The life of . e on the extensive grounds andRace Course of the Messrs. Stevens, within a few rods of the Hoboken Ferry,where at least fifty thousand ladies and gentlemen can conveniently witnessthe interesting sport. The Grand Chase will be repeated at three distincthours. At 3 oclock P. M., from twelve to twenty Buffaloes will be turnedloose, and Mr. French will appear dressed as an Indian, mounted on a PrairieHorse and Mexican saddle, chase the Buffaloes around the Race Course, andcapture one with the lasso. At 4 and 5 oclock, the race will be repeated,and the intervals of time wil
The life of . e on the extensive grounds andRace Course of the Messrs. Stevens, within a few rods of the Hoboken Ferry,where at least fifty thousand ladies and gentlemen can conveniently witnessthe interesting sport. The Grand Chase will be repeated at three distincthours. At 3 oclock P. M., from twelve to twenty Buffaloes will be turnedloose, and Mr. French will appear dressed as an Indian, mounted on a PrairieHorse and Mexican saddle, chase the Buffaloes around the Race Course, andcapture one with the lasso. At 4 and 5 oclock, the race will be repeated,and the intervals of time will be occupied with various other sports. TheCity Brass Band is engaged. No possible danger need be apprehended, .as a double railing has beenput around the whole course, to prevent the possibility of the Buffaloes ap-proaching the multitude. Extra ferry-boats will be provided, to run fromBarclay, Canal, and Christopher streets. If the weather should be stormy,the sport will come off at the same hours the first fair The mystery of a free exhibition of the sort, though not under-stood at the time, is readily explained. I had engaged all the ferry-boats to Hoboken, at a stipulated price, and all the receipts on theday specified were to be mine. The assurance that no danger need be apprehended from thebuffaloes was simply ridiculous. The poor creatures were so weak 354 BUFFALO HUNT. and tame that it was doubtful whether they would run at all, not-withstanding my man French had been cramming them with oatsto get a little extra life into them. The eventful day arrived. Taking time by the forelock, multi-tudes of people crossed to Hoboken before ten oclock, and by noonthe ferry-boats were constantly crowded to their utmost extra boat, the Passaic, was put on, and the rush of passengerscontinued until five oclock. Twenty-four thousand persons wentby the ferry-boats to Hoboken that day. Each paid six and a v^;r
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