S S !! A i C For Updates, Information and GREAT Offers on the fly-Text SASS to 772937! CCoowwbbooyy CChhrroonniiicclllee g l CCCooowwwCCbbboooywywy CbbCCoohhyhyrr r o CoConSnnhhiiiiirccrcclollolleeeneniiiicccnlllleee ic NNSNoeoovpvveteeemmmmbbbbeeeerrrr 22 2200000001111 0 S - PPPaaaggkgeee 111 NSSoeepvpettememmbbbeerer r2 220001100 uPPaaggee 11 ( E p H N e S r e D T e Cowboy Chroniiclle e o October 2010 P apge 1 o d !! October 2010 Pagae 1 f a g y ~ e T ! 9 R ) A The Cowboy Chronicle I L The Monthly Journal of the Single Action Sh ooting Society ® Vol. 28 No. 2 © Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. February 2015 HEL UVA RUCKUS SASS New York State Cowboy Action Shooting™ Cham2p0ion1sh4ip By Annabelle Bransford, SASS Regulator #11916 allston Spa, NY. Once again, the Circle K Regulators did themselves Bproud as they hosted Heluva Rukus, the SASS NYS Cowboy Action Shooting™ Championship for the four - teenth year in a row. With more than 260 shooters from 19 states and Canada join - ing in the fun on September 19-21, 2014, it was by far the best attended Cowboy Ac - tion Shooting™ match in the Northeast, and the reasons were plain to see! The fun- filled, action-packed stages, world-class props, numerous vendors, beautiful tro - phies, warm hospitality, and lovely fall weather made for a truly enjoyable cowboy weekend for all. Shamrock Sadie (SASS #78511) summed it all up by saying, “This is a shoot not to be missed; everyone needs Travis Spencer (SASS #59583) shows off his Gunfighter skills at The to put Heluva Rukus on their Bucket List.” Homestead, one of several stage fronts built especially for Heluva Rukus 2014. As usual, the stage layouts were truly mind-boggling with the incredible props really bringing the Old West to life. Each of the ten individual berms pre - sented the shooter with a different Western sce - SASS C owboy Chronicle 44 nario. Half of the stages had permanent buildings, ANDELE , M EXICAN -K IOWA while the rest were set up solely for this event. But In This Issue CAPTIVE by Col. Richard Dodge permanent or not, they all boasted a multitude of C h realistic props and accessories rivaling those you C 32 ISPATCHES FROM r o D 56 would expect to see on a Western movie set. Perma - EADYING FOR THE UKUS o w CAMP BAYLOR R R by Scout Wrangler n nent stages included Fort Misery (Stage 1), the b by Capt. George Baylor i o Treasure Trove Mine (Stage 2), the log cabin (Stage c y 38 72 l 4), the extensive town of Rukus Flats (Stage 8), and THE CAPGUN KID RIDES THE STRAIGHT SHOT e by The Capgun Kid by Jesse Wolf Hardin the Skinner & Wells Freight Office (Stage 10). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CLICK any section ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CLICK to continue on page 12 Cowboy Chronicle Page 2 February 2015 The Cowboy Chronicle CONTENTS 5 FROCMLI CTK HoEn aEnDy IsTecOtiR ons e Skinny’s Soapbox (Reading the Digital Chronicle - Pt. II) . Editorial Staff 6 LETTERS Skinny Comments From SASS Members . Editor-in-Chief 7-21 ON THE RANGE Misty Moonshine Magic In The Valley (Idaho State Championship) . Managing Editor 9 SAS S- END OF TRAIL 2015 (( SIGN-U P TODA Y!! ! )) Tex and Cat Ballou 22-27 CLUB REPORTS Editors Emeritus Visitors Galore . Shootin’ Our Way Across America . Adobe Illustrator 28-31 WILD BUNCH CORNER Layout & Design Wild Times At Hard Times (Ohio State WB Championship) Mac Daddy 32-42 GUNS & GEAR Graphic Design Dispatches From Camp Baylor . The Capgun Kid Rides . Prairie Mary 41 THE COWBOY CHRONICLE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Advertising Manager (505) 843-1320 • Cell: (505) 249-3573 44-49 HISTORY [email protected] Andele, Mexican-Kiowa Captive . Little Known Famous People . Staff Writers 50-57 PROFILES Capgun Kid SASS: A Home Away From Home . 2014 Scholarship Recipients . Capt. George Baylor Chilkoot 58-71 ARTICLES Col. Richard Dodge Cowboy Poetry . Comic Book Corner (Wild Bill Pecos) . 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Once that’s reading experience with the new digital Cowboy Chron - done, go to “Library” and icle, and to maximize this experience, it’s best to down - click view for the appropri - load Mirabel’s “Magazine Central” app. To do this, go ate issue, and that’s it. If Skinny to the Apple App Store, or the Android App Store, or you hold your device side - SASS #7361 the Kindle App Store, and search for “Magazine Cen - wise (landscape), you’ll get a double page view, or if tral.” Download it and launch it and it will display a you hold it upright (portrait), you’ll get a larger, single page featuring all of the newest Magazine Central re - page view, which should be quite easy to read. Turning leases. If The Cowboy Chronicle is not one of them, click pages is a simple matter of using your finger to swipe on “Store” then enter The Cowboy Chronicle into the left (for the next page) or right (for the previous page). search window and choose the current year and If you want to see anything larger, use the “pinch and month in the dropdowns for those categories (or just expand” method detailed last issue. choose “All” for both categories). The issue or issues of Of course, not everyone owns—or wants to own—a the Chronicle for which you’re searching should appear tablet, so the on-line and PDF versions of the Chronicle on your screen and you can then download them to will always be available for viewing on your computer screen. But a tablet is in standard magazine aspect ratio, which is why the Chronicle is still laid out that way and why the tablet is your best reading choice. If you don’t own a tablet, now may be the perfect excuse for you to buy a new toy. It should be noted that the Magazine Central app is not available for smart phones and, while you can view on-line or PDF editions on your smart phone, it is probably your worst reading experience. * * * * * * * * * * SASS Convention As I write this, I am ensconced in my room in the Menger Hotel, located across the street from the Alamo in historic San Antonio, and I’m about midway through the twelfth annual SASS Convention. The Convention is truly a great experience and should be on the must do list for all SASS members. I’m delighted to have met many new friends at the Convention and to have had an opportunity to chat with so many of you about Cowboy Action Shooting™ in general, and about The Cowboy Chronicle in particular. Thanks for all the constructive criticism and advice I’ve received. My next big event will be Winter Range in Febru - ary. See y’all there. — Skinny VISIT US AT SASSNET .COM Cowboy Chronicle Page 6 February 2015 Match and Club Information ould you please put the match and club info Cpages back in the Chronicle? Many people de - pend on this information as they plan their vaca - tions, and match travel plans for the coming year.