The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-05
TAFT WITNESSES
WILD WEST SHOW
He Sees Antics Of Cowboys,
Cowgirls and Bucking
Bronchos.
PONIES RENAMED TO SUIT
Teddy Roosevelt" a Whirlwind,
but Schedule K" Gives Up
Without Struggle.
PONIES RENAMED T

Rawlins. Wyoming. October A.
President Taft spent to-day in Wyom
ing. and left Rawlins tonight after
ten-Ininute stop, for Salt Lake City.
Utah. whore he expected to spend to-
morrow. During the day the Presi-
dent stopped at Cheyenne and Lara
mie.
At Cheyenne. Charlie Irwin, OF the
reception committee had arranged a
miniature reproduction OF the stunts"
made famous at the annual Frontier
Day celebration. Mr.. Taft watched
bucking bronchos. the races between
cowboys and the roping of wild horses
with great interest. He reviewed sew
eral Thousand soldiers from Fort
from an automobile and spoke on his
tariff vetoes IN the opera, house TO a
good sized crowd. ~
Governor Carey. who accompanied
the President across the State. told
Mr.. Taft that he would be backed ~
the Wyoming delegation at the next
! Republican convention. and that he
, would receive the electoral vote of the
State in November. 1912.
This announcement was of parti-
cular interest because Governor Carey
was elected as an independent and
against the candidates of the so-called
regular" machine.
Senator Warren promised the Presi-
dent to-day to support the peace
treaties in the Senate. He declared
that the Presidents speech on the
| subject unquestionably had met the
approval of the people.
Real wild West Show.
The Frontier Day show at Cheyenne
was as near a reproduction of the an
nual affair Irwin could make it,
There were about sixty cowboys, cow
girls. "broncho busters and other
Western types in the cast. MIR. Taft
| watched the performance from the
judges stand with United States SEN
ator Warren and Governor Carr, and
appeared to enjoy exceedingly the
! riding of bucking and outlaw horses
The promoter showed himself a good
stage manager by remaining some of
the ponies entered in the bucking
contest
There was one called BILLY Tart"
another named Archie Butt" third
that bucked. by the name of ''Sched-
ule X" and another that the resident
of Cheyenne declared was almost I'M
rideable. that Irwin had put down on
the program as Teddy Roosevelt"
Reciprocity" "Ginfzz," "Old Steam
boat" and few others under names
less pretentious, also ran.
Billy Taft" was the first pony to
. be saddlcd and Jack Martin tried to
ride him. Martin got about twenty
feet beyond the judges stand, and
| then dismounted headforemost.
Next came Archie Butt" riden by
Frank Carter. former champion buster
of the world. Archie proved docile
and Carter rode him easily UP the
track and into the corral.
Senator Warren" ridden by Hugh
Cl,lrke. "Aeroplane, with Bill Baker
on his back. and Reciprocity" rid
den by John Rickel, were subdued
handily, and Schedule *" gave up
| almost without a struggle. whereat
those in the Presidents party laugh
ed heartily"
| "reddy" a whirIwind.
TEDDY Roosevelt" manned by Paul
Henson. insisted upon converting him
self into small whirlwind that re-
volved at an estimated speed OF not
| less than thirty miles an hour. Henson
stuck on for a couple OF minutes. but
| then decided to descend and cnose
"Teddy's" head as a stopping block
| In the ladies' half mile race. Paula
Irwin. a little girl with golden hair
tied with bright red ribbon. dressed
in a khaki riding suit. came under
the wire first. riding as well as most
of the men, standing up In the stir
rups. whip in hand and getting all
the plaudits OF the crowd,
In the opera house tho President
declared that the present wool tariff
Is too high. and announced his inten-
| ton to revise 1t downward.
! Cheyenne Is in the centre of the
| sheep country, and the President got
little applause for that announcement.
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