The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-14
WILD AND WOOLLY
RIDERS
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however, proved to be too many after
wards, there being so many riding
around during the contests that 1t
spoiled the effect TO a great extent. 1t
seemed rather unnecessary to throw
more than half a dozen ropes on any
steer to drag him back TO the corral
while it would have been better still
if the animal had been quietly driven
instead of dragged. In the broncho
riding and roping there were too many
riders butting IN and there was rather
an overdose of aimless dashes oach
and forth across the diamond.
The potato race, as curtain raiser
proved to be good, being won by
team captained by Sam Chillingworth.
His riders were Eddie Holt, w. Davis
and 'Keahua. 1t was as the result OF
A collision In this race that Lucas, one
of the riders, was hurt, his horse go
ing down and apparently rolling right
over him. The y. G. H. stretcher bear
ers were on the spot within a few sec
onds and had the injured man carried
TO the ambulance, in which he was
hurried to the hospital
GOOD BUCKING CONTESTS.
The broncho busting contest was
good. each of the three riders proving
to be experts and the same can be said
of the horses, who did everything the
widest mustang could be expected to
do but squeal. In this contest Johnny
Winters. the imported expert, made
his bow to the crowd. His riding was
finished and he extracted the last jump
ont of his mount, holding his seat with
the greatest ease in spite of the best
the pony could do to throw him. Inc
horse he rode bears the very appro-
pirate name of O'Hel.
In the estimation of the crowd the
best riding was done by Kaluahine. or
North Kona, whose horse was a par
ticularly vicious one, plunging the
whole length of the field and making a
dash outside, where he gave free ex-
hibition. Had it not been that halua-
hine lost a stirrup early in the contest
he would have been an easy winner.
feature of his ride was that his horse
wore no bride, rope wound through
halter being used.
Makai Keliilike, of Waimea, drew
the easiest horse, something that did
not allow him to show the fullest quail
ity of his craftsmanship. He had no
difficulty in sticking his pony.
ROPING AND TYING.
Naturally the greatest interest was
taken in the contest for speed among
the cowboys, there being decided in
terest felt in seeing what the Islanders
could do against McPhee and Winters,
the Wyoming experts. Unfortunately
the champion did not arrive on the
grounds in time to compete, satisfying
himself with trying out the pony he IS
to ride today. He showed the effect of
his very recent steamer experience and
the heave was still in his legs and head.
He made two passes at his steer, failing
to land in either His riding showed,
however. that he is undoubtedly in a
class bv himself, while his quick recov-
cry of his Iariat after his first throw
showed his expertness with the rope.
The contest was half over before he ap-
peared upon the grounds, being brought
direct from the steamer in an automo-
bile by Eben Low, who introduced him
to the grandstand. One of those who
greeted him most enthusiastically was
Johnny Winters, who came scurrying up
on his bronze to shake hands with his
fellow plainsman and tell him of the
SOOt IIiuS ue SA p6Ct III
w. J. Hawai-, of Waimea, was the first
to let himself out after his fleeing steer,
which dashed out of the corral and
drove madly ahead for about forty
yards, then, catching sight of the sur
rounding crowd, halted to a trot. The
pursuing cowboy made a good throw
with his rope but could not succeed in
throwing the steer, try as he would,
his two minutes finding the animal hop
| ping about on three legs. James Ste
vens, also of Waimea, missed his first
cast but got his animal down and out
| with the second, the steer bouncing
| after the trip like big rubber ball.
The first miss proved fatal for the con-
testant'S chances, however, the watch
catching him as he was hog-tying his
animal. Johnny Winters failed to bring
down his steer at all, losing his rope
after he had circled the spreading horns
in a pretty way. He showed his skill
as rider by swooping down and pick
ing up the trailing lassoo with his horse
| at full gallop, but the two minute rule
caught him and put him out of the run
ming.
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