East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-01
In Spite Of UnfimeIy Rain
Great Pageant Was Pulled
Off and Round up is Held.
MANY THOUSANDS HERE
FOR CLOSING EVENTS
Special Trains Arrive From All Direc-
tions-Promment Railroad Ofnci-
ais Here-PortIand Special Arrived
With Rain-Afternoon Perform
ance Curtailed In Part Because Of
Moist Track.

In the half mile cowpony race this
afternoon Carl Power won first; Guy
Hayes, second; ID. +. Keeney, third.
In the Indian race. Newt Tall Pole,
took first; Albert johnson, second;
Tyconish, third.
In this race three horses fell and
ono Indian rider had TO be carried
from the track upon stretcher.
In the steer roping contest no de-
cision was given rs none of the ropers
finished I'm the necessary time.
After making five attempts to
"bulldog" big steer Buffalo Vernon
was forced to give up the struggle.
In the ladies' cowponw race Mrs.
Ed Myers won first: Rhoda Lazinka,
second. and Venus Jones, third.
The attendance at the Roundup
today is at least 1000 greater than
for any previous day. The additional
blcachcrs were entirely filled and all
standing room was taken.
Far SURPRISING the widest dreams
OF It's promoters the first annual
Roundup of the Northwest Frontier
Celebration association is passing in
to history this afternoon. Spectacular
in the extreme, not a single one Of the
thousands of spectators during the
three days have called at the box Of
flee for their money back" though
the invitation was publicly extended
by President Roy Raley yesterday af-
ternoon.
Though several persons have been
slightly injured and though close
calls and thrilling escapes have fol-
lowed each other In rapid succession
everything has gone off without a
hitch and without tiresome delays be-
tween the different events. Indeed
there has hardly been a time when
the spectators felt that they could lean
back in their seats and take a calm
breath without missing something.
LET 'er buck" has been on the lips
OF every one and in the language of
the street there has been something
doing every minute"
It Is estimated that fully a thou
sand people we're kept away this
morning by the downpour of rain
which came early this morning. Not
withstanding this fact the extra seats
provided by the management during
tne IOTeHOOn were ali ohe
standing room was again at a prem
ium, making the attendance the larg-
est of any of the three days.
The Portland special brought be-
tween 200 and 900 people. while the
trains from the west, north, east and
south were all loaded to the guards
AS on yesterday the local from Walla
Walla was unable to bring all those
from that city who wanted to come
at that early hour and many were
forced to wait until the special left
two hours later. This train also pick
ed up those who were left waiting al
the east end towns along the line.
This has been Portland and Stan
field Day. the new Umatilla county
municipality having done itself proud
in the matter of attendance. In the
face of the threatening weather 1t !:
said that the little town is practcall,
depopulated.
Hermiston Came Yesterday,
Yesterday was Hermiston Day a
the fair and according to Col. II. g
Newport, 600 people came up from
that town on the special train. Schools
business houses of all kinds and II
fices were all closed. The Hermistor
people not only came themselves bu