9

Germany's representatives are a part of
the Potsdamer Reds of the First guard uhlan.
This is the emperor's body guard, and is under
command of Lieut. V. Richter. The
uniform consists of a dark blue coat trimmed
with narrow red braid, red trousers, high top
boots, and an immense red cloth breastplate,
whence the company derives its name. The
helmet is red and black, with a white horsetail
pompom.

The Cossacks, all wiry-looking, bearded
fellows, left their home in the Caucasus
mountains March 9, and have been constantly
on their journey since. Prince Ivan Rostomow
Macheradsc is in command. Their
undress uniform, which they all wore yesterday,
consists of a high, round cap, top
boots, and long blouse reaching to the knees,
gathered at the waist by a girdle. They are
not warlike in appearance, but each man
wears on his breast a row of little tubes
filled with powder, thrust into tight-fitting
pockets.

The American soldiers are in command of
Sergt. Maj. Edward Polk and Sergt. Southmayd.
They will do Uncle Sam great credit,
as they are said to be the finest riders in the
service.

"The labor of getting these soldiers together
has occupied my time for two years,"
said Mr. Salsbury. "When in London Mr.
Cody and myself determined to get this
feature for the world's fair and show the
best representative soldiers of the leading
nations of the world. How well we have
succeeded you can judge better after you
have seen their evolutions, which will be a
daily feature of our performances. We will
give an exhibition of the finest equestrianism
the world has ever seen. Everybody
knows what magnificent horseman cavalrymen
are, but not everyone has seen the wonderful
feats performed by Cossacks in the
saddle. As for rough riding, our Mexicans,
who arrived from Chihuahua a few days ago,
and our cowboys are experts beyond competition.
The Indians, too, must not be overlooked.
We will have 400 mounted men in
the arena at one time."

The amphitheater which has been erected
for this exhibition is an immense affair, capable
of seating 22,000 persons, and is located
within a stone's throw of the Woodlawn
station. Like Nate Salsbury's stories
it is truly great. But Salsbury is modest
like all men in the show business, and claims
no special degree of Munchausenism for his
stories. "Wait till Burke comes," he says
Burke is the press representative of the aggregation,
and his fame has gone abroad
as the champion tall talker of his
profession. The first performance will
be given one week from next Sunday,
and the program will be repeated twice
daily until the season closes. When the
Indians arrive Monday all the members of
the company will be on the ground. The
Mexicans and cowboys were amusing themselves
yesterday by exercising their ponies,
breaking refractory mustangs, and practicing
lariat throwing. Whatever be the value
of the wild west as an educational factor of
the world's fair, "ethnological section" and
all, it is certain to be a Mecca for thousands,
and Col. Cody and his following will have a
repetition of their golden harvest in foreign
lands.