San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-03
Tex Roberts Still in Hospi-
tai After Being Knocked
Unconscious.
MAKE NEW RECORDS
Crowds Throng Schwab
Field to See Champion
ship Contests.

championship OONDOy OOHtesls DeluS
held at Schwab Field under the aus
pices OF the Fire and Police depart
ments, is in the Santa Rosa Hospital
as a result of injuries sustained in
Friday afternoons performance.
Roberts was endeavoring to ride
wild horse and had succeeded in stay
ing on for some little time but a
sudden plunge of the animal threw
him to the ground. He landed on
his back, striking his head on the
ground. He was Immediately rushed
TO the hospital by Porter Loring's
ambulance, where il was reported
Saturday morning that he was suffer-
ing from a severe shock.
The excellent quality of the con-
test is rapidly spreading over the
city as each day a larger crowd APP
pears at the arena to witness the
wonderful exhibitions put on by the
worlds greatest cowboys and cow
girls. Friday afternoons performance
was given before a crowd that filled
the grandstands and bleachers.
Dick Griffin, 9-year-old boy from
Fort Worth, received the greatest APP
plause from the spectators in the
fancy riding exhibition. His best
trick was riding his shetland pony
his feet in the air and his shoulders
resting on his saddle. Another of
his famous tricks is to jump across
his horse while the animal is gallop-
ing at full speed.
Red and His Mule.
"Red' Sublette, worlds famous
clown, provided laughs for the after
noon with his famous mule, Spark
Plug. Besides "Red" and Little Dick
Griffin, Beatrice Kirnan, Tommy
Kirnan, Mabel Strickland, BODY
Calen, Fox Hastings and Buck Stew
art were entered in the fancy riding
contest.
Lee Robinson, from Kingman.
Ariz.. established a record for bull
logging steer Friday when he threw
his animal in the remarkable time of
IL 10 seconds. This is the best that
has been done at the present contest
and is one Of the best records ever
made. Robinson got the jump on his
steer before it had time TO go far
and twisted its neck and threw the
animal like he would a baby. Rube
Roberts, was second in this event at
10 seconds flat while Roy Quick came
third with 20 4-5. Other times were:
Mike Hastings, 81; Slim Casky.
q 10: Shorty Kelso, "a: Buck
Lucas, 80 10: Fred Alvoid, :OI
and Pinkey Gist, l 20.
A. H. Steubing of San Antonio.
fret nIona ~ L.
contest when he roped and tied his
animal in IL Is seconds. This is
one OF the best recorded times that
has been made throughout the entire
exhibition. Lee Robinson bettered it
by one second the first day but was
disqualified because he failed to tie
the calf in the proper way. Hugo
Strickland was second with 90 2-5
and Louis Jones third with % flat.
Lee Robinson finished in 26 3-5;
Eddie McCarty, % 3-5; George Sad
Ter. q 40: Graves Peeler, 81; Fred
Beeson. "a: Chester Byers, 35 John
me Mullln, 50: Allen Holder, 80 4-5;
Grove Tullos, 40 40: Richard Mer-
chant, 46 Is, and Roy Quick, IS
were other times.
Shorty Kelso bulldogged a wild Mex
lean steer from q speeding Columbia
automobile as special exhibition.
TOO much credit can not be given
those who undertake this performance
as II Is. very dangerous to stand on
the running board of the car while
IL is slipping from side to side, much
less jump on the back of the fright
ened steer.
Give Fancy Roping.
"Red' Sublette, reputed 10 be one
OF the worlds best clowns and rid
ers, clearly showed his claim to that
title when he rode Laredo. a horse
that has not been ridden successfully
before. "Red" refused to use a sad
die on the horse and used A surcinrIe
instead. He did not confine his rid
ing to wild horse though. He rode
Wild steer and rode him backwards.
Men and horses in the broncho rid
ing were: Buck Lucas on Whizbang
BEL John Henry on Pffefering Bay;
oklahoma Curly on X. c. Roam; Mike
Hastings on Pongo: Bigger Red Jr..
on High Power; Tex Roberts on P.
=. Mutt: Jack Kerscher on Flash
light; Shorty Giden on Head Light:
toward Tegland on Long Time and
lave White.
Miss Fox Hastings gave special
exhioition by riding Shamrock.
wild horse and she rode him TO the
satisfaction OF all present.
The worlds best trick ropers were
ON hand and gave some very good
exhibitions with the rome. One of
the best tricks of the ropers was thar
OF using two ropes, roping the rider
OF the horse with one and the horse
with the other. Both ropes were.
thrown at the same time. neccSsitatin-
me use Of the left hand. Chester
byers twirled rope over his head
with one hand and jumped in and out
OIL another at the same time.
Dell Griffith, Bud Timmons, Dan
Miller. Bigger Red Jr.. Dick Crit
Ilth. Hugo Strickland. John Henery.
Luther Lee and Fred Avoid were the
entries in the steer riding event.
The last two performances Of the
championship Cowboy Contest win be
held Saturday and SUNDAY. starting
promptly al , o'clock. The contest
is being held for the benefit Of the
firemen and policemen pension funtr
with A. O. Van Ripper and A. J.
Goetz as managers and Fred Beebe
as director. Judges Friday were /:
Johnnie Mullin, Engle. y. NJ; Eddie
McCarty. Cheyenne. Wyo. Fred Bee
son. Arkansas City, Kan: F. r..
Elan, San Antonio, and Hugo Strick-.
land. San Antonio. Jimmie shannon
and Charley Walter. firemen, were
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