The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-02

TIN HE greatest COWBOY steer IN
the world has his home on the
San Marcos ranch near Santa
Barbara.
BY some people he is simply
called a. trained steer; by others
.cavresto." But as he does the haroest
kind of cowboy work and a goQo oeai
of a nature the cowboys cannot 40 IL
would seem as if the Texas name cow
how steer" is the most appropriate.
On every well-regulated Cattle r9nch
In the West there is at least one steer
trained to help the cowboys in their
work. But there is none as proficient
IN his business as the one on the san
Marcos ranch.
The cowboys have named this fellow
eel Rey' (the king), and he is Ger
tainly deserving of the title.
He holds his title and his throne by
+ba- mower of brain and muscle. The
many manifestations Of extraordinary
intellect exhibited by dogs and trained
horses are surprising enough in them
selves, but they dwindle into COM
mouplace when one considers the Pc
Ci1liar accomplishments of the caVresto
.SFII: Pew" The fierceness of wild cattle
. is simply appalling.
: The credit for the conQuering and
education of Eel Rey' is due entirely TO
the. pluck and patience of Vaquero
named Louis Ruiz. And when his Ia
bors were finished a wonderful Work
had been accomplished. From the WHO,
est and most vicious OF. them all III
Rev" had become as docile and obed-
lent as a dog.
AS we all know, the ordinary cavresto
is trained, when the RATA. has captured
one of the believing, plunging, mad
~. sol
side the captive and permit the va
uuero to secure him firmly to the horns
of the captive by means of the rata.
When the rodeo takes place these
trained animals are sent into the dense
underground and forests to rout out the
hiding and terrified cattle. Even the
cowboys, strong and skilled as they
are, would never be able TO drive them
into the open country. But with the
best of the cavrestOs a great zeal OF
prodding, pushing and swearing is con-
sidered necessary to make them per-
form their duties
with "FI Rev" all is different. At
the word of command he is off through
the thickets. driving from their hid
ing places the stubborn cattle. he
waits for no RATA. Locking his own
big strong and crooked horns into the
horns of his indignant brother he hauls
and tugs and pulls until victory is his.
Many and fierce are his fights. Wild
IS his rage when, after a terrific strug-
gle; with victory almost in reach, the
captive succeeds in slipping from the
terrible crook of Ell Reey's" horns and
dashes off once more to the chaparral
and freedom. But the wild steers lib
erty is short lived. Eel Rey" never
talters in his pursuit and never returns
except in company with his struggling
prisoner.
Having brought in his captive Ell
Rey"' resolutely stands by and holds
him with his horns till he is identified,
branded. marked, killed, or whatever
the cattlemen elect to do with the cap
tive. All the while the captive is
held steadily and stoutly till the cat
tieInen have finished and Ell Rey" is
ordered to '"let go"
Perhaps the most remarkable thing
is the c0olness with which Eel Rey"
stands quietly holding down the head
IF the captured animal while the va
luero- deity touches a knife to the cap
ives throat. The sight of blood does
.aot seem to affect him in the least.
When one of the refractory cattle is