The morning call., 1892-10-01
VAoUEROs DEL PALS.
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30-It is not always that
the best part of the play is that which is set
down on the bills. 1t was so at the tourney.
A short, stout, bald headed little man got
on tie track about the time that vicious
bull came plunging along on the warpath.
That little bald-headed sprinter never made
better time in his life, and the crowd roared
odds on the steer 1t looked tcklish for
minute or two. and the way the pursued
one made the dust fly was wonderful DIX
months training aud $1,000 prize would
not enable him TO repeat the performance.
He scrambled out of danger just in Time.
Cheers went up from the immense crowd
when Don Tomas Alvarado appeared on
richly caparlsoned horse and wearing q
serape embroidered with gold. he was
accompanied by Charles Hardy, Dixie
Thompson, Francisco Pico Francisco Estu-
dIllo. Pancio Arguello and Till Burns, the
last two being the leaders OF the Mexican
yaqueTOs and the American cowboys, re-
spectively. The cheering Increased as the
vaQueros came into view, saluted and gal
loped into the corral.
Presently gate was thrown open and
dozen very frisky steers eaped forth.
They rushed down the track, and the way
the last Of the crowd, who had ignored the
iniunctions to clear the track, got over the
fence was q caution. The fun began when
the cowboys and yaqueros, 100 IN number
formed solid body, with narrow opening
in front, through which the steers had to
pass. Many a man escaped death by dex-
terously swerving his steed at the moment
the infuriated bulls came along. 1t was u
lively time then. The cowboys broke loose
and rode at full speed, waving their hats
and yelling like demons.
Then came the rOping and the tying OF
the steers. One of the animals got its leg
broken by an exceptionally violent fall and
had 10 be killed.
One lady who had tried to cross the track
was thrown to the ground and badly bruised
by steer which had been lassoed at the
critical moment
With these two exceptions this exciting
part of the days proceedings passed with
out accident. The rest of the tourney con-
sisted Of mounted cabaleros picking up
silver coins on O dead run, also buried rOos-
tiers, and other exhibitions of trick riding,
riding bucking broncos and vicious Mexi-
can horses. the judges to name the horse
each contestant was to. ride; and lastly,
c0ursing with pack OF trained greyh0unds
and riding wild bulls
Leo Rios of San Juan Capistrano roped
and tied steer In 81 seconds. the quickest
work ever accomplished in this section.
He received prize Of $40.
John Caivy OF Tia Juana was awarded a
prize OF $40 tor riding bucking horses.
Ed Crossthwaite Of Lower California
was given prize OF 81 for picking up coins
from the ground while riding hcrse at full
speed.
Manuel Burgos won purse OF $40 by
picking it from between the horns OF a wild
steer.
The following were the entries for the
vaquero competition: Quino Castro, Ed
ward Crossthwaite. Marcus Crossth waite,
Jesus Nero, Jesus Aguillar,. Lano Verna,
Juan Rios, Tomas Streator, Jesus Machado
Juan Espinosa. Manuel Machado, A. Vidal,
r. Paredas, 4. Marchado, Juan Y. Alva-
rado, M. Altamirano, A. Bella, A. M.
D0ugherty, Juan Lalette, Charles Knowles,
+. Espinosa, A. Rice, j. Vasquez, A.
Ducero, George CoutZ, Hector Angel. L..
Louis. Joseph j. Louis. NJ. Westover, A.
Vasquez, }. h.. Mccarthy, Il. Bailey,
Charles Bailey, j. I. Cochran and Charles
Ingle.
The yaqueros and cowboys paraded the
town before and after the competition,
riding in fours in excellent order.
The band of the First Cavalry furnished
the music on the plaza this evening to a
crowd, which, dense at first, diminished to
corporaPs guard at the conclusion. The
men played splenddly and were loudly
cheered.
Company A of the naval reserve had a
benefit concert tonight, the proceeds going
to the members who had all, or nearly all,
borrowed the money to pay for their uni
forms. Among the visitors present in the
boxes were: Admiral Gherard Captain
Brdgeman OF the cruiser Baltimore and
Captain Picking of the cruiser Charleston.
all in full uniform, and General McCook and
staff. The Governors staff and all the milf
tary officers we're in uniform. The band of
the First United States Cavalry played a
number of selections.
The grand finale OF the festivities was an
exhibition Of tireN orks from the end OF the
iron pier over the surf ON Coronado Beach,
opposite the Hotel del Coronado. There