as well as he can, even in
the latter days of his life.
The old scout will also be seen in
his shooting act from the back of a
galloping horse, and in new feature
representing a buffalo hunt.
The Vaquero club, which, at Colonel
Codys special request, will escort him
on a tour of the city, starting from
Agricultural park at 9:30 Friday morn
ing, was organized three years ago.
Its president is DIR. f. G. Shurtleff;
it's vice president e. R. Plummer; j.
P. Kerner is secretary and Charles
G. Lehnhauser Is treasurer. 1t was
formed to promote horseback riding,
and sports Connected Herewith, and
prides itself on having among its MEM
bers the greatest adopts in that line
In Southern California. At present
1t has sixty-five members.
Since its organization it has ridden
In all the fiesta parades, at those of
the Pasadena Tournament of Roses,
and at the entertainments given at
Venice on Admission day. 1t also
acted as escort during the fleet week.
Among the members who will ride
with Colonel Cody Friday will be
Charles Meadows, better known as
Arizona Charlie, who himself has been
the conductor of a Wild West show,
and e. R. Plummer, who has the rep
utation of being the best rough rider
and roper in California.
The Wild West show will give four
performances in this city, at and s
p. m. Thursday and Friday.