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BUFFALO BILL'S

WILD WEST

AND

CONGRESS OF ROUGH RIDERS OF THE WORLD.

Programme

OVERTURE, "Star Spangled Banner," - Cow-boy Band, WM. SWEENEY, LEADER.

1 - GRAND REVIEW, introducing the ROUGH RIDERS OF THE WORLD, Indians, Cow-boys, Mexicans, Cossacks, Gauchos, Arabs, Scouts, Guides, American Negroes and detachments of fully equipped Regular Soldiers of the Armies of America, England, France, Germany and Russia.

2 - MISS ANNIE OAKLEY, Celebrated Shot, who will illustrate her dexterity in the use of fire-arms.

3 - HORSE RACE, between a Cow-boy, a Cossack, a Mexican, an Arab, a Gaucho and an Indian, on Spanish-Mexican, Broncho, Russian, Indian and Arabian horses.

4 - PONY EXPRESS. A former Pony Post Rider will show how the letters and telegrams of the Republic were distributed across the immense Continent previous to the building of railways and the telegraph.

5 - ILLUSTRATING A PRAIRIE EMIGRANT TRAIN CROSSING THE PLAINS. It is attacked by marauding Indians, who are in turn repulsed by "Buffalo Bill" and a number of Scouts and Cow-boys.

6 - A GROUP OF RIFFIAN ARABIAN HORSEMEN will illustrate their style of horsemanship, together with native sports and pastimes.

7 - JOHNNIE BAKER, Celebrated Young American Marksman.

8 - COSSACKS, of the Caucasus of Russia, in feats of horsemanship, native dances, ect.

9 - A GROUP OF MEXICANS from Old Mexico will illustrate the use of the Lasso, and perform various feats of horsemanship.

10 - HURDLE RACE, between Primitive Riders mounted on Western Broncho Ponies that never jumped a hurdle until three days before the opening of the present exhibition.

11 - COW-BOY FUN. Picking objects from the ground, lassoing wild horses, riding the buckets, etc.

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