CATCH AS CATCH CAN 



Until They Are 

 BIDDING THE STEER GOOD-BYE 



Steer bulldogging? Well, you'll learn all about it in good 

 time. Steer bulldogging is perhaps the most daring sport of all — 

 and is a feat one must see to believe. In comes a full grown, 

 strong-necked, Texas steer, its stiletto-like horns glistening in 

 the sun, thirty feet start over the line and the starter's pistol 

 barks out and the contestant — the steer bulldogger, is away with 

 his "hazer" as his mounted helper is called. The hazer assists in 

 helping to keep the steer on the track and "stands by" with 

 lasso to keep the bulldogger from being gored in case of emer- 

 gency. 



This contest consists of three phases — running down and 

 jumping from the horse, wrestling and throwing the steer and — 

 making the getaway. In the first phase which is here described 

 the man rides alongside the steer, reaches forward, judging care- 

 fully his distance without hesitation, springs forward and out 

 from his saddle and literally plunges — dives head first — seizes the 

 steer by its horns, though it is running like a deer. He is now, 

 if he maintains his hold, carried or dragged, as in the case of 

 Frank McCarroll in "Catch as Catch Can." Sometimes a man 

 falls short of the horns and gets a nasty fall. Sometimes he 

 over-reaches, accidentally or on purpose and thus "hoolihans" the 

 steer by causing a complete somersault. This, however, is not 

 permitted at Pendleton and disqualifies a contestant. All ques- 

 tions of cleanness of throw and fall lie entirely with the judges 

 whose decision is final. 



The "hazer" as he is shown, "Bidding the Steer Goodbye," 

 assists in keeping the steer on the track and stands by with lasso 

 to keep the bulldogger from being gored in case of emergency. 

 He also assists the bulldogger, who in this case is Art Acord, 

 in getting up and away from the steer after he has bulldogged 

 it. The hazer is holding the struggling brute down by the most 

 approved method, the tail and horns, then on releasing him, 

 both run for their horses. 



