|
William M. "Billy" McGinty (January 1, 1871 – May 21, 1961) was an Oklahoman cowboy.〔Thrapp, ''Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography'', p. 905: "McGinty took part in one cattle drive in 1889, from the south Plains to Montana, but most of his career was spent breaking horses, sometime more than 400 a season."〕 As a cowboy in Kansas and the Indian Territory, he became acquainted with fellow cowboy Bill Doolin and others who would later turn outlaw.〔Shirley, ''West of Hell's Frings'', pp. 142-143: " 'I () got a glimpse of Daugherty's guest later, at a distance, and recognized Bill Doolin. I had worked with him on the Bar X Bar in the Triangle country. I didn't know about his trouble then, so said nothing'."〕 A Rough Rider with Theodore Roosevelt and hero at San Juan Hill,〔Walker, ''Rough Rider'', pp. 137-189: "A favorite among the cowboys was 'Little Billy' McGinty, a wiry Oklahoma wrangler and bronc buster. Among the many stories that circulated about McGinty, a favorite concerned his absolute and unwavering inability to stay in step on the parade ground. After repeated chewings-out, the hangdog Little Billy finally implored, 'Let me git my pony. I'm purty sure I kin keep in step on horseback!' "〕〔Roosevelt, ''The Rough Riders'', pp. 162-163: "Little McGinty, the bronco buster, volunteered to make the attempt, and I gave him permission. He simply took a case of hardtack in his arms and darted toward the trenches. The distance was but short, and though there was a outburst of fire, he was actually missed. One bullet, however, passed through the case of hardtack just before he disappeared with it into the trench."〕 he also toured with Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders.〔Russell, ''The Lives and Legends of Buffalo Bill'', p. 419: "In 1899 the Rough Riders of the World included sixteen of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, among them Tom Isbell and William McGinty."〕 He was the first bronc buster in a movie, filmed during an act for the 1889 Paris World's Fair.〔Stewart, "McGinty Boosted for Cowboy Hall": "You could say too that Billy did the first bronco busting shown on a movie film, with a special act arranged for the 1890 Paris world's exposition. In addition to winning a challenge 'world's championship' a bronc busting at Southhampton, N.Y.; in a match with Bert Bryan of Arizona."〕 In the 1920s, he became the leader of the McGinty's Oklahoma Cowboy Band, which later became Otto Gray and his Oklahoma Cowboys, the first nationally famous cowboy band.〔McRill, "Music in Oklahoma by the Billy McGinty Cowboy Band", pp. 66-67: "Youngblood was a town-promoter of no mean ability and talked with the group and came up with the idea of calling the band 'The Billy McGinty Cowboy Band.' This was a very natural conclusion since Billy McGinty was known nationwide as one of the very early cowboy of Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona."〕 He served terms as president of the Cherokee Strip Cowpunchers Association and in 1954 he was elected life-time president of the Rough Riders Association. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Billy McGinty (cowboy)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|