The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01
ROPING STEERS FOR PRIZES.
4 REMARKABLE CONTEST AT a TEXAS
CoCyrT FAIR,
Furious Animals Turned Loose Fer the
Men sad fouies to TussIe wIth-Peess
liar saEAeity of the Little Ponies-Aa
Awkward Man and an Unfortunate Mas.

Froul ~ Chattanooga NrlsL
One Of the most interesting things I saw
the Concho County Fair. The winner a me
hh1st , ptk o eeaIatu, COWBOY saddle-vss 20
down a steer IN the shoTtest lime. The second
prize was gorgeous gold and silver trimmed
sombrero, and Was % pc won By the oontestans
one trial. 50 that II horse st1mbies /, prai-
re dog hole, or the rider misses upon his 6rst
steer at, the outset. he Is gone and It Is very
larEe.y luck after all and the best man does
not necessarily get the saddle or even the
They were. hns-lookinG lot OF fellows
nearly a.! 9t them Business men. deputy
for almost everybody either has or has had
eoater S Nfaa't 70 Sc ale q Fds
IKE a Cossaek and rope a steer In good shape.
or, behind the steer as possible and. While
g'ipE about his own gait. throw, the rope over
f se may e sofsn Gear andsr him S
p9 Tonne, !! Is seGpret, the pony suddenly
steer IS thrown clean heels over head literally.
BY dexterous Jerk and good MANAGEMENT .
eq; one horn but it Will usually slip oa
aS he be sorsa anS
EEider oysE-especial!y If he 90 biz and the pony
! lIsS1 When the steer has bean thr0EP 4.
leaving the pony to hold him By Keeping the
Line from the pomnel 10 his horns taut And
whole panorama The sagaclous little pony
standing With his nose to the fallen adversary.
With bsh I fs e5es e. reazss hss IN
a oed h1 II that steer gets W. and he hasn't the
Ia, the trs: place, ali the he Wild "a and vicious
steeJs that can De found on the ranges and
ranches about are gathered up and brought.
grounds and put IN a pen there This pen had
mailer. one opening out Of IL By means Of
consisted o. bars. When The announcemons
Swas made that the contest would now take
S 9i to Re ead
hnding i closed turned 10 rush bsck as ho
SbD or H e he SR met ouRS 9gFSd a 1Ss Ss
ann Rssd a Hs5a Rk sseE
Ths hS Oars are sSddeny 1S
drawn. and he leaps out into the opening. The
to one side, and IS after him like shot :
The first steer was big. lean. sorrel-coored
one. with horns about four ieet across at the
was fine. handsome. keen looking fellow. and
countrT-a little white fellow. bearing the Ia
eyes, juice as a saf. regular trump They
ing every nerve 10 keep with the steer, while
hSoE Vim sn sadss9 s sEh TR 6e Sa
ceeded n doinE. tlen leaped from the saddle
him. He nad out ,,ouched the ground when
the steer made sudden. convulsive effort aud
rose 70 bis feet But Possum,s eye was o9i
him Hat. By this time the cowboy reached the
steer. Jumped on HIM ana tied his feet. and
Sow, recon menced the yel ling and whoopipg.
and q big white steer tears into the pen and 10
back. he finally bursts through the bars So. !
fore they can De taken down, This tine IL u
seF9mase VITA pf he M MeIicaps az kn mac
becker mounted little claybank with sflS
t vsEy m mane and iaiIfaDs Scott and caO-
he quickly overhaul; the steer. the throw is '
made, tie rope secured. and then the big brut9
rider 90 over IN horrible Confusion.
Hurrah for the Captain! He's up and OIL
we're sersains and roars d laushter and shouts
S 1S adm 04S5t Ia az the uszZ LITTLE feGw
animal as9us s1 Il. s;:eEda1t5 t e@aIa come tI aS
and cut the rope a1d drive him into the outer ,
regions. Again. amid the beating Of TOM
glazing red eyes and, rigid horizonta! tail One
1t is only after some time and much hard rum
ming he Is r1psd then with a furious plunge
Be- breaks he rope: .; he eiEths Or saddle
al1 rider the other. The tel!ow with the horn9
swaying from side 20 side. eyes vacant tan
dEooptng, literally knocked silly.
commands my sympathy, he looks so sheepish
and ,5hamed; Here comes the next candidate
!T the 1oy F0s Of Tns as s4 Is aaP S
ranch. OF which the Young man j. manager. or
stey 60. the aeEy little pony fairly flying over
without a struggle and has only to Be lied to
complete, the Job. But the moment ne fees the
shot. Everybody j. brea.l Iess-vs hardly
know ThethsE 70 "a o. be terrified.
haas tie R v6adbs I{z 'A boss i5Fn Viz
backward plunge, AID kegs dragging him
ss a sy aH ne F s 9 T:H s saeR 4ss lite
snIrts such t2ssings q his pretty mead ana
ktckinSs opt Q. ;.e .;H9 SIN! hees; sucn , saarH
tt world Ike a!:!:u.a;s speec4.
DIS was tue very cute: pony ~ al: and.
E Ee e at: he xsa OK taV ta i;s AID sTe
irE with pride and hs3 spr,,s.
The mex, man missed his throw.
The mex: Topsd his steer ana attempted to
throw lc. bu: Ile animal was dig. his pony.
- 70 ~ y' AMI r5F ;5rwsrd SO that the man
Eel. heavily II ~ tn stddIs striking on the
We a. grace With horror. Attendant gal,
hin IN. w1sa hs was found TO have been only
sEunH-4 - The ta.I and untouched in the
We br.a:EeG easier aud about this time the
rouy - :: astonishm-nt and no doubt TO the
stAer's, .2eede,! ia Lhrpwing the later and
now, tn 9-r relief from the recent strain. We
.ausLet aai appaCGei . our hearts eoutent.
FOR II -:ame Little te!Dw-as though TO make
assgEil doubIy sure ant leave no room for
uEpls. Ant accidents after AL mis- engineering
and s.!a-sgy-never let D dragging his struR-
Cling rnemY until he was safely tied, all tie
while shaking his head and "IaWlng back 10
tie Tanss; Kind 0. horse talk. lust as the little
b.asS Lad done.
After this there were one or two failures. ono
horse fall ing In pr Ilrle-dog hole and one man
III s. ng the throw Il had taken i'm long to gee
c!oss, enough 10 make Aud now came an un-
usually wild, ugly steer: and the funniest kind
Of q par 10 run after him and catch him The
Tony was LIKE. ratty ROAM aud the man big.
r. AVy, and AWKWARD looking Everybody
laughed when they sailed in close on the heels
Of ne yanoslLs. ouckskin colored steer. But
mat title te't.a bug 9t 6 ronY lust caught up
Win The srea: lonR-legGed creature. the big.
clumsy-looA!rg man threw his rops like .
streak Of lubrlcated lightning over his horns,
threw him el!wlse till | looked 10 hear his
meek crack. men h5oped ont OF the saddle Ike
a 4ftie circus boy and lied hin WITH neatlsss
lo3iIns men on Heet !0n!es was the one to
take the Hrst prize, he saddle. aud our hand
kfag ma B. % Farl