Arizona republican., 1905-03-06

test during the holidays. Each man tied three steers and the county mal1- ing the best average took the money. Yavapai started the fray and it be- came very evident long before the last steer was tied that Maricopa stood no show for the cash unless something very unexpected happened. Cline tied first, Davis followed him then Rudy and last, Anderson. They alternated so that each man and a horse had a rest between acts. Rudy and Cline tied their six steers on the same horse but Davis and Anderson each had horse of his own and at one time Anderson used three. MT. Anderson had been advertised to tie 2 steer after the com pletion of the contest without a bridle on his horse but in tying his second steer he had the misfortune to sprain his ankle and asked to be excused.
 Cline missed his first steer but land ed the second throw and made a record of 5655 seconds. He made a grand stand play on the second steer but did moi make as good time as he did with the first. He caught the third one by one horn but the rope slipped sand he was obliged to throw again Notwith standing this he did better than he did either time before and on the three steers made the best average of the day.
 Davis is a big man and yesterday he rode a small horse. these facts in connection with the soft condition of
 the ground did not give him a very promising show but he did well and tied his first steer in 1:O3A. The second steer got up on him and it re-
 quired a minute and 45 seconds to sa- ] tisfactorily dispose of it.. The third
 was the best yet and in tying him Mlc 1 Davis made the best time of the day 1 incidentally breaking the steers neck. | The animal was a small red one, and | the first fall failed to keep it there. l The next time it struck the ground ! it staid there and MT Davis met with no opposition in tying its legs for the very simple reason that the steer was dead. He accomplished the task in an even AO seconds.
 Rudy played in bad luck yesterday and missed several throws. He took
 one minute and 21 seconds on the first animal. He made a pretty throw on the second steer but it refused to stay l down and he had to do it over several i times. Tn all it required one minute i and nine seconds. He missed the first | throw on the last steer but did better
 next time and tied it in 1:1S.
 ! Anderson was the last man to tie. ] lie Ida DOLn SDOQ ana DdQ iLtA l1dtl- ! in that on one steer he had q saddle pulled off twice and got two hard falls. good !n that he did not get killed each 1 time. On his first steer he sneal:ed up
 on him and made a good catch but a
 slow tie. finishing in 1:49. His second ! steer created the excitement of the af- l tcrnoon and furnished more sport for | the grand stand than all the others ! combined. Anderson caught the steer | by one horn the first two, throws and
 the third one around the body. When ! the steer came to the end of the rope
 the rigging of the saddle broke and 1t
 and the rider were thrown to the
 ground. Anderson showed his nerve by taking Davis horse and saddle and
 going after it again. After throwing
 his steer and taking another fall in l getting to the animal. the steer got up ] before it was tied and started away. l When he came to the end of the rope ] this time. the saddle again came off
 and the horse was turned completely
 over. Anderson was still game and ! taking the horse that he used the first
 time and another saddle. caught the
 steer for the third time and finally tied it; all in a total Of six minutes and
 twenty-two seconds. Considering that he changed horses and saddles three
 times and in the bargain got two hard | falls and a sprained ankle. his work was remarkable and the grand stand
 was not at all backward in showing ' their appreciation of 1t. He tied the
 last one in 5 seconds.
 The time each contestant made and his average follows:
 Yavapai 2 3 Average Cline Q. 5634 1:16 55 -1:O21z
 Rudy .1:21 1909 1:1S -1:11 l Maricopa
 Davis ..1:10A 1:45 40 -1:14
 And's'n 1:49 6:22 B -2:42
 The time keepers were Frank King,
 James Lowery, sheriff of Yavapai. and
 l.. R. Kreuger.
 The Yavapai representatives, Rudy