Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-28
AFTER SPEECH COMES RACES
FrOntiersmen. Throw Themselves Will
Spirit Into Contests.


Throw Themselves with
Spirit Into Contests.
CHEYENNE, wyo., Aug H.--When
Colonel Roosevelt arrived at Frontier park
at 1880 o'clock this afternoon, Captain
Hardy, a marksmsn, was engaged in max
ing a portrait Of the colonel with bullets on
big targets.
A crowded grandstand with hundreds of
cowboys and cowgirls drawn UP on horse
back In front OF It provided an attendance
of several thousand people to hear Colonel
Roosevelts address and to witness the
games.
The colonel was greeted by cheers and
was soon presented to the assemblage by
Governor Brooks.
Wyoming is particularly honored by
having with us the best known man in the
world" said Governor Brooks. 1T is my
pleasure to introduce to you the ideal Amer
lean, the man Of the east and Of the west"
At once entering upon his prepared ad-
dress he was occasionally applauded. his
reference to the progress Of the western
country calling forth approval from the
assemblage
Patiently the great crowd sat under the
hot sun that beat down upon the broad
plain in the midst of which the park is
located.
Might Change Rules.
Reading from his manuscript, Colonel
Roosevelt now and then departed from it's
text.
Il don't care" he said, how patriotic a
man is II he runs away from the time OF
danger"
His reference to the punishment that
should be given wrongdoers in public and
private life was greeted with cheers
IF the rules Of the game are wrong we
should change the rules rather than blame
the men who follow them" he said. amid
yells by the cowboys and girls.
When the name of Frederic Remington
was mentioned in connection with the sug-
gestion that a great memorial be erected &c
the memory OF the artist there was q
cheer OF shouting. Mrs. Remington, wife
Of the artist, occupied a seat on the review.
ling stand.
| Concluding his remarks, amid cheers, the
band played Garry owen" known to bt
favorite air Of Colonel Roosevelt's. The
colonel then went down the reviewing STAND
and on big, white gelding, accompanied
former Governor Barthot of Wisconsin IL
canter across the race track.
Then began series of exciting racins
events. The first of them was a half mil,
DASH or "womens COW ponies race IL
which little girls contested with their elders
The quick handling of horses was demon
strated in potato race in which men OIL
spirited steeds speared potatoes and con
tended In landing them in a selected goal.
Talks to Cowboys.
In quick succession following pony race
and wild maneuvers by the Ninth CavIary
| x.,bS tab, ATT H..
RooseveIt's escort Of honor
I'm here to see what you fellows car
do on the hurricane deck Of a broncho.
Colonel Roosevelt said as group OF COW
boys gathered about him, mounted OF
their horses, Colonel Roosevelt saw al
that the wild west of today had to shoy
him in the way Of deeds OF skill and dar
ing, and said that the spirit of the ives
& was still alive.
las Colonel Roosevelt watched the COW
boys at their work, heard the Indians vel
and saw the familiar sights of more tina
twenty years ago. when he was a plains
man, the spirit of it all came over hir
again, and he climbed down from tn
flag-draped reviewing stand, and mounte
big white horse. He galloped around tn
half-mile track at Frontier park, and pas
1.-THE crowded granstand, while cowboy
yelled, Indians gave war whoop and tn
rest Of the crowd Joined In q tremen6ou
shout He dlsmounted after one lap, smi
ing his delight, and went back to his plaC
to see the rest of the fun.
Nothing Formal.
There was no Formally about Rooseve
today at Cheyenne. Every cowboy WI
| had drawn years pay and could get hei
6 came.
4 There were thousands of them, with
3 good many COW girls. They came
: horseback from scores of miles aroun
some of them from points hundreds
miles away. The streets were thr,Nlgt
with men and women on horseback
n their picturesque attire OF many color
y There were a good many thousands
i other persons, too, eastern tourists al
Q the tradesmen and plain farmers OF Il
n region, but they got little attention.
n was the day OF the old wild west.
t By the time Colonel Roosevelt arriv
10 here, shortly after 8 o'clock this NOR
1, ing, the celebration was we'll under wa
II He was met at the station by thousan
: of citizens and an escort OF cavalryme
II and then there was q parade. The exhil
h ton at the park followed, and then the
u came a dinner which Governor Broo
e gave to the ex-president. A smoker
u the Industrial club and a theater part
n both Of which Colonel Roosevelt attende
wound up the dav.
70 The celebration at the park, which
y set In the midst of the brown plains
- Wyoming, mile mad q half north Of t
= city, was the star attraction at the PAL
- and Sand Creek came next. Sand Gre
is sadi to ED the wlckedest horse In t
= world, and after a long combat he best
= AL Whitney. one of the most sillful hor:
a. men that the west has. Colonel Roosev
"A watched the struggle, and after 1t "
a. over, he shook the hand OF Whitney a
- complimented him.
TO = -.--