The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-11-06
The Wild WEST
A GREAT SUCCESS
WILD WEST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Il. c. HIGGINS, PRES. ROBERT NELSON.
CHAS CANTERBURY, VICE PIES. WALTER NELSON.
MCKENZIE, SEC. l. H. wOODRNG.
HYssONG. PAUL ESTATE.
DUB VAN BUsKIRK. CASPER FRERK

this fact n no reflection on Mr. Cooley
because he really stayed longer than
most Of the mdo.
Peaceful Henry is the "buckingest"
bronx in the whole west. He took the
prize at Cheyenne ana be certainly
will take II here.
He is a Canon City product. having
been rAised by Charlie Reeves. Char
lie sold him for $3.50. Paul Estabe.
and two other nsn who now own him.
were offered ssos for him today. bat
refused.
Charlie Williamson put himself IN
the winning list BY riding 4 bad
steer. Mr.. Carry also rode Calamity
Jane. Who did no, prove to be much
Of a calamity.
Charles Mckinley. ex-world's cham
pion broneho buster. rode Miss Tor
nado. The Why Mas proved 20 be a
real tornado. too. But Charlie made
one OF the best and undoubtedly the
most spectacular ride OF the after
noon. He did not use the stirrups
Whatsoever and held his seat as
gracefully as N be were riding a
Pullman car. Cap Freek owns Miss
Tornado.
Lonnie Higgins rode some fne races,
but he failed TO ride the steer that
was allotted to him.
Quimby Waller vas IN the game
again this year and rode Red Head
to a staEdstiil. Strange Lady plainly
displayed that she did not like the
company and acted Up sumpin' a~-
full" But C. A Grinnsiey took her
down . peg or two by riding her we'll
Ray Reeves brought the crowd to its
feet by riding = steer. Ray Is the bes,
driver Of race horses lin this section
OF the country. He is also something
of n Jockey.
Nobody even thought Of his riding
a steer. So when he came down the
chute on the back OF beef the crowd
holiered with surprise and delight
and he fully demonstrated that he can
ride anything that comes his way. =.
Jean Mckay is bronx rider as
well as expert roper He rode Hobo
Kid with perfect ease Walt Bell was
thrown ~hiiEher than a kite by a
steer Of Jersey resemblance Walt
was game. though. and laughed with
the crowd.
The relay race proved unusually In
teresting. Four strings were entered
Walker and ouinian. Canterbury and
cribble. Higgins and McKinzie and
Ray Reeves. Five relays wer run and
under the point system the Canter-
bury string. with Willie Canterbury
up. won. ouimby Walker rode the
Walker string into second place and
chet Ryan got third for the Reeves
bunch. Cap Freek was fourth for Hig-
-. - zr.Htr.t.
The tally sheet showed:
Walker and ouinian.. J 3222 3-!2
Higgins and Mckenzie 4t43 Ill
Canterb'y and 0ribble ann 6
Rey Reeves ........ 5--ls
Five hssking bronks finished the
afternoons entertainment. They. with
their riders. follow:
Had whiskey. Otto Frans. eetem,
Mccormick. worlds champion rider;
LIshtfoot. BILLY Brown: Skyline. Hall;
Peaches and Cream. Joe Ryan.
The haif-mile cowpony race early
In the afternoon was perhaps the best
OF the afternoon. ouimby Walker. ON
Fred. took first and Eddie Higgins
was second. Johnnie Hall. on Burley
came In third. The time was IS sec
onds. From the last quarter and down
the stretch Fred and Dutch ncsed the
whole distance. It was those hat
made Fred the winner.