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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1917
Page
13
A chaotic listing of rodeo events across Frontier Park and Fort D. A. Russell Wyoming. The schedule includes races, bucking contests, Indian dances, relays, and the famous world championship roping and trick riding events with purses up to 200 dollars. Some entries mix errors and repeated lines.
A detailed schedule of riding and racing contests with purses from 75 to 1000 dollars. Events include Cowpony and Bucking contests, Indian races, relay races, bulldogging, and a Ladies World Champion Bucking event with special prizes. Rules cover weights gear saddles, entry counts, and judge decisions across seven days of competition.
The program lists purses for multiple events including a world championship steer roping, saddled by Union Pacific, with first prizes of 400 and 500 dollars and day money. Finals set for the show’s last day, entrants draw mounts, committee provides horses, and a 25 dollar entry fee applies. Special trophies and prizes from sponsors are noted along with daily divisions and rules.
The program outlines multiple events for Day Two including Wild Burro riding Indian Race plus mile events, cowhorse and potato races, bareback rodeo, cowgirls and military demonstrations, and a world championship buckling contest. Purses range from $10 to $300 with multiple places awarded and entry requirements described.
Event listing for a western show with multiple races and contests. Purse figures include 25.1 first prize 15 second 10. It lists Fancy and Trick Riding Contest world championship, Denver Post Worlds Championship Ladies' Relay Race, and men's events Bucking Contest Steer Roping and Wild Horse Race with first day allocations. Descriptions reference same purse structure across events.
Frontier Park announces rodeo events including 1-Wild Burro Riding free for all, 2-Mens Cowpony Race mile purse $75 with $40 for first and $25 for second, 2-Indian Chief Race purse $15 with $7.50 for first and $5.00 for second, 4-Cowgirls Cowpony Race mile purse $50 with $25 for first and $10 for third. Riders use stock saddles and curb bits. weights not considered.
Daily events include Consolation Race with $79 purse open to nonwinners, Indian Race, Cowgirls Cowpony Race, Final in Ladies World Champion Bucking, Indian Relay, 14 Mile Free for All, Buildogging and Relay finals, Fancy Riding, Trick Riding, Ladi Rae Ratse, and Wild Horse Race. Entries to T Joe Cahill, Secretary, with forms due.
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