Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-19
WILD WEST SHOW
OPENS ON MONDAY
fo1 Ranch Promises Enter
talnment That Is Full of
Thrills and Danger.

The romance of the Old West is
giving way TO the reality of the New
West. Rowing bands of wild Indians
no longer attack the prairie
schooner" caravans of the pioneers,
and the outlaws who formerly held
up the Deadwood coach have adopted
the more modern and scientific
method of dynamting the express
car on the limited mail The old days
however, still have a fascination for
young and old, and it is this fact
which makes possible the 101 Ranch
Wild West, which arrives in Newark
Sunday, and gives performances aft
ernoon and night Monday and Tues
day.
The lOl Ranch, which will stretch
It's big canvas pavilions at South Or
ange avenue and Twelfth street Sun
day, is credited with being the most
typical show of its kind in the world.
Since the passing of the Buffalo Bill
show, the 101 Ranch has had no rival
The show is a development of the
former annual roundup held on the
Miller Brothers 101, 0OO-acre ranch at
Bliss, Oklahoma. Like the great cow
boy congresses at Cheyenne and Pen
dleton, the roundup at Bliss always
attracted vast crowds and excited
the interest of the public all over the
country 1t was a time for making
records, for roping-in and for riding
Wild bronchos. 1t was dangerous
sport, but it was typical of life on
tho range.
According to repute, the 1OI Ranch
is show of infinite variety, as we'll
as being truthful in portraiture. The
old pioneer days, it is announced
are pictured by an attack on a set
tiers camp by Indians and their re-
pulse by cowboys and scouts under
the leadership of Joseph c. Miller,
the Oklahoma ranchman and cattle
king; the capture and punishment of
a horse thief; the pony express, and
buffalo hunt, in which genuine
bisons are utilized, and in which the
noted Sioux chief, Iron Tail, whose
profile is on the new nickel, parti-
cipates.
The life of today on the ranch. has,
1t is announced, its expression in the
dangerous sports and daredevil feats
of the cowboys, cowgirls and va
queros. The roundup, in which a
big bunch of long-horned Texas
steers are used, gives opportunities
for some rare exhibitions of practi-
cal roping. The individual exhibitions
of fancy roping, in which Hank Dur
nell and other champions participate
Wiz Al Drff
cess Wenona, a Sioux girl, and Edith
Tantlinger perform difficult and I'M
usual feats of clay-pigeon shooting.
bunch of practically untamable
bronchos test the daring and skill of
many of the rough-riders with the
show, among whom Idgie Lindsay, a
little cowgirl is credited with being
one of the most daringly skillful
The broncho- despite its
thrilling danger, furnishes many a
laugh to the spectators. Blanche
McGanghey, a Montana cowgirl.
wrestles with a wild steer-and
cowgirls give a quadrille on horse
back; there are exhibitions of high
school riding, with horses that are
said to actually dance the tango and
maxixe, and Nine. Marantette and
her school of igh-jumpers contrib
ute to the thrills OF the snow. "a
company of cowboy clowns, headed
by Bill CaresS, Joe Lewis and Bill
Andrews, all clever entertainers, in
tersperse the strenuous features with
frequent laughs, and for good meas
IRE in strenuousness there is game
of auto polo, in which all the con.
testants are cowboys.
= The show grounds will be open to
the public Sunday and there will be
much to see. Most of the Wild West
characters will be in evidence, attired
as they appear in the arena. The In
dian village will be erected early in
the day and will be a centre of inter-
est, and the horse tents will be open
for inspection. During the day all the
big tents will be erected and arrange
ments completed for the parade which
inaugurates the engagement Monday
morning.
The parade win leave the show
grounds about 10 o'clock and pass
over the usual down town route. 1t
will be led by Joe Miller and all the