The Washington times., 1923-05-22
Ace of "Buudoggers''
Tells What 1t Is
Means Wrestling With Steers
Explains Buck Lucas, Here
From Cheyenne to Compete
at Shrine Rodeo-Several
Mere TOP Hands" Entered
In contests-Reserved Seats
Placed on Sale.

For the benefit Of that part OF
the effete East which attends the
Shrine Rodeo and Indian Expo
sition, to be held May 80 to June
at the Union Station Plaza, as
one Of the chief attractions Of the
Shriners National Convention, Buck
Lucas, of Cheyenne, Wyo., bull
dpEger" extraordinary, today ex-
planned just exactly what bull
doeglng is.
It 10 the, gentle art Of chasing
on horseback a wild steer at break
neck speed and when the proper
time comes to jump from the horse
to the steers back, climb up on his
horns. bring him to q stop and
twist him 20 the ground" No
rope, spurs, or anything Of the
kind are used. The bulldogger
simply matches his strength, nerve,
and skill against that Of the steer,
and Bometimes he wins and some
times he loses.
Here For Cowboy Contests.
Lucas II In Washington with
Bryan Roach, Of Fort Worth, Texas.
champion rider, to oversee the con-
structiOn Of the corrals and chute"
at the Rodeo grounds and to compete
for the big cash prizes when the con.
tests get under way. He came di.
rect from Wichita, Kans., where he
won first prize In the bull-dOgging
contest at Rodeo there. having
thrown one steer a day for four days
in total time Of one minute and
seven seconds. The next best time
was made by Delbert Bledsoe, VINO
accomplished the task In one minute
and twenty-five seconds.
Bulldogging, according to Lucas,
Is comparatively q new science in
the West. having been originated
In 1903 by Bill Pickett, an Okla
hOnna negro. Since that time It
has largely replaced the lariot az a
means Of throwing steers and has
won for itself q prominent place
in cowboy contests. As in wrestling,
e variety Of. holds are used, each
bulldOgger having one or more
favoFttes. It IL q hazardous occu.
patton, as II shown by the fact
that no less than twelve bulldo1eers
have been killed In the last two
years.
Lucas, who Is now thirty wears
OLD, has been following the WeEt.
ern round-ups for the past twelve
years. In addition to steer wrest-
ling. he In no SLOUGH az a rider.
having won the championship of
wyoming for three consecutive
years in competition with the best
riders Of the West.
Are you the worlds champion
bulldOgger?" Lucas was asked.
NO" he replied. 1T Just burg
around making Il tough for the
champions" And from all accounts
he does. =
Other ''TOp Hands" Entered.
In addition to Roach and Lucas
several more top hands" have en-
tered the contests. according to word
received today by Victor J. Evans,
in charge OF the show, from =. H.
BarrOws, his representative in the
West. Among them are Delbert
Bledsoe, Of New Mexico; Slim Cas-
key. Of Wichita Falls. Texas; Roy
Quick, Of Harold, Tex; Jim Massey,
Of Snyder, Tex; Guy Schultz. OF
Bliss, Okla; Fog Horn" Clancy,
Dick Griffith, the twelve-year-old
champion; Tommy Kirnan, trick
fancy rider, and Miss Texas"
worlds champion cowgirl.
Reserved seats for the Rodeo are
now on sale ct w. B. Moses 4 Sons,
Eleventh and r streets northwest.
Shrine officials are urging Wash
ingtonians to buy tickets for the
first week Of the show in order that
the hosts Of visitors to the con-
Ventton may be accommodated the
second week.