The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-28
"Broncho-Busting, Indian
Dances and Races and All
the Other Sports Calculated
to Jingle the Visitors Blood
IMMENSE THRONGS OF
PEOPLE ASSEMBLED
NameSake of Ex-PreSident,
a Flea-Bitten Roam Horse,
Proved Himself Champion
''BuCker" of the Occasion,
ADDRESS AND RECEPTION

OHElENSE,- Wye, Aug. 27.-APm
here 90 see what yOu fellows can
do on the hurricane deck of n
DrOnchO," Theodore Roosevelt said to-
day, e. "a group OF cowboys, the hardi-
est riders I'm the west, gathered about
him. mounted on their horses. Colonel
Roosevelt saw ali that the Wild west
OF today had Ia show him In the way
OF deeds OF skill and daring, End said
that the spirit OF the west was still
alive.
As Colonel Roosevelt watched the
cowboys AT their work, heard the In
dams yell and saw the familiar sights
of more than twenty years ago, when
he was piainsman. the spirit of IL
all came over him again and he climbed
down from the Iiag-draped reviewing
stand and mounted big white horse.
He gallOped around the haIf-mIle track
at Frontier park and past the crowded
grand stand, while cowboys yelled, In
dians gave their WarwhOOp and the
EasS OF the crowd Joined in a tremen-
dOus shout He dismOunIed after one
lap. smiling his delight, and went back
10 his place 10 see the rest of the
fun
There was no formality about RoOse-
Welt day at Cheyenne. Every cowboy
who had drawn years pay, and could
get here, came. There were thousands
OF them, with good many cowgirls.
They came on horseback from scores
OF miles around, some of them from
y
The streets were thrOnged with men
and women on horseback, in their pic
turesque attire OF many colors. There
were good many thousands OF other
persons. tOO-eastern tourists and the
tradesmen and plain farmers OF the re
gion-but they got little attention. II
was the day OF the old wild west.
BY the time that Colonel Roosevelt
arrived here. shortly after o'clock
this morning, the celebration was well
under way. They met him at the sta
ton with band and an escort of cav
al~ymen, and then the parade. The eX-
hibition at the park followed, and then
came a dinner which Governor Brooks
gave 10 the eX-president A smoker
at the Industrial club and a theatre
party. both OF which Colonel ROOse-
welt attended. wound up the day.
Wild West scenes.
The celebration at the park, which
Is set In The midst OF the brown plains
OF Wyoming, mile and a half north
OF the city, was the star attraction
OF the day. Theodore Roosevelt was
Sandy Greek came next. Sandy Creek
is said TO be the wtckedest horse In
the world and, after a long combat
he bested Al Whitney, one of the most
skillful horsemen that the west has.
Colonel Roosevelt watched the strug-
gle and. after II was over, he shook
the hand OF Whitney and compliment
ed him.
i ne sun was bah4ns the plains with
is fierce heat when Colonel Roosevelt
appeared. He rode in an automobile
from Cheyenne. although some OF the
cowboys were expecting that he would
appear, in chaps and SON brerO, on a
horse. The Indians were the first TO
spy him as he rounded the turn of the
hatf-miie track, and set up a wild yell
A crowd, which filled the grand stand
and bleachers and overlooked on to the
field. Joined in and gave the colonel
the nOiSiest welcome he has had since
he left New York for his western trip
some Fancy Shooting.
Captain Hardy. who. according. to the
megaphone man who made the an
nOuncements, is the champion marks
man OF the world was Just drawing
a picture OF Colonel Roosevelt by fir
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