The Lamar register., 1902-09-03
CHEYENNE CARNIVAL
BIG FRONTIER DAY CELEBRATION

Largest Attendance Ever Known
Great Crowds Go From Colorado
Indians, Cowboys, Cowgirls and
Squaws Race for Prizes-Exciting
Wild Horse Race.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 2S-A cloud
less sky, bright sun and cooling breezes
marked the opening of the sixth an
nual celebration of Frontier Day,
which was attended by the largest
crowd that ever gathered at the Wy
oming capital. Twenty-Five thousand
people thronged Frontier park, filed
the stands and bleachers to overflow
ing and witnessed the nearest ap-
proach to real frontier life that it is
possible to depict anywhere on earth.
Late in the afternoon change in the
weather threatened to spoil the after
moons entertainment, but only light
rain fell and this served to lay the
dust. Last night showers prevented
some people from witnessing the street
events.
Denver and other Colorado towns are
represented by thousands. Indeed,
fully one-third of the attendance Is
made up of Coloradans. One-third
comes from Wyoming, while the rest
of the spectators come from almost ev-
cry state in the Union, for Frontier
Day Is now national festival,
widely advertised entertainment and
one that attracts attention everywhere,
owing to its original features and Its
true illustration of real life on the
plains in the early days.
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people arrived at noon. when n special
train brought in the Cook Drum Corps
of sixty men, the Festival of Mountain
and Plain committee, members Of the
council, Chamber of Commerce and
horse show association. Two sections
of the regular train followed, with
fully 1900 visitors from Longmont,
Boulder, Lafayette, Louisville, Fort
Collins, Greeley, La Sale, Eaton, Den
yer, Colorado Springs and other Colo
RADIO towns. At 10 o'clock special
trains from the west and north
brought in large crowds, while every
train from east, west, north and south
during the night had been CROWDED
with Frontier Day guests.
There was no program in the morn
ing, but the Cheyenne Indians and
North Platte furnished an exciting
game of baseball at Boulevard park,
while several bands entertained the
throng in the streets.
The program at Frontier park began
at / 80 o'clock and there was not dull
feature from the Frontier Day derby,
which opened the celebration, to the
rescue of the stage, which ended yes
terday's wild west features. The fin
est riding by women ever seen at
Frontier Day celebration was wit
In n
which the remarkable time of O:54%
for half-mile was made by Mrs. w.
II. Irwin riding Old Gold in a neck
and-neck race. The Indian women
were roundly applauded for their rid
ing, proving themselves equally as
good riders as the bucks. sitting astride
and whipping their cayuses at every
jump.
The wild horse racing was another
event that took the crowd by storm.
The horses We're the widest ever seen
and when the animals were brought
into the arena and the cowboys mount
ed those that could be saddled and
bridled scene difficult to describe was
enacted. The bronchos bucked and ran
in all directions. some of the riders
were thrown, others were caught un-
der the falling and plunging horses,
but luckily no one was seriously hurt.
1t was truly "seething vortex of
whirling .horses and entangling ropes
ns had been advertised. Excitement ran
high and the winner was greeted with
deafening applause when he passed
under the wire with one of the widest
and hardest buckers in the bunch, but
which was the quickest to subdue.
The bucking and pitching contest
Furnished enough excitement for all.
Thirteen of the twenty-six rode yester-
day and the others ride to-day. Those
who rode yesterday were Frank Stone,
who has challenger Thad Sowder, his
horse being High Tower, n fierce buck
er; II. Barkdale, riding Thunderbolt;
]. c. Mclaughlin. on Goo Goo Eyes;
Roy Borden. on Dutch; w. G. Blanket,
on No Name; Hugh Clark, on Sunfish;
]. Eastburn, on Blanket; Frank Car
roll. on Bridget; Alvin Perry, riding
Beaut; VIII Abide, riding Scrapper;
Edgar Perry, on Formy; Guy Holt, on
Carrie Nation. The last named horse
did not prove to be n terror and was
quickly subdued.