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Show 'STEAMBOAT' 18 DEAD Champion Bucking Horse, Conquered But Once, 8hot to End Sufferings From Blood Poisoning Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. W "Steam boat," known throughout tho country as the champion bucking horso of the world, Is dead. Ho was shot today to-day to end his sufferings from blood poUonlng. Scores of "broncho busters" In all sections ot tho west have during the past ten years essayed to ride tho I famous bucker without success. Dick Stanley of Portland, Oregon, who rodo hlra during a world's championship contest In 190G alono is said to have conquered tho om outlaw. Kven me-glory me-glory of this conquest was --mowhat dimmed by tho fact that tho field was heavy with mud. "Steamboat" was 17 years old and for sovornl years had been a familiar figure at "wild west" celebrations. "Steamboat" was woll known In Salt Lake whero he appeared In wlld west exhibitions on moro than one occasion. Ho was ono of the noted horses seen at Saltalr a few ycarB ago and at that timo almost killed a rider who attempted to Tide him within tho bull ring In the hippodrome. |