The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-13
ROPERS' RETURN
IS CELEBRATED
Eben Low Gives Luau for Few
Personal Friends and
Describes ROping.

Eben Low called a few of his person.
al friends around HIM last night to
celebrate the return OF the victorious
steerropers from Cheyenne Jack Low,
incorrectly stated to have arrived here,
is in Oregon paying visit to friends,
so naturally was not present. But Ikua
Purdy and Archie Kaaua were there
with bells and leis and the latter's
handsome face never looked more smiI-
ing nor Purdy's more modest than last
night
A long table was spread on the lanai
on the Waikiki side of the house and
thereon was luau of the royal variety.
AT one end sat Paul Isenberg and fac
ing him in the other seat of honor was
Prince Kuhio. Mr. Tsenherg was named
as POSTMASTER and he performed his
office nobly.
There were a number of speeches
and the opening ones were devoted to
salutations to the genial host, his wife
and family. Then Mr.. Isenberg dis
closed the fact that there was quite
a large Wyoming delegation present
and called on Mr. Breckons for a
speech. Mr.. Breckons, who comes from
the prairie state, made a short speech
in which he acknowledged his identity
and called the attention of those pres
emit to the fact that Wyoming had
treated the Hawaiians well and given
them a reception that always comes
from one sportsman to another.
Ilxua Purdy was then called upon
and. rose readily enough to make a very
clever speech in Hawaiian in which he
called attention to the sfact that Elem
Low was responsible for having the
Hawaiian contestants sent TO Cheyenne
and that he thought that the entire is
lands should thank Mr.. Low for his
work
Z. NJ. Towse made very clever talk
in which he referred 10 his past ex-
perienee in the frontier state and spoke
feelingly and to the point of the work
done by our Hawaiian cowboys. He
told one or two stories of life in Wyo-
ming that were equally humorous and
touching and everybody was sorry
when he sat down
] Eben Low announced that he was no
snaao H. N, n lrar apd nroaaadaJ 30 1fen~o.-a
his assertion by making a wonderful
verbal exposition of the work and
methods Of Purdy and Kama at Chey-
enne. He detailed the experiences that
Hawaiian cowboy goes through be-
fore he is considered proficient and
went on to show how perfectly efii-
cient che boys must have been before
they were selected to represent the
Territory in Cheyenne
81 was asked, said Mr.. Low, ''to
state why I selected these two boys
to go to the Frontier Day celebration,
by the POSTMASTER. / will tell YOU
why, | knew that they were good
ropers, | had watched them and train
ed them myself aud I knew that they
would never get ratified in tight
pinch. / have watched them rope wild
bulls on the mouDtansides under cor
ditions and difficulties that the plains
men never saw. and 7 knew that they
would stand the test Beyond and
above all the work that l have seen
them do and watched them learning
how to do, / knew that they were re-
liable. / felt assured in my own mind
that they would keep themselves in the
best of condition and would be an
honor to the Hawaiian Islands in every
way. That, gentlemen, is why / Sc
leeted them, and Just how right my
choice was you know now and all the
world knows. They can not beat the
Hawaiians at roping. We are used to
harder conditions than they are. and,
with all respect to the Wyoming dele
CATION here, I want TO say that I will
back this man Purdy and Archie Ka-
aua to rope with any man in the
world, especially with a long rope. F"
Mr.. Low brought out many fine
points in the technique of roping He
explained how the Hawaiians can rope
as easily with an eight-fathom lariat
as with one only FIVE fathoms long,
and how the difficult country over
which they work has made them the
superior of a mere plainsman.
IT was a great talk and was eagerly
listened to by those who were present
at Mr.. Lows hospitable board. It was
an enlightening appreciation of what
the bows have done and everybody who
heard it realized that both Archie and
Ikua are of that sturdy material and
steady caliber Of which real champions
are made.