Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

snow at Cheyenne far exceeds the nc
ton feat of Ursus. for his accomplish
ment is much fuller of dash and dan
ger. and in addition to which he does
II Tor the fun and danger of the per
t"rmance. 1t is accomplished in this
way. The wild steer is released III
Inc track beyond the grandstand.
Vernon on his fieet-footed cowhorce
starts in mad pursuit. The steer Goe.
careerinS wiid-eyed down the track
ne."een the thronss Of people on
cither side. Vernon so times his pur-
SUIT mat he overtakcs the steer 6i-
fectly in front Of the grcndstand
Nitn horse and steer going at top
"peed the cowboy leans forward and.
is ne osertaE es the animal. seizes it
by VIE horns. Having gained a sriD
ne swings from his horse, still running
madiN. and upon the horns and heed
II the steer He throws his weight
fpon the animal In such a way as to
ring IT to stop, man and steer often
'1mblin2 into one indi scri.ninate heap
gut the hold OF Vernon is not loosened.
~fter ana man scramb!e 10 their feet
Ehen the man sets his strength against
lie beast.
With the leverage OF the length OF
ne steers horns he attempts so to twist
sc beasts l1o-r.s and throw him from his
Get Bat this Wild animal in the frenzy
~ MS fright il s;ro.~ Eeycnd compare
nd the horns o. him are sharp as sword
POINTS and dangerous TO fs antagonist;
n the end however. the intelligence Of
re man usually aaGs way of winning
TIE fight. and the great beast is flung
hcadlong aud tied
Another Of the stunts that the COW bows
- Wyoming pat on rather promiscuousiN
i the riding Of the creatures tina. fail
gl.i. .r
These steers has been thrown and tied
lie is allowed ample time to regain his
breath and strength. Then rope is
tied around him in lieu Of a saddle and
with this single aid his fee. are united
ana as ne rises the cowboy mounts him
bareback. The spurs OF the rider goad
the creature and the unaccustoned pres
ence OF the man creature upon his back
friShteas him beyond measure All the
strength of his wild nature is directed into
an effort 10 rid himself OF this rider He
pitches and bellows and cavorts in all
manner OF strenuous efforts TO accomplish
this end. Sut through il all the cowboy
rides quite r2ckiessl- IN his strange sea;
and bats the beast to further eXertion
Sometimes the rider is thrown and then
it not infrequently happens that the steer
turns to gore him as he lies. The man
may Srapple with the steer or he may
lie fiat on the ground in comparative
safety, for the cowboy knows that no
steer can reach the ground with his horns
and that there is safety i'm lying fiat. Yet
the whole OF this process OF graphing
with these wild and bulky creatures is
taken with the greatest unconcern and
as the ccn1monplaces of the days work
There are likewise buffalo that are
brought to Cheyenne for Frontier day
and the riding of this queerly formed
creature is an art within itself and a feat
that is as often a failure as a success in
the undertaking. for a buffalo is much
harder to ride than is Il horse Buffalo
Vernon is also the initiator Of this feat
OF buffalo riding and accomplishes it
with more or less success on these oc-
casions.
1t was this same Buffalo Vernon whose
rletely mastered by range horse known
as Rocking Chair in the re-
cent show. Vernon was able to maintain
his seat on this bronc for no more than
five jumps despite all his skill. which
goes long way toward proving the abil-
ty of these same horses in battling with
he veterans of the range. Yet the man
her of his landing was in itself Il work
IF art for the cowboy knows tho science
# getting whipped as well as of con-
,,lering So, when Rocking Chair threw
Buffalo Vernon he held tight to the reins
# his hacamore, and this had the eff
ect of maintaining that end of his BODY
n mid-air while specific gravity was.
aking his legs rapidly to the ground So
t happened, as it often happens that