THE ROUND-UP 



Each in turn, one at a time, thrusts his hand into the 

 sombrero held by one of the judges and draws forth 

 a tightly-wadded, round, paper pellet. Each opens 

 them and now reads his fate. 



Sundown draws Cul-de-Sac and makes a splendid 

 ride. Canutt draws Speed Ball and rides equally well. 

 Although a little cautious in the way he scratches this 

 sunfishing devil-incarnate, he seems sure of second 

 money. Two Step from Cheyenne is the horse Cald- 

 well draws. 



In the wildhorse race yesterday you recall Caldwell's 

 right forearm was broken. When they set it in the 

 plaster cast last night the doctor left a little aperture 

 in the bandage to facilitate a shot with a hypodermic 

 to dull the pain — for he was to ride in the semi-finals. 

 The doctor is on hand all right to shoot it to him now, 

 while they are wrangling Two Step ; Allen Drumheller 

 there, Lee's pal and saddler — has taken hypodermics 

 on such occasions himself, you can see he is advising 

 against it. 



Although a buckaroo often saddles his own horse in 

 a contest, it is an unwritten law that a rider may ask 

 any man he desires, to saddle for him — pick him out 

 of the grandstand if he wants to. Sometimes a good 

 saddler is asked by half a dozen riders to saddle for 

 them. 



He's up and away ! a perfect ride although Two Step 

 the tricky devil with his apparently easy straight-away, 

 really puts in to it everything that he thinks of and you 

 don't. The expression of the rider's face shows that 

 the pain in the bandaged arm is terrific, but watch! 

 Instead of fainting it makes him so "dad-burned mad," 

 that he makes a hair-raising ride, the only qualified one 

 on the bucker that season. Lee dismounts, walks toward 



14 209 



