East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21
CROWDS ENTHUSIASTIC.
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Bertha Blancett and Ella Merryfield.
COWGIRLS RIDE WELL

| Ella MerrNfield with the long curls
was the first to mount in the cow
girls buclling contest, She rode
| Brandy easily.
Ollie Osborn was given a new horse
today. He was Dynamite by name
and by nature but his bucking ener-
ey could not explode hard enough to
shake the Union county girl.
Bonny McCarroll, who got such a
hard fall two years ago. won the plau-
dts of the spectators, when she fan
ned Angel Child clear across the
arena
Eloise Hastings wife OF Mike the
Cheyenne cowboy had no trouble at
all staying on top of Prairie Bell.
Prairie Rose Henderson OF wyom.
Ing, her flaNon curls bobbing and her
quirt rising and falling first on one
side and then on the Other, made a
sensational ride on Wild Cat.
Katie Wilkes Canutt, champion of
last year, made another beautiful
ride today. Ella Merryfield was given
a second horse, a real bad one, and
she made a ride that was something
good to behold.
LYNCH WINS RELAY.
The cowboys relay today was
red -blooded race and the crowd yell
| ed itself wild as Allan Durmheller
an Nap Lynch fought it out for first
place. Lynch was the winner today
by so yards. Drumheller held the
lead during the first relay but lost
time on the first change and Lynch
forged to the front He kept his lead
on the third relay but Drumheller
made up some with his last horse.
Sleepy Armstrong got off to the rear
hut passed both Braden Gerking and
Darrell Cannon before the race was
ended. Drumheller stiu leads how
ever. on the two day race. having
3 Is seconds the hest time.
INDIAN BEST STEER ROPER.
AS yesterday, two Indians opened
the bulldogging today. Jerry John
ley put up a pretty fight with his ami |
NAL. He tripped the steer and, ac-
crding to the rules, was forced to let |
it rise. He finally wrestled it down. |
Joe Hayes chased his steer the en- |
tire circuit before he caught it and, |
then lost the animal after a short |
struggle.
Chester Anthony, a Umatilla Indi- |
an, made the best time today. throw |
ing his steer in little better han SO |
seconds. Ray McCarroll. brother of !
=
first appearance today and it proved |
that he ranks close to his brother. |
Steer and bulIdogger did a somersault |
when they met and the horse jumped /
over both Ray downed his animal
in 40 seconds.
Buffalo Vernon, the first champion |
bulldogger, made gallant try to come
back today but went to the hospital in
stead. He caught his steer just in
front of the judges stand. and the
steer turned over him. His shoulder |
struck the ground heavily and he laid
Imply in the dust while the steer
went on its way.
James Changrow drew a steer that
was almost too much for him but the
battle was an exciting one Wilkins
Williams, another Indian, had a stub
born tussel before he could PROSTATE |
his long horned brute
FOUR IN STANDING RACE.
There were four entries today in
the cowboys standing race and the
event was a close one from first to
last. Darrell Cannon kept a slight .
lead throughout and finished half a
length ahead of Bob Anderson. Tom
my Grimes flashed by a third. As
he race closed Buffalo Vernon reap
oeared on the track and was cheer.
I'd. His injuries are not serious.
Relay Closely Contested.
The Indian relay was closely con-
:ested event. The blue-shirted boy
won by two lengths and greenshirt
came in only a nose ahead over gray
shirt.
Steer RopinS Is Good.
Six masters of roping were in the
4 ar -V~gATN In /
Wier, present champion. Ed McCarty, =
'ormer champion, Frank Roach. Dan :
Clark, Tommy Grimes and JOHNNY
Judd, all potential champions r
Tommy Grimes was put out of 1t +
when he made a couple of tries and k
only cauhgt one horn. He quit in ;
lisgust. Frank Roach got the fence T
between him and his steer and lost i,
| little time but he completed the
)ust and tie.
Ed McCarty's first rope caught but +
me horn. His second rope went true n
md the steer was busted twice with b
iuch forcethat it was turned over in C
he air. 1t was a tough brute, though f
ind got up. McCarty quit. s
Dan Clark, O.-W. livestock agent, F
md who placed last year, made his j
irst loop good bt his steer got to it's ,
eet just as he started to tie. He
Dusted the animal a second time but
he gong sounded the limit before he
completed the tie.
George Wier had hard luck and
idn' tget his steer until 1:O1 minutes
lad passed. Johnny Judd made the
,est time OF the day. :36 2-5. Leon
rdt Stroude was disqualified his
teer getting up after he had tied It.
George Fletcher again won the ma
erick race.
NEWS FROM YOUR TOWN.
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