Western Kansas world., 1916-08-05
THE FIRST GENUINE ROUNDUP

Kansas City, Mo-, July 3I.-Kansas
City is to see its firsrt genuine Roud-
up at the old Federal League Park
Sept L, 2, B, 4.
This announcement was made to-
sday by Col. ] A. Bartles, wealthy oil
and cattle man of Dewey, Oakla. oma,
who has staged the Roundup in his
home town annually lor the past ten
years and which has the reputa-
tion of being the squarest, the biggest
and the best in the United States or
Canada. 1t is Mr.. Bartles intention
to make the Kansas City of steer
roping, bronco busting, wild horse
racing, bulldogging, trick riding and
trick spinning the best ever staged in
this or any other country, and those
who know Mr.. Bartles know he never
does things by halves. When he
promises a thing, one can bank on if
being more than the promise.
Kansas City is the logical place for
the Roundup, and the dates are ideal.
The last day is labor day.
The Cheyenne Frontier Days cele-
bration is now on. The Stampede
will be held in New York August 5th
to l2lh- Chicago dates for similar
are August 10Th to
9th. Championship records will. be
smashed at all these events; and as
all the participants are Western men,
the Kansas City dates have been SO
arranged as to invite them to stop
over here on their home to the west
ern cattle ranges. This insures the
very best talent in the world.
The ball park will prove to be ex-
actly what is required for this con-
test. The fence will be moved back,
making an arena TOO by 1000 feet and
additional seats will be erected to
accom- odate 10000 spectators.
In addition to the prizes offered by
the stockmen and business men of
Kansas City, Mr.. Bartles has made
up a prize list of SO, ,24O in cash. The
purses for the steer roping and bronco
contests will be 50, 900 each; cowgirls
bronco riding contest $1,000; steer
bulldogging. $1,000; trick riding and
trick roping, 600 each; wild horse
race, $40 These are the largest
cash prizes ever offered, and the con-
testants will represent every section
of the country, guaranteeing the
best exhibition that can be secured
in the world,
In addition to the contests, there
will be Indian war dances, Indian
bands, Indian bands, Indian contests
and reunion of ld-time cattle men,.
frontiersmen, stage coach drivers and
the pioneers who blazed the trail with
their six shooters on t. e side of tina
law and reclaimed from the buffalo,
Indian and eatlaw. tde west now
gone forever.
"Batp Masterson, the noted city
| marshal of Dodge City, now of New
York City, will be invited to be
| marshal of the event, and Bill filgh-
man of Oklahoma fame, and others
whose names are famous with early
western history will attend the event
as Mr.. BartIes' personal guests.
| Miss Lucille Mulhall, the worlds
champion steer roper and rIder-the
only woman who can successfully
compete in a roping contest-will be
one of the contestants.
This will be contest from start to
finish, not a wild west show, not a
circus, not saIaried man in It. A
real contest participated in only by
the sons and daughters of the prairie.
who will here in miniature re-enact
1.-THE part played by the dauntless dead
in the west that is gone forever.
/ Wanted-POsitiOn as steam enQf-