The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-06
SPECTACULAR FEATS
At WILD WEST SHOW
Circle Dot, Outlaw Horse, Near
ly Adds Another to List
of Victims.
Continued From Page One.

IT was not long until Thornton had the
animal willing to quit bucking and be
good. The Idaho team won.
The third number was the stunt OF
taking money from wild steers Two OF
tne animals We're let into the arena, each
with $50 bill bound to his neck. Two
one OF them got the money In three
and one half minutes: but there was
plenty OF excitement while they were
getting 1t. The steers showed a dspo-
sition to bunch, and while the cowboys
were after the first one the second was
after the cowboys. Finally a cowboy
was able to get grip on steers tail
and to hang on until assistance arrived
Then comrades grabbed the animal by
the head and held him long enough for
one OF the number to unbuckle the strap
-, In the bucking horse contest, William
Thornton on Cyclone won. Jack Frank
In on High Ball and Jim Williams on
Sbose sI%e creek nnaios also took part High Ball.
where there should be curves and curves
where there should be straight lines,
put up probably the most strenuous
done the best riding.
Along with this contest. and for spe-
cial prize OF $50, II he won. Lester Jes-
pony while the latter was bucking. and
managed to keep bis seat until the spir-
lied little animal thought it best TO quit
oscn nnen cam came the nntortqnate attempt of
horse was being saddled, Harry Bren-
nan gave some good examples of fancy
play with rope as II can be done. He
can make rope do almost ANYTHING
he wants it TO do, and can do almost
anything he wants to do himself while
playing with the rope.
me Wild horse race was probably the
most spectacular, most confused and
most exciting event Of the night. The
stunt was to have two COWBOYS saddle
a horse and one OF them ride him around
Nst hdltA
four horses and eight cowboys.
About the first thing that happened
was for al the wild horses to break
utes while they were being captured
Success would be almost attained with
one. when another horse would dash
through the ropes. and for a time it
looked like the most tangled mess i'm
aginable. with ropes confused, horses
plunging and men struggling. while still
other horses would dash among the
something else. Finally something like
order was gained out OF the chaos, and
the ,1,D word ,,,s so" was given.
OF the night and the race so-cailod,
was most exciting. Harry Jessup was
declared the winner, and II took him
one minute and fifty seconds to per-
suade his mount to go the way he want
ed II tor perhaps 1t went that way
by chance Two OF the riders were
thrown heavily but no serious mishap
Then the crowd left while the saddles
were still on the wild horses The COW
boys proceeded TO rope the horses TO get
The equipment off. and one animal was
pretty seriously injured I'm a fab aeainst
q fence. just AZ IL came to the end of
the rope. The opinion was expressed
however, that It had merely spralned the
point OF It's shoulder. and an effort Will
be made TO save II. as II Is one OF the
best bucllng horses in the lot,
Ernest Goltz and E. c, Williamson.
officers for the Utah Humane society
were on the ground last night and after
The show expressed the opinion that the
attempt to rope steers In the arena
should not be repeated. Mr. Goltz said
he would warn the management to that
effect tomorrow.
One OF the funniest features OF fhe
show was a cowboy who has the ART
OF Imitation down to a fine point. He
can show exactly how a buckine horse
handles himself. and his efforts, quite
voluntary on his part, and unannounced.
drew forth applause from the crowd His
Imitation Of the rider in the saddle ON
q bucking horse was almost equally as
good.
The affair last night was attended bv|
Governor Spry, Mayor Bransford and
quite a number OF city, county and state
officials. II is promised that. benefitine
by the experience gained last night the
management will make some Improve
ments In the show TO be given next
Wednesday night