The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
BIG COWBOY STUNTS
 AT THE STATE FAIR


 PHOENIX, Oct. 30. = With two world championship events as the star attractions of the cowboy sports pro- gram at the Arizona State Fair, with $8,000 to be divided among the win ners of the various contests, and with many famous rough-riders from all parts of the West already on the local ground with their strings of bronchos, exceptionally keen interest is being manifested in the coming rodeo to be staged as one of the big features of fair week, November 3 to 8, inclusive.
 Jack Barber, member of the Ari- zona Livestock Sanitary Board, is su- perintendent of the cowboy sports program this year and this in itself assures an exhibition and demonstra- tion of the life on the range as it is today.
 a "Our whole idea in staging these sports," said Barber today, lis to du- plicate the actual life on the ranges of Arizona, portraying in detail the methods utilized on the roundup and depicting truthfully the sports in- dulged in by those who spend most of their life in the saddle"
 "The exhibition will be devoid of any trick specialties in riding or rop- ing as such. No extra premiums or cash emolunients will go to any one engaged in such performance, but every exhibition of the kind will be strictly competitive"
 The entire area enclosed by the half mile track is now being fenced with high wire fence, and the two main attractions of each days program, the calf tying contest for a purse of $2 ,O0O, and the bullying contest for purse of $2,000, will be staged with in this area. It is expected that there will be at least 100 participants in each of these world championship events.
 At the back of the arena are locat- ed the corrals and chutes from which the animals are released running di- rectly toward the grand stand. The actual tying and throwing of the ami mals will be in view of all spectators. This arrangement, says Barber, will eliminate the disadvantage of former years. On more than one occasion in the past stock has jumped the rail into the race courses to the great dan ger of drivers and horses and inter ferring seriously with the track events. Under the present arrange ment no such danger exists; all the spectators will be barred from the inner field and tracks, thus giving full view of the activities from the grand stand.
 Heretofore the animals have been released from the north end of the field. Many were tied long before they reached the center of the grand stand thus preventing those occupying the south end from seeing anything of the contest.
 The relay races, the pony express races, the broncho riding contests for men and women will be staged on the half mile and mile tracks. The whole program is being arranged in co-ordi- nation with the track events proper with the result that the spectator is assured of one continuous perform ance.
 The wide interest in the coming cowboy sports program is manifested in the fact that already entries have been received from Canada, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Texas and Cal ifornia points, as well as Arizona. Entries are coming in from all the famous broncho riders of the noun tain states. Notice was received by Barber today of six entries from Cal ifornia.
 Several relay strings are already on the ground including those of Bob