East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-15
A Great Day Yesterday.

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With approximately twelve thous-
and people gathered in the grand
stand and bleachers to witness the OPP
ening of the greatest of wild west
shows and with every individual part
of the great mass alive with enthus-
iasm from the first event until the
last, the first afternoon of the Round
Up passed off as a huge success Con-
sindering the number or horses and
entries to handle, the performance
was put on in an admirable manner,
but few delays between events occur
ring.
Neither was the first day of the
programme marred by any serious ac-
cidents, although a few of the per-
formers suffered more or less from
their participation. Dell Blancett. the
champion bulldogger, received a cash
on the left cheek from the horns of
the steer he attempted to throw, an
Indian was rendered unconscious by
falling from his horse in the Pendle
ton Wooden mills race. Mrs. Blancett
was jolted considerably when she was
thrown from the last horse of her re-
lay string and a number of buckaroos
We're more or less bruised by the force
with which they struck the ground
after being propelled into the air by
the contortions of the buckers.
1t was a day of thrills and none who
witnessed the show will doubt that
the west is really Mid. To many, in
fact to a majority of the spectators
present, the exhibitions We're novel
and they were rapturous in their en-
thusiasm.
Buckin@ Is Good.
AS expected the most exciting fea-
lures of the afternoon were the buck
ing contests and the wild horse race,
and these more than substantiated all
the claims for wildness which have
been made for them. In the former
event fifteen riders essayed to win
places in the finals n eight of this
number experienced the humiliation
Of hitting the dust much to the joy
Of the great, vociferous throng. In
the latter. twenty b~ucKaroos were Civ
en- untamed mounts and the work of
putting halters and blinds on these
animals preparatory to saddling them
proved as exciting as he race itself.
Champions Still Champions.
Ella La Zinka and Roy Kelly of
Pine Greek, both holders of titles of
northwest champions from last year,
/. ably defended their honors and in the
racing events were the star perform
ers. The former not only finished
first in an exciting half mile cow
girls cowpony rae but also won the
event for which she holds the cham
picnship cup, the cowglrls' relay race.
In the former event, her sister, Rho
da La Zinka, had a safe lead when
her horse flew the track on the begin
ming Of the last quarter. The latter
event was Witnessed with as much en-
thusiasm as any event of the day
There were only two entries, Miss La
Z'nka and Bertha Blancett, worlds
champion lady bronco buster, and the
riding Of both was q revelation to
the crowd. The first half mile was
run neck and neck, but Mrs. Blancett
made a quicker getaway on the sec
oud lap. Mss La Zinka's horse refus-
ing to stop at the station. In the
second lap, however, the handicap was
/ reversed, Mrs. BIancett's horse PROV
ms the ~unu4auagca6le one and the
start OF The lnird relay "as almost
&. .u, the riders tearing neck and neck
around the track. The tate Of the race
/ expended on the next change, and the
popular Pendieton girl made the
quickest transfer Of her saddle. In
nc- haste Mrs. Blaucett did not draw
nor ciuch tight enough and the sad
die, slipping back on the horse caus-
ed il t. start bucking. The rider
chung to her saddle until She reached
the back stretch when she was thrown
thus giving her rival an easy victory.
Roy Kelly won by safe margins in
both the cowboys relay race and the
pony express. His string Of horses
lis a fast one and his change from n
to the other made in record time. Kel-
" won the relay race last year, maxi
ing the best three days time, and he
has a good start toward duplicating
his feat this year.
Stage Coach Race Exciting.
The stage coach race between John
! Span, driving four gray horses, and
Ben Hutchinson with four mules, was
a thriller. In the start the horses
ran away from Their long cared COM
pctitors, but the endurance of the lat
ter was the better and when the two
careening old carriers came around
the last turn they were abreast Of each
other with the mules slowly creeping
ahead. At this juncture, however,
one Of the mules jumped over the
tongue, was thrown, n his dragging
body stopped the progress of the coach
which accident allowed Spain to w.n
out.
Local Boy Rides We'll.
1t was not, however, until the buck
ing contest was announced that the
enthusiasm reached its highest pitch.
Lee Caldwell, eighteen-year-old PEN
dlcton buckaroo, was the first to take