Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-04
FIRST RODEO DAY
A GRAND SUCCESS
Biz Crowd is Highly Pleased;
Two Thrills but Fortunately
No One Injured

The first day of Elko's Sixth An
nual Rodeo was grand success. y
large crowd was in attendance and
everyone was well pleased with the
days sport. All OF the horses bucked
high and hard, but the riders proved
themselves pastmasters in the art of
sticking on and at the same time
scratching 'em." Not a man in the
bucking horse contest was thrown,
and the general opinion is that the
riders assembled here this year aver.
age much better than at any of our
former Rodeos. AS a matter of fact
there are half dozen here as good az
can be found in the world, and 1t is
safe to say that there is not a horse
living that can throw any of them.
Twice the big crowd was brought 10
its feet with a shiyer OF fear, once
when Mormon Coon" fell with Indian
George Adams and rolled over and
laid on him, and when Paris Williams
OF Billings. Montana was thrown from
Cowboy Bill' and her foot hung in
the stirrup. II is nothing short of a
miracle that either of them escaped
without serious injury. Mrs. Williams
was not on the regular program but
was giving an exhibition ride. Her
horse jumped hard and continued at
II SO long that she was worn out She
started to fall and her right foot
caught in the stirrup and for several
jumps her back was across the seat OF
the saddle. Finally her foot work ed
loose and she fell to the ground be.
fore any OF the cowboys on the field
could pick up" her horse. She rose
from the ground unassisted and proved
her gameness by riding back to the
grandstand and saluting the crowd
She insists on riding the same horse
th'' afternoon IL the management will
permit her. II is interesting to note
that Mrs. Williams Is the mother OF q
baby little less than month old
Although she was thrown. Mrs. vii.
liams gave the finest exhibition OF cow.
girl riding ever seen on the Elko
Rodeo ground.
Mormon Coon" fell with George
Adams in the bucking contest. The
animal stumbled when he struck tho
saucercd part of the track, fell on hi,
right side and then rolled over on his
left side. Adams was underneath and
neither he nor the horse could get us
Before the animal was turned over
everyone thought that Adams was
either killed or badly injured. and Il
was great relief when he got vi
smiling and started to brush off hi,
clothes. He is a lucky Indian to es
cape with his life and a whole hide.
What was to have been the frs
event, a matched race for $500 be
tween Frank Smiths horse. Dewey
and John McKinncy's brown mare
was declared off.
Al Ward OF Salt Lake won the nv,
mile motor cycle race. beating Franl
Horton OF ElkO in seven minutes an,
iorty'tour seconds
Bob Anderson beat Ben Dobbins IL
the quarter.mile Roman race. Thi
was one OF the prettlcst events of tn
uay. Each had fast span of horses
and they rode them for all they wer
worth.
In the half mile dash. Dolly. cntcro,
Dy Garcia, won first place. High Ball
entered by George Dcwar, second, an
Frank Smiths sorrel mare came I,
third.
The sixth event. the calf ropIng col
'est was not concluded. as part OF IN
caves got out of the corral and coul
not be rounded up in time.
Dave White won the bull doggin
contest in twenty Ave seconds. In thI
"hito broke the record for the Elk
rodeo
IN the quarter mile dash, the NJ,
N'hney mare won frst place. Brownj
entered by Dob Anderson. was sccon
ana Baby. entered by K RI. Hall. VT
third.
IN the ninth event the buckin
morse riding contest. Dave white wo
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