The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-03-06
run Or BREAKING A sRONCHO.
The severe Hut saiutary Lessons Given by
Cow Boys to InbrOksn ColtA.


Cow -Boys to Jnbroksn Gotta.
While the boss goes on assigning the
horses, Tex coils up his RATA, rope Of
matted rawhide as large as your finger
and from fifty to eighty feet long. On
the end Of this 10 worked "hondoo.n on
small ring Of cowhide, through which the
rore is doubled, and he pulls enough
slack through il to make loop fifteen or
twenty feet in circumference. Holding
the coil in his left hand, he grasps the
rope lust outside the loop and holds il in
his right hand, doubled back on the loop.
Then he throws the loop out behind him
and shouts to the colt, who makes dash
along the side of the corral. As he passes
/ Tex throws the loop overland and jerks
il taut ~ it .alls over the ponys head
The frightened colt runs 70 the end OF
the rope at full speed, and meanwhile
Tex crouches On the ground, with his
weight thrown back on the rope. The
tony changes ends with a jerk that al
mos, breaks his neck, and then Tex runs
no 10 him. This gives him slack and
starts him again, and after the perform
ance has been gone through dozen
times the pony las learned not TO run
ON a rope and the first step toward his
education is accomplished, He is then
named. This is "A subj jet for debate, and
Tex finally decides on "Streaks, as APP
propriate ~ "a paint or piebald horse
Streaks il led ont Of the corral, and,
while one OF the other boys holds the
rope. Tex takes another rope, and as the
pony runs past nun nares ms tore feet
and throws him. This second rope liz
PASSED to another man, who holds 1t 30
that the pony IL powerless.
Blanket and saddle are clinched on,
and "hackamore," a sort of halter with a
nose-piece that will draw tightly when
pulled, is put ON. To this is added a
horsehair rope, called a macaIte, and,
after handkerchief has been put over
the puny's eyes the other ropes are
looscd. Strcak9 plunges to his feet and
runs on the macarte. This he finds even
more Improbable that running on the
riata, for the noSe-piece brings him up
all standing. When he IL quiet enough
10 approach, Tex ties the macarte SO az
10 make reins, and throws himself into
the saddle. Strcaks looks as il ne meant
mischief, and the by-standers climb up
on the corral 10 be out Of harms way.
Sometimes mounted man * at hand
10 haze the brunChO and keep INN
from running through wIre-tence or
smashing into wagon. Tex reaches
over and raises the blind, and then the
fun begins. Streahs stands still for a
moment, and then makes mad plunge
in the air and lands on ms stiifeued fore
legs, with his nose almost o. the ground.
Tex has balanced himself and returns
the compliment with touch of the
suur. Streaks makes "a succession OF
p!unges, changing ends at every Jump,
and striking the ground like "a street
PAYERS rammer. lie Is evidently
plumb son of gun" for he pitches IN
"A circle. which is far harder for the rider
than If he pitched straight ahead.
The bows shout enc0Hagingly' "Sit
him deep, Tex" "California hint"
Hang and rattle,7 Set him aGre!'
/ LOON loI - lllHhlS l'ti ~ ''soh' N''
Mind that prairic-dog town. Tex plies
spur and cuerdo, shouting "Eic-a-a,'
talismanic word Of much rcpute among
"bronchO busters" Streaks finds that
bucking is no use and he suddenly rears
and falls over backward, driving the horn
of the saddle into the ground. He looks
around to enjoy the sight Of TeX's lie.
less body, but Tex is standing by his
head with the coil Of the macarte, which
had been caught under his belt, fast in
his left hand. When Streaks finds his
/ feet again Tex is on his back. and the
pony makes holt Of IL. A mile or two
tells on him, and Tex manages to jerk lns
head around SO that he heads for home
again. When the pony is SO exhausted
that he Is comparatively submissive he Is
a broke horse He viii be harder 10
ride the second time when he Is mtted
than the first, bat by the time he has
been mounted half dozen times be will
be quite tractable. Then he has to I've
taught to "savvy cows" and must learn
to dodge, stop and whirl around Ike
cat.-Sam Francisco Chronicle.