The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-29
MANY DARING EXHIBITIONS
AT CHEYENNE CELEBRATION

AT CHEYENNE CELEBRATION.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Aug. %. - nj
teen thousand people at Frontier park
this afternoon Witnessed a five-hour
program OF Wild West Sports which
was worthy of the audience. The
day finished the prelim naries To
worlds championship contests. T
morrow the cowboys will ride and
rope in finals.
Today's program was marred by
no serious accidents, despite sus-
tanned and strenuous action. Maxey
johnson, colored. was kicked in the
side and stretched. stunned. With
fractured ribs; Mrs. Mary b wen
was thrown in relay race and
rushed from the track in an ambu-
lance; Simon Smith was kicked in
the head and face but merely ten
porarily disfigHred; Trooper Smith
vas thrown in a Cossack ride and
sorely bruised; Kirt Aacon was stun
ned when bucked by an outlaw;
Frank Simon suffered a similar fate.
and half score OF ether contes-
tants were trod upon, Hell uion
and walked upon by horses; no one
was seriously injured
The steer roping was notable for
the number Of men who made the
tie. and for the failure OF much
touted contestants to live up t their
regulations. Bert Weir of Mona
ment \. NJ. claimant of a worlds
record of q seconds, roped doubly
to make certain of a While rope
after the bust was executed but his
tie was but 1:oG. nearly twice that
of the best mark of the contest.
Jimmy Hunton of Wyoming made
the best tie of the day, ;46 % sec
onds. Eddie McCarty of Wyoming
went after the worlds record in his
rOping and busting but slowed up on
the tie and finished in one minute
flat. William Hale of Oklahoma was
slow on the bust but marvelously
rapid on the tie, finishing in Us 81.
James banks of South Dakota. tied
in 1:09 Other contestants made
slower records than these or failed
to tie at all
Hugh Clark, his horse pulled down
and over him by the first terrific
bust, remounted and busted a second
time, finishing in the remarkable
time, under the circumstances. of
1;41.
Roy Gale of Wyoming made the
most spectacular ride of the day
when he subdued Grizzly high
jumping sun-fisher, and Jimmy Hun
ton earned prolonged cheers by his
reckless performance on Red Cloud.
Charlie Mckinley of Colorado, eX-
champion, made technically per
feet ride on Bald Hornet. Henry
Webb, tWo-time winner of second
money at the Canadian stampede and
touted to win the frontier cham
pionship, debonairly rode Bobcat into
submission.
Gail Downing OF California, made
beautiful ride on Lillian Russell
! Joseph Miller of Denver chung like
wart to the back of Powder River
racing high jumper
Midnight quickly deposited Kirt
Aacor of Wyoming upon the sod and
Longtime laid out Frank Simon of
| Wyoming at the first jump, the cow
boy alighting upon his head and los
ing interest in proceedings for sew
eral minutes.
Anarchist proved worthy of his
name by kicking Make Johnson into
insensibility. landing left hook on
the jaw of 81 Smith and milling
nightly under William Powell, who
stuck like burr.
Nose Reeder of Montana could not
goad Rainbow into resistance suffi-
cient to test his skill.
Tom Horn was a mediocre per-
former when Floyd Carroll, Wyom-
ing, sunk spurs into his hide.
Rickert Ann ran away with Gene
Mckay of Wyoming, the cowboy hay
'ng better opportunity to show tai
ent as a jockey than as a buster.
Miss Leonard Mattingly, brun.
cite beauty from Byers, Colo, won
the woman's relay race in dashin
form. Hazel Hoxie of California
pushed the winner hard and Theo
dore Hampshire of Oakland ran
third.
Failure to drive a single tent
stake lost for Louis Cooks team
a roundup wagon race which wa:
amaz 'ngly prolific of strenuous actor
Eddie McCarty's team taking the
money.
Minnie Thompson of Montana rode
| White Anpel tn n finish Made,