LET 'ER BUCK 



stands as the official one, although there is an unofficial 

 record in 12 1-2. 



Some of the other husky, nervy boys at that game 

 are not in the arena just now, — some are up town, a 

 few have not shown up at Pendleton yet this year — 

 among them are Art Acord and Walley Pagett, the 

 champions of 1912 and '13, Lou Minor, Frank Cable, 

 world's champ in 1915, and Frank McCarroll in '18, 

 Bill Nevin, Fred Spain, Henry Warren, Jim Lynch. 

 Oh yes, there's Mike Hastings and Orvil Banks — 

 they are just riding through the gate now, they each 

 won third in 1919 and '20 respectively. 



And we mustn't forget "Buffalo" Vernon. Vernon 

 hasn't showed up for some years now, but in the first 

 two shows, particularly 1910, "Buff" was it, — he was 

 half the show. He was one of the very first at the bull- 

 dogging game, won the first championship and showed 

 a lot of the aftercomers the way. In his ornate chapps, 

 yellow shirt and big well-seasoned sombrero which he 

 wore in a way to the manner born, he will always be 

 remembered as one of the most spectacular performers 

 in the early shows. 



The last night of the 1910 Round-Up will also be 

 remembered when enthusiasm for Vernon ran so high 

 at the dance that "Buff" went home minus the famous 

 yellow topside clothing, for the dance wound up with 

 a maverick race by all hands, girls included, for pieces 

 of Vernon's shirt as souvenirs — such was the way 

 popularity was roped at the Round-Up that year. 



Steer roping being one of the three major sports one 

 naturally expects to find contestants listed not only 

 from the fancy and trick roping contingent but from 

 that of the two other major sports, for roping is one 

 of the events for the all-round championship prize. 



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