The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-12-27
Ar HOME IN a SADDLE.

( As yS.catern Woman Who Has Made
n wide Reputation ON ItnnEc..
Siis. Mimi. Austen a typical wom-
u m Of the plains, has recently been CIV
Ing. exhibitions of equcstrianisnl at
Portland. Or. and has astonished
many. even among the experienced
pNiInsmen. by her daring feats, says
the Baltimore Sun. She is an absolute
Nv fearless horsewoman who delights
Y in feats that seem hazardous ana III
risks that appear dangerous. The
crowd, Of cowboys who were perform
ing at the carnival during the horse
show were so confident of Mrs. Aus
TENS ability that they were willing TO
hack her to the extent of 500 to ride
AMY four footed animal sent to the
grounds. During the week Mrs. Aus
ten nightly did Il tandem hurdle act
that proved Immensely popular with
the carnival visitors. With two spir-
tied horses going Mt the utmost speed
that vigorous whIplashing could get
: out of them she went tearing around
the track, taking the three hurdles us
z clean as ever any famous hunter clear.
Z ed a brush or fence.
Mrs. Austen explains that her love
for horses and her ability to handle
them comes from the environment of
her early childhood. Her father was
Thomas Thorpe Of southern Oregon.
well known throughout the state as
one Of the largest dealers in horses In
the west. In speaking of her experi-
erces to reporter Mrs. Austen said:
..From toddlcr have been used to
riding, and / presume that 1t Is my
constant association with horses that
has given me the confidence that makes
me believe 1 can STICK to any horse
4 that can be brought % ma At home
q I soon learned the dlek1 that count
\ the most in subduine The Vicious range
horses and COW ponies. and at no time
can remember feeling any degree Of
fear In handling them. 1t is exciting
and perhaps dangerous, but no horse
has yet thrown me, and have had
sufficient experience to assure me that
I / can tame the worst Ct them.
-For over three yearsI worked for
\ Portland cattle dealers and did the
Same work that was given to the men.
would go into the country. get
GROVE OI Wllu luSLh
to the city without losing u single one.
la did this sort of work month after
month and always had plenty OF en-
fragments ahead, which ought to mr.
que TINT did the work well. But the
4 part taat most enjoy Is breaking wild
politics. There are an excitement and
a thrill IN the work that compensate
] for the exertions and dangers. have
worked alongside some of the best
cowboys in the state and have stuck to
my saddle until the wild horse became
u tame one and could be handled by
any one.
TN breaking horse prefer mans
satfile, but in other work I use the con-
ventional sidesaddle. The tandem hur-
de act Is full of excitement. but have
never met with serious accident
The other night the horn of the saddle
4 broke. and for a moment. until ! re-
covered my balance. ! didn't know
what was going to happen. But the
spectators never knew that anything
was wrong, and I sent the ponies over
the tlmbers as fast us they could go.
I have abandoned the cattle driving
and broncho breaking ana expect to
get int the show business In the fu-
ture have trained one of my tan
dem ponies TO take the hurdle through
ring of fire aud other feats that are
rather out of the ordinary"