COWBOYS AT WEMBLEY
THE STEER-ROPING CONTESTS. MUCH PUBLIC INTEREST. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyri* it LONDON, June 19. The public continue to throng the rodeo contests, notwithstanding the elimination of steer-roping and a considerable agitation, which was fed by casualties to the competitors. Steer-roping was continued privately, when another steer was killed, having its neck broken; and a third broke its horn.—Reuter. QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS. POLICE TAKING ACTION. LONDON, June 19. In the House of Commons, Mr Arthur Henderson (Home Secretary), who was closely questioned by objectors to steerroping contests at VVembley, said that not only the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, but the police were applying for summonses in respect.to cases of alleged cruelty. He had .no power to prohibit such contests, but he had strongly requested the rodeo'authorities to suspend the steer-roping until the summonses wore disposed of.—Reuter. THE CONTESTS SUSPENDED. LONDON, June 19. (Received June 20, at 5.5 p.m.) The organiser has suspended the rodeo and steer-roping at Wembley pending the hearing of the summonses.—A. and Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19204, 21 June 1924, Page 9
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