Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-30

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 Greek did not wait minute af-
ter the blindfold was removed. The
cowboys jumped aside and he leaped
straight into the air. Colonel Roose-
Welt 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 balance and fell,
when Whitney pulled his feet from tn e
stirrups and struck the ground beside
the horse, unhurt.
HE TRIED AGAIN. ....
do it again, AL" the crowd shouted
and he said he would. Once more Sand
Creek was "bulldogged" and blindfolded,
and Whitney, nonchalantly smoking n
cigar, leaped into the saddle. He stay
ed, there about three seconds. Sand
Creek surprised him by plunging madly
to one side through the gate to the in
field, and before Whitney could recover
his balance he bucked so effectively that
the horseman shot through the air and
fell in heap on the ground.
Sand Creek trotted triumphantly
away.
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. Steam
boat, who had thrown many a crack
rider. is getting old, but he gave Will
Mckinley, who was second In the
worlds bucking championship contests
today, one Of the hardest fights OF his
life.
TEDDY HARD TO HANDLE.
Rocking Chair used to be just an or
binary COW pony, but one day he threw
a cowboy. That encouraged him and he
since then has become an irreconctlable
fighter. Teddy Roosevelt always has
been a hard horse to handle. He is
ea-bitten roam and was led out today
by Hugh Clark, a former champion.
Scarcely was Clark seated in the sad
die when Teddy Roosevelt began to
prance and buck. He did not move out
of a circle so feet across but he sun
hshed" and snapped ends with such
amazing rapidity that Clark was un-
seated and rolled in the dirt within Is
seconds Colonel Roosevelt looked down
from the stand immensely pleased at
the fight made by his namesake. and
cheered and laughed when Clark rolled
in the dust. Later he called Clark to
the stand and shook hands with him.
INDIAN tNACEO-
The Indians rode several races, yelling
wildly all the while. The squaws had
race of their own and Asesarat ran
away from Mrs Slathead, Lost a Pin,
Carrie Nation, Works on The Tub, Twist
Car and Mrs. Pin Head. All the squaws
wore loose trousers and silk blouses of
flaming colors.
The cavalry men from Fort Russell had
a sham battle, Charlie Hirsig drove a
team Of buffaloes around the track and
the Indians gave a war dance. There
was an exhibition of lassoing and brand
ing and there was to have been a mule
race, but the mules refused to run.
BUCKING HORSES.
The bucking ability of the horses drawn
down this afternoon for the broncho
busting championship soon narrowed the
contest to Sam Scoville, Charles McKin-
ley and Charles Thomas. Each was
forced to ride two horses, and Scoville
was declared winner after two sensa-
tional rides on driver and aeroplane
Mckinley was second, while Thomas
was given a heavy fall by Miller iKd,
his last horse.
Governor Brooks gave his dinner i'm
mediately after the sports were over
The guests included Colonel Roosevelt
ex-Gov. w. A. Richards, United States
Judge John A. Riner, James r. Gar
field. George AIDE and Senators Warren
and Borah.