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"East Oregonian Round-tip Souvenir "Edition Pendleton, Oregon, Thursday, Soptember 21, 1922. Page Seven LET IB BUCK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT STAKE WHE N ROUND-UP IS HELD; HERE IS LIST OF WINNERS SINCE FIRST SHOW WAS STAGED Daring Events Bring Forth Bold Men Who Try Hard for Honors. all this year's show? This is the paramount ques tion as the per formers vie in track and arena for the world champion ships which make the Round-Up fa mous. won las. are Hugo titles year. Strickland, winner of the bucking' contest; Yakima Cnnutt, champion bulldogger; Tom my Crimes, win ner of the. steer roping; Harry Wallers,, who rode to victory in the pony express; Lorena Trickey, winner o the cowgirl's relay, and Darrell Can non, winner of the relay and all- around cowboy championship. . The 1920 win- Jners were, lakinaa Canutt. winner of the bucking. Hav MeCarroll, winner of the bulldcgging, and Lorena TrtcK- ey. champion cowgirl. liert Kelly, of Pine Creek, was the winner of the bucking contest in 1910, the first year of;the Ilound-Up. Er--nast Cannon was second and Dave An derson was third. John Spain won the wild horse race. Fred Spain and Walt Sealo won the pdny express race and lElla Lazinka, Pendleton girl, the women's relay. The winners in 1911 woro Roy Hons, steer roping; Roy Kelly, cowboy's ro lay; Buffalo Vernon, bulldogging and Jason Stanley, pony express. John Spain won the bucking championship ttnd Bertha Blancett was women's champion. :In 1912, the Police Gazette belt, awarded the all-round cowboy cham pion, was awarded for the first time. It was won by Ed (Hoot) 'Gibson, now a famous movie actor. He won by C6 points, defeating Sid Seals, with 311. L. W. Minor, on Angel, won the ;bucklng. Hert Kclley was second and Art Acord third. Steer roping was won' by Del Blancett, Jim Coach and Jason Stanley. Bertha Blancett was again women's champion. The bull dogging was won by Art Acord. t In 1913, A. E. McCormack was the bucking champion. McCormack, a cowboy of Goldsmith, Wyoming, after a. -sensational ride on the back of .''Bear Cat", won first place, with Bob Gavin of Caldwell, Idaho, second, and C. C. Couch, of Fife, Oregon, third. Who 'will be still a familiar figure to Round-Up the champions of ' fans of the present day, was the cham pion steer roper. John Judd also or Cheyenne, held recond pace. XctUe llnwii Wins, Nettie Hawn, of Fresno, California, won In the cowgirls' bucking contest, while Bertha Blancett, later to be come the most famous cowgirl in the United States, took second place. Min nie. Thompson, ,of Cheyenne, Wyom ing, was. third. "Bite 'em lip' 'was the slogan years Unwilling to re- ago Just as It was today and steer linquish their bulldogsing afforded one of the best thrills of the arena. Vwtine v. J'aa gett, of Cheyenne, won first, and the late Dell Blancett of Pendleton, who won the bucking championship in aft er years, was second. L. W. Minor of Wallowa, was given third place, .lames Roih-Ii Winner. Following are other results of that year; Cowboy Pony Race. 1. Eddie Turk, Union, Ore. 2. H. M. Rettug, Enterprise, Ore. 3. Darrell Cannon, Ritter. Indian Rcay Race. 1. Richard Burke. 2. Mox-Mox. 3. Lucian Williams. Steer Roping. 1. Eel McCarty, Cheyenne. I 2. John Judd, Cheyenne. Maverick Race. Thursday -James Roach, McKay. Friday V. It. Ahsten, Hood River. Saturday Ralph Sullivan, Starkcy. 6ain String Wins Cowboys' Relay. 1. E. A. Armstrong, Spain's string, Ti locaset, Oregon. 2. Wade, Blitkolry'a string, Enter prise, Oregon. 