The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-24

and John Brown of Grande county
Montana failed to send a representa-
tive, but Carl Hard, on a bOny and
pink commissioned bronchO, was a del
egate all in himself
The grand stand was filed with cIus-
tered masses of people by 3 o'clock. and
il was shortly after that that long,
snake-like lariats began swinging round
Tao heads of half a dozen hOrsemen.
and the two mules and ten horses
started galloping wildly around the
enclosure. 1t did not take long to dem
onstrate Doc Goodwin's great talent as
a pony rider and pony roper. He had
rawboned mustangs captured thrown
down and saddled. and had ridden off
on a charging, bucking steed before
any of the others had closed their lariat
over a horse.
A WICKED MUSTANG.
Joe Miller got on a fractions and
duSky little mustang with wicked eyes.
1t also had wicked ways, but with all
his lunging he failed to Gust the cling
ing Miller from his spine. In one Of
his wild cavortings. the pony got his
foot in a rut. and fell with a broken leg,
while Miller glided gracefully over his
head. face doWnwards. The pony had
accomplished his purpose, but the beg
ging was better than the end. for last
night he expiated his wickedness by
being shot on a lonely stretch of alkaH
dust.
LONG CHASE.
Very long and very exciting was the
chase after the two mules They sped
away from the pursuing cowboys with
more speed than a New Jersey mos
quito uses in driving his javeiin. Fin
ally a stray lariet closed over them,
but with their subjugation, the de-
scendants of the jack suddenly lost
their zeal, and when Pete Hunt and
Perry Fenstermaker mounted one Of
them, it trOtted away as amiably as II
it had been carrying such burdens as
a steady diet. Fensternaker's stood up
ard danced two steps on its launches,
but still the long cared one refused 70
exhibit any symptoms of his wrath.
FINE HORSEAIANSHIP.
Bob Hamilton. the dark skinned
Idaho rider. gave a very exciting eXhi-
bition of craftsmanship, and it was ap-
parent that if any brOnchO wishes TO
injure the Idaho man il will have TO do
ii by getting him off in a corner and
kicking him. Bucking is a severe exer-
ton and is useless. Jack Johnson from
the same land of mountains, also
showed that he was pony punisher OF
good standing
Some of the boys got tangled up with
vigorous and fractions ponies, VINO
bucked and twisted and twirled like d
shark chasing fish in shallow water,
Miller of Albion got one of these Wher
the pony got through with its ineffec
tual antics, Miller smiled a bland smil,
and said: That's the way we do it
in Idaho"
FENSTERMAKER'S ESCAPE.
Each pony as it was lariated, was
thrown down in a hard emphatic way
near the center of the field, and after
a saddle had been quickly thrown over
his hitherto unburdered back, daring
rider surmounted him and together they
went off at a ripping and tearing pace.
The most exciting ride was made by
Fenst ermaker, who diSregarded all the
of saddle and bride, and rode
the jumping, plunginS brOncho all
around the field with no support but
the bowed legs that clinched the lean
broncho's ribs and a firm grip on a
stray fragment of name One of the
BOYS, in attempting 70 lariat Fenster-
ma kers steed captured rider and
broncho in one coil, while the mustang
was going round the bicycle course at d
furious pace Fenste aker, seeing
the danger, immedia.-> leaped from
the fleeing horse. His ieet came to the
ground first, but he executed a series
If somersaults from the impetus given
oy the leap.
FLAG PICKING.
When the riding and roping contest
vas over, there was flag picking COM
in which ten of the riders en-
ragged. Flag picking was misnomer,
or no flags had been furnished. and in
heir places handkerchiefs were strewn
llong the course at intervals which
we're supposed TO measure 80 yards
rhe absence of the flags made the ex-
libition more difficult, and Doc Good
wins feat of picking up three of the
landkerchiefs out of a possible four,
vas a clever and exciting performance
which won the first prize Of $50. The
econd went TO John Brown of Grand
ounty. who succeeded in gathering up
wo while passing the coveted linen at
, furious gallop. The aim of the con-
estants was TO pick up all the hand
,erchiefs in the swiftest time posi-
lie.
CATTLE WE'RE ABSENT
The absence of the cattle. which pre-
-en1ed the exhibition in steer roping.
vas a disappointment