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• Roping And Tying

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• Roping And Tying
  

TRANSCRIPTION: On the great ranches of the West there may be thousands of cattle belonging to one owner. When these great herds are rounded up there is some very fast and rough work to be done. The cowboys have to be wonderfully expert in their line, and as part of their day’s routine give better exhibitions of skill than some that the public of the East pay money to see. It is not considered at all remarkable, for instance, if a bunch of cowpunchers cut out from the herd and brand a hundred and fifty calves in an hour and a half or so. This means that every calf has been driven out of the heard, roped, thrown and dragged to the fire. Calves are comparatively easy to handle. It is when there is a prize contest in roping, throwing and “hog-tying” full grown steers that the finest displays of skill may be seen. A competitor in such a match expects to rope, throw and tie a steer in less than one minute, and more in proportionate time.