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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1917

Page

6

World Championship Bucking Contests Attract High Purses

Event 18 offers 700 dollar purse plus 500 dollar Union Pacific saddle and world champion tie. First place pays 400, second 200, third 100 with day money on each day, finals on the show’s last day. Event 19 steers roping offers 800 dollar purse with 500 first, 200 second, 100 third. event 20 wild horse race offers 750 dollar purse and daily prizes. entry fees apply.

Union Pacific Lot Shepherd & Klett Cheyenne Phillips & Gutierrez

Second Day Cowboy Events This Fourth of July Fair

A multi event program lists 15 contests with purses from 15 to 300 dollars. Highlights include Ladies World Championship Bucking Contest with 125 dollar first prize, Indian and cowhorse races, bareback riding, roping, relay races, bulldogging and trick roping. Entries require full outfits, specific tack, and team finishes for some events.

Fort D. A. Russell Wyo Indiana

Indian Squaw Race and Cowgirls Contest at Rodeo

Event details list races and purses including the Indian Squaw Race with a seven and a half dollar first prize, the Cowgirls Stake Race with fifteen dollars to winner, and a Fancy and Trick Riding Contest for third prize of twenty five dollars open to men only. Additional events cover relay races, men's contests, steer roping and wild horse races with corresponding prizes first and first day.

Fort D. A. Russell Wyo George Datber Cheyenne Enery Bulldogger Denver Post

Wild West Street Parade and AnimalRodeo Event Schedule

An outline of events for a Wild West parade day listing races and contests. Includes Cowpony, Nightshirt, Indian Chief, Halter Broke Horse, Military Maneuvers, Relay, Bulldogging, Indian Relay, Roping, Squaw Race, Fancy Riding, Bareback Bucking and Ladies Relay. Purse amounts and order of events noted.

Wild West Street Frontier Park Fort D. A. Russell Wyo Denver Post

Frontier Park Crazy Riding and Raving Events

Event lineup at Frontier Park includes Wild Burro Riding and Raving, Mens Cowpony Race for a mile with $75 purse awarding $40 to first, $25 to second, and third place unspecified. Indian Chief Race and Cowgirls Cowpony Race offering purses of $50 with $25 for first and $15 for second.

Frontier Park

Wild West Galloping Parade and Related Rodeo Events

Event list describes a multi day rodeo with cow girls men and women in races roping bucking events and riding contests. Includes Indian Relay Race Bucking Contest Steer roping and wild horse races with various distances and purse notes. Pages indicate multiple events repeated across days and divisions with men and ladies categories and world championship stakes.

Fifth Day Open Horse Racing Event Schedule

A multi event program lists races from Event No 1 to 19 with purses ranging from 15 to 100 dollars. Includes wild burre riding consolation stake cowgirls cowpony races Indian races bucking contests and finals for world championship events. Open to non-winning horses and men or women competitors in various drives and relays.

Frontier Park Fort D. A. Russell Wyo Denver Post

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P.M Fred Hofmann T. Joe Cahill John J. Metnenny Treas Charles A. Semad Charles Hirsig Arena Cowgirls and Co Jim Baker Cabin
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