New Britain herald., 1929-01-19

San Diego, Calf. Jan. 19-You
can learn all about horses from
Ten Ton" Irwin because he knows
all there is TO be known about
horses, it is said of G. Il. Irwin
wherever trick riders, trainers or
Jockeys gather.
&c. r. as he prefers 10 be call
ed, is picturesque 45o-pound boss
man who admits that he is a relic
Of the old wide hat western days
when the dogs harked ut strangers.
rattlers and women. The more
favored rip-roarin', wild ridin' days
are gone for him and he now breeds
and trains thoroughbred race horses
One of his favorites is RIP Rap,
with which he is shown in the &C
companying picture.
lie takes pride in the statement
that he has been one Of the most
versatile of all horsemcn and there
are few Of his time left TO dispute
him and no rider of this generation
TO question nl11.
He was n COW runChcr out OF the
novice class when he WAS "a years
of age and when he was almost
kid he directed and competed In
the celebrated Frontier Days at
Cheyenne. then the greatest of all
the roundups from Powder river to
the Gauges and up TO the Nolga.
He entertained Theodore Roose-
Welt on his ranch in the sage brush
country near Cheyenne and ON state
occasions he wears the huge hat
that was presented TO him by
Roosevelt.
Later he owned, directed and rod"
in cir's's. 'lrwin's Wild West
Show" and to this day it is said than
his troop had the finest bunch o,
all-round riders that ever has been
assembled.
His family, quite naturally, took
to horse and the Irwin children be-
came one of the best known riding
families in the country. The three
daughters, Pauline, Joella and Fran
ces, have n nationwide reputation
and his SON. Russell. was equally
noted when he was killed.
"Steamboat," celebrated wild
horse, was bred ON Twins Cheyen-
ne ranch and Rocking Chair" an
other widely known Bad actor,
came from the same herd.
Young Russell was one Of The
first to ride Steamboat" withon,
pulling leather and he also rode
Rocking Chair" He had establish
ed himself as a broncho buster and
his father wanted him to give it UP
and go i'm for less dangerous riding
hut he went on and was killed II
few years ago by wild horse at
Cheyenne.
&C. B." tells OF the time when
Joclla. just a little girl out Of pig
tails, ran away from school and
rode in a woman's horse wild horse
race in cheyenne and defeated.
among others. the daughter Of an
Araphoe chief who was said to have
been the best rider of the who'll,
tribe. She won 500 prize and II
whipping from her mother but hcI
father gave her new horse.
Ten Ton" can tell stories by the
day and night about his experiences
with bosses but his pct one conccrnn
an incident that happened several
years ago.
There was a race meeting at Reno
and he had an entry in the Cover
Ecr's Handicap, the biggest event OF
tho season. His entry was Lizctto. n
highly toutcd colt which was ,cins
raced in the east
Lizcttc got big play in the bet
ting ring but when the post time
came the colt had not arrived -,
the track. TO protect the money
that had been waScrcd on him the
race was delayed twenty minutes
and Lizct;c was taken right out OF
the car on the railroad siding.
"Hc had Travelled almost 5000
| miles without much Of rest ana
| he was hungry and needing water
( when he arrived at the track" IT.
win says. we didn't even curry
! him or rul him but got him under
| the saddle and sent him out and he
went out and won ny d couple OF