Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-10-03 | Page 41 | "Kid Mex" has Got a Record Himself

been the "old man's" right bower In all turf events. "Boaa" Irwin Is some horse fancier himself and has In his stables a long line of fsmou thoroughbred. He kept the "Klo"' as his best rider, and in being around the ranch the youngster naturally nat-urally picked up the stunts of the cowboys. cow-boys. His first attempta to master the art of the row punchers seven years ago furnished amusement for everyone connected con-nected with the Y-6. As one of the punchers punch-ers put It. the "Kid" was so clumsy he fell over his own feet. But that day has passed and now he makes al! of them hustle to hold their laurels and in rope events they acknowledge him as their equal and in most Instances their "better." "KID MEX" HAS GOT A RECORD HIMSELF The little dark-skinned jockey who has heen consistently in the money since the horse rac;a started at the fair ta none other than "Kid Mex," who puts on a few spectacular roping stunts and rides the big steer. "Blondy." in al! Wild West show parades ami performances for Irwin I Brol hers. "Kid Mex" was here with the Irwin outfit a year ago. but his performances wilh the rop were overshadowed then by those of Bee-Ho -Gray. Bee-Ho decided de-cided this spring that the show business woh a profitable investment and started one of his own. Since then "Kid Mex" has been the king bee In the roping events The "Kid's" full name Is entirely too much for a busy cowboy to handle, so the punchers of the 5T-6 labeled him "Kid Mex" for short. And he is only a youngster barely past 20. He came to the Irwin household some seven years ago as a Jockey and since tha tijpe has