The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-02

Hhen Bob was In the saddle the animal
behaved In the tameat possible manner
and Bob was filled with disgust
Il want a real bronx. said Bob:
this things roihin' but a hobby-horss.
Hes as easy 10 ride as a railroad train
But Il had been agreed that each
man was 70 have but one horse. 40 Bob
went of grumbllng over his hard luck.
A trim and timid brown broncho.
With light, delicate step. was led forth
for Marion McGinty. Of the U-Fork
ranch. She looked as II a child could
ride her She made not the slightest
protest when the saddle was placed up
on her and the flank glrih was clnched.
McGinty had looked the mare over
closely and he had made up his mind
she was not what she seemed.
She wasn't Riding that horse was a
good deal like riding a cyclone-you
can not tell exactly what happens. but
you know that much ls going on.
That gentle looking animal shot her
self into the air. She came down on
four feet and two feet and one foot
She made the most awful plunges. Her
back curved until she was turned into
a hoop.
Then was the crowd aroused to mad
enthusiasm. The cowboys shrleked
and the lndians-thcre we're 800 Co
manches there whooped with all their
might.
McGiniy was not like his namesake
In the song lie stayed right on the
broncho. and old cowboys said they
had never seen such gorgeous bucking.
The animal made mad rushes forward.
and stopped short with a stlR-legged
shock. She fell over backwards and
she sldesiepped like a shlfiy prize
fighter
McGlniy sat on her back a. II Il was
no trouble AZ an. and the plaudlts rang
about him. When the mare was doing
her best. or rather her worst. McGlniy
shook one foot loose Of the stlrnup ana
sat sideways with one leg over the horn
% the saddle.
Then the broneho started 20 run. She
shot away like the wind until her fore.
foot sank into prairie dog hole. Then.
and then only. dld McGinty 70 down.
Horse and rider disappeared In a cloud
Of dust
Il was taken for granted that Ne
Ginly had been practically killed. But
he wasn't even hurt. There was never
finer exhibition OF riding.
Dave Matthews. OF the \ ranch. IN
Shackeliord county. drew Old Gray.
A horse with convictions Is old GRAY.
and he lives TO them. lie Is willing 10
work. When he IL being driven he
Is as gentle a. a kitten. when an At
tempt Is made 10 ride Old Graz Il h
very like trying 10 30 through q thrcsh.
ing machine.
Several hundred ambitious men had
tried 10 ride old Gray and not one had
succeeded. when the saddle was
placed on bis back he behaved beaull-
fully. he had the air Of q wise horse
and a conqueror. lie vas certain that
he would throw bis rider and there
wasn't any use In wasting strength.
II you lave ever seen those fireworks
things called ~nigger chascrs" you can
have some Idea Of the way old Gray
acted on the ground. But nothing thai
moves can glse any Idea Of old Gray
aerial evolutlons. They are peculiar
TO himself Tie gathers himself In a
bali, shoots upward and then appears
TO explode. A a rule he lands on his
head, but he is not particular about
this.
After his first efforts Old Gray
stopped IN sheer surprise 10 End the
man sllll on his back. lie turned Bis
head 20 look. An inch Of steel tearing
up his sides made the hroncho jump
iis placed bis head between his legs
arched his back until Il was like that
Of a furious cat. and began hucklng an.
an Il seemed that he musg tear himself
and Matthews to pieces hut the mar
was not dlslodged.
When Old Gray was led away NJ
hung bis head In shame. Il was NJ.
hrsi defeat In long and busy life. III
had broken many bones and the rrld.
% hundreds, only TO meet his master
az last
in an. twelve men took part IN tn,
contest aud not one was thrown jim
Harris had The narrowesi escape. n,
was allotted a big black. 70 strong tha
the plungcs caused the hloo,
90 fnsh from Harris most
and cans Once the man lost hts stir
up. nul he conquered the hroucho.
hcGlniy vas awarded the hrai prize
$40. while Dave Matthews received az
second prize for conqucflug 0ld Gray
The third Was giyon 90 llarpey Young
Tue verdict Of the judges was ap
nlaudcd. McGinty was placed drsi be-
cause ne cut un anilcdotes when NJ.
horse was aplehln. 'as a cowboy care
fully explained.
The first OF The seventeen compcll'
tors won ne frsi prllo and established
a new record. ne was Berry pcrsloy
~ lA- n.tcliark ranch.
The steer crossed the line on the run
feIsley's larlei settled over his horns
The steer turned a complete somci.
sanll The horse braeed himself whil'
Pefsley ran up 70 the PROSTATE anl
stunned animal. The man threw NJ
hts hal 10 show that the steer was tie,
IN imeiNA
Emellho GARDENING eausht the stccl
around the head and horn and The bl'
animal came down y lh 3 crash. tbs
pony daesed the steer while Emelln.
WIS dlsmounilne rte animal va.
tied ~ I'm iis