Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-28
Carried Away With Enthusi-
asm Colonel Deserts Grand
Stand For Seat on Hurricane
Deck Of Big White Bronc,
ROOSEVELT DAY ROYALTY
CELEBRATED IN CHEYENNE
Picturesque Program of Front
Ter Celebration Conyinces
Former PIainSman That
Spirit of West Still Lives,
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Chevenne, Wyo., Aug 27.-eIm
here to see what you fellows can do
on the hurricane deck OF a bronco. .
Theodore Roosevelt said today. as 4
group of cowboys, the hardest riders
| in the west, gathered about him
| mounted their horses. Colonel ROose-
| Welt saw all that the wild west of to-
! day had to show him in the way of
| deeds Of skill and daring, and said
that the spirit Of the west was still
alive
! As Colonel Roosevelt watched the
| cowboys at their work, heard the In
/ dian yells and saw the familiar sights
| OF more than twenty years ago when
he was plainsman. the spirit of it all
! came over him again and he climbed
! down from the flag draped reviewing
! stand and mounted a big white horse
He galloped around the half mile
| track at Frontier park and past the
crowded grandstand, while cowboys
! yelled, Indians gave their war whoop
! and the rest of the crowd joined in
| tremendous shout lie dismounted
after one lap, smiling his delight and
went back to his place to see the rest
of the fun.
There was no formality about
| Roosevelt's day at Cheyenne. Every
cowboy who had drawn a years pay
ana could get here. came There were
thousands Of them, with a good many
| COW girls, They came on horseback
from scores OF miles around, some Of
them from points hundreds OF miles
away. The streets were thronged with
men and women on horseback, in
their picturesque attire of many coll
orS. There were good many thou
sands of other persons, too, eastern
tourists and the tradesmen and plain
farmers Of the region, but they got
little attention. II was the day of the
old wild west.
By the time that Colonel Roosevelt
arrived here. shortly after 8 o'clock
this morning, the celebration was
well under way. They met him at the
station with bands and an escort of
caValrymen, and then there was
parade. The exhibition at the park
followed and then there came a dim
ner which Governor h. b. Brooks
gave to the eX-president. A smoker
at the Industrial club and a theater
party. both of which Colonel Roose-
welt attended, wound up the day.
The celebration at the park. which
is set in the midst of the brown plains
of Wyoming, a mile and a half north
Of the city, was the star attraction of
the day Theodore Roosevelt was
the star attraction at the park, and
said to be the wickedest horse in the
world, and after a long combat he |
bested Al Whitney, one of the most
sklllful horsemen that the west has.
Colonel Roosevelt watched the strug-
gle, and after 1t was over he shook
the hand of Whitney and compliment
ed him.
The sun was baking the plains
with its fierce heat when Colonel
Roosevelt appeared. He rode in an
automobile from Cheyenne, although
some OF the cowbovs were expecting
that he would appear in chaps and
sombrero, on horse. The Indians
were the first TO spy him as he
rounded the turn of the half mile
track, and set up wild yell. The
crowd which filled the grandstand
and bleachers and oVerflowed onto
the field, joined in and gave the col
ouel the noisiest welcome he has had
since he left New York for his west
ern trip.
Captain Hardy. who, according to
the megaphone man who made the
is the champion
marksman Of the world was just
dra wing a picture of Colonel RoOse-
Welt by firing bullets at white tar
get when the colonel appeared. The |
colonel took his place In reviewing !
stand Just across the track from the !
grandstand and watched the captains /
fancv shots.
Four COW girls had half mile race |
on horseba next. Joella Irwin. who |
is 13 years old. appeared in short |
white trousers on the back of Brownie |
and She caught the coloners fancy.
Before the race began he beckoned |
to her and shook her hand. She had I
two bad falls from her mount yester
day. and was badly shaken up. but I
refused TO withdraw. She won the I
race today, and Colonel Roosevelt !
called her back to him to tell her 1
how glad he was.
Then a dozen cowboys picked up /
he reviewing stand, after Colonel |
evelt had descended from it, and /
lied II across the track, so that
me crowd might hear the colonel's
speech. which came next.
Governor Brooks introduced him
and for half an hour he talked 20 the /
crowd. He spoke of the old west, now
passing away and Of the men II de-
veloped. He told the people Of the
new west that they must preserve
those same characteristicvs If the ma
lion is 20 endure. He urged them To
be progressive. and to remember that, !
he be from the east or west.
every man must be "a true American.
1T 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 the cowboys. who
cheered him wildly.
After Colonel Roosevelt had finish
I'd his speech there was a potato race.
Two boxes filled with potatoes were