The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-11
]|till WEST IS
Of THRILLS
IN, Aggregation of Cowboys
III rpehes and Steers at Salt
air the Real Thing.
E,, sCB, rNTAMED STEER
IA IS RIDDEN BAREBACK
aOI, fm Wins HOnOrs by Con-
M |a,rIng Circle Dot, Famous
Outlaw Horse.

-,,d.noed by 5000 spectators VIII
John Y. Rich's spectacule
-, show at the Saltalr hippo
,sS night. The programme o
!, which untemcd bronchos, wilc
vild buffalo and a group o
s~bovs figured. was varied and
There was never a duh mo
,,om the range the horses gave
-.-,tre exhibition of bucking anc
n their efforts 10 unseat theil
The Wild steers and the wilc
4, dkeyIse developed some unique
Fnr the most part the cowboys
stt,ssf,Il. The wild horses, one
Z. sr,rs and the buffalo were ridden
Indian Wins Honors.
u 7nunton. a northern Utah COW
81 Louis lie Claire. a Blackfoot
= from Montana, shared the honors
4. chow. Thornton was the only
~ abe TO ride a wild steer; bare :
IL also accomplished the difficult
4 Il riding the wild. bucking buff
Es also won the wild horse race
"a member OF the victorious
san which defeated Idaho in cap
!, a,d riding a wild horse. Louis
/ flrs rsde Circle Dot. the great out
Attn has never before been ridden.
4 i-Jiar's victory over Circle Dot adds
- Idunph 10 the Indians string OF
5r.sents. This Indian cowboy is
( ~ nan who has ever ridden
Z.-baL the great Cheyenne outla W.
q Dct Is said to be fully as hard to
vas Steamboat
- u a. 81 IlriI1frr &c ~ INA
81 was the contest for $40 tied TO
~ Of Wild steer First three
"a xsre given the chance TO take
r,c,y nom the neck Of the steer.
g.ssr, however. did not let the ne
SIsf The negroes and thereafter they
7rssd only O half-hearted desire to
4 ryxhere near the steer. Three
Nm followed and after an exciting
7, kllle look the $50. which had been
We ibs neck Of a fresh steer. They
M the negroes both In skill and
d fret event Of the programme was
- he Initial trial, riding a bucking
q hreback. Fred Wilding and Jack
-fin it!ed TO duplicate the feat. but
y srumptIy thrown. Jim. Uenry's
p GOT away before he was mounted,
|es prize went 10 Thornton.
Utah Beats Idaho.
~ Won from Idaho in n contest
~ team composed Of three men
-sltlns each state was TO rope, sad
~ r'de a Wild horse. Harry Bren-
all Thornton and Jowe Martians
Fisd The victorious Utah team.
Ia dld the roping, Thornton the
:sg and Msrtians the riding. John
nta did the roping for the Idaho
: l1uis lie Claire saddled the out
e. Lester Jessup rode the horse.
q outlaw riding contest Jack
20 on the bucking Cyclone. won,
a:Ssll rode Silver City and Joe Mar
S@e Creek. Lester Jessup. known
.A eoEboye as Little Jess" made
sasqlaF flying mount on the vicious
nnlo' thereby winning a prize OF
= o. the features OF the show was
sssatrtul ride Of Louis lie Claire,
eam cowboy. on the famous out
tHd. Dot succeeding In conquer
'@ proud outlaws spirit for the first
ME Gray. who attempted TO
sIIe Dot last Saturday and who
't., tE0sn against the side Of the arena,
ssfa ihs Indians ride. Gray's head
~ :. u 'oandages as the result of his
'.n u with the outlaw. Circle Dot
~ the tricks OF the widest
AND used them last night. The
u - equal TO the occasion and AL
~ ~ .'leie Dot whlrled and bucked, |
y. un kicked. ran and stopped, and
mueh damage as possible, the In
GWays In the saddle. He was
~ Prize OF 800.
Negroes Scared White.
ya1est TO take the money from
y. neck was decidedly novel. The !
I soo made the first attempt al. |
','oea white trying TO escape the |
!, SNeer. They quickly lost In
NY Ae monetary rewards, display |
s sgiilty In scaling the fence at |
! Tsesea approach OF the steer. |
:, A. A., parEles had confessed their
G "o begged 10 be excused, a fresh |
!, secured and three COWBOYS.
H. '..up. Jack Franklin and Fred |
1 f,nN ssnN IN to get the money. In F!
rf minutes they had the twenty |
n, 'ney Invited a charge by the !
:, - instead OF gcelng for the fence I
s1erb, s1vss ,s had done, lodged quickly |
nj s. the steer by the nose. After |
i 6n.dnpts ndpt they held the steer Sc
M, h,s manner and took the re-
lrr we neck OF the animal.
ny. ah @ cowboy OF national |
y. decidedly clever exhibition
lihlnss sssis,n,iIlng, making his lariat do !
y.
9nonton Makes Good.
i s.aplnlon, r.0sn, a cowboy who ia the last
,,in, 'ssIeS s,ueeS daring. furnished a lot
t6h,o he essayed to ride the
~ cSs oull from Antelope island.
sed into the arena with the
esi,rils, cannon ball and then stopped
N o.. with suddenncss that
y n ,I ~ inc rider. Thornton re-
,tsS c,s saddle and laughed at the
q bb..suWd' Then the buffalo did
rssed s dance around the arena,
I fhs me while BY Thornton's
y by putialo varied things occa-
} charging John Y. Rich and
rsna ~, who were mounted i'm
isitaIo,, 'they kept out Of reach OF
ihev noTns. however, though nj
.pp va, were dangerously close.
y ibs b,fr.iaa quandary as 10 how to
sh was,sio. vas osr,s II he alIghted in the
va lhe' IAN reair to be gored, Finally
es tence }Hnr,poiem By swinging off !
Yea ron.sh hlo box, The buffalo
,,'syen tom ,sd and with difficulty led
Z VIII .Sas wild horse race which
ianrnton =, saddling OF the animals.
-sts 70 sa rns Jack Franklin were the
\ and Tb6rrh the saddles OF their
alart, MOT W"hiion. who had good luck |.
y ir klnd show is probably the
One he,d given except pos
, sosts Vnne, Another SHOW with
!, Compiler more steers. new cowSnys
~ IN tbc mango Of programme will
'hs. H'ppodrome next satur-
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