3. Roy Kelly. LcOrow's string, Lowden, Washington. Pony Kvpress. Braden Kerking. Ritter, Ore. John Baldwin, Pendleton. C'owglriii' Pony Race. Tillie Baldwin, Pendleton. Hazel Walker, Sawtcllo, Calif. S. Nell McCool, Walla Walla. Hoot Gibson Wins Cow loy Standing Race. Thursday- 1. Hoot Gibson, Pen dleton. Friday 1. Ben Corbett, La Orando Saturday 1. Hoot Gibson. Stage Coach Race. John Spain, Telocaset,. Ore. H. W. D. Smith, Union. ' ; Tug of War. Doll Blancett. Quick Change Race Thursday Braden Gerking, Ritter. Friday Sammy Garrett Newalla, Oklahoma. Saturday Roy Kelly, Lawdon, Washington. Barrel Race. 1. Jim Roach, McKay. 2. Dell Blancett, Pendleton. Wild 1 Torse Race. Thursday 1. Roy Garoutte, Pen dleton. 2. L. W. Minor, Wallowa. 3. Pete Wilson, Riley. Friday 1. Jack Fretz, Cheyenne. Claude Torney, Pendleton. Saturday 1. : Everett Wilson Boyd. 2. Jason Stanley, Los Angeles. 3. Glen Wolcott, Caldwell. Sam Garrett Wins Title. The fifth annual Round-Up in 1914 saw a new champion all-around cowboy, Sammy Garrett. The Mul hall Oklahoma man won the Police Gazette Gold and Silver belt. Red Parker, of Valentine, Oklahoma, was champion bucking horse rider, and Lee Caldwell, of Pendleton, who later won first place, was second. John Judd of Cheyenne, was third. Tommy Grimes, wey known cowboy of Cheyenne, won first in the steer roping, his time being $1.01. Case Prescott of Pendleton and Jack Fretz, of Newalla. Oklahoma was third. Bull dogging was won by Sam Gar rett as was the quick change race. George Francis was second In the steer roping and Dell Blancett third. Itcrtlin Jdaiieett Champion. Bertha Blancett in 1914 was winner of the girls bucking contest and after that t-'me she wns one of the promi nent winners in the arena. Fannie Steel won second and Minnie Thomp son third. It was in 1914 that Charles Wel lington Furlong, F. It. G. 8., noted author, traveler, explorer and lectur er, .who visited the Round-Up as a representative of Harper's Weekly, rode Sharkey, . the famous Round-Up bull, lie remained on the hack ff this incorrigible outlaw for 12 seconds. 1. 1. 2. 1. 1. 1. Ed McCarty of Cheyenne, who is 2. W. B. Shelley, John Day. 3. Dodge Brothers sedan The car's usefulness is.admir ably in keeping with its innate goodness. In summer it protects you from heat; in winter it protects you from cold. Day in and day out it insures you against expensive upkeep and repair costs Recent improvements have greatly increased its sturdiness and the trim beauty of its body lines. ELLIS-SCHILLER CO. Cor. Main and Water Sts. JI1MIM w.: . i I : i. i. 3. 1. 3. Others Will Honors. Others who won honors in 1914 were as follows: Cowboys' Relay Unco. 1. F.. A. Armstrong, Harrington, Washington. 2. Braden Gerking, Ritter. 3. Knnpp Lynch. Elma Montana. Cowgirls' Relay Race. 1. Ruth Parton, Toppenish, WhsIi lnlrton. ' l " ' Fnnnie Steel Mitchell. Montana. 3. Bertha Blancett, Pendleton. Cowgirls' Pony Race. Thursday 1. Mrs. J. A. Parsons. 2. Lila Smith. 3. Lucllo Mulhall. Friday 1. Lila Smith. 2. Nell McCool. 3. Mrs. Parsons. Saturday ". Mrs. Parsons. 2. Ma bel ..DeLong. 3. Nell McCool. Lcc Coldwell Champion. The year 1915 found three famous Round-UD stars in the lists for the champion bucking contest. Lee Cald-I well was successful and won the I championship, Yakima Canutt. last year's champion, won second. Jackson Sundown, famous Indian rid er, who in 1916 became champion, was forced to content himself wl:h third place. Frank Cable was the winner in steer bnlldogging, Buffalo Vernon taking second place and Frank Met arroll third. Bertha Blancett repeated the 1914 feat and was again acclaimed cowgirls' bucking champion. Next in line for the honor were Peggy Warren and Princess Redbird, a picturesque figure at the show. Wier.s in Contest. George ier won tne steer roping, with Charles Wier in second place ami Bed Parker in third. Oilier winners in the contests of five years ago were: Maverick Race. Buffalo Vernon. Cowgirls' Pony Race. Ruth Parton. Jessie Drujuhcller. Lila Smith. Stage Coach Race. Zibe Morse. Gilbert Minlhorn. Pony Express. Allen Drumheller. Tommy Grimes. Charles Reed. CowfcirlH'. Relny, Ruth Parton. Bertha Blancett. Vera McGinnis. Drumheller Wins cowboys' Pony Race 1. Alien Drumheller. 