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falling far over to one side, catching
himself and whirling half around in
to the leap again. The rider Is gem
orally thrown in less than ten sec
onds. Whistling Annie has a move
ment which has never been classified.
some calling II a tango dip, some
Nelson break away and others vari-
ors terms. Her movement is all from
the sht clders. She will give about
two Jumps straight forward, dip her
shoulders and head and literally
spring from under the rider The
movement is so quick and unexpected
that tlne out of every ten men will
fan for II. Tangle Is just what his
name iinplies. He gets his feet into
so many innumerable and almost i'm
possible shapes and conditions. that
he gets all tangled up and his buck
ing is sometimes fierce under those
circumstances for the horse himself
doesn't Anow what he is going to do
Lsyt and the rider can't guess IL.
TEDDY Roosevelt, the old original
Teddy horse, is no longer. He was
a great ''hags' in his day but tina,
class are getting old and cannot be
counted upon to work every time. but
they are outlaws, game to the last.
giving all that is in their old. feeble
bodies, resenting the saddling and still
stepping out into the arena with the
same old class. grace and beauty of
- l.. g,,l
their dim old eyes, their nostrils ex-
pand. they snort, throw back their
heads and defy the whole world of
riders to mount and stick them. rid
ing straight up, slick and scratching
fIom shoulder to flank. They are
fine, proud old demons. although
their glory is that of Athens, their
fame that OF Rome and their spirit
that of the undying Spartans.
The Roundup belongs to Pendle-
ton. 1t is now a gala day of world
wide fame and its slogan OF LET 'er
buck" has been heard in every land
where the English language is spok-
en-. To its annual staging thousands
of people come from all parts of the
United States, Mexico, Canada and
the Islands. even from Australia and
England. Pendleton, a town of less
,han six thousand people, entertains
fifty thousand visitors for three days
Its grandstand and bleachers will seat
$4,000 people and they are always
filled to overflowing 1t taxes the
equipment of the O.-W r. & y. and
Northern Pacific's entire lines to
move this throng in the latter part OF
September of each year Fifty spec
ial Pullman trains, sleepers and din
ers. are parked in the local yards pro-
viding eating and sleeping accommo-
dations for their passengers. The
entire town is turned into a mann
moth hotel beds, cots and tents be-
ing placed in spare rooms. on porch
es. in yards. woodsheds. garages and
even on the roofs of the business
houses. A corps of trained young
men handle every phase of the
Roundup from the providing OF
quarters for visitors to the staging
of the show.
Eleven directors handle this and
they draw not one cent of pay. The
Rouud-up pays no dlNldenuS because
at one time spectators executed a
coup and almost secured control of
the stock. After that the lands and
properties were decided to the city of
PendIeton and all proceeds over and
ahLve expenses go towards improv-
ing what is known as Roundup
Park. And all these millions of dol
lars which have been spent because
there was and is such thing as an
outlaw horse. Without the outlaw.
without Long Tom, the sleek, pranc-
.ng' incarnation of wil6ness and free
dom there would be no Roundup.
there would be no journeyings from
the uttermost parts Of the earth to !
this little hamlet nesting in the sage
brush. bunch grass plains of desert
country that the Maker almost for
got, there would be NO hoarse vaunted
cry of LET 'er back" there would
be no reversion of the wild, stone age.
a casting off of the whitewash of civ
ilization and standing forth among
$4,000 other wihf men in our natural
spiritual nakedusss. Long Tom. An