East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-19
Promoters Of Annual Wild
West Show Explain Their
Plans in Detail.
TO BE ONE OF GREATEST
ENTERTAINMENT IN WEST
Not TO Be Made Purely Local Show
but a Northwest Affair-Exhibition
Not Being Given for Money Making
Purposes-Al Receipts to Be Used
in Building Better Show-StOck Is
Supbscribed I'm SO Shares-S30OO
Is Needed for Success.

Since the first idle talk of from
tier show for Pendleton has developed
into well-laid plans for an annual wild
west exhibition to be known as "The
Roundup" the first sucn occasion
which will be pulled off here Septem-
Der 20 and 80 and October l. is the
subject Of much talk. Because of the
great interest which manifests itself
in numerous inquiries, the promoters
Of the event have drawn up a state
ment which explains everything con-
cerning the Roundup" its nature,
purpose. organization, plans, results
and the various steps necessary to
success. The full statement is print
ed below:
Organization.
The organization Is composed of
approximately $50 of the leading bus
mess and financial men of the city of
Pendleton incorporated under the
name of the Northwestern Frontier
Exhibition Association. The manage
ment Is vested in board of six Off
GERS and nine directors, the work be-
ing carefully organized and subdivid-
ed among these men. Each OF these
men has from two to ten assistants
working with him in the perfecting of
his part of the organization, making
a total of between one hundred and
one-hundred and fifty OF the lead
ing young men of Umatilla county.
who are at this time actively engaged
in making a success of the 1910 ex-
hibition.
Purpose.
The purpose of the organization Is
to give an annual exhibition some-
thing along the lines of the annual
frontier show held at Cheyenne. and
to offer the championship Of the
Northwest for the various frontier
events This will include, first Of all.
the championship bronco busting. For
this purpose a live committee, headed
by T. D. Taylor, sheriff of this coun-
ty.. is now in correspondence with the
leading stockmen Of eastern Oregon,
southern Washington and Idaho, to
get track OF the worst outlaw horses
which can be obtained. A sufficient
appropriation has been set aside to
guarantee a fine line OF bad livestock.
The managers feel they can conserva-
lively say that during the three days
OF the exhibition they will have ap-
proximately thirty OF the worst horses
in the northwest, on which aspirants
for championship honors can Demon
strate their ability as riders.
What would probably rank as the
second event in Importance is the
steer roping contest. In order to meet
the objections frequently urged against
this sort by humane societies. the
roping will be done by team Of two
men, one to rope by the head and one
by the hind feet.
Other events will be mems and la
dies relay races, pony express races,
tug of war, pistol shooting from horse
back, and fancy roping and riding.
In addition to the competitive events
band of Indians from the Umatilla
reservation will be secured to give
Indian parades, races and war dances
II is the purpose of the organization
to secure an encampment Of approxi-
mately fifty Indians with their tepees
Immediately upon the grounds Of the
exhibit.
1t is also the hope Of the organiza-
from the best rough riding troops and
a detachment of artillery probably
including the famous Mountain Bat.
terry. These troops, II secured, will
also be encamped upon the grounds
and will assist in parades and give
daily demonstrations of cavalry, rough
riding and artillery drills.
Suitable grounds have bcen secured