Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-14 | Page 1 | Rodeo's Fate up to Court

NOBLE BANDIT I r f 1 1 i r H 4 i Lord Lonsdale at Rodeo RODEOS RODEO'S F FATE ATE UP TO COURT Britons Think Bulldogging Cruel but Cowboys Take Jolts LONDON June 14 Trying P P IP Trying to torun torun torun run even a refined ro rodeo leo in England England En En- gland is beset with one trial and tribulation tribulation trib- trib right rI ht after another Tex Ausin Aus Aus- Au Autin tin in American sports promoter said toda today Just as ns Tex who is backing the appearance in London of a group of 01 American cowboys began to cash in inon inon inon on the unexpected publicity resulting front from the confession by the Earl o of Lonsdale 77 during a rodeo performance perform perform- ance that back in 1874 he and some friends held up the Denver stage stagecoach stagecoach stagecoach coach hard luck struck Austin was summoned to appear in West London police court June 25 to answer a complaint lodged by the Royal Society Soc for the Prevention o of Cruelty Cruelly to Animals that he permitted permit ted an animal to be terrified to wit wita I a steer Apparently they think steers were made to be worshiped instead o of used Austin said SL ruefully So far we have had only four ac ac- ac all all of them to lo cowboys Three men have broken collarbones and another re received ived a broken collarbone collarbone collar collar- bone and n a broken arm England has hasa a very active society for the prevention proven Uon tion of oC cruelty to animals but none nOlle for the prevention of cruelty to cow cow- boys The latest joust with persons determined determined de de- de- de to lo prevent the rodeo from going on arose nrose from Crom an incident in Mondays Monday's performance when a steer missed an exit gate gale crashed into inlo a fence and rebound rebounded cd That doesn't hurt a good tough steer Austin said They like It It But it remains to be seen whether a London Londo judge will a agree ree with him