, ▁where ▁it ▁stayed ▁for ▁five ▁months . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁the ▁show ▁tou red ▁Europe , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁C ody ▁met ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁XIII . ▁On ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁a ▁competition ▁took ▁place . ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ▁had ▁met ▁some ▁Italian ▁but ter i ▁( a ▁less - well - known ▁sort ▁of ▁Italian ▁equivalent ▁of ▁cow bo ys ) ▁and ▁said ▁his ▁men ▁were ▁more ▁sk illed ▁at ▁ro ping ▁cal ves ▁and ▁performing ▁other ▁similar ▁actions . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ' s ▁men ▁challeng ed ▁nine ▁but ter i , ▁led ▁by ▁, ▁at ▁Pr ati ▁di ▁Cast ello ▁neighbourhood ▁in ▁Rome . ▁The ▁but ter i ▁easily ▁won ▁the ▁competition . ▁August o ▁Imperial i ▁became ▁a ▁local ▁hero ▁after ▁the ▁event : ▁a ▁street ▁and ▁a ▁monument ▁were ▁dedicated ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own , ▁C is tern a ▁di ▁Lat ina , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁featured ▁as ▁the ▁hero ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁com ic ▁stri ps ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁C ody ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁independent ▁exhibition ▁near ▁the ▁Chicago ▁World ' s ▁Fair ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁which ▁greatly ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁v ex ed ▁the ▁prom ot ers ▁of ▁the ▁fair , ▁who ▁had ▁rejected ▁his ▁request ▁to