Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
|CALLS TAFT.PATR|0T ride FOR ROOSEVELT
Vice President Refuses Other Former President Appauds
wise to Talk Politics. Skill of Cowboy Friends.
PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT GREAT DAY IN CHEYENNE
Courage Stability mnes Behind Bucng Bronco Fur
Good Nature nshes Lots Of Fun
SPEECH MADE AT CLINTON, Ill. TEDDY, ALSO Is BUCKER
States Described and Protec
ton Commended. Ready Rders
Former President AppIauds
Skill of Cowboy Friends.
GREAT DAY IN CHEYENNE
Sand Greek, q Bucking Broncho, Fur
nishes Lots Of Fun.
TEDDY, ALSO, Is A BUCKER
Horse Named for Guest Of the Day
Taxes Skill Of Vests Best Rough
and Ready Riders

CHEYENNE. wyo.. August o7.-"rm
here to see what you fellows can do on
the hurricane deck of q broncho," Theo-
dore Roosevelt said today as q group of
cowboys. the hardest riders In the west,
gathered about him. mounted on their
horses.
Col. Roosevelt saw all that the wild
west OF today had to show him in the
way OF deeds and skill and daring, and
said that the spirit Of the west was
still alive.
AS Col. Roosevelt watched the cowboys
at their work. heard the Indians yell and
saw tho familiar sights of more than
twenty years ago. when he was q plains
man, the spirit OF it all came over him
again. and he climbed down from the
hag-draped reviewing stand and mounted
a big white horse. He galioped around
the half-mile track at Frontier Park and
past the crowded grandstand, while cow
boys yelled. Indians gave their war
whoop and the rest Of the crowd Joined
In a tremendous shout. He dismounted
after one lap, smiling his delight, and
went back to his place to see the rest
of the fun.
Not Day Of Formally.
There was no formality about Roose-
Welt today at Cheyenne. Every cowboy
who had drawn years pay and could
get here came. There were thousands
of them. with q good many cowgirls.
They came on horseback from miles
hundreds Of miles away. The streets
were thronged with men and women on
horseback. in their picturesque attire
of many colors. There were a good
many thousands Of other persons, too.
eastern tourists and the tradeSmen and
plain farmers Of the region; but they
got little attention. It was the day Of
the old wild west.
BY the time Col. Roosevelt arrived
here, shortly after o'clock this MORN
They met him at the station with a
band and an escort of cavalrymen. and
then there was a parade. The exhibit
ton at the park followed. and then
there came a dinner. which Gov. Brooks
gave to the former President. A smoker
at the Industrial Club and a theater
party, both Of which Col. Roosevelt at
tended, wound up the day.
Sand Creek a Bad Horse.
The celebration at the park. which Is
set in the midst of the brown plains OF
Wyoming. q mile and half north OF
the city, was the star attraction, and
Sand Creek came next. Sand Creek Is
said to be the wickedeA horse In the
world, and after a long combat ne
bested AL Whitney. one OF the most
skillful horsemen that the west mas.
Col Roosevelt watched the struggle.
and after ii was over he shook the hand
OF Whitney and complimented him.
The sun was baking the plains with us
fierce heat when Col. Roosevelt appear
ed. He rode in an automobile from Cney-
enne, although some OF the COWBOYS were
expecting that he would appear In chaps
and sombrero on a horse. The Indians
were the first to spy him as he rounded
the turn of the half-miie track and Sci
up a wild yell. The crowd that nlled the
and the bleachers and over
flowed into the field Joined In ana gave
the colonel the noisest welcome he has
had since he left New York for his west
ern trip.
cant. Hardy, who. according to the
man who made the announce
ment, is the champion marksman OF the
world. was just drawing a picture OF
Col. Roosevelt by firing bullets at white
target when the colonel appeared. The
colonel took his place in reviewing
stand lust across the track from the
and watched the champions
fancy shots.
Cowgirls In q Race.
Four cowgirls had a half-mile race on
horseback next. Joella Irwin. who is
thirteen years old, appeared In short
white trousers on the back OF Brownie
and she caught the coloners fancy. Be-
fore the race began he beckoned to her
and shook her hand. She had two hard
falls from her mount yesterday and was
severely shaken, but refused 10 with
draw. She won the race today, and Col.
Roosevelt called her back to him to tell
her how glad he was.
Thereafter a dozen cowboys picked up
the reviewing stand, after Col. Roosevelt
had descended from II. and carried 1t
across the track, so that the crowd might
hear the coloneIs speech. which came
next.
half an hour he talked to the crowd.
He smoke of the old west. now fast pass
ing away, and the men 1t developed. He
told the people of the new west that they
must preserve those Same characteristics
IL the nation Is to endure. He urged
them to be progressive.
ut will be a bad day for America
the end of America-if the average
American loses the quality OF being a
dead game man." he said.
That caught the fancy of tho cowboys.
who cheered him wildly.
Tells Of Indian Fights.
Col. Roosevelt watched the parade with
the closest attention. When the Indians
rode by yelling their war cries. the col
onel waved his hat at them. and. turning
to Gov Brooks. said:
..Twenty-seve years ago We shot one
of these Sioux in q brush on the plains
and the Indians shot a cow puncher.
stood off several OF them for two hours"
The colonel liked the cowboys. but he
did not think they looked quite as they
used. to when he lived In the west.
The cowboys were galloping past tho
when the crowd on the side
walks grew SO dense that 1t broke out Of
bounds and scores OF persons were push
ed into the street. The cowboys threw
a collision, and as their companions gal
Toned up from behind II looked as II
there would be a dangerous crush of
horses in front OF the reviewing stand
In a minute 1t was all over. Col. Roose-
Welt smiled again and said:
..Twenty-six years ago / saw COO cow
boys ride into Glendive. Mont, on a dead
run. They pulled up their horses lust
like that, massed In the middle Of the
street. This is just like old times"
Strenuous Broncho Busting.
The broncho busting was most interest.
ing of all to Col. Roosevelt. While Al
whitney was having his tussle with Sand
Creek. the COLONEL rose from his seat in
his excitement and watched every move
by man and horse. Sand Creek IL a