The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
WYOMING WILD
WEST SHOW ENDS
Great Spectacular Event De-
plcting Life on Plains At
tracts Many Thousands.
COWBOYS DISPLAY SKILL
BRoNcHo BUSTING OF THE REAL
SORT.
COWBOYS DISPLAY SKILL
Especial to The Herald)

has ever experienced on these occa-
sions. The character of the exciting
contests and sports presented to the
public were such as only the cowboy
with years of experience on the plains
Is able TO produce. While the features
of this show were many and varied,
yet the cowboy remains the central fig
ure, and the interest of the visitors
was centered upon his feats and skill
and daring. Broncho busting, wild
horse racing, steer roping, coyote rop-
ing, endurance riding. Indian racing,
drilling by United States troops and
many other features comprised the
program of this unique and interesting
entertainment
Frontier day originated in the '90s,
and was at once recognized as worthy
or being maintained as a permanent
event, and at the same time to furnish
an annual holiday to the cowboy fra
ternity of the great west. The first
celebration was held in Cheyenne.
where 1t has ever since required, and,
owing to the ever increasing number of
features included in the program. ii
became necessary TO extend to
one holiday. first to two days, and dur
ing the last three years TO three days,
in order that all contestants might be
given place on the program.
Many improvements Made.
The seating capacity has become in
adequate at the old park during recent
years, so that, in order to provide for
the additional visitors at the present
and future meets, new grounds were
purchased facing upon the city lakes,
situated north OF the capitol. and an
immense double-deck steel and con-
crete grand stand was erected as well
as a commodious guest stand and the
usual bleachers. The new street rail-
way system was extended to the park
and affords easy access to this spot.
surrounded with its many novel and
characteristic frontier features.
a committee, consisting of A. J.
Vance. f. w. Stone. T. Blake Kenne-
dy, w. +. Dineen and ]. H. Walton,
had charge of the executive matters
pertaining to this show. and nothing
was left undone that would add inter
est to the program or enhance the
comfort of the visitors. The success
attending the efforts of this committee
reflects credit not only upon it's indi-
vidual members. but also upon the
representative business men of the
city for their assistance in this great
undertaking.
Cheyenne is probably the prettiest and
cleanest city of its size in the entire
west. and it appeared in its most be-
COiiliHS uItSS Oll llllS OtCdSiOl All III
cident during the elaborate prepara-
tions for the entertainment of the
thousands of visitors tends to illus
trate the enterprise of the people of
this city, and one which might well be
emulated in cities of less modest pro-
portions. A prominent citizen issued
a request that residents cut the weeds
and remove the rubbish from their re-
spective premises. This was followed
by a statement from Mayor Cook 10
the effect that such weeds and rubbish
would be removed from the streets at
the expense of the city. So zealously
did the citizens enter upon this work
that IL was impossible to secure suf-
ficient teams to remove the miscella-
neous collection which resulted from
the general cleanup.
Show Is Great Affair.
The show opened on the 10Th with a
short dedicatory program for the new
park, consisting of speeches by Mayor
p s Cook. United States Senator F.
T. Warren and Governor b. 3. Brooks.
These speeches were interspersed with
the singing of national airs by "a select
chorus. after which the Frontier show
proper opened with fancy SMOOTHING by
Captain Hardy. the worlds crack shot
This event was followed by COW pony
races. Indian races free-for-all races,
squaw races. and. in fact, everything
in the racing line in keeping with the
great show.
The ladies relay race was especially
interesting. not only as a speed con-
test but as supreme test of horse
womanship. Each rider had three
horses in charge of an assistant, and
had to saddle. unsaddle, mount and
dismount, unassisted, and ride three
half-mile heats during each afternoon,
- l.
of half-mile heats during the three
days to be declared the winner of n
trophy cup and the championship Of
the world.
Regulation drills were given each
afternoon by United States troops.
cavalry, infantry and artillery, and
while such drills are more or less ia
niliar to the general public, yet the
exhibition here was of superior quail
fly and was accorded enthusiastic APP
plause.
Old Time FroIics.
AS western ranches are being gradu-
ally transformed into cultivated farms.
the need for the cowboy has decidedly
lessened, and the remnant of those
who once rode the plains from the Mis-
sissippi 10 the coast gather here an
nually to perpetuate the things which
have always gone TO make up the daily
routine OF lnelT Ire on the range, ana
incidentally to enter for a day into
the old-time frolics and sports once so
familiar TO them. AS long as the west
ern broncno remains in evidence there
must be broncho busters: as long as
there is an open range there must be
cowboys, and as long as there are cow
boys they will have their day of fun.
For this purpose, contests i'm broncho
busting, steer roping and tying, racing
anc all forms of amusements TO glad
den the plainman's heart are arranged
for the occasion. and lucky is he who
has never witnessed such an exhibition
that seized the opportunity offered in
Cheyenne this week. In the bucking
and roping contests entries We're made
by experts from nearly every state
west Of the Missouri river, and several
ropers from the Hawaiian islands did
credit to their native home In the steer
ruping and tying game. The bands OF
outlaw horses secured for this occa-
sion were the worst buckers In former
contests, together with many new ones