Sports Flashbacks T. C. McNeill, Jim AAcKee and others cowboys compete in 1902 rodeo A rough riding contest was held in 1902 and parts of the story follow as it was printed in the Vernal Express on September 27, 1902. ROUGH RIDING CONTEST! Although the weather was threatening and the ground was wet and slippery from the heavy rain storm Saturday night, the Rough Riding Contest took place as advertised at Burton's resort Monday and Tuesday. There were six entered in the roping contest which was called first, Monday. The judges were Snellen Johnson, Hy Meeks and Joseph Timothy. Pard Dodds took his place first and was after his steer the instant he crossed the line, and before he went 50 yards had him roped by the horns and thrown on his back and was down by his side ready to tie him in just eighteen seconds, but the steer got up and Pard had to get on his horse and throw him a second time. By the time he got him tied and had crossed back over the line he had taken up two minutes and 36'2 seconds. He was awarded the first prize of $50 cash, however. Had hesucceeded in tying his steer the first throw he would have cut close to the best time on record, 32 seconds. He did some pretty work and showed skill and training with the lariet and rope horse. T.C. McNeill roped his steer the first throw he made and then circled around and took a run to throw him, but his horse was too strong, although well trained and broke the rope close to the saddle horn. He then picked up the rope while the steer was running, and finally threw and tied him in 4.50. A wild steer ' is considered easier to throw than a tame one and Tom had the wildest one of the bunch, and would have made good time if his rope had not broken. Dick Oakley failed to rope his steer in two throws and therefore was barred according to the regulations. Jim McKee roped his steer by the horns the first throw but it was a logy fellow and he had hard work to throw it, time being called before he finally got it tied. Wood Alexander got a wild steer, made a pretty catch and threw him five times in a quarter of a mile chase. He got off his horse once but the steer got up, and the horse was jerked over with him once. He finally tied the steer and got back in 3.35 and got second place-$15 place-$15 cash. He had a good horse and did some quick work. L . , .. - - F.-J. Thornton missed the first throw,-and throw,-and the second time the steer jumped i through the loop and he caught him by the hind foot and time was called. In the two year old race a bay filley owned by John Glines won first money. There were only two entered. The purse of $10 for the saddle horse race was won by Snellen Johnson's bay saddle mare, live norses oeing entered. The program opened for the day on Tuesday with the Riding Contest. "Shorty" Dagie took the first ride. "Shorty" caught a little gray broncho out of the corral and rode him to a finish, but he appeared weak and did not do any hard bucking, and he fell once, pinning "Shorty" to the ground. He was unfortunate in not getting a better horse. A soldier next caught a nervy looking sorrel horse which stood perfectly quiet until he was saddled and the soldier started to swing into the saddle, but before he got seated the horse threw his head down and went into the air like a rocket a. id done some good hard churning. The soldier's head commenced com-menced to flop and the next instant he turned a trick in the air and fell all "spraddle" out in front of the horse. F.J. Thornton, a rider from Montana, now staying at Duchesne, roped a chucky little bay horse which looked to be all muscle and meaness. Thornton slipped into the saddle with ease and made a pretty ride, whipping and spurring all the while until the pony had enough. He proved to be an easy mount and did no stiff pitching. Jim McKee's turn came next and he selected the sorrel horse that threw the soldier, partly because the crowd asked it and partly because he had thrown the soldier and was considered to-be a bad horse. Sorrel, it appears had been broke to drive, and stood as quietly as before while being saddled, and until the rider's foot was in the stirrup and then- went at it, but apparently ap-parently not as hard as he bucked with the soldier. He had pitched at least fifty yards and stopped before Jim got his right foot in the stirrup, and then did some running and side pitching but Jim stayed with him and" spurred him up. This ended the riding and the judges gave the first prize, a $50 saddle, to Jim McKee and the second, $15, to Thorn-ton. f, , 'i V. t . 1 ' v - - m - - V .... : . - ? " 4- ' ' - ' " A " A - , T 1 1 ' ..jn - " , NV- . . ,v - WESTERN COMPANY'S Darrel VanKuren, right, waits for the Softball as Rod Hauer steps on second base. j JK.JJh.JJJ JtL. Jl Jfc. JU Jft jtW A J J. JL.