The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-05
TELLS HOW PURDY
WON THE FINALS
Van Loan in the Denver Post
Praises Work of Our
Hawaiians.

While the Hawaiians are given de.
cent credit in the Cheyenne and Denver
papers for the wonderful showing they
made in the steer roping contest it is
obvious, from the different accounts,
that Ike Purdy was expected to win
by everybody on the Saturday morning
of the finals. Charlie Van Loan of
the Denver Post, who wrote such a
great account of the Friday roping,
pays special attention to the Broncho
Busting on the last day and reserves
only small account of space for our
own Hawaiians.
What he does say, however, is
grapic. and to the point and is, take
it all round, the best account published
of Purdy's and Archie's magnificent
finish. Jack Low is not given any par
ticular mention but the people of the
Hawaiian Islands know and appreciate
the wonderful spirit and grit that sent
him in to take sixth place.
The following is Mr.. Van Loan S ac-
count taken from the Denver Post of
Sunday, August 23, the day after the
finals of the contest:
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 22.-For
the second time the roping champion,
ship has left Wyoming and the broncho
busting title changed balance. The
judges late tonight awarded the title
in the latter contest to .Dick' Stan
ley of Portland, Ore.
1t did not take long to settle the rop.
ing championship. Four men came out
for the finals: Dickinson of Arizona,
Hugh Clark of Wyoming and Kaaua
and Purdy of Honolulu.
= Purdy drew the first steer. The Ha-
waiian was probably the coolest man
in the infeld as he waited for the fall
of the flag. Down the field went the
steer, tossing his head from side to
side. Purdy chased him at racing
speed, swung the loop twice and let it
fly. The moose fell about the steer S
borns and Purdy plunged ahead of the
bust, whipped the rawhide into place
and down went the animal with a
shock that stunned him for a few Sec
onds. Purdy's foot caught in the stir
rup and he lost a second or so, but his
trained pony did its part, and before
the steer began to struggle half the
tying was done. Purdy made his cast
in % seconds, his bust in 81 and threw
up his hands in exactly So seconds, the
best time made this year by little
more than seven seconds.
Purdy Is time for the two steers was
| 80 %, just inside the two minute
mark, forcing the Americans to make
1 sensational record performance or al
ow the roping championship to cross
he water.
Pete Dickinson, America s hope, was
next. Pete took a trial spin and an
bounced himself ready. At the first
asst he caught his steer by one horn,
,ut the rope slipped off, virtually set
ling the matter right there. Dick was
yame Three times he 'busted' his
teer, but each time the animal sprang
o his feet and with lowered head wait
d the next attempt, At last, after
wo minutes had elapsed, Dickinson
rave up without completing his tie.
Hugh Clark, with steer in lis to
lis credit, was the last chance for Wyo-
ming. His steer was a Splinter, but
Hugh ran him down in the middle OF
he field, made a perfect cast and
lightning bust and for few seconds
t looked as if he might win. He made
IS quick work of his steer as did Pur-
ly, and perhaps little quicker, but
he steer began to struggle as Hugh
vent to work with the short rope and
wenty seconds slipped by before Clark
,ot down to business. His hands went
ID in 1:20 %, too late to regain the
championship for Wyoming.
Archie Kaaua, the second Hawaiian,
made long east but true one, busted
n the fly and then engaged in long
resting match with the steer. Kaaua
ad to hold the animal on the ground
v main strength and his tie consumed ]
minute and Il seconds. Had he tied /
5 neatly as he did on Friday the IS 4