East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21

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management. There was but on dis
that more than did the Il. 900 specta-
tors Ruth Parton refused to ride
in the cowgirls' relay. Though shs
had come here under contract to ride
the McCarty string. she flatly refused
to enter and all efforts to persuade
her to go on failed. Whether she
had valid reason or whether she
feared TO meet Mabel De Long is of
| course matter she didn't make
clear. but it is pretty certain that her
action has lost her many of the ad-
mirers whom she won in 1914 and
1915 when she was champion.
Donna Card Substituted.
AT the last moment McCarty sub
stituted Donna Card, whose own
string of horses is inferior. However
an accident robbed him of her serv-
| ices. too. At the end of the first re-
| lay. her horse overran its station
and, as she was returning to her fresh
| mount, she was struck squarely by the
horse of Josephine Sherry and knock
| ed senseless. She was carried away
! to the hospital tent and later in the
day was brought back, very pale and
! shaken. but game. Her reappearance
was greeted with many cheers.
| NIable De Long Winner.
| But for all this, the cowgirls' relay
yesterday was a real race and an ex-
| citing one. Miss De Long got away
/ to bad start and the crowd was
! tense as it watched her make up the
/ 100 yard handicap by the speed of
| her horses and by her own skill in the
| changes When they finished the
| third relay the two riders were al
most abreast and after the last
| change Miss De Long shot out ahead.
| However, Mrs. Sherry had a finish
| horse that showed a wonderful burst
of speed and for almost the full half
mile it ran only a half length behind
the other. Miss DeLong crossed the
line just a length ahead of her rival
and was givenu a great ovation.
-Four cowboys Thrown.
Seventeen buckarooes were enter
ed against seventeen outlaw horses in
the bucking contest, but the very
reputation of four of the horses,
among them Angel and Culdesac. de-
feated four of the cowboys. They re-
fused to accept the horses they drew.
several of the others had refused al
so except that the crowd would have
missed some spills that pleased them
nightly. Dock Baize only lasted five
jumps on Whistling Annie and Har-
old Newquist after having his inter-
nails churned until he was dizzy, left
the back of Headlight in beautiful
flight. Smythe bucked so hard that
hnf 7 ,C1, a ~. = 10
catapulted over the horses head. An
outlaw called Tom Stevens leaped
the fence with his rider and Speck
BoffOrd, the rider. found the saddle
untenable. Two of the best rides of
the day were made by Leonard
Stroude. champion trick rider. and
Hippy Burmester. Stroude drew the
redoubtable Casey Jones and Casey
never bucked harder in his whole ca
reer, but Stroude paved him fore and
aft. Burmester mounted Mrs. Wigs.
one of the fastest and crookedest lit
tie buckers the Roundup owns, and
he was master of the situation
throughout, raking the sides of the
little mare with reckles abandon.
Johnny Judd Fails to Ride.
Tex Smith was the first rider up
and he was able to stay on top OF
Wiggle, the horse that disposed of
his hopes last year. Paul Hastings
kept his seat on Wardaloopa who
went over the arena fence. Gilbert
Minthorn. a calico Indian cayus",
hoped straightaway in stiff legged
fashion and Pete Wilson had no trou-
Bile at all. Old Speedball pounded his
way across the arena and Clay Porter
had rough ride but was not shaken.
Harold Asalt, a government trapper,
got a runaway horse in Dutch Dim
pies. Lloyd Saunders made a safe
ride on Sundance and Jerry Johnley,
an Indian, stuck his spurs into Ban
go. G. NJ. Scouten refused to go on
with Angel and Buck Thompson
didn't care to make a spectacle of
himself on Culdesac. c. f. Shoop
failed to show up for a ride on Bill
McMurray and for some reason John
ny Judd, one third place winner,
didn't show up for p. J. Mutt.
Stroude Star Performer.
Leonard Stroude is new figure In
Pendleton but he is already popu-
lar one. His ride on Casey Jones was
enough to win him favor but he won
new laurels in fancy riding. Otto
Kline and Floyd Irwin are both dead
but all the stunts that those cham
pions knew Stroud also knows and
some of his own. The stunt which Is
his most daring is passing under his
horses neck while at full speed. II
took him two trials yesterday to &C
complish it. Sammy Garrett and
Tommy Grimes were hardly inferior
10 him and Garrett was the class OF
all the fancy ropers who spun their
arlats and made them writhe and
wist to the wishes Of their will.
No Stage Coach Accident.
For once a stage coach race was
-un without an accident and IT was |
IN exciting event for the two coach
= Iun bered along side by side for |
he full half mile. Jim Roach beat /
he Finis Kirkpatrick team. Jack Nc
Donald driver. by a length.
The wild horse race which closed
he day was a medly OF all that had
-one before. roping. bulldogging
,ucking and racing and there were