The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-06-01

A Western newspaper says what is
believed to be the worlds record on
ten steers was recently made by j. +.
Carroll, of Oklahoma, in the worlds
championship roping contest between
him and Clay McGonagill, Of Texas.
These two Observation-Disclosures the
best in the business, met in contest
before q crowd of three thousand
people.
Each man ropeG ten steers. Car
roll made the remarkable time OF q
minutes and . seconds. McGonagill
who had hard luck on three OF his
steers, took minutes SO 3-5 seconds
for his ten. McGonagill made the
best time on an individual steer,
getting his fifth in 25 seconds. Car
rolls best time was on his last steer,
which he got in 26 seconds. The
worlds best time for ten steers is not
known, but it is believed CarrOll's +
minutes and 8 seconds reduces it,
whatever it is, by many seconds.
Both men were in magnificent form,
all the horses used did work which
suggested almost human knowledge
of the game, the steers, with a few
exceptions, were wild enough to suit
the most critical, and the immense
crowd which packed the stand and
bleachers and leaked out onto the
edge of the field, was wildly enthusi-
astic.
McGonagill used three horses, his
ponies, ROwdy, Sunflower and Ram
bier. Carroll used but two horses,
Red Buck and Jack Hill. The latter
and Rowdy showed themselves past
pluperfect pressissimO masters OF the
art of rOping, and many an envious
eye was cast toward these COW ponies
by the hundreds of punchers present
who had come off the range to see
the contest. More than once Rowdy
and Jack Hill prevented a steer get
ting to his feet again after the throw
by hauling away and backing from
the animal, thereby keeping it's head
down and drawn back, while the agile
cowboy twisted the hand rope quick
ly around the flying legs.
McGonagill and Rambler did pretty
work on the Texans eighth steer, al
though the time was only As 2-5
seconds. The steer was q fast one
but Rambler was faster and got
alongside before the fence corner was
reached. A hard fall resulted and
McGonagill was off like lightning and
after the steers legs. Before he could
reach them the steer tried to get up.
Quick as a fash the pony swung his
weight on the rope and side-stepped
to draw the animals head back. Nc
Gonagill did the rest.
I Mounting his favorite horse Rowdy,
a ten-year-old that has helped win
nearly $4,000 in prizes, McGonagil
made up for three bad breaks by get
ting his ninth steer in 26 2-5 seconds
and his tenth in 26 3-5 seconds. In
both the steers were thrown after O
hard run to the far corner of the field
The work on both of these was quick
and sure and without an instant
delay. On the ninth steer McGona
gill took 8 80 seconds from time ht
quit his horse until he threw up hii
hands. When the Texan went after
his tenth steer mad race to tht
fence in the far corner ensued. Jus,
as it looked as if both horse and steer
were going crash bang into the fence
McGonagill threw his rope. He go1
the steer by one horn. The pony
stopped, but the3steer did not. H,
sailed over the fence like an antelope
the rope ierking3loose as he LANDED
on the other side. 1t was ruled that
this did not count and another stee
was turned out. Mr.. McGonagill go,
him in quick order.
A feature of the work of both wa
the rapidity with which they tiet
their steers. McGonagill cut dowI
his total time in this manner in near
ly every inst lnce. While he did TIN
quickest work in this regard on all,
one steer, his average was not bette
than Carroll, who made a remarkabl
quick tie on each steer and on tw'
took ten seconds from the momen
he dismOunted. Neither man brok
a rope during the contest, althOug
each had a rope slip off after the stee
had been lassOed.
CarrolPs record for the day was TIN
subject of much comment and praise
On only one steer did he take over
minute and i'm that case broke owe
the mark only two seconds. On
steer took him over fifty seconds t
get and one took him Al second,
The other seven he got in less tha
40 seconds.
= McGonagill began the sport an
Carr oil followed, after which they "a