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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 palyground 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 exhibions 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 features are genuine, and the interest lies in the congregating for the first time in history of these pepole and races, camping, living and exercising on one spot----the Indians from the Rockies ; the Cos [pc] ferent methods of equitsacks from the Caucasus [ pc] tion, equipment and style ;
the intervening riders of competing in friendship,
the English, Irish, French [pc] and leaving the onlookers
and German Cavalry ; the [pc] to judge by the eye that
Bedouin Arab of the Des [pc] which description would
ert ; the CowBoy of the [pc] fail to convey.
American plains ; the Cav [pc] in commencing this
alryman of the Great Re- engagement after years of public, and the Gaucho [pc] absence from the scenes of from the foothills of the out original triumph, the
Andes (Argentine), meet- writer would on behalf of
ing for the first time his compagnon du voyage in
and forming an ethnology- foreign lands, pay a trib-
ical and equestrian amal- ute to the Brotherhood of
gamation in one field Man, and has but one re-
never witnessed before in the gret, the absene of ability
history of the world in this to fittingly express the
lies the instructive quali deep sense of obligation
ties of the exhibition as re we feel to every nation----
gards horsemanship ; dif- JOHN M. BURKE every city-visited, for the
kindness of each and all of every rank, every station press press, public, and officials ; for the helping hands, fraternal interset, courteous treatment, and general appreciation shown us and our country's flag---so that, on returning home, we feel bound in duty to record the same; beliveing that in presenting our rough pictures of a " history almost passed away." we may have done some moiety of good in simplifying the work of the historian, the romancer, the painter, and the student of the future, and exemplifying 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."
The present tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World will be signalized by a magnitude and perfection even eclipsing its previous splendid, popular and unparalleled record. As indicated by the published programme of performances, many extraordinary additions of great historic valure, patriotic signficance, equestrian skill, warlike magnetism and spectacular effect have been now made, perfecting such a scene of savage life, chivalry and romance as but one man could organize and but one country produce. JOHN M. BURKE.
COPYRIGHTED BY
CODY & SALSBURY,
NEW YORK, 1898
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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 palyground 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 exhibions 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 features are genuine, and the interest lies in the congregating for the first time in history of these pepole and races, camping, living and exercising on one spot----the Indians from the Rockies ; the Cos [pc] ferent methods of equitsacks from the Caucasus [ pc] tion, equipment and style ;
the intervening riders of competing in friendship,
the English, Irish, French [pc] and leaving the onlookers
and German Cavalry ; the [pc] to judge by the eye that
Bedouin Arab of the Des [pc] which description would
ert ; the CowBoy of the [pc] fail to convey.
American plains ; the Cav [pc] in commencing this
alryman of the Great Re- engagement after years of public, and the Gaucho [pc] absence from the scenes of from the foothills of the out original triumph, the
Andes (Argentine), meet- writer would on behalf of
ing for the first time his compagnon du voyage in
and forming an ethnology- foreign lands, pay a trib-
ical and equestrian amal- ute to the Brotherhood of
gamation in one field Man, and has but one re-
never witnessed before in the gret, the absene of ability
history of the world in this to fittingly express the
lies the instructive quali deep sense of obligation
ties of the exhibition as re we feel to every nation----
gards horsemanship ; dif- JOHN M. BURKE every city-visited, for the
kindness of each and all of every rank, every station press press, public, and officials ; for the helping hands, fraternal interset, courteous treatment, and general appreciation shown us and our country's flag---so that, on returning home, we feel bound in duty to record the same; beliveing that in presenting our rough pictures of a " history almost passed away." we may have done some moiety of good in simplifying the work of the historian, the romancer, the painter, and the student of the future, and exemplifying 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."
The present tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World will be signalized by a magnitude and perfection even eclipsing its previous splendid, popular and unparalleled record. As indicated by the published programme of performances, many extraordinary additions of great historic valure, patriotic signficance, equestrian skill, warlike magnetism and spectacular effect have been now made, perfecting such a scene of savage life, chivalry and romance as but one man could organize and but one country produce. JOHN M. BURKE.
COPYRIGHTED BY
CODY & SALSBURY,
NEW YORK, 1898
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