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man, a great rider and one of the best all-round cow- 

 boys that was ever in the arena. In this class is Eddie 

 McCarty of Cheyenne, as well as A. E. McCormack, 

 and Tex Smith, both also world's champions in the 

 bucking game. Following on their heels were Dell 

 Blancett, Johnny Judd and others. 



None is more typical than Johnny Spain. He's that 

 strapping buckaroo there with silver cuffs to his leather 

 chapps and heavy silver-studded trimmings and fringe 

 on his pocket covers. His right arm is gone below the 

 wrist — "burnt off" — got caught in a hitch in his rope 

 — with the horse on one end and a steer on the other 

 pulling different ways. But John's there, with a happy 

 smile and his ever genial "that's right" reply — no mat- 

 ter if you tell him it's a pleasant day when it's raining. 

 John goes in for everything and is always right on top, 

 even as "lasher" on the hurricane deck of a rolling 

 stagecoach — and only one hand to work with, too. 



Just beside John is Frank Carter, from Wyoming. 

 While he has never won a championship here or even 

 a place in the finals, he is a splendid rider and a classy 

 one, but he was used to riding with two reins and ap- 

 parently lacked strength when it came to riding here 

 with one. In fact, any man who rides into the main 

 lists must be a real rider, for all the good ones are 

 eliminated and only the best ride. There is also Ray 

 Bell, one of the best of the younger all-round men, 

 good at each of the three major sports — riding, rop- 

 ing and bulldogging — and who won all three at Boise, 

 Idaho. 



"Hootcha-la! l'k out!" and Charlie Irwin neatly 

 drops his rope about the neck of Fred Spain, John's 

 brother. Fred, who is one of the best all-round buck- 

 aroos, slips off the noose with a laugh. Yes, of course 



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