The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28

and tried to blindfold him. Sand Creek
reared and struck out with his front
feet The cowboys lodged, but held
on. For 10 minutes they tried in vain
to blindfold the horse, which is the
preliminary step to saddling him.
The crowd grew impatient and shout
ed to the cowboys to get to work.
Come down and do 1t yourself, you
tenderfeet," the cowboys yelled back.
you'll have to bulldog him, boys" said
Al Whitney at last.
The tenderfeet were Informed that to
| .bulldog" a horse is to bite the ear and
that a horse whose ear is bitten by a
cowboys teeth will be submissive for a
time.
Sand Creek Subducd
Another horse of more gentle DISPOSE
ton was led out and placed between the
COWBOYS and Sand Creeks front legs to
act as buffer. A cowboy thrust his
head over the horses back and seized
Sand Creeks nearest ear with his teeth.
Sand Creek shivered and grew calm. He
was blindfolded and AL Whitney Jumped
on his back, while the band played and
the crowd cheered.
Sand Creek did not wait a minute after
the blindfold was removed. The cow
boys Jumped aside and he leaped straight
into the air. Colonel Roosevelt grinned
and the crowd yelled, but Whitney stuck
to his saddle. Sand Creek headed down
the track. bucking and leaping from side
to side Whitney stayed on him until
the horse ran into the fence. lost his bal
ance and fell. when Whitney pulled his
feet from the stirrups and struck the
ground beside the horse unhurt.
DO it again, ALI the crowd shouted.
and he said he would. Once more Sand
Creek was ''bulldogged" and blindfolded
and Whitney. nonchalantly smoking a
cigar, leaped into the saddle. He stayed
there about three seconds. Sand Creek
surprised him by plunging madly to ono
side through the gate to the infield and
before Whitney could recover his balance
he bucked so effectively that the horse
man shot through the air and fell In
heap on the ground. Sand Creek trotted
triumphantly away.
Other Bucking Horses
Teddy Roosevelt, Steamboat, Silver City
and Rocking Chair, known all over the
west as horses who no one can ride,
helped to amuse the crowd. steamboat
who had thrown many crack rider. Is
getting old, but he gave VIII Mckinley,
who was second in the worlds buckins
championship contests today, one OF the
hardest fights of his life.
Rocking Chair used 10 be just an ordi-
nary COW pony. but one day he threw
cowboy. That encouraged him and
since then he has become an irreconcii-
able fighter. Teddy Roosevelt always mas
been hard horse to handle. He Is nee
bitten roam and was led out To-Day by
| Hugh Clark, a former champion.
Scarcely was Clark seq ID in the saddle
when Teddy Roosevelt began TO prance
and buck. He did not move out or q
circle 80 feet across. but he 'suniinished
and snapped ends with such amazing
rapidity that Clark was unseated and
| rolled In the dirt within 10 seconds.
| Colonel Roosevelt looked down from the
stand immensely pleased at the Tight
| made by his namesake and cheered and
| laughed when Clark rolled in the dust
| Later he called Clar3 to the stand and
shook hands with him.
| Later in the afternoon Teddy Roosevelt
was led out again and William Wallace
| tried to ride him. Teddy disposed Of
! Wallace even more quickly than Clark