Untitled [The latest addition to the constantly increasing number of clever horsemen] Johnston, Jeremy Christianson, Frank Seefeldt, Douglas, 1964- This project is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Geraldine W. & Robert J. Dellenback Foundation. 2018 William F. Cody Archive University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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Untitled [The latest addition to the constantly increasing number of clever horsemen] Notts Express Weekly [Nottinghamshire Guardian] Nottingham, England July 1, 1892 McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody Collection, MS6 MS6.3778.104.03 (1892 London)

Texts Newspapers Buffalo Bill's Wild West in Britain Congress of Rough Riders Bolas Command performances Cowboys Drawings and graphics Ethnic costume Exhibitions Gauchos Horsemanship Horsemen and horsewomen Lasso Scrapbooks Traveling exhibitions Windsor Castle Burke, John M., 1842-1917 Salsbury, Nathan, 1846-1902 Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 Earl's Court (London, England) London (England) Pampas (Argentina) Weakly, Laura K. Initial encoding Adams, Deb Clark, L. Christianson, Frank Hanna, S. Proofreading Zierlein, Kim Transcription

The latest addition to the constantly increasing number of clever horsemen of the nations at Buffalo Bill's "Wild West" is a troop of South American "Gauchos" from the Argentine pampas. These picturesque-looking, gaily-dressed semi-Spanish horsemen sit their animals like veritable centaurs, and in their ability to cope with wild horses and "buckers" are equal to the smartest of Colonel Cody's cowboys. It is a novel sight to witness these gauchos lasso and then subdue and ride the most unmanageable steeds. They throw the bolas—a missile of hide thongs,

"WILD WEST" SKETCHES:

1. Cossack Fancy Riding. 2. Picking up a Handkerchief 3. Gauchos riding a "Bucker." 4. Throwing the Bolas.
each ending in an iron ball—with wonderful skill, and it is easy to see that the animal struck by one of these weapons would be at once so entangled as to be rendered helpless. Colonel Cody is very proud of the way in which his company performed before the Queen at Windsor last Saturday, when Mr. Nat Salsbury (his partner) and Major John Burke also had the honour of being presented to her Majesty, Mr. Salsbury remaining with the Royal party to explain the various items of the performances, in which the Queen appeared greatly interested.