The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-14
ROMANCE OF CLARENCE CARTER.
Millionaire Cowboy Saved From HUI
initiation by Girl.

Few who witnessed the riding of the
bronchoeS in the exhibition given IN
front of the grand stand last night rec
ognized in the next to the last rider a
tenderfoot of the rawest variety, but
such was the fact. The rider of the
broncho which gave the exhibition next
to the last was Mr.. Clarence Car
ter, who is the son of a millionaire
hardware merchant of New York City.
Mr.. Carter's mother is spending the
season in Paris and the son chose to
take his vacation on the Miller Broth
er's ranch and in his efforts to have
pleasant time has afforded plenty of
amusement to the COW punchers on the
ranch who appreciate a tenderfoOt.
Carter has spent some of his time
since he became better acquainted in
belittleing the bucking bronchoes of
the outfit and it was decided to give
him try out last night. He had been
seeking an opportunity to ride in the
arena so that he might receive share
of the applause which is given to the
successful rider.
He had agreed to ride the hardest
pitching broncho in the bunch and
ride him clean or else give every en-
ploye in the outfit q present of a sill
yer dollar. This was to include every
body from the cook in the mess tent to
the latest papoose in the Indian camp
and as there are something like two
hundred and fifty employees with the
show meant one full weeks spending
money as received from the paternal
ancestor who sees to it that the young
man receives remittance of this
amount each, week. Young Carter has
tasted of the excitement of rough life
before as he was member OF squad
ron A of Roosevet's rough riders ana
campaigned with that aggregation. It
was probably the taste of the strenu-
Gus life that he received with this
company that tempted him to give up
the luxurious trim abroad to spend, the
summer on a western ranch with the
rough cowboys of the frontier. In
spea king of Mr. Carter, Mr.. Miller said;
ssHe is one of the few tenderfeet who
has ever visited our ranch and made
good There is but one possible OBJ
lection that I could possible make. and
that is that he is so liberal with his
money that he keeps many of the en-
ployes who are so inclined in spend
ing money so that they can drink with
out money or without price.
Last night was fixed as the time of
trial and one of the toughest. hardest
pitching pintos in the bunch was given
him for a mount The contract between
himself and the cowboys was carefully
worded for the boys expected TO nave
the time OF their lives out of the tender
foot who was so sure that he could
ride anything that wears hair. In the
first place 1t was stipulated that the
rider must not hunt leather To make
this more nearly impossible the saddle
roll was treated to a dressing in oil.
The buciing strap was so weakened
that 1t would give way IL the tender
foot pulled leather at that end apd
the stirrups which were to be hobb1ed
were to be tied with a light string SO
at the first pitch they would be loose
The truth of the matter is that the COW
punchers were treating the tenderfoot
to the same deal that he would have
met at the big ranch down in Okla
honaa-
Just here is where a wonan's love
for fair play broke into the game. Miss