ILLUSTRATIONS 



FACING PAGE 



Hook 'im Cow 156 



A Merry-Go-Round 157 



Stay With 'im Cowboy . . ■ . .157 



An Epic Fight 160 



The Navy Taking on Fresh Beef . . , 160 



Bite 'im Lip ! 161 



Thumbs Up! 161 



Grabbed For the Horn of the Saddle and 



Picked Up a Handful of Dirt . . .164 



When Beef is Highest ..... 165 



Landing at the Round-Up 165 



Seated on a Ton and a Half of Living 



Dynamite 168 



Hitting the Grandstand Between the Eyes . 169 



All Wound Round With a Woolen String . 169 



The Ceremonial War Dance of the Red Men 174 

 Hop to it ! Charlie Irwin Wrangling For His 



Daughter in the Relay 175 



Two Indians 175 



Ride Him Cowboy! 184 



Even the Horses Ride at the Round-Up . . 184 



The Queen of Reinland Gracing Her Throne 185 



A Pretty Ride With Hobbled Stirrups . . 185 



Why This One Was Not in the Finals . . 190 



He Would Ride That Way .... 191 



All Over But the Singin' 191 



Art in the Rough 202 



Looking For a Soft Spot 203 



The Greatest Rider of the Red Race . . 203 



Let 'Er Buck! 210 



Stay a Long Time, Cowboy! . . . .211 

 One of the Greatest Rides Ever Made . .211 



Hell Bent 220 



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