Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-17
FAMOUS RIDERS
To PARTICIPATE
BRONCO BUSTERS ARE REAL
ARTICLE
Jim Kid, Famous First Rider With
Codys Outfit-Rode and Con-
quered Demon Horse
at Paris

With weavers, buckers, rollers and
every other form of outlaw pony known
to the American west, ten cowboys,
champion riders of the southwest, led
by Jim Kid, who for years has held
the title of champion bronco buster
of the world, will hold forth in wild
pony riding contest at Fiesta park Sun
day afternoon, the game to be gov
erned by western rules and the ponies
to be ridden until broken.
An alleged similar contest was sup
posed to have been held two weeks
ago, but at that time neither ponies
nor riders were in condition and only
a mild exhibition was given.
For the past week, however, Jim Kid
and other riders of note have been
arriving in Los Angeles and when the
time is called for the first mount Sun
day afternoon the Los Angeles public
will be treated to an exhibition of rid
ing rarely seen except in the great
contests at Cheyenne.
For days past Kid has been securing
the country for bad horses and there
are now two carloads of most vicious
animals waiting to be broken. These
horses have been secured from the
ranges in Arizona, Montana and Ore
gon and in each case the buyer has
signed an agreement not to let the
horse get back to it's former ranch.
Horses Are Outlaws
At the former contest the riders ex-
perienced some Interference from off,
GERS of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals. The character
of horses and the slight harm done
them has been explained to the officers
since that time and the riding contests
will be carried on smoothly at the COM
ing exhibition.
As in all western contests, the riders
will be compelled to rope their mounts
as the broncos come into the arena.
The rider will then saddle the animal
and cast off the anchor rope, whereat
the fun will begin. Many of the horses
in the list to be drawn from Sunday are
notorious outlaws and man-killers and
once started 1t takes a good man to
stay with them.
Among the riders for Sunday are Gay
Goodin of Arizona, Delvy Carter of
Homer Lake, Ore, d. A. Jackson of
Colorado, Bill Westfall of Montana,
Harry Stanton of Nebraska, Jerky Bill
of Dakota and Jim Kid of Wyoming.
Queen Examines Weapons
Jim Kid. or Jim Willoughby, of Chey-
enne Is one of the best known riders
in the world. Kid sarted to ride when
he was barely able to straddle horse
and since that time has been constantly
at it. In 1882 he took part in a contest
OF bucking horses at Humboldt Wells,
Nevada.
1t was an annual contest and 116 rid
ers We're entered among them being
william Cody's rough riders. Kid won
first prize In the busting contests and
was Immediately signed as first rider
with the Buffalo Bill show For years
he Travelled through every city and
town in America and Europe, riding
before the crowned heads of the con-
tinent.
At Earls' Court, England during the
American exposition in 1887, private
exhibition of rope throwing and bronco
busting was given by Cody and his
men before Queen Victoria and her
court. At that time Kid broke several
vicious horses and following the per
formance the queen expressed a desire
to see what a rawhide looked IKE
lwhereupon Kid handed her his rope and