The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-14


Grounds this afternoon by the Irwin
and Hersig's Frontier Days Wild West
shows. the big attraction viewed by
Col. Theodore Roosevelt. during the
Frontier Day celebration at Cheyenne
last month. The first performance
was viewed by a good crowd of peo-
pie and was most heartily applauded,
the feats In riding and roping be-
ing exceptionally clever.
The show arrived In ogden yester-
day afternoon and announced It's
presence In this city this morning by
4 monster street parade at IL o'clock
The line OF march followed the usual
circus route but the parade presented
a scene unlike that Of any circus. The
pageant was lead by the ogden band
in uniform, as Irwin and Hersig do
not carry any musicians with them
Following the band came a long line
of mounted cowboys and cowGirls. A
tribe OF Sioux Indians In full war
paint. riding Indian ponies, gave TO
the parade a picturesque air Of the
pioneer days. The squaws and pa
pooseS rode in wagons, The famous
team OF buffalo, drawing an anti
quated OK cart, also formed part OF
the parade. The procession. possibly
a quarter of a mile in length, showed
on the equipments of the show to good
advantage and was q spectacle viewed
by thousands with much interest.
Children Expert Riders.
One of the riding exhibitions OF the
show, which proved of unusual inter
est to the eX-Presldent at Cheyenne.
was the performance given by little
Pauline and Joella Irwin, aged twelve
and thirteen years. The author of
The Winning OF the West is said
TO have made the statement that the
exhibition given by these children at
Cheyenne was one Of the most mar
velous that he had ever seen in all
his western experience, The riding
OF these girls is a truly remarkable
performance and all who witnessed
their work this afternoon VIII not
wonder that the Colonel was pleased
with them
Irwin and Hersg have with them
the most noted riders and rOpers in
the world, nearly every performer he
ing either Il champion in his particu-
lar line or an cN-champion. Every
man Is a topnotcher and the work
shown in the saddle or with the lasso
is the best that has been seen here
The large area within the race course
affords the cowboys plenty Of room
and the rain Of last night put the
track and ground in excellent condi-
tion for the performers.
Wonderful Picture.
The Indians number among them
some OF the most clever riders of the
whole red race and their riding and
mimic warfare with the cowboys give
a drawing OF frontier life more vivid
than any painted by Remington. 1t
all forms a great moving picture Of
the past, Of the days that are gone
forever, when sayagery battled fierce
ly and futllely against the encroach-
ment OF civilization, The program as
a whole, compares fayorably with the
entertainment which Col Roosevelt
travelled hundreds of miles to see and
which is considered well worth the
journey
The show came from Sacramento.
California where they have partIci-
pated in the Fiesta OF the Dawn OF
Gold" festivities. in special train
of siXty-six cars. In the company
are fifty Sioux Indians, including
bucks, squaws. and their papOoses.
sixty cowboys. including the cham
pons OF the saddle. past and present
scores of horses and steers. and a
pair OF real live buffalo, which were
hitched to their cart at the depot
and driven to the Fair Grounds. at
tracing a crowd Of interested people
all along the route,
Champion Carter In Aggregation.
Probably the two biggest attrac-
tions In this aggregation of cowboys
and horses are The presence of Mr.,
Frank Carter, the new worlds cham
piOn rough rider, who only last week
Won that honor at the California state
fair in Sacramento. competing against
100 other riders, and riding TO a fin
ish the widest horses In the west
Steamboat" the Outlaw Horse.
Steamboat that famous old buck
ing horse, the widest horse in the
world, who has never been ridden
TO standstill by any man. is With
this Wild West show, and Will give
exhibitions at both performances.
Steamboat" however, is not the
only wild animal in the stables OF
NHio H4lpM. II Niu anu IlNlol6 tdl
horses with them that they believe
can throw any rider, and back their
belief by offering TO wager any man
In Utah the sum OF 500 that he
cannot ride one particular horse they
have.
Indians to Give War Dance.
There will be every sort OF enter
talnmont at the two performances.
Indian pony races. squaw races. la
dies cow-pony races. relay races.
steer roplng. barrel races. bulldogging
OF Texas steers, exhibition Of fancy
and rough riding by both the lady and
gentlemen rough rider champions oil
the world. and a war dance by Sioux
Indians.
The Program,
No. ] on the card lis the Indian
pony race among the Sioux Indians
No. 2 is a quarter mile cow pony
race, II hands ? inches. Tho horses
and riders follow: Annie. Floyd Ir-
win: Little Indian, Robert Lee; and
Dutch, Jake Jones.
No. 3 is the squaw race, at an
eighth OF a mile.
No. is the trick roping by Buffa-
10 Vernon, William Cramer. HUGH
Clark and Floyd Irwin
No Is the ladies' COW pony race.
half mile Mrs. Danks. Miss Bouen
Miss Irwin and Miss Pauline Irwin
Will ride In this race.
No 6 is the Indian war dance.