Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-05
TEN THOUSAND SEE
COWBOYS GREAT R0DE0
Men Of Veterinarian Training School
Do Marvellous Stunts ut Peters.
burg Fair Grounds.
TRICK RopING is BIG FEATURE
Men From the West Show Virginia
Spectators Many Performances I'm
heard or Before Here in the Ham
ding OF Cattle.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l


PETERSBURG. VA. July 4.-Ten
crsburg fair grounds this afternoon to
witness the rodeo OF typical Western
cowboys. II was q picturesque scene
and ono that has never before been
presented in Eastern State. Tho
contestants, from the heart OF tho
West. arc now students at tho
Veterinarian Training School in train
ing for carly overseas service. They
laid aside the Khaki for one day and
returned to the garb Of their nativity.
high shoes, chaps. sonbrcros To add
touch TO the scene. k:Xendine "A full
blooded Cherokee Indian. who was for
warded to the school from Oklahoma
appeared on the track in full Indian
rcgalla Bucking bronco. wild steers
goats. mules. some Of them heretofore
unridden, were all used IN the enter
tainment that was presented.
Montana Jack Ray. heralded as the
champion trick roper Of the world
measured up to his advance notice
Standing on his head this matchlcss
roper. lassoed a horse as It galioped
by at full speed. Again a horse was
ridden by and the man from Montana
l>ssoed its tail. Another of his antics
was to turn a somcrsault. and while In
'ae process of turning throw the rope
Ard catch tho horse. Three lassoes he
Kept spinning at one time. One or
'hese he spun with his body. another
with his mouth and another with hi.
hand. Five horses with riders dashed
by and Jack lassoed them all with ON
rope. In another act he gave an OK
hibition OF trick riding that has never
before been cqualcd here.
seven States were represented In the
contestants. Bob Marqulies. of New
Jersey. formerly Of the Second Cavalry
MAS the only man who was not from
west Of the Mississippi He won the
roman race. riding his two horses
While standing erect. with the creates,
of ease.
"huLL-DOGGING" PROVES
INTERESTING FEATURE
The act captaincd by Rocky Mountain
Shaener. known - bull-dogg!ng fur
h!shed some OF the thrills Of the af-
ternoon. The WcstcrHers would rid.
by the side OF a Easily running steer
jump from their horse while il, was
gong at full speed. land on the horns
OF the steer and throw It to the ground.
Shacher Is tho worlds champion bull
dosger. which record he won al
cheyenne several years ago. There
were other excellent riders in this ac,
Arizona Ickc Smith won tho goat
roaping contest by margin OF three
seconds over his nearest competitor
Inc goat ~ given a thirty-foot star,
on the mounted rider. who has his
laSso prepared. While riding he mus,
catch the goat. then jump from his
horse and tie three feet Of the goat.
Smith accom- plished this act in twe!v.
seconds
The night-shirt race and the potato
race were novelty races that afior led
much amusement. In I'll. nisht-sa!rt
race the riders dashed down the track
on their horses for zoo yards. dis
mounted. robed themselves in such gar
nents as they found and returned to
the starting point. In the potato rae,
there were teams that carried pota-
toes OIL spears from one box TO another
with member OF the opposing team,
NJ the box TO keep the rider from de-
posting the potato.
LIEUTENANT LANGHoRNE
WINS OFFICERS RACE
The officers race. between officers
OF the veterinarian school. proved an
exciting feature Lieutenant Lang
horne noSed out victory. taking tn.
lead on the stretch from Major Acker-
man. who finished second
The mules made one record that the
horses were not able to overcome In
the wildmule race, ore Of the riders
was thrown. This was caused how
ever. when the saddle turned In ;hs
race there was as much bucking and
iuckirE as was witnessed in any o.
the acts. II was won by Wyoming
Pe'rce, with Arizona Smith second
The entire affair was directed by the
War Camp Community Service. OF
which j. Il. Proebs;al, OF Oregon. is
acting secretary. Its success was due
in no small manner to arrangement
OF the advance details such obtain
Ing steers. goats and mules from this
section OF the country. This feature
was handled by James Mex. Runin.
Major Newdigate NJ. Owcnsby was
arena director.
Tho principal contributors to the
success Of the affair were John and
Eddie Burke. two successful cattle
raisers, who loaned all the cattle used
in the show. They also had them
driven from their farm on the Apo
mattox River. twenty-five miles from
Petersburg. to tie Fair Grounds.
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