The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-27
AlLARO SAYS BIG SHOW
IN July WILL Be GOOD
Stampede to Be Marked by
Extraordinary Events,
Says Promoter.
BIG STARS COMING
Best Wild West Performers
in Country to Take Part
in Show Here.
BIG STARS COMING

the 1917 Missonla Stampede the best
ever staged in the west. according e
Charles Allard of Poison, one of III.
directors of the Wild West shows
Mr.. Allard, who is one of the most
prominent ranchers on the reservation
and owner Of one of the few herds of
bison yet alive. is in Missoula con-
ferring with the committee of Missoula
men who are making arrangements for
the Stampede
High class performers. who are at
the top OF their rapidly thinning pro-
fession, will ride and rope and bulldog
Mt the Stampede. Ed Mccarthy. who,
together with Mr.. Allard, is in charge
or the Wild West shows. will bring
TWO dozen performers and three score
real western horses from Cheyenne.
Mr.. Mccarthy was the originator Of
the annual Wild West performances
which are being staged throughout the
country and has for several years
been In charge of the Cheyenne From
tier Days shows, which enjoy the rep1l-
tation of being the best Of the kind in
the world
Country's Best Rider.
Jackson Shutdown, considered the
best rider In the country. is under con-
tract TO the managers of the Missoula
stampede, and viii ride here. Sun
down won the national bucking title
nv taking firsts at both Pendleton and
Cheyenne. and Is reputed to be able
to ride any OUTLAW" horse in the
United States. It will be his first ap-
pearance in Mssoula.
Many riders who have earned the
plaudits OF the crowd at former STAN
pedes Will return. Among these will
be Ben Cakes, Lee Caldwell, stellar
performer at the first stampede here
scoop Martin, and others well known
to western Montana Stampede fans.
Mccarthy will bring with him "a
riders both men and women, the best
known among them being Bill Baker.
premier bulldogger of the west, RAY
Jones, George Panicke. Jay Miller.
Gene Mckay, Bob Lee, Billy Wright
and Dan Thompson.
Old Winners Coming.
- Best known among the men who
will bring strings of relay horses here
are SLEEPY" Armstrong and "Nep"
Lynch. winners in former races.
Ropers of world wide renown, who
will give expert exhibitions of control
over their whirling lariats. will provide
a feature of the show. Sammy Car
rett, the best trick roper in the coun-
try. and George Weir. said to be the
champion roper of the United States,
will be the headliners of the roping
contest
Women Riders, Too.
Among the best known woman rid :
ers who will appear at the Stampede
are Bertha Rlanchett and Vera Nc
Ginnis. both of whom will be entered
in feature races. as well as in the
chariot races. Allard and Mccarthy
are in correspondence with several
other women riders and performers Of
fame, and expect to bring the best of
them to Missoula on July 3, and 8.
Many New Features.
Features which will be entirely new
TO Missoula Stampede audiences will
be numerous, according to Mr. Allard
stage coaches. will have a prominent
part on the program. Women's stand
ing races, exhibitions of trick roping
from bridlclcss bucking horses and
fancy riding performances Of several
varieties will also nave Il prominent
part on the program.
a buffalo chase, in which the Disons
owned by Mr.. Allard will play a pas
SiVe part, while Indians in fun war
regalia will enact the parts taken by
their torcfdthcrs centuries ago, is one
of the novelties which will hc intro
duced by the managers of the Wild
West show. II will be n wild. rxcit-
ing act according to Mr.. Allard. as
arrows and other implements of the
chase. and will drive the ancient rulers
of the prairie down the field in IA wild
chase. Bucking bulls and cows. never
used before, will have place on the
program.
longhorn Steers.
Longhorn steers from Texas will be
imported especially for the roping and
bulldogging contests. The widest
buCking horses or "outlaws" from
Cheyenne and Fendleton. will be
brought to MssOula, among them be-
Ing yellow Fever" considered the
champion bucking cayusc in the coun-
try.
American Indians in fun war re-
gala, will take prominent part in the
show. Mr.. Allard plans to make the
Indian section of the parades which
will be held during the Stampede one
which will be long remembered
Aboriginal costumes, with plenty of
paint and feathers. will abound. and
none but the best -costumed will be
admitted into the parade. The ma
jority of the Indians will be from the
Flathead reservation. though several
will come from the Umatilla reserva-
ton. near PendletOn. The Indians
will be camped near the fairgrounds
and will give war dances every night
after the evening show has been con-
cluded.
The managers plan to give snappy.
rand fire shows which last only three
hours. instead of dragging through the
afternoon. Two of the most compe-
tent arena directors in the west have
been obtained. and will run the events