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Chicago Times 15/5/93
Colonel Cody's Wild West is the Mecca of European visitors. The English, French, German, Italian and Belgian press representatives all visited the camp of Buffalo Bill on arrival. The latest visitor was Prince Roland Bonaparte, who is well known on the continent as a scientist and as a lead or among anthropological students. When the Wild West was in Paris the congress of anthropologists daily visited the camp and photographed the Indians, also taking the texture of hair, color of eyes and other peculiarities of the red man, and interviewed them on the traditions and superstitions of their race. The result will be chronicled in a history of man by that congress. The prince and his party of scientists visited the Wild West yesterday, renewing old acquaintances and expressing the pleasure the entertainment gave, as well as the interest now attached to it, by its aggregation of different races, by the student of mankind. On Saturday General Miles and staff highly complimented Colonel Cody on his congress of primitive horsemen and his national military exhibition.
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Chicago Dispatch May 15/ 93
A party of fifteen Sioux Indians dressed in gaudy blankets attracted much attention in the rotunda of the administration building this morning. The redmen did not seem to mind the crowds, but were intent on looking at the great building and many grunts of satisfaction were heard. The Indians are here for the purpose of seeing the big show.
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Chicago Evening Post 17/5/93.
WILL BE A HOT RACE.
Cyclists and Cowboys to Ride from Chadron, Neb., to Chicago.
ABOUT 500 MILES TO COVER.
First Great Road Race Between Horses and Men on Record-They Will Start June 1.
On June 13 will start from Chadron, Neb., one of the most unique and interesting cycling races. Two men mounted on bicycles and two men mounted on horses will run over the country roads that lie between the Nebraska town and Chicago, and the sport promises to be hot and full of strategy for at least a good bit of the distance. This affair has come about through a scheme of the Hon. William F. Cody, otherwise known as "Buffalo Bill," to have run from Chadron a race between cowboys on horses. It was announced some time ago that two hardy cowboys would start from Chadron on June 13, mounted on their favorite horses, and make a race for life across the great stretch of country between the starting point and this city. Of course the affair would be attended with great eclat on the finish of the race in Chicago, but the pesky wheelmen promise to take the edge off the plan by making the pace for the cowboys, and, as a matter of course, beating them badly. Buffalo Bill cannot prevent the two Nebraskan cyclists from starting at the same time and on the same road with the cowboys even if he has the desire to do so, which is by no means probable. The cyclists have an idea that they can the boots off the wild men of the plains, and if the enthusiasm that is now being worked up about the race out in Chadron is any voucher, the wheelmen will give the horsemen such a chase as they never before knew the like of.
The distance to be ridden over is about 500 miles, a few miles of which are in Nebraska and the balance in the states of Iowa and Illinois. The country roads in the latter two commonwealths are, as a general rule, in very fair condition in the month of June, and if the cyclists are at all in condition they can leave the cowboys so far behind that the whole affair will be forgotten before the horsemen can get into town. Such, at least, is the opinion of local wheelmen who have been consulted about it. The average road rider over average roads can do ten miles an hour nicely. This will be the average running and will include stops. But giving the cyclists an extra day for rest and idling they can assuredly do the 500 miles in six days. Such riding as this would kill any horse in the world in one day. General Miles, of the Department of the Missouri, who knows something of the capacity of horses for road work, laughs at the idea of any animal, however well fitted for such travel doing 100 miles in twelve hours. How easily is it done by wheelmen is demonstrated by the existence of hundreds of "century," or 100-mile, clubs scattered all over the country. The race will not be a relay race. The cowboys are to use the same horses, and the two wheelmen who start from Chadron will finish the ride themselves. But even should the cowboys desire to take relays of horses they cannot hope to catch the cyclists, for one man is worth a dozen horses.
The race will be full of interest, at least for cyclists, who will make bets on the event not on the possibility of the cowboys winning, but on the number of miles the cyclists will beat them. This is the first time that horses and men have been matched on the road and the experiment will go far toward showing the superiority of the one over the other as couriers of war. The cyclists have written to A. G. Spalding & Bro. for Victor wheels on which they propose to make the trip.
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BUFFALO BILL
The cut on the frontispiece of this issue represents Buffalo Bill while he was employed as a scout by the United States government under General Nelson A. Miles. He is a Character well know to all Americans and his acquaintance abroad among the nobility is equally extensive. He is a man of unimpeachable integrity and a warm favorite among army men.
"Sports + Amusements"
Chicago and Minneapolis, May 12/93.
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Chicago Herald 13/5/93.
SOCIAL TOPICS. ________
An informal, but very enjoyable reception was tendered by the Press Club to over 300 newspaper men, now in Chicago. Newspaper correspondents from Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain and Italy, were welcomed with genuine Western hospitality by their Chicago brethren of the guild. Under the direction of President Stanley Waterloo a most enjoyable programme was carried out. Ben King played and recited in his own inimitable way, while Burr McIntosh "the Wizard King" did some marvelous card tricks. Thos. Miska's Hungarian orchestra from the Trocadero gave a selection of popular music. Joe Howard addressed a few remarks to the "company whom he facetiously termed "Fellow Capitalists." Then to the deafening accompaniment of Turkish tom tons and shrill Algerian pipes, two Algerian dance girls gave an exhibition of native dances, their graceful movements proving a great contrast to the stiff movements of the average modern "skirt dancer." After these artistes a boxing entertainment followed, which no doubt reminded the Englishmen present of the Police Club entertainments. It was in the early morning, before the meeting dispersed; after a most enjoyable tıme from start to finish. Among the many present were: Clement Scott, Austin Brereton, London, Major M. P. Handy, Washington Hesing, Nate Salsbury, Major Burke, Ben King, Burr McIntosh, Captain C. King (Milwaukee) Joseph Howard, jr., James Milne, William Semin, London, Eng., etc.