Free! the dust rolled in a cloud from under his hoofs, and he vanished. Jones's superb horse, crashing down on his haunches, just escaped sliding into the hole. I awoke to the realization that Satan had carried me, in pursuit of the thrilling chase, all the way across the circle without my knowing it. Jones calmly wiped the sweat from his face, calmly coiled his lasso, and calmly remarked: "In trying to capture wild animals a man must never be too sure.
Now what I thought my strong point was my weak point--the wash.
I made sure no horse could ever jump that hole.".