, 1901-09-05
Frontier Day.

Cheyenne on the two days of the
Frontier celebration, August 18th and
10Th, was again the Magic City of the
Palms. full of cowboys, cowgirls and
Indians. There was n very large at
tendance. The contests resulted rs
follows:
Cow pony. running, one-half mile
Bumsky first. Ben Eaton second, Tony
third. Time. :53 40.
Running. half mile. free-fOr.all-
Johnny j. first, Big Staff second, Jim
Tilton third. Time. :53 80.
Indian pony, half mile, running
William Shakespeare first, Work Horse
second. Time, 80 40.
Ladies' COW pony, running, one-half
mile-ThOrn, ridden by Jennie Pawson,
first; Lichtfoot, ridden by Mrs. Clara
MCGEE, second; White Stockings. rid
den by Miss Mary Pawson, third.
Time, &c 40.
Running, one-fourth mile. f%ree-for-
all-Torson first, Henry T. second, Jo-
sephine A. third. Time, "a 40.
Wind horse race, One-half mile; ten
horses that had never been saddled or
bridled were entered in this event, and
furnished no end of excitement. Ev-
cry horse bucked hard. but not n rider
was thrown. John Dolan of Pine
Bluffs won first money, Otto Playa
second. and w. II. Lapash third. Time,
2:13 10.
Stake race, 100 yards-A. G. Porter
and y. S. Perry ran two lead heats,
the third being won by Porter. Time,
10 is.
On Thursday night n grand open air
mask ball and vaudeville performance
was given on Seventeenth street. the
affair being attended by thousands.
On the second day in the ladies' half
mile COW pony race, Miss Jennie Paw
son, riding Thorn, Inc Miss Mary
Pawson, riding White Stockings, ran
a dead heat for first place: Mrs. Clara
McGee. on Lightfoot. third. In the
run-off Miss Mary Pawson won. Time.
:56 fiat. This was one of the most ex-
citing races of the day, the women dis
playing wonderful ability in handling
their horses.
Running. quarter mile, COW pony
race-Herbert Beach. on Sam, won:
Frank Irwin, on Uncle Bob. second:
George Marsh, on Billy, third. Time,
ID 10.
Running, one mile. free-for.all-
Frank Irwin. on Torson. first. Willie
Milliken, on Chicken. second: Frank
Soderberg, on Big Staff, third. Time,
l.53 fiat.
What promised to be n hotly contest
ed event. the county cow pony race.
half mile heats, ended rather abruptly
after two heats had been run. Horses
from Carbon, Laramie, NatrOna. Alba
ny II Converse counties Were enter
ed, II only those from the first three
ran. In he first heat, Bumsky, the
Laramie county horse, finished first;
Cricket, the Carbon county horse. sec
)nd. and Kid, the Natrona horse.
third. The second heat was won by
Cricket. Bumsky second and Kid
third. 1t was charged that Cricket's
rider had reduced weight and the heat
was thrown out and the race given to
Bumsky. Kid second. Time of first
heat, ;53 3-5.
In the bucking and pitching contest
there were Il large number of contest
ants and some of the finest riding ever
seen in the West was witnessed. Otto
Playa of Sybille rode Bay Devil ana
Teddy Roosevelt and was awarded the
prize for the best rider. NJ. Thadsoyy-
der second. Perry Williams horse.
Teddy Roosevelt. was awarded tie first
prize for the worst horse, and Charles
Hersigs DeVilish second. OTTO Playa
rode Teddy Roosevelt. which horse ~
noted for being the worst bucker nm
the plains Of Wyoming. and was
thrown in front of the grand stand
Although injured, Playa. after n short
rest, remOunted and rode the terror
for hve minutes, when the animal
dashed in among a bunch of horses ana
Playa was pulled from his horse by n
larlat rope and again injured. although
not seriously.
In the half mile Indian pony race
yellow Calf won, Running Bear sec.
ond, William Shakespeare third. Time
30. '
The steer roping contest. whicb yvas
continued from the day before fnr,
nished no end of excitement The
steers were all young. wiry animals
and gave the cowboys some hard runs
Duncon Clark won first prize Time
l:29. G. Il. Irwin second ,rime
l.29 10. 4 number If the steers re-
ceiyed broken legs and viii have to be
shot. NC
The stage coach hold-up was realistic
IN the extreme, tie Indians holding nm
the coach in true border STYLE. nftpr 4
running fight With the armed guards
the rescue and capture OF the Indians
10y Il troop Of cayal y closing the days
program.