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tarksmanship of Tho Nations to bo Seen.ElaVide Yirlety of Weapons to be Exploited In Buffalo Bill's ExhlWt-iotu on Friday.It ia not often fchal five hundred ox- (Co:^ert rnarksnifiiiare gathered togethern peaceful rivalry, and with no use or their talents iu this direction be-ond that of giving and receiving en-oyrnent from the exploitation oi he Bame. Such ft state of affairs ex-ets, however, in Buffalo BHFiWilcl Yefc and Congress of Rough Rtdere, I ct * very member of which is a marks-1 ^nan of exceptional ability 1 and when hey are not engaged in giving their ** mterbainmenta, or in travelling from aNevEdA,lC.iFrlt;DrH aH.E,E.A.AnFnJolihipoipnboias*tioMepauriev-cirplace to place,they engage iu friend- L a Iy shooting matches for purses and j, prizes with the result that they are 1 ^ kept constantly in practice add the friendly rivalries thus engendered \j^ makes each one ambitious to excel, pr( consequently ever trying to improve | All himself. The various forms of firearms employed is a strong point and the Arab with his J -^4 Bifliah rifle with a five foot barrel is as positive that he has the most per-1 feet gun in existence aats tho Anier-icftii soldier with his i£rag-jorgeaen and the Rubai an Cossack is sure that his weapon is superior to that of the English or German soldier. But the discussions on these points are never settled definitely because the ex-purtiiusBof the individual baa much fcoclo with the value of ' the gun which is behind. Markmanehip in the Wild West covers a wide scope and includes the archery of tho Indian as well as the pistol and xiile practice of the more civ Hissed peoxlo, and accuracy of aim. correctness of eye and steadiness of nerve necessary to make good marksmen is used by tho Mexicans in throwing lariats; and the South American Gauchos in their propulsion through apace of thoir simple looking but deadly bolas.The highesfcs iyle of marksmanship however, is' represented by the wonderful work done in breaking el ay pigeoQ cand glass balie by Col (JodyyMiAB Annie Oakley and Johnnie Baker, all of whom have contested with the greatest experts of America and Europe, and have invariably come out of the contest with flying colors. Shooting 1b a strong feature In Buffalo Billa Wild West, as it is naturally a part of the very people engaged in giving the exhibition. They have found it sm absolute uoooeHBity in tho actual historical, occurrences which, in mimic form, are now given as prfc of the Wild West entertainment,' Shooting is only a feature of Col, (Jody's exhibition, there being many other items in the long program that are equally as interesting, quite as entertaining and of just as much value as instructive representations.'The recent additions of aufchropol-ological .iuterest to Buffalo Bill's Wild West sud congress of Bough Riders are of timely and peculiar interest, representing a they do.the latest additions to our population and th« style of people that the dfi velopment of our colonial policy hasmade parts of our nationality. These people in their native dresses form ; a most pict uretque feature nf the parades made by the Wild West, and the streets along the route will doubtless bo crowded, on Friday nmrning, Oct.iber 13.Buffalo Bi»t announces positively that he will have his entire show in Hamilton, omitting, no detail seen in New York and other leadiug cities He will brin*? WO men and GOO horses and will of course, be at the head of the show in person.eelbuioicprlt;lailecreiat)tovalie1beso.roitrnariiudebecaTtano’tbyprdrdaanrthnajoesonwite.
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Hamilton Daily Republican News
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Thu, Oct 12, 1899
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Lane P.
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