The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-11

from stock pen.
 Rlue ?, The roper is to be stationed
 opposite corner of pen Immediately
 upon steer crossing above mentioned
 line, the word go will be given.
 Rule g. The roper is to have rope
 ready when word is given to go.
 Rule 4. Roper may carry extra rope
 for tie rope.
 Rule 5. Roping steer by his feet pos
 itively forbiddee.
 Rule G. If the steer is killed, that run
 and tie shall not be counted, and the
 party shall have chance at another | steer.
 Rule '. Steers to be kept tied until
 released by committee, to be tied by
 not less than three feet.
 The man who ropes steer and ties
 him in the shortest time will be award
 ed the prize, which is one seventy~flve
 dollar flexible saddle.
 | As Gardenhire had won in the riding
 contest he was given the first go A
 big speckled steer, with horns four feet
 across, was run out. Gardenshire | threw such a big loop the steer ran | through it. He missed his second
 throw, but caught his third, the steer
 in the meantime having ran nearly a
 mile. He brought him down, turning
 him end over end, and tied him in three
 minutes and thirty seven seconds.
 Ross Sloan of Seymour took the next.
 big, looking red steer. He l caught over the horns the first throw
 and downef and tied his steer in 1:40. | Bud Smith of Haskell got a big, | black steer that ran like jack rabbit.
 He caught and drowned his steer in
 1;38
 1 Gus Lyles missed two throws at Q
 piebald steer, but downed him in S:30 | Bill McLaren of Seymour got a red steer with horns as wide as a gate. His time was 200.
 Dave Harris got big piebald steer 1 that was old at the business. He threw him end over end the first jerk, | but the steer was on his feet the next second, and he tripped him twice more before he got him down effectually. Then his horse ierked the horn off the saddle and departed in the direction of
 Mexico, Dave got his steer tied in 4:10i and had his saddle rebuilt next day, John carr's steer was also foxey. He
 cameSoWn so hard on the first jerk that he bounced like ball, and the thump was heard in the grand stand, quar- ter of mile away. The steer was on his feet in second and John had to ride around him six times before he
 got him wound up to throw him. Time -2:50
 John Chalk, of the Matador outfit,
 came next and his roping was watched with great interest, as he has quite
 reputation in that line. His steer was
 one of the largest in the pen and must have weighed three hundred pounds
 more than his pony. He had the rope
 on him six seconds after crossing the
 line and when the jerk came the steer and the pony both went down, while l John slid off safe Pony and steer got
 on their feet together with John in the saddle again. The second jerk parted the rope d foot from the saddle horn and the steer put in his best licks to- ward the west.
 John was after him and swung down and picked up the trailing rope with his left hand The steer jerked it away
 again and the skin with it, but John was not to be shaken off, but kept after him and swung down and picked up the rope a second time. This time he got it well around his saddle-horn and downed the steer again and tied him, all in 2:05. He was greeted with tre- fnenioi,sk cheers for his pluck and skill,
 and the boys crowded around him and stroked his little dun poney and shook his hand when he came in. George Martin, sheriff of King coun- ty, caught his steer on the second
 throw and downed him in 2:10. Billy Parks, better known as the "Pitchfcrk Kin" of the Moon ranch in 1 Cottle county downed a strawberry
 roan steer in 1;291a, making the best time.
 John Arnold of Vernon took John
 ChallSs little dun pony that had had such 8 hard tussle few minutes be- 1 fore and downed his steer in 1:S7. This ended the steer roping. The prize, a seventy-five dollar flexi- i ble saddle, not Pueblo saddle, as was stated to the News" reporter the day | before, was awarded to the 'Pitchfork 1 Kid" and he was surrounded by crowd to shake hands with him and | congratulate him. while the cowboy l whoop tore holes in the atmosphere | and the band played 'DlXle. i The barbecue and speaking began at l eleven o'clock Friday morning at Me l Tean's Grove Captain Mclean was l the founder of Seymour and the barbe- cue took place on Seymour creek with l iii two hundred yards of his residence, | which was the first house built in the i town. F,x-Governors Ross and Hogg | failed to come to make speeches. ! Sheriff l.. B. Watkins of Knox county, | !. H. Stephens of Wilbarger, candidate for congress from the Thirteenth dis | trict. and Dr. o. L. Fisher of Fort l Worth spoke in the forenoon and then 1 followed dinner
 It seemed as if there was enough 1 barbecued meat and light bread on hand to stop a Russian famine, but there were thousands of people there and when they got through there was nothing worth mentioning left over. At night the crowning feature of the reunion came off-a grand ball at the opera house. A ball in the west al- ways has one drawback and that is too l few ladies. This was no exception. | There were about dozen young lady | dancers present and about four hun- dred cowboys who were anxious to | dance just one set"
 Alex Benge, Jeff Scott and George Taylor were the floor managers and they were kept busy introducing the bows to the young ladies and securing