Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-09-07
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had properly misbehaved and bowed
his back to the delight of the crowd
his rider had the best chance OF get
| ting into the finals
The four best buckers were kept
for the finals. The four men who were
| selected by the judges for this second
trial to determine the winners were
Happy Jack on Billy He'll, AL Biscarro
on Boulder, Ben Dobbins on Black
Demon, and Lee Caldwell on Two Step
The crowd after all has something
to do in helping the judges arrive at
a decision. Ben Dobbins had been
left out OF the finals in the buckIng
| contest. Sam Ellis had been given
the fourth place. But upon reconsid-
Grafton Dobbins was included. He had
made a magnificent ride on Cow Boy
| Bill in the first try out, and had
| scratched the boy. Thus the winner
Of the contest came near being left
out Of the finals.
Notes on the Mems
Bucking Contest.
The announcement is made that
Miss Maud Tarr, winner of second
money, In the ladies bucking contest.
and Tom Henderson are to be married
right after the Rodeo. They both hail
from Miles City, Montana. Miss Tarr
holds the state championship of Mon
tana in a bucking contest, won at
| Glendive.
Ben Dobbins, winner of the mems
bucking contest, lives in Fresno, Cali
fornia. He is 81 years old, weighs
ITO pounds and stands five feet nine
and three-quarters. He has partici.
pated in number of contests and
came off winner He is one of the
best riders that ever sat horse.
Robbins who Won the first prize in
the bulldogging contest made a hit
with the crowd after he had tied his
steer by jumping on his back without
hold of any kind and riding him off
across the field.
In the bulldogging contest the steer
has 80 feet the start. The rider catch
es up, with the assistance of a help.
er to turn the steer toward the rider
Then the rider jumps from his horse
on to the steers back, throws him by
the horns, catches the upper lip of
the steer with his teeth and holds him
down while he waves both hands in
the air. This is some stunt.
Skeeter Bill otherwise Roy Rob.
blns) was with Dr. Carver's Wild West
show for seven years and it was there
he won his name of Skeeter Bill. He
halls from Douglas, Wyoming. He Is
% years old, weighs ITS pounds and
stands six feet six.
| Skeeter iBll is a relay rider, bronchc
rider, steer rider, bulldogger and
fancy and trick roper. Nevertheless
when it came Skeeter iBllps turn 20
ride in the bucking contest he bit the
dust, much to his chagrin, and to the
great delight Of the crowd.
One would have thought Skeeter
could have wrapped those long legs
of his around Mormon Coon, just an
ordinary horse, so they would never
have come unwrapped. But it was
not to be. Skeeter Bill was hardly
on the horse till he was off.
| He said in explanation, "The horse
jumped right out from under me- That
was the quickest was ever thrown
They all get thrown at times. And If
some one did not get bucked of the
crowd would think 1t a tame show.
| Dorothy Morrill,, who in private life
is Mrs. Skeeter Bill, was a member of
the 101 ranch on the Zone at the Pan.
ama.Paci1c exposition. She had her
leg broken above the ankle while with
the 101 101 and this Is her first appear
ance since the accident She made a
good ride on Ski Doc, yelled and
threw her hat in true cowboy style.
She rode with one hand on the reins
and said after It was over that the
picker-up stopped her horse too soon.
Miss Morrill, won the worlds cham
pionship for women at Cheyenne In
the bucking horse contest.
Mrs. Joe Carson, an Indian woman,
was all rigged out to ride in the buck.
Ing horse contest, but as there were
no other entries in her class she was
deprived OF her chance. II may come
again before the Rodeo Is over.
Glen Cox, whose mount, Bald Hor.
net, in the flrst stunt, broke the
judges rib, has homestead up near
Jarbidge. He is 80 years old, was
born In Oregon and weighs 1872 pounds
Al Biscarro, the Spanish lad, who
won second money in the bulldogging
contest, lives in Salinas, California
He has been riding Ave years and Is
only 81. He stands six feet two and
weighs 1873 pounds. He participated
In the events here last year. He put
up q good ride in the bucking contest,
both In the initials and In the finals.
and many expected to see him de.
clared winner.
Porter Underhlll neatly turned the
laugh on the crowd In the bucking
horse contest. Underhilps mount, Bill
Monat, stopped stock still in front of
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