East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-25
GIRLS RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP
is WON BY MABEL STRICKLAND
CANUTT IS BULLDOCCER CHAMP


\ Yakima Canutf, worlds champion
!. cowboy at the 1919 Roundup. start
ed ON his way to n third title today BY
= winning the steer buIidogging cham
piofrship or tine world. His time for
two days was so 1-5 seconds. w. q.
seidei was second with 81 SIS seconds.
Oryal Banks, 60 1-5, was third.
Thirty thousand persons were jam
med into every inch of grandstand and
bleacher space at 1880 this afternoon
when the final day of the eleventh
annual Roundup opened under sum
my skies. Every bit OF seating capa-
city in the huge park was occupied
and every mortal was primed for the
greatest days events in history.
Championships of the world in the
steer -roping. buIldogging. relay races.
pony express race and bucking con-
tests were being won this afternoon.
The classiest array of cowboys and
lcowgirEs. performing with the VESTS
fastest horses and toughest steers,
made for a record afternoon.
Right off the reel the record
throng was plunged into esctacies OF
I laughter when the burr0s and bucking
horses were led out to be ridden. Both
] Jesse Stahl and Tommy Douglas,
hitherto unthrown. were forced to abb
dictate when their mounts. like the
little Kingdoms of McCutcheon fic-
J ton. became tempestuous. The bare
back bucking horse riding was thor
oughly enjoyed and the crowd exhib-
tied more signs of pep than even on
the two previous days.
There were seven horses and seven
riders at the scratch at the beginning
OF the cowboys pony race Kid Mex
led the field in the first round but at
the three fourths way was overtaken
by Roy I<ivett Irwin. who won out.
Mex took second, third place falling
to Darrell Cannon.
I i-- Squaw fsace Close.
-Four young squaws lined up for the
squaw race, which was one of the
closest contests seen in the three days.
Not two horse lengths separated first
from fourth until the second round
when Margaret White took the lead
and won out Agnes Williams was a
close second and won the pancake
turner. Molly Minthorn was third.
The stage coach race was close but
the outside lane was too much for H.
w. b. Smiths team and Joe CantreIl
was returned winner. The old wag-
ons made fast time. being neck and
neck until the last turn when the ia
side lane gave the winner an advan-
tage over his adversary.
Lorena Trickey got away to a good
start in the cowgirls' relay race for the
worlds championship and on the
change maintained the advantage.
Donna Card losing her second place to
Mabel Strickland. who. had started a
poor third. Lorena's 8 horse got away
without her on the second change and
she took another of her mounts and
continued on her way. Mrs. Strick-
land won first in the race. Donna Card
second and Miss Trickey third. She
was given a big hand by the stand as
she rode bq after pluckily finishing.
Her bright new purple plush costume
was badly torn when. in attempting to
make her first change. the saddle horn
caught the garment.
Four Indian braves answered the
starters gun in the Indian thorough
bred race, which was a nip and tuck
battle between Jess Farrow and Dave
Penny until the final turn when Far
rows horse took the lead and won
Farrow has been one Of the
most consistent Indian winners of the
1920 Roundup.
Mabel Strickland was the first
champion to be crowned, her time for
he three DAYS in the cowgirls' relay
ace being 1855 is. She was first
Thursday and today and third on Fri
iay. Donna Cards total for three
lays was 1910, which gave her Sec
,nd money Lorena Trickey because
of her slow time today. finished in
hird place
The first bulldogger was Jesse StahI
who carried into the finals a time OF
80 SIS seconds. Yakima Canut with
1 record of IS lis seconds from
Thursday. made fast time with his
steer this afternoon. Hazen Cowan
did a good job with his steer after he
caugnt him but lost a lot of time IN
he chase.
w G. Seidel made the best time
yet turned in when he downed a
steer in 25 i-5 seconds. Joe Hayes.
who followed, had "a tough bird and
took more than "a minute at the task.
lie made way for Sergeant Fields but
The army bulldogger could not get his
arms around the steers neck Hs
took Wiley Blancett's horse and con-
unued the chase. on his second ut
tempt he was thrown 10 the track and
knocked out. Buffalo Brady, who
had "A hard customer. was also slightly
hurt and was given a ride Off the field
in a stretcher. Bill bingham, the hoy
who introduced the novelty OF foot
ball headgear In bulldogging. downed
his steer by the east end OF the Frfnd-
stand In fair time, Orval Banks gave
the center OF the stand "a thrill with a
SS second throw. Jimmy GanRraw
was the last OF the buildoEgera and
lost hts steer, both being IN no shape
to continue.