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Chic. News June 9th/93

SALSBURY AND THE BRONCHO.

The Ex-Actor Gives an Exhibition of How
to Ride a Bucker.

The peculiar traits of the bucking broncho
of the western prairie are often manifested
at some very inopportune times, no matter
how well he may be broken to domestic uses
and as he humps his back, twists his legs and
tries to dig his nose into the sand of Buffalo
Bill's arena, during the exhibitions there, so
he frequently does when his rider feels most
comfortable and desires him to be on his
good behavior. During the parade by Buffalo
Bill's company at the time of the dedication
of the Nebraska state building in the World's
Fair grounds one of these supposedly tamed
buckets gave great delight to the thousands
who lined the route of the parade. Mr.
Nate Salsbury, the manager and partner of
the Wild West, is a quiet and unassuming
gentleman, who is seldom seen by the public
and has never been known to go into a parade
with his conferes of the Wild West.
Yesterday, however, he proved his title to
being as good and horseman as he is manager.
Mounted on one of the bronchos of the company
he headed the procession in honor of
Col. Cody's state and lent his presence to
making one of the strongest features of the
day at the Fair. Riding serenely along at
the head of the column, he was suddenly
startled by a shivering kind of shock and
horse and rider went a dozen feet in the air.
They came down together, however, and Mr.
Salsbury's old experience gained during four
years' hard service of fighting for his country
and as a summer resident on his Montana
ranch stood him in good stead. It was a
short, hard struggle between man and beast,
but with a firm grasp on the reins and with
gritting teeth, man soon conquered the animal
and rode away amid the cheers of the
crowd, such as the most expert horseman or
cowboy ever receives for conquering his
beast. It gave great pleasure to the crowd
and Col. Cody suggests that his partner
would be a good addition to his bucking-horse
riders daily, but Mr.Salsbury protests and
declines.