The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-09
WILL HAWAII
HOLD HER OWN?
Hawaiian and Plainsman Learnt
Cowboy Skill From
Mexicafs.

Has the Hawaiian cowboy improved
on the skill. of his Mexican teacher
TO the same extent as the American
cowboy? This remains to be seer
| when the best American and Hawaiian
twirlers Of the Iariat meet in compe.
tition for the worlds championship ir
the baseball park next Friday anc
Saturday afternoons.
The Mexican vaquero was the proto.
type for both the American and Ha.
waiian cowboy. Forty-five years age
Mexican named Kossuth, in search
of health and pleasure, came to Ha-
wall and found his way to the Wal
nea plains. Kossuth was the most
expert roper who has ever been to the
islands and his performances were SO
wonderful as to make the Hawaiians
believe him to be wizard During
the few months that Kossuth was here
he taught the Hawaiian cattlemen all
he knew about roping and told them
all they needed was constant practise
to equal his dexterity and even excel
him with the rope.
Since Kossuth's time, another Mex
lean cowboy, Boronda by name, work
ed for time upon one of the big
Hawaii ranges. Less clever than Kos
suth, yet his knowledge was of great
value to the Hawaiians.
While Kossuth was in Hawaii teach
ing the Hawaiians better methods in
ropfng, other Mexicans were training
the Americans of the Texas ranges
From Texas the Mexican vaqueros
wandered into Montana, Wyoming and
other northern districts and We're the
originals of the American cowboy.
The American developed his skill
with the rope to such a degree as to
eclipse the cleverness of the Mexican.
This week will tell if the Hawaiian
has progressed to the same extent The
fact that Ikua Purdy made the re-
markable roping time of 50 S-4 seconds
two years ago gives ground for a rea-
sonable hope that he has.
The Hawaiian has kept to the raw
hide lariat similar to that used by
the Mexican, while the American has
discarded the rawhide for the linen
rope.
Roping is no new thing among the
Hawaiians. AS early as 1858 wild
cat lie were very plentiful on the
mountain ranges of Hawaii. There
were then in existence three big cattle
raising companies, /. e., the Parker
Ranch, the Purdy Ranch and the Wal
mea Grazing and Agriculture CO. The
Hawaiian has had many years to de-
velop and gain experience.
While roping and tying steers will
be one of the leading events of next
Friday and Saturday, it will not over
shadow the other features of the pro-
gram. Broncho busting will be equal
~. entertaining and exciting. The
stage coach hoIdup, while not calling
for any great show of skill, will be
spectacular and amusing. In fact,
every number will be good.
The grand parade will take place
only on Saturday. It will be held
Saturday morning and will be the
most unique parade that has ever
passed through the city's streets. In
it the Hawaiian band, the fire de-
partment, stage coach, Indians, cow
boys, soldiers, pau riders and horse
men of all kinds will participate. Dur
ing the parade the fire engines viii
give an exhibition run from Fort
street along King to Palace Square.
The fire engines will not go to the
baseball park, as they will not be
taken out of their district. They will
leave the parade at the Executive
building.
Tickets for the big show have been
selling well.
With the most expert men of whom
Wyoming can boast and the cleverest
of the Hawaiians competing for the
worlds championship, there is no rea-
son why the Honolulu Wild West Show
should not be up to the one that made
famous. Nothing will be
left undone to make it so, and the
show needs only liberal patronage
from the people of Hawaii to make it
a regular annual event.