Arizona republican., 1903-03-15
THE COWBOY TOURNAMENT
The First Days Sports at East Lake
 Park.

The first half of the cowboy tourna- ment at Eastlake park yesterday after noon was grand success. The cowboy relay race was won by Walter Kline from Tonto basin, the time being 4 minutes IS seconds. The steer tying and branding contest was won by Loge Morris, his time being } minutes 221s seconds.
 A large number of people filled the grandstand to its full capacity and it was a very enthusiastic and apprecia- tive gathering. The weather was ad- mirable for the sports, the sun being partly hidden by the clouds, which made it much more comfortable than usual for the onlookers.
 The first event was the cowboy relay race, for which there were three en- tries, Oscar Roberts, Walter Kline and Charles Davis. The contestants started in front of the grandstand beside their horses and put the blankets and sad dies on after the starting signal, then they raced around the track to the other side of the arena, and changed the saddle to another horse, remounted and madly raced to the starting point. where the saddle was again changed to another horse. This was repeated until the riders had made three circuits of the track and had changed horses five times. Roberts took the lead and held it to the third relay, when Kline took the lead and held it to the finish, with Roberts a close second. After making the third change Davis re- mounted and had gone some twenty <.- lI -l;x he fell, losing control of his horse which he could not catch again. The race was very exciting from start to finish, and the boys did excellent work and made good time.
 For the steer tying there were five entries, oscar Roberts, Walter Kline, Harry Knight, Loge Morris and Charles Davis. This contest was divided into two parts on account of the danger in having so many horses and steers in the arena at one time. The first tyers were Davis and Morris. In this the contest ants started at the drop of the flag. roped and threw the steers, tied them and then got wood from the center of the arena, made a fire and heated the branding iron hot enough to make what is called a "hair brand,' which is forming the brand by burning the hair. Morris caught the steer on first throw and did very good work. Davis broke his rope throwing the steer and dis played a great deal of nerve and skill in reaching to the ground while his horse and the steer were at a full run and grasping the rope and afterward tying the steer by main strength, but he was so exhausted after the hard work that he could not do fast work in finishing the branding.
 Of the remaining three, Kline made the best time. In this one of the steers had a leg thrown out of joint. Beyond this and a few minor bruises there were no accidents.
 The broncho breaking was very good, all three horses proving all the boys wanted to handle. Those in the bronco breaking contest were Joe Schell, Harry Knight and Con Harrington and eaca rode very well.
 Following is the list of contestants and time: In the relay race, Kline first, Roberts second, time minutes AS seconds. In tying and branding con- test, Morris first, time 5:2213; Kline, 5:52; Roberts, 6:1O; Knight, 7:21; Davis, s:20. The programme today will con- sist of relay races, broncho riding and steer tying and will commence at ? o'clock sharp.