Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
Where Men Still Dare
BY Frederic :. Haaklu

S1s col1eHe IDOtDAh ptnysr n~Sc ~
flying tackle on another player OF shout
his own weight. What would you say for
man who would make similar flying
tao kle on an eight-hundred-poeind stecr
running at full speed, and put the He~r
down.
At the Long Island horse shows, they
cheer the bold ridora who take the high
Jumps on carefully trnined thorough
breds In III Paso, at the recent afnuAi
meeting Of tho American National Lave
stock Association that would have been
considered about ~ exciting ~ taxing
the baby for ride in his perarnbrilafor.
Those who aspired To thrills at the place
and time tried to ride Kyote, the famous
outlaw broncbo, who has thrown 175
men high in the air, and has never yet
been successfully ridden
These comparisons suggest sone diher-
ences between the East and the West,wbic
may be worth rejecting upon. We are
told that the typical American ~ becom-
ing q dooile, tirnid, pampered individual.
There were Americans Of different type
in evidence at III Paso. Maybe those who
think American manhood is gone To POT
have never beeh very far West.
They also tell us that old-time cowboy
has vanished along with the the Indian
gathers by the thousands Mt conventions
every year-in FL Paso, IN Las Vegas, N
Cheyenne. The cowboy does not know that
he is extinct A census would perhaps show
nearly as many men who can top broncho
or bulldog q steer as ever there we're.
Hu1AN BULLDOGS.
Because the cattlemen take pleasure IN
their calling, and in all that belongs to y
| feats Of horsemanship form tho greh,es'
attraction thatca be given ~ them wnen
they are looking for amusement. -.
So there is opportunity az III raso
/ during convention week 70 see hrnshcah
! men and women in contests that bTlnG
/ into play aII the finest qualities Of the
| raee and that make the sports Of the kssf
seem dun and.lackingin in great qualities oy
/ comparison. The contest thst seems 70 De
/ in the greatest favor, and that has the
| largest demand on a mans courage, skill
and strength. is the sport known az Dull
| doaging" In this pleasing pastirne, .
/ 1.-the and active steer ls released. he is
of AZ high speed NJ once and behind bin
come two hard-riding cowboys, each On
his specially selected and proven broncho.
The first object Is for each 70 catch up with
The steer. one on either eide, and this
being done the function q one % the COW
boys il 10 keep the steer going SO straight
! n uoesible The other cowboy inches up
10 the steer: then suddenly leaves me
mount and gain n hold on the steer
neck and horns Using his feet, and some
times his whole body on the ground, ne
endeavors 10 throw the animal completely
Of ifs feet. This is real mans job. When
the first contact j. made the steer y gong a.
perhaps miles an hour He weighs about
eeF.y L. ers~F
TO pounds. For the man 70 stopthis on
rushing living mass With its full nornen
tUrn. ~ bring IL 70 a full stop, and then y
turn Il completely bottom up 50 the fee
are of the ground. calls for as rnurh cour-
age skill and applied strength, perhaps
az anv athlstic feat even performed by nei
tits not an all-day job, either. The wrlf
er has seen il done in ~ seconds, from the
time the steer was released until he lucg'
slgnalled that the feat was complete by
the steer being helpless and reversed.
Jim Massey Of Snyder, Texas, d5d thus
To see that able lad riding st full tilt us
! alongside his steer, then make the dIvIn.
Jump from his saddle end stop that steel
| and force him down inta-the dust Of de
deaf bv superb strength well-appiIed, ,vouit
bring an audience outstanding and cheer
ing anywhere. With neariy al the spec
tators fully aware If the risks and merit
81 the feat. there were all the cheers I
man could ask. O1e big citizen, VINO l0oke'
the PROSPEROUS eatten1an nc prohDiy Is
after Yelling all the wells he knew, whlcl
we're considerable, expressed hls appre
citation thus: Men. I would not hav
missed thnt for a thousand dollars, n
matter how low cattle WIS selling Tor
OTHER SPORTS.
Yet this feat was done by others IN !
seconds fat, IN Ia and fraction secona.
and BY practically al the contestants VIZ
in a minute. Fancy cowboy and cowgll
riding, roping ard su the other rang
sports got their turn IN the public ey
and interest
Maybe it is easy TO ride a cowpony WIN
standing upright Oh the saddle, and TO Q
al the other fancy rding tricks, but th
audience Of experienced people dld n
think so, Judging by their intense atte
ton 10 all the details OF the performances
The cowgirl wac IN evidence, and pro
ed that there are very few rldlng the
that a girl cannot do and still keep p
good looks and style.
In the calf roping contests, the cor
mittee had furnished a herd Of Hereiol
calves under ore year old IS cali
the cattle country that could run ~
deer. frequently they could outrlin. q
fleet cowponies that has been special
selected and trained by their riders tC
this contest. The calf did not seem TO
; going 50 fast, having short nlmble, le
+ underhin. until il wss seen that the har
riding cowboy. with his mount stretehe
to the last stinch, could not get within go'
! roping distance, EThen, too, IN the eour
l. of these many doing, some Of these calv
had been roped before, and, like the hu
logged steer. after one experience tn,
= avoid repetition, if possible When 9
! calf sees that the rope IS about TO be throw
: he will frequently stop short, or tu
: quickly. OF course the roper feels bad abo
s It and SAYS so, but the calf can hard
( be exp.ted TO sympathize. For TO
( roped means to be brought Up 70 a st
! suddenly and violently, TO be ttrrwn
Z the ground by vigorous and faSt rki
{ cowboy. to be tied and trussed up, a
I thus to await the Judges inspection a
= approval.
Z Jerry Wright, Of Brady, Texas, did
i of thisir % and one-ffth seconds and
i large number did the feat ia less. than O
i minute. After the cattleman has tax
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