2. Max Gaunt. 3. E. A. Armstrong. Cowboys' Rclny Race. 1. Allon Drumheller. 2. E. A. Armstrong. 3. Bill. Abbott. Cowboys' Standing Race. 1. Sid Scale. 2. Ben Corbett. Sundown Wins. In 1916 Jackson Sundown was the winner of the cowboy's bucking cham pionship. Rufus Rollen was cscoml ind Broncho Bob Hall, third. The women's bucking champion was Katie Wilkes, ater Katie Canutt, wlthl Peggy Warren second, and Eloise Hastings, third., Bnlldogging was won by Frank MeCarroll, who bested Hen ry Warren and John Rick, winners of second and third places respectively. George Wier was winner of the steer roping contest. Ed McCarty was second, Chester, Byers third and Dan Clark livestock agent for the O.-W. R. & N.,'was fourth. Others Ore Winners. Other 1916 winners were: Wild Horse Race. Ben Dobbins. Dave White. Hugh Clarke. Cowgirls' Relay Race. Mabel DeLong. Bertha Blancett. Katie Wilkes. Tug ot War. Dell Blancett. Quick Change.' 1. Sam Garrett. 2. Eddie McCarty. Canutt Is Cliamplon. "Coming events cast their shadows before," and this was true in 1917 when Yakima Canutt, of 1'enewawa, 1919 bucking champion, won the bucking championship on "Culdesac. Broncho Bob Hall of Independence, on "Angel, ' won sccono, wnne uuk White of Pendleton, took third on P. J. Nutt. Sharing honors with Canutt was Mildred Douglas of Cheyenne, who won first in the bucking contest for women. Second place was held by Prairie Rose Henderson, of Cheyenne, and third by Ollie Osbom, of Union. Charles Wier of Monument, won the steer roping contest, while George Wier was second. Sammy Garrett was third. Paul HOfitliKS Wins. The bulldogging, always an event of nnrmnnnt interest was won by Paul ItMKtinirs of Medicine Hat, Jim Lynch of Miles City. Montana, was second, and Lloyd Saunders, of Cheyenne, third. Saunders since 1917 has been a performer at the Round-lip. Other winners in the various events were: Cowlioys' Relay Rare. 1. Nep Lynch, riding J. A. parsons string. 2. Allen Drumheller. riding Ins own string. I. Rleenv Armstrong, riding his own string. Pnnjr liiptnw Race. 1. Nop Lynch. 2. Braden Gerking. J. Bob Anderson. Mini Ik-Ixhir Wliuvr. Miss Mabel DeLong won first In the cowgirls' relay race, riding the Drum heller string. Donna Card was c ond with the Ed McCarty string and Josephine Sherry, riding her own string, took third place. Hugh Strickland proved himself the bucking rhompion In ltl. with Ari zona, who won second place, and Te Smith, who took third, as clow con- tort&nts. The most spectacular feature of the show that year was the exbll.lt Inn by Katie Canutt. the lendT. wiry blark haird cowgirl, who In ll won the women's bucking championship. She won the woman's bucking contest, the corn-girls' relay and the cowgirls' pony in 118. Ollie Lindsay was aeeond In the bucking contest and Row Smith third. Bertha Blancett was urcr.nd in the cownrK pony and Ji-wle Iirum heller third. In the relay lKnn Card took second and Ivnha Blancett third. M"arroH Winner. Ray MeCarroll wi champion bull- doffer, U Paul Hi.lir.-i u :- ' ITS ECONOMY When You Use Flour Be Sure It is the Best. Don't Forget, It is WTE SATIN tLUUK v K ' Made From BLUE STEM WHEAT Sold at All Grocers. 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