The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-23

then with his other hand on the steers
nose. he twisted the steers neck
until the animal went down with
HorrelPs knee on his neck and a lie
thrown around his front legs.
Requires Splendid Nerve.
1t is not likely that any other sport
IN the world requires greater agility
OF brain and Drawn, or involves so
much that is likely to unsIring the
nerves OF the player. To rope and tie
steer calls for the finest horseman-
snip and the most exact cooperation
OF the horse and rider Indeed, the
rapid roping OF a steer viii avail the
puncher little unless the horse lends
his aid at that critical time. With rope
| Kept taunt by the horse. the steer IS
held down until the cowboy reaches
MN and puts the "hog-tie" around his
legs.
Steer tying. altogether practiced as a
sport wherever the coW-puncher is a
necessity, has reached its highest state
OF perfection in Arizona a puncher,
mere. who cannot give 30-yard start
ana then rope and tie in less than one
minute IS considered a very slow work
er. Sometimes, from cattle ranges
come reports Of remarkable ties, in
eleven, fifteen and twenty seconds, but
such time can only be made under con-
| dluons that are accidental.
On the mountain ranges experiences
with the RATA is useful not alone in
capturing cattle. Not infrequently, in
the wilder districts. the COW puncher
will rope bears and sometimes a mule
ear deer will fall under the whirIing
loop.
4 few days ago at the Bar y ranch.
/ fur h.
over as a breaker of broncos and hand
Ter OF wild steers, found large buck
feeding quietly with bunch of cattle
in small gulch. BY a circuitous route
Riley managed to get within forty
yards of the herd and then spurred
up TO close in.
The buck started at once and with
/ his ffty-fOot rope Riley managed to
get his horns as the buck stumbled up
an almost perpendicular bank In an
instant the deer was up and charged
the horse, cutting great gashes in the
animals sides with his horns.
Lassoing a "Chink."
The horse went down and Riley
alighted a couple of yards away. The
madened deer, unable to loosen the
rope, turned on Riley, but three bull
/ let's from a six-shOoter stopped him.
Riley carried the bucks rear quarters
to camp hanging over his injured horse,
The cow-puncher's skill is sometimes
shown in a chase for human game
About a week ago, George Sears, on
/ the PantelO ranch, north of Nogales.
found a couple of Cinnamon stealing
over the mountains, in such a way as
to excite his suspicion. Many Chinese
are being Struggled over from Mexico,
and Sears saw an opportunity to serve
/ his country.
He ordered the Chinese to stop, but
instead they spurred their ponies on
Sears was reluctant to use a gun, so
brought his rope into play. He closed
| in and soon his riata Kissed around
! the shoulders of the nearest Chinaman.
Pulling him in slowly. Sears soon
had his man within arms reach, and
hurriedly dismounting him. tied his legs
and went on after the second man. A
mile further on he roped his second
viction. Tying him securely, he brought
/ him back to where his first captive
/ lay and then brought the two into
4 NOgales, and delivered them to the Gus
/ tom collector.