The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-11
TELLS HOW PURDY
WON THE FINALS


centcredit 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 a 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 %, the day after the
finals of the contest:
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 22.-For
the second time the roping champions
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 fnals 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 5
borns and Purdy plunged ahead of the
bust, whipped the rawbide into place
and down went the animal with a
shock that stunned him for few sec
onds. Purdy's foot caught in the stir
rup and he lost second or so, but his
trained pony did its part, and before
the steer began to struggle half the
l.
in 20 seconds, his bust in 81 and threw
up his hands in exactly SO seconds, the
best time made this year by a little
more than seven seconds.
Purdy's time for the two steers was
1859 2,5, just inside the two-minute
mark, forcing the Americans TO make
a sensational record performance or al
low the roping. championship to cross
the water.
Pete Dickinson, America IS hope, was
next. Pete took trial spin and an
nounced himself ready. At the first
cast he caught his steer by one horn,
but the rope slipped off, virtually set
Ting the matter right there. Dick was
game. Three times he "busted" his
steer, but each time the animal sprang
TO his feet and with lowered head wait
ed the next attempt. At last, after
two minutes had elapsed, Dickinson
gave up without completing his tie.
2 Hugh Clark, with steer in 1:1s to
his credit, was the last chance for Wyo.
ming. His steer was Splinter, but
Hugh ran him down in the middle of
the field, made perfect east and a
lightning bust and for few seconds
it looked as if he might win. He made
as quick work of his steer as did Pur-
dy, and perhaps little quicker, but
the steer began to struggle as Hugh
went to work with the short rope and
twenty seconds slipped by before Clark
got down to business. His hands went
up in LEO 20, too late to regain the
championship for Wyoming.
Archie Kaaua, the second Hawaiian
made a long cast but true one, busted
on the fly and then engaged in long
wrestling match with the steer. Kaaua
; had to hold the animal on the ground
by main strength and his tie consumed
1 minute and 10 seconds. Had he tied
as neatly as he did on Friday the is
lands would have been first and second
-. I,,t 1, ,a "a
1;4s l-5 dropped him into third place
The first man to congratulate the Ha
J waiians was young man in the uni
form of second lieutenant of cavalry
also Hawaiian, and the only one t.
hold commission in the army,
"Will you come back againi" they
asked Purdy, the new champion.
"No," he said; "next year we will