The Lamar register., 1902-09-03
BUSTING BRoNcHos
AND RoPlNe WILD TEXAS STEERS
Many Stirring Events on the Closing
Day Of the Great Cheyenne From
tier Day Festival.

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down, rope and hog tie Texas steer in
tifty-five seconds is what Lloyd Filler OF
Eaton, Colorado, did yesterday, and he
equaled the worlds record in doing it.
Lloyd Filler, the winner of the cham
pionship steer roping contest, entered
under an alias. His name is w. l..
Fitch, and he is brother of the man
who took second place. He is Il roper
of wide renown, and has won numerous
contests. AT Sterling, on July 4th last,
he roped and tied steer in forty-threc
seconds. But the record was not al
lowed as the animal was only caught
by one horn. He is stock inspector a
Eaton.
Twenty-Five thousand spectators con-
gregated at Frontier park yesterday af-
ternoon to see the closing day of the
greatest Wild West exhibition the Wild
West has yet produced. Twelve thous-
and sat down; 10000 stood because
there was no place to sit.
A wild-eyed, spear-horned, panic
stricken bovine careening madly away
from pony that sticks like leech TO
his trail and bears II reckless devil
swinging a rope that circles ever nearer
and nearer the spreading horns. The
forward swOop of the hempen circle,
the gasp as it falters and hangs in the.
air, the splitting yell of satisfaction as
it settles down. the breath-held pause
as man and steer Jockey for position,
the bursting throb of anticipation as
the rope draws taut, the fiendish howl
of exultaton as, feet in air, the steer
sprawls fatal go to make such
sport as civilized citizen seldom sees.
Duncan Clark holder Of the worlds
championship, rOped the first and
downed his animal in BOB 80. Neil
Clark, his brother. n STRIPPING of seven-
teen, came next and tied his animal in
2:1O.
Then came G. B. Irwin. n colossus.
astride diminutive steed, who caught
his steer by the back leg and after trip
ping him up turned him over by sheer
strength and tied his feet by force of
Drawn.
George Armstrong had his rope over
his animal within fifty feet of the
scratch but spent too much time in fid-
ding and was hopelessly ont of it.
Joe Dolan Of Pine Bluffs looked like
sure winner with record of LOG 1-15.
Hugh Clarks hard luck put him far
behind. and then came Filler. His steer
was down, tied and the announcement
made almost before the spectators real
ized what had happened.
Mont Fitch, the next man up, roped
his animal with more dispatch than
Filler. but spent too much time in tying
and only made record of :5S 20. The
rest followed rapidly, steer after steer
being liberated as fast as that preced-
ing had been secured and the great
crowd was yelling its delight every in
stant.
The result of the contest was: Lloyd
Filler, first, time, % seconds; Mont
Fitch, second, time. 5S 3-5 seconds; Joe
Dolan, third, time, :OJ.
The bucking broncho contest for the
championship of the world was reve-
lntion to the old plainsmen. There was
not n piker in the entire bunch OF
twenty-six outlaws, yet but one man
was fairly thrown.
The exhibition that pleased the spec
tators most was that of Frank Irwin
of Bosler, the man who won the wild
horse race on the first day. 1rwin's
mount was fiery mustang. coal black,
and terrific bucker and pitcher. The
animal is owned by the Cheyenne
Lodge of Elks. He was donated to the
Elks' fair year ago. The lodge has
been paying his board ever since for
the simple reason that he could neither
be sold or given away. The punish
ment Irwin received for Il few mo
ments was frightful, but he would
have undoubtedly subdued the animal
had not an excited cowboy ridden too
close and knocked one of his feet from
the stirrup. In an instant later he
was under the outlaws feet and the
animal was doing its best to trample
him to death. Half hundred cow
punchers rushed to the rescue and
dragged Irwin from danger. Though
badly bruised, he insisted on remount-
ing and rode the horse until 1t was eN-
hausted. Warrior, under Elton Perry,
was a holy terror, but the rider in the
la,l l,,,.JI nv,I Ipttr n nj
rode the animal with hands and feet
free. The daring exhibition won him
first prize.
The deciding OF the contest was difii-
cult, but Perry was given first Frank
Stone second, and Frank Irwin third,
Walter Feguson fourth, and Irving
Monnette fifth.
Summary of events:
Quarter mile. free for all, consolation
Big Jim first, Little Sam second,
Sellicks third. Time, 2G seconds.
Ladies' COW pony race, half mile
Mrs. w. H. Irwin. on Uncle Bob, first;
Miss Kitty McPhee. on LightfoOt Sec
ond; Miss Duncan, third. Time, 90 sec
onds.
Steer roping contest-Lloyd Filler,
first: Mont Fitch, second; Joe Dolan,
third.
Indian pony race, one mile-Little
John, first; Joe, second. Time. 2:1O.
Cow pony race, quarter mile-Uncle
Bob with Frank Irwin up,' first; Old
Gold, second. Time, OPT 3-5.
Running. half mile, free for all-Ben
Eaton. under H. Beach. first; TorsOn,
second; Big Jim. third. Time. O:53 3-5.
Ladies' race. half mile for champion
ship of word-Mrs. w. ii. Irwin, on
Bourbon. first; Miss Duncan, on Big
-Four, second Time. O:53 80.