Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-20
HORSE TOSSES MAN.
THEN USES HOOPS
IN EFFORT To KILL
Midland Fair Crowd See Near
Tragedy as Fractions
Rrancho Throws Rider.

Special to The Tribune.
Billings, Sept. 19.-Howard Bur
CESS. a broncho rider, furnished the
grandstand and the crowds lining
the race track at the opening of
the Midland Empire fair here
Tuesday with a big thrill in the
afternoon when, in attempting to ride
Butterfly" a wicked white broncho
with the instincts of a manklller,
the cowboy was thrown and
trampled upon by the OUTLAW"
After throwing Burgess, the horse
turned about and jumped on the
PROSTATE man, striking him IN the
chest as he was about to rise, n
then began kicking ~vengefully at
him. Cowboys came to the rescue
and a physician was called to the
side Of the unconscious man.
Burgess had been knocked out by a
solar plexus blow over the heart.
He was rushed to the hospital,
where he recovered, and may prove
to be not seriously injured.
Ridden Only Once
Butterfly was ridden but once
before, at Harlowton, Labor day,
when a giant Norwegian bestrode
him. Burgess made two attempts at
riding the horse. In the first at
tempt the saddle slipped off as they
left the pen. In the second at
tempt Burgess had to pull leather
after the first few bounds and then
was thrown.
This was Billings day at the fair.
Business houses closed and there was
a general attendance of t~ownspeople.
In the judgment of ir-goers, this
years exhibition has never been
equalled here before, due to the fact
49, C.,nraI Nfanonar ChnarnalaF hos
spent a year in working out IN
provements on details upon ideas
noted at the last exhibition.
The cattle display is beyond the
capacity of the stalls and many are
tethered on the open grounds. There
is a machinery exhibit that would do
credit to many of the large eastern
fairs. The auto exhibit is a show
BY itself, housed in a big top. Dis
plays Of home products are lastly
arranged by the various south Mon
ant counties in the main auditorium,
sugar beets, corn and truck prod
ucts being specialties, along with
wheat, clover and alfalfa. The Gal
latin valley is especially well repre-
scented.
Races Are Close
The first three heats of the 2.25
pace were real contests between
Cole Thaw and Blair Athol. Blair
Athol took the first heat, Thaw won
the second and third. Cole Thaw
COPIED the fourth and deciding heat
The money was divided Cole Thaw
first; Blair Athol, second; Montana
Light, third; and Chit, Jr., fourth.
Time, POO, 2:21A; 2:34.
The 2:11 trot was won in three
straight heats by Blue Finch, Charles
McGarvey, owner and driver. All three
heats were made in one, two. three or
der by Blue Finch, Nabob and Royal
B. Time 2:22, 2:17H and PITY.
There was a strong field in all the
relay races. Henry Powell, a young
ster riding for Charles Powell, had q
speedy string and was quick at the
He had Grover Gilbert, a strong con-
tender, by 3 seconds on the first
days heat. The time of the different
strings was: Henry Powell, 4:O8;
Grover Gilbert, Alb; Reuben Barley
4;I7B: Walter Chief. 4:23; Ed Or
ser. riding for Ed Woland, $4:25h.
Matthew Goodluck had good luck In
changing saddles in the Indian relay
race and. with a fast string, led the
lopshairs home. His time was 4:25
Then followed George Goahead
4:29% Sampson Bud Hat, 4:32, and
David Bull Mountain, 1921.
Butte Band Plays
In the ladies' relay, Mrs. Dan Har-
vey and Mrs. Dan Stanley, riding for
Grover Gilbert, contested for first
place three times around the track
Mrs. Harvey had a second and a half
to spare at the end of the heat. The
time was: Mrs. Harvey, .2:59; Dan