The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
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VALLEY FAIR
Has Relegated Racing Game to the
Scrap Heap
REAL COWBOY TALENT
At WILD WEST CARNIVAL
And Decorated Automobile Parade
Watsrmelon Day will Mako Big
Fair More Attractive

Cheyenne last week they were EN-
powered by the directors of the Ar
kansas Valley Fair to engage what
they considered the best of the real
cowboy talent for the big wild west
carnival that will be staged here in
connection with the fair, and that
they attended well to their duties
is evidenced by the fact that the
fair association has contracts by
some OF the best artists that ever
mounted pony or roped steer.
and all doubt as to the magnitude
OF the program will be presented
vanished Monday when the attrac-
tiOn committee in fOur-hour ses-
sion mapped out line of wild west
sports that will equal the best ever
seen in any part of the west. and
offered purses for several. of the
events that is sure to attract the
attention of the best riders in the
country.
With the passing OF the harness
racing game, some Of the best of
which was to be seen on the track
here, it was decided to supplant
that attraction with a wild west
carnival, but the members of the
committee have been in the attrac-
tiOn game too long not to know
that II this feature was to be made
permanent that there could be no
halfway about it and with this end
in view they are after the very best
in all lines and no effort is being
spared to give the patrons OF the
fair this year the best entertain
ment.ever presented.
Among the feature rides that will
be seen at the carnival is Sammy
Garrett, who is acknowledged, to be
the champion allarOund cowboy
in the world, a rider and roper who
has won more fame and trophies
than any other man in the saddle
and who for several years up to
the present was a feature with the
Barnum & Baily shows. Garrett is
THE holder of the big Police Gazette
trophy won several years ago at
the great Pendleton Roundup.
There are few tricks known to the
cowboy fraternity at which Garrett
is not an expert and he will be seen
here in a number of events
Tommy and Mildred Douglas,
two well known wild west perform
ers, will also be seen in the riding
of bucking horses and steers. fancy
riding and the relay races, When
tn program is published next week
every lover of sport will be given a
guarantee that the show Of this
year will be the real thing.
The committee have already con.
tracted for a large amount OF stock
to be used in the show, including
some 35 head of wild steers Of the
long horn variety that are guaran-
teed to give the riders and ropers
all they want to do, and work on
the rearrangemcnt of the fair
grounds to accommodate the show
will begin next week. The commit
tee have also decided to use wild
horses instead of mules as 1t is
found that the horses give the
audience many more thrills than
the steadier mules.
(, Another feature of the fair and
especially of Watermelon Day will
be the decorated automobile pa
rade which will be the opening fea-
ture of the Thursday afternoon pro
gram and which promises to be one
Of the most novel and beautiful fea-
lures ever introduced. Those who
have seen these parades in Other
cities know of their beauty and
with the decorations that are now
on the market it is believed that a
pageant of magnificent proportions
will reward the committee in their
efforts. One hundred dollars in
prizes will be given for the hand
soonest cars and the winner will be
awarded handsome silver trophy
to, be given by the Denver Post.
Full particulars regarding the pa
Tade will be given later.
! Hundreds OF inquireies are COM
ing to the secretary from all the ad-
! mining st atas rolatiue To the fair