, 1922-07-13
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Difficulty Notes

DIFFICULTY. Wyo.. July 10. -
Only a pleasant memory fingers of
the Glorious Fourth of july. but
long Will we remember the good
time at Arlington on Monday and
Tu"SdaT of In Il week. and with great
anticipation are we looking forward
TO the next Independence Day. The
celcbratiOn began on NDndnv. Tho
crowd was bout right to allow each
othrr standing room, and a seat when
preferred. The g]randstand was
.nicely full. and there was ample
room along the fence around the
rae" track for parking cars. that all
could view the sports from the autos.
me sports commenced with a spotted
pony race, which was interesting and
amusing. It was won by: Kelly first,
INNS second, and H~ollingsworth
third. The next wild event of i'm
%portanco, and which was indeed
laushabir was the milking contest.
The cows were wild and had to be
roped and tied. Each mixer was
allowed a helper. The milk was to
ne delivered at the grandstand, and
was brought there by the mixers,
each mounted on swift horses. J..
Ross Kelly proved himself a very eff
hcient mixer. for his cup of milk
was the first 10 come stopping to its
destination. r. l.. Wc1uy won Sec
ond prize and Harry Dunlap won
third. In the cowpony race Thorn
ton Briggs won first n John
White second. and E. Brown third.
h steer riding was good, some of
the l~ong-horned bovines Directing
to the pack thrust upon them, with
every ounce Of vim in their body.
Some riders stayed. and some didn't,
and three OF h steers got on the
fight, and made a few wild charges
upon those nearest them, then Hoped
on down the track, only to rush mad
ly at anyone who appeared in their
way We failed to learn Just who
did carry away the honors in this
contest, but judge hat the prizes
must have been divided, as several
rode to a finish, Jimmie Quealy
and Sander Siltamaki were both
somewhat injured while wrestling
the wild steers. The chariot race be-
tween Alvy Dixon and Buck Yarber
was intensely exciting, until the four
stocky bays driven at break-neck
speed by Mr.. Yarber. had the misfor-
tune on the turn of the track to get
their legs entangled and one horse
Tell pulling another down, and
wrecking the chariot. Fortunately
neither man or horses we're injured,
although the sight had been a shock
to the audience. Mr.. Dixon was con
s~equently winner Of the race He
represented Ben Hur, and the others
were the Shiek. The relay race was
another number of interest, and was
won by McKetney first. Hunsaker
second, and John White third. Fred
Ghroat was the winner of the potato
race, which was like all other po-
tatO races - full of fun and mirth.
The ladies' cowpony race was won
by Mckinney first, Kennedy second,
and Mckinney third. Buck Yarber
gave a wonderful exhibition Of trick
riding. and the stunts which he per-
formed on the little pinto were
amazing, and daring. He rode hang
ing by one arm. one leg. upside down,
and dozens OF other ways with the
little horse running, trotting and
%galloping. This was enjoyed by all.
The next cowpony race was won by
West with Quealy second and Woody
third. The West horse took first
prize every time he run. Buck
Yarber gave an exhibition Of fancy
roping which was excellent. He H.
Illustrated what is possible to be ac-
cCmp1ishnd with a lariet. il one Is
able to give it the proper swings.
He even stood on his head and
caught a horse by the feet as the
animal ran past him. Bull-dogging
steers was a great feat, and was ex-
citing until Pat O'Brien, who was the
champion at this exploit, made a
spring from his horse to capture the
steer (both running at full speedy =,
b,f v,joil,iuoH tho Ijcfopro hv a fnu-
inches. and struck the ground head
first, rendering him unconscious.
For over two hours two doctors
worked steadily with the injured
man before he revived at all. He
was quite badly injured. and was not
able to appear on the picnic grounds
again. He came from Caryhurst,
and had no relatives present, but
kind strangers did their. best to
make him as comfortable as pos
sible. The wild horse race vas most
rousing. and some Of the horses act
ed their part to perfection. giving
the riders plenty Of jolting. Only
one man was thrown during all the
wild riding Of bronks. Featherbed
was the name of the brute which did
the bucking, and IL ever there was a
wild and woody mustang. F%eatherbed
was one. He jumped high. twisty
and hard, hitting the ground quick
boys 1--WE couldn't tell 'tother from
which OF them). won the wild horse
race and the bucking contest fol
Monday. and Tom Wertheim won the
money for the bucking contest fol
Tuesday. On Tuesday evening FREQ
Greaser. the Morgan mail carrier
was requested to ride FeatherbeC