The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-10-16
COWBOY
CARNIVAL
AND Wild
WEST SHOW

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public interest for everybody in the
upper Arkansas valley and contiguous
territory on October Soth and ais.
when the Fremont County Stockmen's
association will stage at the fair
grounds here the biggest cowboy car
nival and wild west show ever pulled
on in the Rocky Mountain region out
side Cheyenne. Wyoming.
Arrangements have proceeded 10
such a point as to assure its success
under favorable conditions OF weather
and the management is confident of
being able to provide its patrons with
the "classiest" sport OF the kind ever
witnessed in Colorado. All over FIRE.
mont. Teller. Park. chaffee. Custer and
Pueblo counties the cattiemen. cow
boys and range riders are getting
their -broncs" in trim for the event
and the widest horses OF the ranches
are being rounded up in readiness
to be brought here to furnish amuse-
ment for the great throng OF people
that will attend the tourney.
The affair is going to be so inter-
esting that the Canon City Chamber
! OF Commerce has taken 1t up and is
cooperating with the stockmen's as
sociation in the preparations for tho
celebration. which has been officially
denominated is Fremont County's
Wild West Days" Prizes aggregAt-
ing fifteen hundred dollars will be
given to the winners of the contests.
Of which two hundred and sixty-five
dollars viii be awarded to the riders
in the bucking stunts alone. There
will be all kinds of races known to
cowboys and they will be participated
in by the best riders In Colorado and
adjoining states All of the horses
that took part in the recent Colorado
Springs wild west exhibition and Top
OF the World tourney at Victor viii be
here. as well as many others equally
untameabIe. The cowboys are coming
from every direction and some OF the
prize winning riders al the last
Frontier Day celebration at Chey-
snne will compete here for new laur-
els.
An exceptional degree of interest Is
being shown in the coming sports by
cattlemen and ranchers over wide
range OF territory and they are ex-
pected to bring such a throng Of Wis
itors to Canon City as mas not been
seen here for n long time. The buck
ing contests. relay races. and kindred
events will attract an aggregation OF
cowboys and wild. untameable steeds
that in number. as well as in skill and
endurance. such rs has not been wit
messed in the upper Arkansas valley
for many years 1t will be n gather
ing we'll worth waiting for and Is be-
ing looked forward to with the utmost
anticipation by hundreds OF people
here and elsewhere. Plan your busi-
ness affairs so as to be able to attend
both OF Fremont County's Wild West
Days at the fair grounds on oc-
tobcr 5oth and 31st- II will be gath
ering that you will not soon forget
and will provide you with n class OF
sport unequalied in variety and skill
to be found anywhere west OF the Mis-
souri, river
The officers OF the forthcoming
tourney are f. c. Higgins. president:
Charley Canterbury. vice president
and W. A. Mackenzie. secretary. The
executive committee Is composed OF l.
F. GribbIe. Dudley p. Van Buskirk.
Walter Nelson. Lou woodring. Casper
Freek. Paul Estabe and J. C. Hyssons.