The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-01-21
THE
QUESTION
OF SKILL
Billy Dunn Says Oregon
HOrSemen Can Ride Well.
Relates Instance of How Newt
Jones, of Heppner, Stumped
the Boise "BrOnchO Bust
erS.


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Will Dunn, one OF the 0. r. & n. con.
ductors running between Pendleton and
Portland remarked upon a recent article
appearing in this paper, anent the fact
that MoDcrieffe Brothers have imported
broncho busters into the Malheur
country TO break horses for the South
] African cavalry service. Mr.. Dunn form.
erly lived in Wyoming and has seen
hiuch Of this western region in which
horseback riding in a lne art, and il is
commonly supposed that as good saddle
men live as are to be found anywhere in
the world. Said he.
81 believe that right here 10 Umatll
county and over in Morrow are the best
horsemen in the world. II there are any
men anywhere Who can ride anything
that wears hide, il is right here. heard
about an affair at Boise, one time, when
Newt Jones, son Of James Jones, of
Heppner, came along. There was to be
'broncho busting contest, and cowboys
who profess excellence in that line of
OF work had gathered from all over the
west They were there from Idaho, Or
egon, Washington, Utah and Nevada,
and the crowd comprised as fine saddle
mem as ever wore pair Of chaps.
Newt Was BlOoded,
Young Jones looked over the pros
poets, and decided that he wanted
some OF the fun himself, but he was
anxious to see to it that no one said
that he had easier horses to ride than
the others. Hence, when he drew the
first chance to select his animal, he
hunted up the man who drew the
last chance, and traded with him.
giving all the ether fellows the ad-
vantage, and allowing them to pick
out the best horses, and he took what
vas left.
Newt won the honors OF the con-
test, and convinced the crowd that Or
egon men could ride some. He STAYED
in the saddle while his horses plunged
and reared and bucked, as only wild !
range horses will do, and not one of them
VAS able 10 unseat him.
"lle was brought up in the Heppner
lills' and learned all he knows about |
horses from the experience in the
'ountry surrounding that little town.
believe he can ride any horse eve
BORN.
Some Other Nerves.
Up N Laramie, Wyoming, one day. A
elbow named Sam Collins offered 10 do
that scared the major portion
'I the life out Of band of cowboys that
lad assembled there. A band of horses
Ee'e in corral, and dispute arose as
10 who was the best rider. Collins made
! proposition 10 the most offensive oue
hat caused him to crawfsh, and gained
or Collins a name for nerve of an unus
nal nature, He laid $40 gold piece on
.he ground aud said TO the other one.
Now # you will agree, we will stand nm
here on this board that we will place
place over the opening OF the corral We
VIII Jump onto the back Of the fret hor a
hat comes out, without saddle or bride
'nd ride as he runs with all the others
'unning with him. The other fellow
I'D no' accept the offer.
Another cowboy came through ons
I
lme driving stock from Oregon into
wyoming and gave an exhibition tba,lI
made the horsemen Of that region tbirk
hey had never seen any ona before vboIi
.ne~ how TO stick ina ssdlIe.
I'm fact guess that Oregon need NOT |
IMPORT horsemen, and that Mslbsr,
natter Of bringing in riders VAS dine ~
he temporary trouble between the 10
al msn' or TO some other cause than
liability OF oregouians TO ride asweIos B
hose OF other states in the west"
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