The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-05

NM person and animal seemingly
VIC in the best Of condition, the
big stampede was started at
the fair grounds yesterday under the
most favorable auspices. About 10000
persons were there, and the applause
! that greeted the different feats spoke
the pleasure and satisfaction OF the
spectators.
Oregon, Idaho and other ueighboring
states We'd with the Utah boys ana
girls for the honors. Most of the con
tests are Of the elimination variety,
9md The results or even the progress
made viii not be announced until the
finish. But there was no way TO pre-
Vent the onlookers from giving vent
to their opinions, and this was done.
Miss Rose Wenger of Pendletou, Or,
She won the girls relay race in the
afternoon, and in the evening gave n
splendid exhibition of trick riding, al
though her horse was bothered by the
strange lights and refused to help her
with some Of her most difficult stunts.
The party from Pepdleton showed skill
that BIDS fair to maintain the reputa-
tion claimed. Three times its mem,
bcrs have won state championships,
Oregon and California
Many Feats of Skill.
Roping, riding outlaw horses, riding
cattle racing, Indian racing, trick rid
ing and all of the arts acquired by
cowboys and cowgirls through long
practice and with quick and trained
eyes and muscles are TO be seen at the
zig tournament.
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last night was Nan Apendall, who was
given the title Of world s champion
lady roper. Miss Apendall was much
bothered by inc poor light and made
a number Of misses, though, as a whole,
she did pretty good work. ''Chik"
Hassis of Escondido, CAL, followed
Miss Apendall, and for few moments
his appearance made no stir.
Then he began to do SOME real stunts
and took notice. Hassis is a long,
lean, lantefn-jawed chap who could
slip through a very diminutive knot
hole himself, and the garb he had on
was not calculated to put much conf
dencc in his abilities, but he surprised
the natives, and Tex McCloud, who
now holds the championship belt for
fancy rope work will have to look to
his laurels. One of his best was the
Swapping OUT OF uSnIeu cduule Will
a twenty-foot length Of rope. This he
did from a number of difficult posi-
tions.
McCloud, the champion. came on the
field and did some remarkable work in
rGping running horses, three, four and
five abreast. His exhibition gained
good applause from the crowd, and had
there been sufficient light he would
probably given a much better show.
Next came half dozen bareback rid
ers who showed the crowd what hard
with nothing but a surcingle to hold
to. The Judges did not like the using
of the surcingles. as they claimed that
il spoiled the horses. but the six men,
Walter Long. "Kid' Smith, Richard
"Dismal Dick" Thornton, jim Massey,
claimant to the world s title at this
sport, and Bob Anderson, did some very
clever work. though again came the
poor lights to interfere with the best
work possible.
Thrown From Horse.
The first rider, Walter Long, was
thrown from his horse when the sur
eingle broke. and while new ones were
being secured, the BanDock and Sho-
shone Indians from the Fort Hall res
ervatou gave some weird and wonder
fUl dances. FIVE braves StOoQ IN q CIT
Gle about a big tom tom and in a
seemingly aimless manner beat it. The
others, all in their finest feathers and
beads and traps, danced round and
round the tom tom heaters to the dis
NAL strains Of the Indian music. AS
dance il WASH It much. but as an in
teresting bit of an Indian reservation
it was worth long, hard walk TO see,
for every one Of the dancers were full
blooded Indians just off the reserva-
tion, and it ism t often that one hears
such a beating of the tom tom.
In the trick riding. the first and one
of the most interesting bits Of work
was that done by a pretty young lady
from Pendleton, Or, Miss Rose Wen
ger. Miss Wenger rode strapping
big white horse that WAS under her con
troll every moment. Earl Simpson, an
other rider of note from Pendleton, did
some very pretty riding. His somer-
saults and swings under his horse g
neck kept the audience on edge every
moment that he was on the field.
''Bronco Jack" Van Ness was there
with the goods. too. when it came to
bringing the spectators to their feet
with thrills.
One of the most amusing events of