Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-09-10

bucking horse" Thus spoke Lee Cald-
well. 1t was his tribute to Bill He'll.
II think it was rotten. Dobbins
should have had it, and then the In
dian" This was the opinion of one of
Elko's most prominent citizens who
seemed to reflect the sentiment of
good part of the grand stand.
Il don't see how they figure these
bucking horses" This was the way
Dobbins expressed his disappointment.
Thus We see that men disagree. We
can't all think alike.
The judges in the bucking contest
were the same as on the three previ-
Gus days. Frank Gore of Douglas, Wy
oming; George Mcknight of Elko
county, and Sheriff Joe Harris.
1t is known that the judges were
not unanimous in selecting the three
for the second grand finals and also
that they we're not unanimous in
awarding the first prize nor the Sec
ond. 1t was a two to one decision
throughout, but they have not given
out who was the one man.
Thursday Leads
In Attendance.
Yesterday saw the biggest crowd
yet on the Rodeo grounds. Both the
grand stand and bleachers were COM
fortably packed. The attendance eX-
ceeded the opening day by several
hundred.
II was to see the grand finals in
the mems bucking contest and to wit
ness the opening of the automobile
races that brought the people out.
4oLMlle Auto Race.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the 40-mile
auto race led off in the afternoons
sport. From that time till Bell had
caught Warden in the Australian pur-
suit race the interest was continuous.
Jimmy Warden took the lead in
the auto race. He was favorlte in
grand stand and many n fair hand
gave him encouragement.
Warden kept the lead and at the end
OF the ninth round was nearly a lap
ahead. But 1t was long way to the
end Of 40 miles. That meant so laps
around the half mile track.
Then Warden picked up spike on
the 10th lap that some careless work.
men had thrown on the track in buidl
ing the fence at the south end. This
caused blow out.
There had been an oversight. There
was no tire to replace the empty
wheel. Jlmmy,s admirers in the grand
stand were panic stricken and wrung
their hearts in sadness. And the au.
to attendants on Jlmmy's car Topped
around in the arena like chickens
with their heads cut of hunting an.
other tire.
Warden, undaunted kept on and
made FIVE laps on the bare rim. He
then stopped to receive his new tire
and Bell was then six laps ahead. 1t
seemed that tire never would get on.
And when at last II was clinched
home Bell was seven laps to the good.
In the meantime new trouble had
arisen for Warden. In the 11th lap
in automobile parlance the piston
seized. That is, It tightened up. This
was the final cause of Warden's un'
doing. In the 74th lap Warden had
10 stop and let his piston cool on
The piston had been fitted too tight
Davis began to have trouble at the
end OF the 13th mile. He was then
far In the rear. At the end of the
Slst lap his car came to sudden
stop on the far side of the track Dr.
Mason in his fog horn trumpeted the
information to the crowd that Davis
had broken his manifold.
II was manifest that not one In ten
thousand among the spectators knew
what n manifold was, but they took
II for granted that Mason wouldn't lie
about such little thing in an auto
mobile race and let him go after he
had refused to answer. Thus was the