The Washington herald., 1913-05-04
COWBOYS, INDIANS, AND
C0WGIRLS IN CAPITAL
Parade of I0l Ranch Wild West
Comes 10 Town for . Two
nays' Visit,

This is ''early rising day for very
considerab Bile percentage of Washington
budding population. There is p reason.
This is the day the circus-or, rather tne
I0l Ranch Wild West-comes to town
For, hearken We, The Wild west lsn
a circus, according to the Wild West
people. IT'S an educational institution.
they insist Anyway, whatever IL Is TINS
is the day.
Before this is read by the greater part
of The Heralds breakfast table pursuers'
the three long trains utilized to trans
mort the impediments of the big show
will have rolled into the Pennsylvania
yards been unloaded. the scores OF vans
and wagons and horses and bunaloes
and other animals hustled out to the
show grounds at Fifteenth and Bladens-
burg Road where the Wild West is to
be domiciIed until Tuesday night, early
morning coffee served to the army OF
workers, and arrangements under way
for the delightfully."-. dazzling and su-
perbly-resplendent' free street parade,
which inevitably precedes the opening
performance of travelling tent shows, big
and little.
To the early morning crowd that in
tests the railroad yards and invades the
show grounds eager for new sensations,
il makes no difference whether the man
agement elects to call the enterprise
circus or a wild West" The Incl
dental sights have marked similarity.
There is the same army OF working
people appearing Ike gnomes out of the
mists of the morning; the same energetic
driving of stakes and handling of guy
lines and canvas, the same hurry to get
the animals under Governor in the Wlld
West buffaloes take the place of ele-
plants, and long-horned steers vie in In
terest with the circus dromedary. ana
must be protected from the oVer-curlous
and the weather, and, not least the en-
trance has the same alluring manners
as the circus, and the ticket wagons
have the same familiar appearance OF
thrift and prosperity. The most fnarkeo
difference is in the arena, where, instead
of being entirely inclosed under canvas
dome the amphitheater is open to the
sky The seats are protected unuer
canopies but the performance is given
in the open air.
That there will be a big crowd on
the show grounds all day goes without
saying There is nothing more interest
ing than a tent show in Sunday quar-
ters The characteristic costumes of the
people with the Wild West show makes
This kind of an exhibition peculiarly
attractive to the crowd during the hours
of preparation. The management an
rounces that the horse tents VIII DE
omen to the public today, and an oppor-
tunity will also be given TO inspect the
Indian village which is a most inter-
esting feature of the show.
street Parade Tomorrow.
The first event of the two days en-
gaCement will be the picturesque street
parade tomorrow morning. The line VIII
leave the show grounds about 10 O'Clock
and pass over the usual downtown
route One of the most novel ana COL
orful parades ever given by big snow
is promised.
The opening performance VIII take
place at 2:15 Monday, and the final one
AT SIS Tuesday. All will be identical.
Many novelties are promised. The use
of a big bunch of buffaloes and long
horned steers give opportunities Tor
some rare exhibitions CT practical rop-
ing. The individual exhibition of fancy
roping is also described as remarkable.
Wenona, an Indian girl, Edlth rant
linger and other crack rifle shots per-
form difficult and unusual stunts; glass !
bali and clay-pigeon shooting; on foot, |
and on horseback. A bunch of pracu- |
talIy untamable hronchos test the dar- |
ing and skill of the many rough riders
with the show and incidentally create |
a world of amusement for the specta- |
tors "Crsus'' Lindsay, a cowboy, not
only successfully rides a buckinG steer, |
II is announced, but he also wrestles /
with the animal and throws it TO the
ground This is said to be a scene with 1
more thrills than laughs, for the long
horns of the steer are sharp and more
than once Lindsay has narrowly escaped
being impaled on them. The cowboys
and cowgirls give a quadrille on horse /
back: they give exhibitions of rough |
and fancy riding. and they illustrate
the humor as well as dangers OF the
ranch life A company of cowboy /
clowns also win many a spontaneous
laugh from the audience. AS an in
teresting contrast to the cowboy method |
OF rough riding there is a band OF COS
sacks, whose reckless horsemanship is
described as exciting in the extreme.
An important feature of the lOl Ranch
is the great congress of Indians. There
are repre- sentatives of the Sioux, Chey- |
ennes. Poncas, Comanches, Arrapahoes, |
Navajos, and other tribes. Many of the
braves are accompanied by their squaws
and there are several pappooses in the
party The Indian camp is said no be
one of the most interesting sections of