Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-29
THROWING THE LASSO.
Some Remarkable Keats Ivy an Expci
with IN, Riuta.


Some Remarkable Keats Ivy an Expcrt
with the Riata.
'sOf even more Importance in throwing
a lasso is ii that the distances are
gagged correctly. You remember that
spoke about holding the coils lightly in
two or three fingers. Well, that is done
that as many coils as may be considered
necessary may be let go. IL you are
welding RATA you know that each of
your coils is almost two feet or two feet
and half long. SO If you want to lasso
something twenty feet away you let go
ten coils.
"As TO letting go, you simply open
your hand at the correct time and the
rope slips of.
"But even after Won have roped your
steer your work is not over Almost any
animal can pull you from your horse,
and to prevent this you must get your
rope around the horn of your saddle.
There is where you have TO be quick.
There are two ways Of making this
hitch that are used ordinarily The one
| prefer is simply to take two turns
around the horn. taking care that the
second turn comes lower and overlaps
the other. No pull In the world could
make the rope slip, while ! can, by
simply throwing of one turn. let it all
slip of. The other fashion, which Is
really taking a half-hitch around the
horn. holds just as fast, but you have to
push the rope through 20 loosen It. Nor
see, in making this sudden twist a
finger is very likely to get caught and !
have known many fingers being taken
of before such hitch could be un-
fastened
1T is often advisable to take an extra
twist around any thing you have lassoed,
and this is done by simply throwing a
coil Practice again is the only thing
that can teach this, Now you have the
whole theory Of throwing a rope
There are four sorts Of throws, but
they are all made alike, only the posi-
ton Of the arm being different They
are the overthrow, the underthrow,
sidethrow and back throw.
Yes. back throw catching an object
behind you--something that you need
not even see. That sounds difficult, does
it2 Wen. you stand behind me and you
can see 1t done"
The reporter took his position twenty
feet behind Mr.. Ohntnus-quite out OF
his sight. OF course. He swung the
loop around his head and, without turn
ing. let it fly backward. 1t circulated
the newspaper man exactly and by pull
ing 1t quickly ohnimus had his arms
pinionea 10 his sides
Are there any more trick throwsP
asked the reporter.
Lots of them. ! never put myself
up as a crack riata man, and am out oi
practice nov, but ! can lay the moose on
the ground al my feet and Kick IT around
your neck, or pick Il of the ground from
my horse and land it around you while
The horse is going at fun speed, and Dc
lots OF things like that, but none OF then
Rre any good. The back throw has beer
used bv Mexican highwaymen 20 con
siderable advantage, You see, in tina
country the traveller always looks gu
for danger from the rear, and Is pre-
pared for t, but when a pleasant horse
man rides past him, playing with hi
rata and wishing him good day as h
passes. he is likely to consider TN
danger as gone by, as well as the man
That has caused the death Of GOO
many The bandit gets the right dis
lance ahead and then lassoes him as
did you touch of his spur jerks hi
victim from the saddle. and that end
IT, Interview with Louis Ohnimus ii
San Francisco Examiner.