The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-17
COWBOYS
At PLAY
A Punchers' Carnival
Now Definitely
Arranged.

Hawaii, be it known, has cowboys
of her own, who acknowledge no SUI
periors in their particular craft and
Saturdays events will give them the
opportunity they have long been look
ing for, to exhibit their much Wanted
prowess in the saddle.
At meeting of interested parties
held yesterday afternoon it was de-
cided to hold a cowboys festival on
the day above stated, in Kapiolani
Park, commencing at 2 O'Clock.
The affair promises to afford as
unique spectacular entertainment as
has ever been provided for the delecta-
ton of Honolulu s amusement-loving
population.
Just at present the cream of the
cowboy talent from the big Parker
| ranch on Hawaii are in town and have
entered into the spirit of the thing
! with very wholesouled degree of en-
| thusiasm.
| from Hawaii, Manager Louis Warren,
of the Honolulu ranch will be on hand
with some of Oahu IS most skillful rope
| jugglers and their presence will lend
affair.
David Dowsett has also promised to
send some fiery, untamed bronchos and
a supply of busters, from the Leilehua
ranch.
The bronchos will be further mad
dened by the presence of the Hawaiian |
band. Kapellmeister Berger having |
been specially enjoined to refrain from |
the savage beast.
There is probability that the cow
boys carnival will be an annual event
in Honolulu. The big yearly exhibit
ton in Cheyenne, which has achieved
national reputation and which at
tracts visitors to Wyoming from all
over the United States, originally COM
menced in very small way, but has
been productive of immense results.
If Saturdays event is accorded a
fair share of public support, subsequent
similar events may be held under the
auspices of the Honolulu Live Stock
& Breeders Association
The Hawaiian cowboy is a dandy on
his native heath and many people who
have seen both at work are not back
ward in declaring that the native son
can hold his own with anything that
goes astride in the western states.
The local steers are said to be wilder
than those in the States and the ground
on the big ranches much more rough
than that of the greas cattle lands of
America.
The "critters, is is accordingly
argued, require more expert handling
here than is the case elsewhere.
The States record for tying and
roping a steer is % seconds. The feat
has been performed locally in %
seconds. |,
The grandstand in Kapiolani Park
is being especially prepared for the
accommodation of visitors and on be-
danger from fractions steeds or the
rushes of Infatuated steers.
The stand will, it is figured, seat
1900 people.
The steers for exhibition purposes
will be caught by means of night-traps
and are certain to be good and wild
The Oahuans may be relied upon to
overlook no bets in this direction, bear r
ing in mind that their cousins from
Hawaii have crossed the water to show
them what they can do.
The steers will be caught at Homo
lliuli ranch when going to water. They
will be conveyed by train to Honolulu E
md the Rapid Transit Co.'S special cars
will transport them to Kapiolani Park.
The program will start with a roping
md tying contest, number of the
widest steers being liberated from
zen, one at a time. When about 100 L
eet from the pen a cowboy mounted
N a pony dashes in pursuit and las
oes the beast. It is an exciting mo-
nent when man and beast connect and
he shock causes the pony to tremble 3
The cowboys steed is wonderfully in
and as soon as the rope tight
ms the pony swings round and throws
he steer off it's feet, temporarily stun
ing it.
At this moment the cowboy slips out
# the saddle and running over to the
allen steer, ties its legs, the pony
,eeping the rope taut while this oper-
ton is going on. Tying finished the
ontestant holds up his hand and time
taken. ri
Event No. will be an emergency z
oping contest. The cowboy in this
vent is dismounted and his lariat IS
led by the side of his saddle, he be-
lg totally unprepared for the work in
and.
When the steer has been liberated the