Arizona republican., 1905-05-08
PLUCKY BULLDOG PICKETT
Net His Match in Big Red Arizona
 Steer.

Bulldog Pickett met his match yes 1 terday and after two hardly contested
 rounds with biz red steer the event
 was called a draw. Pickett though
 gave a fine exhibition even in this event, a better one in fact than in the
 others where hc was an easy victor. land fully satisfied the audience of the
 integrity of his purpose. There wasn't 1 @ witness of the proceeding who wanted his money back, even had there been hut the one contest. and there were others in which he redeemed every advertised promise.
 It wcs an off day for Pickett for he | hed been pretty badly battered up in l Saturdays work and was sore and tired, having been quite sick all Satur- day night. He felt good yesterday but
 a little stiff, though when he began work he gave way to fatigue quicker than usual. There was a fair sized
 audience in the grand stand and 1t would have been packed only for the excursion to Kelvin which took ten car loads Of people out Of town
 The first exhibition was that of FL mer Morris. a youth. who made wa
 ger with Jack Gibson to tie a steer against time. Morris is a lad only in his teens but he is handy with the rope and gave good exhibition though he lost the wager It took him one min ute and thirty three seconds to tie his animal but the time was not the fea- ture. The steer was a big calf or a yearling and was about as agile as a humming bird. Morris threw him a half dozen times but every time he got up again before the young cow
 boy could get to him to tie him. and lodged away like a mosquito. But he finally got tired of being jerked back
 wards and lay still an instant too long.
 Then came Pickett with his first steer. It ran directly in front of the grand stand and was thrown fairly and squarely as advertised. After get ting his lip hold on the twisted head Pickett threw up his hands and pulled
 the animal over with his teeth. After a moment to catch his breath he shifted himself along the grounds with his hands and feet, dragging the steer after him.
 The next steer was the big fellow mentioned in the beginning He faced Pickett and two others like a frighten- ed deer at bay. shook his head and finally darted off. He not only looked like a deer but he played the part in running and more than that in strength Twice across the field he led his pur- sUers before Pickett could get along side of him in the proper manner. Then he jumped. grabbed his horns and be- gan a battle for the mastery. Two or three times they rolled over each other and though the negro could catch him every time and hold him he could not get the proper twist on the animals head and finally when too much ex- hausted to continue the wrestle. he released him After 9 few minutes there was another round of a similar nature and with a similar ending. Both rolled Ovc- and over in the dirt and Pickett's clothing was badly torn and his face and body more or less bruis- ed. He finally had to release the big steer the second time. He could catch him easy enough. though that is s-really the part of the work that requires the greatest dexterity and he could wres- tie with kim ond throw him but he couldn't get his favOTite lip hold to make the spectacular throw.
 Another steer WIS released and Pickett performed as usual to the limit of catching the animal by the lip but he did rot try to throw him for the reason tat in the fau one of the steers horns had been broken off and it was rot safe to pull the brute over with a single horn that might go through the man. Pickett's safety be- ing in getting between the horns.