The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-08-28
ROOSEVELT HAS A BIG
TIME AT FRONTIER DAY.

him wildly.
Then the Potato Race.
After Colonel Roosevelt had finish
ed his speech there was a potato race.
Two boxes filled with potatoes were
set on the track fifty yards apart,
with opposing teams of horsemG1
about each one Each horseman had
a long stick with n pointed end, with
which he spearcd potato The team
which succeeded In putting the great
or number OF potatoes in the box of
the opposing team won. The potato
bearing enuestrians sailed forth TO-
ward ench other and met with
crash. Sticks flew in the air and
everybody knocked the potato from
somebody clse's stick. Then they
started back for the boxes again 10
get more potato After fifteen min
utes of mad rushcs, It was announced
that Dud Steveuson's team had won.
erocho Busting Events.
The "broncho busting was the
most interesting of all to Colonel
Roosevelt While Al Whitney was
having his tussle with Sandy Creek"
the colonel rose from his seat In his
excitement and watched every move
by man and horse.
SANDY Creek" is a small brown.
graceful horse OF demure appearance,
! but the COW punchers say he has bad
ewes. He allowed cowboy to lead
him down the track without strug,
J Gle. but when an attempt was made
to get the saddle on him. there was
trouble The cowpunchers held him
bv the heckamore as the brides with
ont bits arc called, and tried to blind
fold him. "Sandy Creek" reared and
struck out with his front feet the
COWBOYS lodged, but held on. For
| ten minutes they tried In vain to
blndfold the horse. which Is the pre-
liminary step to saddlins him.
Guy the Tenderfoots.
The crowd grew impatient and
shouted to the cowboys
Get to work"
Come down and do It yourselves
you tenderfeet' the cowpunchers
| yelled back.
You'll have to bulldog him. boys.
said Al Whitney at last The ten
derfeet we're informed that to bull
dog a horse is to bite his ear and that
a horse whose ear is between COW
boys teeth will always be submissive
for time.
Another horse of more gentle dis
position was led out and placed be
tween the cowboys and SANDY
Creeks" front legs, as a buffer A
cowboy thrust his head over the
horses back and seized Sandy
Creeks" nearest ear with his teeth
Sandy Creek" shiyered and grew
calm He was bllndfolded and AL
Whitney jumped on his back while
the band played and the crowd cheer
ed
Riding "Sandy Creek"
SANDY Creek did not wait min
ute after the burlap was removed
from his eyes. The cowboys jumped
aside. and he leaped straight into The
air. Colonel Roosevelt grinned anC
the crowd yelled but Whitney stucl
to his saddle Sandy Creek headed
down the track. bucking and leapinl
from side to side Whitney stayed or
him until the horse ran into the fence
when he lost his balance and fell
Whitney pulled his feet from ohe
stlrrups and struck the ground beside
the horse unburt
SANDY Creek" Wins.
do it again AL, the crowd Shoted
and he said he would. once more
SANDY Creek" was "bulldogged' ant
blidfolded and Whitney nonchallantl
leaped into the saddle. He stage,
there about three seconds. Sand,
Creek" surprised him by plunginr
madIy to one side. through the gat
to the infeld and before Whitne
could recover HIS balance ne bucke
so effectively that the horsema0 sho
through the air and fell In heap .,
The ground. Sandy Creek" trotte'
triumphantly away.
Some Outlaw Horses.
TEDDY Roosevelt" steamboat
Silver City" and Rocking Chair,
known over the west as horses VIII
almost no one can ride. helped Il
amuse the crowd, Steamboat" VIII
had thrown many crack riders. Is ge
ting old. but he gave viii McKinle
was second In the worlds buckln
championship contest today. one G
the hardest fights OF bis life "Rock
ing Chair" used TO be Just an ordinar
cow pony. but one day no threw
cowboy That encouraged him an
he since has become an irreconcilabl
horse. Teddy Roosevelt" alwsy
has been a hard horse to handle II
IS a flea-blttcn roam and he was le
out today by Hugh Clarke, a forme
champion.
Teddy RooeeveIt-the Broncho.
Scarcely was Clarke seated In tn
saddle when Teddy Roosevelt bega
to prauce and buck He did not NOV
out of a circle fifty feet across. brl
he "sunfshed" and swaDped end
with such amazing rapIdity tina
Clarke was unseated and rolled in tn
dirt within fifteen seconds Colone
Roosevelt looked down from the stnn
immensely pleased with the figh
made by his namesake and cheerc
and laughed when Clarke rolled 1
the dust.
Later he called Clarke to the stan
and shook hands with him.
Later In the afternoon "Tedd
Roosevelt was led out again and WI
liam. Wallace tried to ride hlr
Teddy" disposed of Wallace eve
more quickly than Clarke and tn
little horse was cheered wildly as b
was taken to the corral
Shake Hands With Indians.
The Sioux and Shoshone braves ba
their dearest Wish gratlfied when the
were called over to shake hands wit
Colonel Roosevelt. Decked In ever
bit Of saudy finery they possessed
they rode to the stand and each wa
given hearty handclasp in respons
to their greeting How"
The Indians rode several races
yelling wildly all the while. TIL
suuaws had a race OF their own A
the souaws wore loose trousers an
silk blouses OF flaming colors. Th
| cava1rymen from Fort n Rueea