Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-06
LARGE CROWD
ON THIRD DAY
OF. .ELKO RODEO
Record Crowd Enters Rodeo
Ground Gate; Good Pro-
gram PIeaseS Everyone


one OF the largest ever assembled on
the grounds. The grand stand and
bleechers were filled, and IL is esti.
mated that the total number in at.
tendance was between twenty-five hun.
dred and three thousand. There were
probably thousand visitors from the
outside. There were visitors here no,
only from every section of Nevada.
but from California. Idaho and Utah.
The wholesome sports OF the EIko
Rodeo have become known to all the
western states and each year the at.
tendance from the outside grows larg.
er. The Elko Rodeo mas become a per.
nanent institution and If properly
managed IL will reach the. proportions
OF the Pendleton Roundup and the
Cheyenne Frontier Day. II il is 10
grow. however, proportionateiy larger
purses must be offered, particularly
for automobile and motorcycle races.
Little inducement is offered to autos
from the outside, aside from advertis.
ing, as the entire amount of the purse
is not sufficient TO put car in condi.
ton TO run. much less pay the expnp...
es of bringing 1t here from a distant
point. These prizes should run from
five hundred to thousand dollars,
and the entrance fees should be placed
at from twenty-five to fifty dollf s
Our Rodeo has now reached a point
where it must either go ahead or back
ward. The business men of Elku
should see that it goes ahead. It is
big thing for the town, too big to let
II die OF its own had.
The first event yesterday was a mo-
torcycle race between AL Ward of Salt
Lake City, and Frank Horton OF Elko.
For number OF laps Ward toyed
with his opponent, as on the proceed.
ing days. Then Horizons machine
went to the bad and he was obliged to,
retire. Horton has good machine,
and he Is a good rider, but he Is not ihi
the same class with Ward. who is one
of the best in the west. A. Drumm OF
Fallon. and James X. Konkel OF Frcs.
no, who were entered for this event,
failed TO show up on the track.
In the relay race Bob Anderson won
easily. He distanced Hank Potts just
quarter of a mile.
In the roping contest Dave White
won first prize in thirty seconds.
White won in this contest each day of
the Rodeo.
In the finals OF the bucking horse
contest Bob Anderson won on Nov.
ing Picture. II was a close contest
between him, Ben Dobbins, and
Charles johnson. The majority OF the
grandstand seemed to favor Johnson,
but the judges say that he didn't use
his right spur as freely as Anderson
Those in the grandstand could not see
this as the left side OF the horse was
next to the crowd.
In the auto race, which was th'
event of the day, Buck Snelson's racel
was the favorite, and many bets were
laid between II and the field. II took
the lead at the start but in the second
lap the stearing gear broke and II had
to go TO the pit. II lost n number oi
laps and after that the only hope fol
Il was that the other machine would
break down. The Dodge, driven by
Sabeno Gavio, and the Paige driven
by Bud Bodell, hammered along con
sistently, and the Dodge won first
place and the Paige second.
Exhibition bucking horse rides were
given by Mrs. Paris Williams or
Blue Devil. Carl Sepulveda, who rode
Wild Cat bareback and without halt
er, william Field on Snake, and Dave
White on Clown. White was thrown
by Clown the day before, and yester
day he rode him with both stirrup'
tied behind the saddle. He clearl,
demonstrated that his fall the day be
fore was clearly an accident.
The attendance at this years Rodet
far surpassed expectations, and clear
ly demonstrated that the people wan
and will patronize entertainments o
this nature. We hope that every busl
ness man in the community will &c
behind the enterprise next year ant
make the Seventh Annual Rode,
something that will be credit 10 tn
community r