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Fifty Years of Rodeo in Grant County
A veteran recalls early Grant County rodeos from Santa Rita in 1919 and Fort Bayard in 1920, highlighting steer jerking and branding events, notable cowboys like Curley Laynor, Ella Ward, Louis Smith, and Frank Ethrige, plus long running roping clubs. He describes road trips, match calf ropings, and the spread of rodeo fever through local arenas, families, and community contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rita
Grant County
Curley ‘Laynor
Mule Creek
Redeo
Curley
Ella Ward
Ft. Bayard
Government Hospital
Louis
Smithy
Cliff
Sturley
Glenwood
Catron County
Don
Pete Johnson
Apache Grove
Duncan
Ariz
Trav Davis
Frank Willis
Dale Smith
Cowboys Assoc
Fis
Dale
Tucson
George Sizemore
Lawrence Shelley
Roy Wilmeth
George
Silver Heights
Clint Johnson
Clarence
Little Bill