Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-09-11

Inc uIln Qay OF the Fourth An.
nnal Rodeo and County Fair of Ellio
did not draw more than half the av-
erage crowd of previous DAYS. The
attendance was in the neighborhood
OF 1900. The weather was fine. and
many pronounced this day the most
enjoyable of the week. They were
OF course the race fans.
The program started with 600
yard horseback race. The race was
contested for by Dolly, rider Dennis
Reiley, owner William Robbins; San
dy, ridden by Indian Wooden Jimmie;
Frenchy. ridden by Fay Ward, owner
K. Hughes; Jerome, ridden by Earl
Simpson owned by James Bett: Kid
owned by Bill Herbie ridden by Earl
Stenovich; Stage Line ridden by Earl
Howard, owned by Roy Primeaux.
From the start the horse Dolly took
the inside and jumped out for long
lead which she retained, coming un-
der the wire winner. Jeronimo was
second. The time was 80 seconds.
The following race was l mile
sulky, trotting race. There were three
contestants, Sadie owned by Mrs.
Bradley, Brown Carrie owned by Con.
stable John McCombs of Wells and
Flash owned by Curtis of Lamoille.
The three horses started nicely, but
the McCombs horse showed burst of
speed In, the first quarter that nearly
distanced the other, horses, and left
Brown Carrie an easy, winner with
Flash second. The time was min
utes. s''
Third on the program was tho $50
yard pony riding race. The horses
entered were Babe belonging to E.
Stenovitch, ridden by Gooding; Lit
tie Buck belonging to c. CHASER, rid.
den by Glaser; Rex owned by Joe
Facha ridden by Griswold; Bonito was
entered but upon being measured was
found to be over IA hands high, which
was the limit, so this horse was bar
red. Dolly also was found to be over
IA hands high when the horses were
O. measured, and Dolly was unable to
enter.
Pinto owned by G.. S. Garcia was
ridden by Sam Young. Stenovitch
won this race in neck to neck finish
over Rex who was very close sec
ond. The time was % 1-5 seconds.
The ladies' riding race of a quar-
ter mile was next. There were ent-
cred Dolly, owned by William Rob.
bins and riding by Dorothy Morrell;
Sadie, owned by Chas. Keas and rid
den by Mrs. VIM. Robbins; Jeronimo,
owned by James Bett and ridden by
Stella Maude Star; and Brown Kid
owned by James Campbell and ridden
by Miss Shirley Worden. Had it not
been for the accident that happened
in this race It would have been the
pretuest one of the day. The horses
took standing start and Miss Word.
ems horse was not so quick at jumping
so some of them passed her. Her
horse made herculean effort to
emerge from the group and in doing
so slipped, and Miss Worden was
thrown violently to the ground, light.
in gon her side and sliding forty feet.
The fall Mortified the crowd, but only
temporarily hurt the young lady was
brought from the track in an auto,
mobile. To-day she is as well as ever.
The finish of this race was an ex-
citing dash, the three remaining rid
ers using every effort to win. Stella
Maud Starr on Jeronimo finished first,
Dorothy Morrell on Dolly came In
second and Mrs. VIM, Robbins mount.
ed on Sadie was third, Time 26 sec
onds.
John Stenovich then attempted to
make display ride bareback on
Moving Picture, one of the bad buck
ers OF the week, but the horse threw
him al the second jump. A side bel
was then made that Stenovitch could
not stick on the horse, the wager be
ing for $50. The second time that
Stenoyitch rode the horse he did not
use the spurs enough to make the
animal buck and he won the $50 east
", as the horses did little moro than
rum ~
The last race of the day was free
for all for half mile. There were
seven horses that started. They were
Kid owned by Jim Campbell, ridden
by stenocitch; Regret owned and rid
DEN by Earl Green; Governor owned