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by falling back upon its accessibility to Manhattan Island at a point now well known as the Battery, camping his forces during the night of the 29th of August, 1776, at or about what is known as the City Hall (New York).

These points, culled from Bryant's History, contributed not a little to the selection of this, which it is hoped will prove to be the most popular playground of the "Greater New York." The efforts of the management in the Grounds, Grand Stand and conveniences are in evidence to the visitor, and need no encomiums from the writer. As to the entertainment, with one exceptional point, that, too, can be left to the decision of the spectator; - that point is the natural incredulity that marks a casual glance and places all exhibitions as generally an imitation of fact. In this case it is truth, and original facts that are presented in the actual persons, characters and races connected with animated tableaux representing phases in their home life and every-day existence. The management desires it impressed upon all that the features are genuine, and the interest lis in the congregating for the first time in history of these people and races, camping, living and ex cising on one spot - the Indians from the Rockies; the Cossacks from the Caucasus; the intervening riders of the English, Irish, French and German Cavalry; the Bedouin Arab of the Desert; the Cow-boy of the American plains; the Cavalryman fo the Great Republic, and teh Gaucho from the foothills of the Andes (Argentine), meeting for the first time and forming an ethnoloical and equestrian amalgamation in one field never witnessed before in the history of the world. In this lies the instructive qualities of teh exhibition as regards horsemanship; different methods of equation, equipment and style; competing in frienship, and leaving the onlookers to judge by the yee that which description would fail to convey.

In commencing this engagement after years of absence from the scenes of our original triumph, the writer would on behalf of his companions du voyage in foreign lands, pay a tribute to the Brotherhood of Man, and has but one regret, the adsence of ability to fittingly express teh deep sense of obligation we feel to every nation - every city - cisited, for the kindness of each and all of every rank, every station, press, public, and officials; for the helping hands, fraternal interest, courteous treatment, and general appreciation shown us and out country's flag - so that, on returning home, we feel bound in duty to record the same; believing that in presenting our rough pictures of a "history almost passed away," we may have done some moiety of good in simplifying in ourselves and experiences the fact that travel is the best educator, and that association and acquaintanceship dispel prejudice, create breadth of thought, and enhance appreciation of the truism that "one touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
JOHN M. BURKE.

LATEST TOUR, 1895. - Since the above description of facts, incidents, tours and historical sketches ahs been compiled there in nothing of moment to add, with the exception of the grandly successful six months sojourn in New York in the summer of 1894. This phonominal engagement ends the world's possible locaitons for so long a period and has been of so recent exploitation in teh American press as to need no comment here. The Wild West is thus enabled to tour the country in coninutation of its patriotic mission of national educaiton.

J. M. B,

COPYRIGHTED BY

CODY & SALSBURY,

NEW YORK, 1895.

by falling back upon its accessibility to Manhattan Island at a point now well known as the Battery, camping his forces during the night of the 29th of August, 1776, at or about what is known as the City Hall (New York).

These points, culled from Bryant's History, contributed not a little to the selection of this, which it is hoped will prove to be the most popular playground of the "Greater New York." The efforts of the management in the Grounds, Grand Stand and conveniences are in evidence to the visitor, and need no encomiums from the writer. As to the entertainment, with one exceptional point, that, too, can be left to the decision of the spectator; - that point is the natural incredulity that marks a casual glance and places all exhibitions as generally an imitation of fact. In this case it is truth, and original facts that are presented in the actual persons, characters and races connected with animated tableaux representing phases in their home life and every-day existence. The management desires it impressed upon all that the features are genuine, and the interest lis in the congregating for the first time in history of these people and races, camping, living and ex cising on one spot - the Indians from the Rockies; the Cossacks from the Caucasus; the intervening riders of the English, Irish, French and German Cavalry; the Bedouin Arab of the Desert; the Cow-boy of the American plains; the Cavalryman fo the Great Republic, and teh Gaucho from the foothills of the Andes (Argentine), meeting for the first time and forming an ethnoloical and equestrian amalgamation in one field never witnessed before in the history of the world. In this lies the instructive qualities of teh exhibition as regards horsemanship; different methods of equation, equipment and style; competing in frienship, and leaving the onlookers to judge by the yee that which description would fail to convey.

In commencing this engagement after years of absence from the scenes of our original triumph, the writer would on behalf of his companions du voyage in foreign lands, pay a tribute to the Brotherhood of Man, and has but one regret, the adsence of ability to fittingly express teh deep sense of obligation we feel to every nation - every city - cisited, for the kindness of each and all of every rank, every station, press, public, and officials; for the helping hands, fraternal interest, courteous treatment, and general appreciation shown us and out country's flag - so that, on returning home, we feel bound in duty to record the same; believing that in presenting our rough pictures of a "history almost passed away," we may have done some moiety of good in simplifying in ourselves and experiences the fact that travel is the best educator, and that association and acquaintanceship dispel prejudice, create breadth of thought, and enhance appreciation of the truism that "one touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
JOHN M. BURKE.

LATEST TOUR, 1895. - Since the above description of facts, incidents, tours and historical sketches ahs been compiled there in nothing of moment to add, with the exception of the grandly successful six months sojourn in New York in the summer of 1894. This phonominal engagement ends the world's possible locaitons for so long a period and has been of so recent exploitation in teh American press as to need no comment here. The Wild West is thus enabled to tour the country in coninutation of its patriotic mission of national educaiton.

J. M. B,

COPYRIGHTED BY

CODY & SALSBURY,

NEW YORK, 1895.