East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-24
YAKIMA CANUTT king
BRONCO RIDER; wins
TITLE ON COLDESAC.
Bob Hall Takes Second Place With Wonderful Ride on Angel
Mildred Douglas Of Cheyenne Wins COwgirs Champion
ship Weir Brothers Retain Title in Steer ROpng Contest
With Charles in First Place.
MABLE De LONG AGAIN WINS RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP

1t is Yakima Canut of Penewawa.
Washington, whom people point out
now as the champion broncho buster
OF the world
he won the title as honestly as
ever cowboy did Saturday afternoon
at the close of the eighth annual
Round Up. Sitting upon the back
Of Culdesac. one of the wickedest
buckers that ever rebelled against "A
saddle. his long legs raking from
shoulder to rump and his singing
rowels goading the animal under him
to its maddest efforts. he made what
many declare was the most sensation
al ride that ever won title.
Certain 1t is that the crowd did
not dlsapproye Of the decision of the
Judges and this in spite of the TACT
that Broncho Bob Hall of Independ-
encse Ore. had established himself
as popular favorite when he hob
bled on to the field on crutches and
though handicapped by an injured
foot. mounted the great bay Angel
and spurred him through the volcan-
iC course that has shaken the ambi-
ton out Of more than one hopeful
rider. Halls game ride was greeted
with an ovation as great as was the
master ride of King Canutt. and 1t
won for him second honors. Dave
White whose home is somewhere in
Wyoming, but who makes oregon his
princIpaI stamping grounds. won thru
honors on l.. J. Mutt.
Canut rode himself into the semi
finals Friday when he straddled Nc
Kay. the little spotted cayuse that
fell with Hall two weeks ago in the
tryouts and crippled him. In the
semi-finals Canut rode Corbett and
paved him from the first to the last
jump. Hall rode Aragon in the pre-
liminaries Friday morning with Mon
key Wrench I'm the semi-flals. Dave
White rode oregon Steambo in the
semi finals.
Both Old Riders.
Both Canutt and Hall are no
strangers to the buckaroo game.
Both have been winners at previous
Round-Ups Canutt having taken sec /
ond in 1915 to Lee Caldwell. and Hall |
having taken third last year to Jack !
son Sundown and Rufus Rollins.
Canutt has won three other buck |
ing contests this year and is regard |
ed by cowboys as one of the greatest |
riders that ever topped a bucker.
Mildred Douglas Wins.
The new cowgirl champion bronc /
rider is Mildred Douglas OF Cheyenne. /
wife of the cowboy clown who made |
laughs while the cowboys were win
ming titles From "A field of eight |
girl riders she emerged with the title !
winning it by her ride on Wild Cat.
Katie Wilkes Canutt. champion of
1916. and wife of the new champion
cowboy rider. failed to place in the
event. though she made good ride.
Second prize was awarded to Prai-
rie Rose Henderson. the flaxen hair
ed girl who is Wyoming's favOrite
rider.
Third place was won by ollie Os-
born OF Union. ore.
This was the first appearance of
the Cheyenne girls at the Round-Up.
WcIrs still Win.
The steer roping championship still
remains in the Weir family of Mon
ument, n. M, but the title, held for
two years by George Weir, was won
by his brother Charley. who
took second to George in 1915. There
are no quicker or surer steer ropers
In the world than these two brothers.
N1rOAl lCaHNOTh.
The championship title goes to the
roper making the best total time on
two steers. The new champion en-
tered the finals with a time of 2l
2-5 which was considerably better Z
than that of any of the other five
who qualified: Though his first loop
missed Saturday, he recovered, and by
, great second throw was able to
riri-h his tie in 40 2-5 seconds.
AIs brother entered the finals with
the lpD,,.,I time on one steer of any
of the six. but making almost a rec
ord Saturday he had his steer tied
down in rs 2-5 seconds which en-
4 bled him to win second. Johnnie
Judd. who entered with second best
line for one steer. broke his rope on
he bust and was forced to retire. :
This let Sammy Garrett Of MulhaH
pkla into third money.
II was Paul Hastings of Medicine
Hat Alberta who carried off first
1orors In the steer bulldoSRinE His !
time Of - seconds was
.ovsu seconds the best time made In
he three dqvs.