East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-24
Rare Rnckcrs Man,ed


Why must roundup have such
excellent buckers? That brings mp
the second important consideration.
the character and peculiarities OF the
cowboy New good cowboy rider
viii ride an ordinary bucking horse
before breakfast and think nothing
ot IT, but when he goes out to ride at
the Roundup for a championship be-
fore a packed grand stand OF thirty
five thousand people, he wants
horse that no one else can ride. He
doesn't bet that he will ride the horse
but he is stalking his whole reputa-
ton on this one throw Of the dice
He knows that IL he rides Angel or
Long Tom to a finish he viii have all
that glory and renown Of which his
class are so Unfortunately fond. While
on the other hand II he rides little
goat Jumper and wins he feels dis
graced by seeing a school boy mount
and ride the same horse perhaps the
next day or the next week
( The champion cowboy IS not riding
+ for the purse. II he were he would
prefer what is known as show buck
ers." horses which he could ride 10 a
finish with all that cowboy class
( which is so essential in good riding,
He could win purse every day in
the week with show buckers but any
( other cowboy and a great many who
are not cowboys could do the same
thing What your real, true cowboy
- riding for is the distinction of be-
ing in a class all by himself being
touted as the man who rode Angel.
Long Tom, Whistling Annie. Hot Foot
( Cyclone Speedbal. Gaviota. Steam
boat or Teddy Roosevelt. Just to show
his disdain for money, although he
may at the time be absolutely broke,
he will not participate in bucking
contest where the list contains un-
known or mediocre buckers.
An illustration OF this was given in
September of 1913. when a certain
city put on a roundup with nothing
more than two punches of wild hors-
es. These they gave fancy names and
: advertised them as outlaws But when
the show was over the records show
ed that out of eighty rides only three
men were thrown. You couldn't get
a real rider to admit that he was q
contestant in that roundup. The
cowboy would rather go broke all
summer than win thousand dollar
purse on a horse that a girl could
ride.
In. his steer roping he is just as
particular. He must have his own
roping horse, even if he has to ship IL
all the way from the ranch in Ari-
zona where he happens to be work
ing at the time or bring it over land
He will take nobody's word as to the
qualities of a roping horse except his
, own. And he is always suspicious
He sleeps in the stable with that horse
to see that no one comes any high
: life" on him and he carries his rope
continually on his arm. sleeping with
il under his pillow. He is afraid some
one will cut the strands and when ht
has the steer ready for a bust hi.
rope will break, putting him out Of
, the running. To make him satisfied
the management must give him every
opportunity to protect his horse and
rope. And he is right. too. for tn,
, intelligence Of the roping horse il
wonderful. Take the old Charlie,
/, horse belonging to Ed McCarty o
I. Cheyenne. He is now about fourteen
or fifteen years old. too old for con
test work. but McCarty ships the ole
fellow along with his other horse