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BUFFALO BILL'S

Wild West

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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 Spainish-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 Caucus of Russia, in feats of horsemanship, native dances, etc.

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 buckers, etc.