Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-09-25
BORDER DAYS HITS
HIGH SPOTS OF
POPULARITY

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Days bull with ease and won a hundred
dollars in half as many jumps.
High Money to Mrs Blancett.
Bertha Blancett in a masterful ride
in the cowgirls bucking contest won
the prize money and the plaudits of
the crowd altogether NJ. NJ. Jarrett
and Charles Lee again counted in the
stake and barrel races. Monte jarrett
also won the mule race, a contest that
brought forth considerable applause
from the crowds. Eighteen cowboys en-
tered in the maverick race and soon
after the frightened calf was turned
loose in the corral as many larats were
flying through the air. Leslie Lee won
by heady riding and roping.
Crowd Waits for Finals.
Great interest was attached to the
finals in the cowboys bueking con
test because of the splendid showings
all though the week and owing to the
presence of the several world famous
riders who would enter in competition.
Jason Stanley, Red Parker, Art Scale,
Smiley Corbett and Jack Hawn quail
fled for the finals.
In the drawing for mounts Stanley
picked ''Cash Cash. the horse which
threw Upton into the clouds Friday;
Red Parker got Bar W Art Scale
drew prescott" Smiley Corbett was
given "Speed Ball" and Jack Hawn
drew Corkscrew," the mount which
tossed Dell Blancett Thursday.
Because he had so successfully rid
den the terrible "CycloneH after other
riders had backed down and because
'Corkserew had already thrown
Blancett interest in the days card
naturally centered on Hawn in his at
tempt to ride the animated "Cork-
screw
Hawn's Great Ride.
Hawn failed to ride the terrific
bucker but he gave to the crowd that
saw him the finest exhibition of horse
manship as the wild west knows it
ever given anywhere. You may 90
where you please; to the Rodeo at Los
Angeles, to the Roundup at Pendleton.
the Stampede at Calgary or at Chey-
enne, anywhere where the best riders
in the world meet to test their skill
in riding the worst outlaw horses or
professional buckers in the world, but
you will never see better exhibition
OF riding than that of Jack Hawn.
And horde of professional riders
and thousands of spectators will tell
you the same thing.
1t is the concensus of opinion that
no man, riding under regulation rules,
can stay on "Corkscrew when the
bay charger bucks as he did Saturday.
He was as unridable, if there is such
word, as toothpick in a tornado.
He bueked with the delirum tremens
and st. Vitus dance combined, aug.
mented by a nervous chill Hawn rode
him for fully five minutes and MANY
spectators thought that the bouncing
bundle of equine electricity had been
conquered, when suddenly "Cork-
screw reared as if he would go over
backwards. Hawn, caught off his
guard, drew his foot out of the stir
rup 'Corkscrew took ADVANTAGE
of the opportunity in jiffy. He
gave two desperate, hair-raising lunges,
and Hawn, with one foot free, had to
give up the ghost
But is was mastery ride and the
judges and other officials as well as
practically all the riders in the arena |
crowded around Hawn and shook his
hand in turn.
Smiley Forgets to Smile.
Smiley Corbett nearly lost his grin.
"Speedball" was the cause. Here s
big brown horse that has about as
many joints as a sprocket chain and
he jiggled them all when Smiley was
in the saddle. The happy chap with
his face bent into smile gave the
horse grand ride and proved himself
the master all the way round.
"Bar W with Red Parker up.
chased the movie man bit and then
settled down to some quickstep buck
ing through which the auburn haired i,
one sat in the saddle like the saddle
horn itself. Before the awards were
made Red climbed unto the hurricane
deck of monster white horse that ,
gave another exhibition of real buck ,
ing. Art Scale rode prescott after ,
a fashion that pleased the judges and ;
Jason Stanley, on "Cash Cash" handed ,
out riding stunt that would shine in 9
any company