The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-22
ALL READY FORLONC LOOKED
FOR EVENT, BORDER DAYS;
ELABORATE PROGRAM
Grounds Hard to BY Any ii State Now Ready Magni
ficent Grandstand Bleachers, Etc; Numerous
Special Features Booked

Border Days park, Grangeville's new
playground, Is ready for the
opening of the Seventh Annual Border
DAYS show next Wednesday. Carpe,l-
ters and laborers will practically fin
ish the work tomorrow and the inter-
vening days will see the park and all
its equipment and improvement in
readiness for the opening day Of the
three days of western sport and con-
tests. 1t is park that would he Il
credit to any city two or three times
the size Of Grangeville.
The big grandstand is complete e,
the last detail, as are also the bleach
ers along the east and north walls OF
the park. The fence around the regu-
lation track Is ready for the sprints Of
the bang-tails and the COW ponies and
the arena is all set for the bucking
horses, frisky calves and wild steers.
All corrals, chutes and pens for the
stock are finished and ready for occu
pancy.
With the big show almost a weel;
off the stage is set.
Everything and everybody is ready
to "Cut 'em Loose"
1t looks like the best show OF iti
kind ever held this far west!
Approximately 90 head OF buckins
horses have been signed up for thu
show and these will be in ths. city no
later than next Sunday when the try
outs for stock for the bueking contest
win be held. Exhibitions of riding o
championship. class will be. witnessei
at the PARK next Sunday when the try
outs start and it is expected that quit
a crowd will be out to watch the fur
Practically all the buciCers come fror
various parts Of Idaho, Lewis and Ne
Perce counties, so the stoGk may b
said to be of local origin exelusivel.
Over 30 head Of Wild horses, for tn
wild horse races alone, will be brougf
to the city the latter part Of the weel
These wild horses are never used
the bucking contests. A big bunch {
calves, mules and wild steers ha,
also been engaged for the show. A
this stock will be In the corrals an
nearby pastures the first Of next wee
The committee actively in charge
arrangements for the show. consis
ing Of Hub Wood, Mat Geary and Cha
lie Campbell, announces that all buc
ing horses brought to town will
given tryout and il they are foul
up to standard arrangements will
: made to enter them in the events. TT
outs will be held at the park beginnil
Sunday and continuing to the ope
ing Of the show on Wednesday.
The cowboys bucking contest wi
u OF course, be one Of the maip ever
x Of Border Days. The committee q
y nounced a cash prize of 1926 for Il
= one event alone. At first an entrar
81 fee Of S. was decided upon. but at
~ meeting of the directors yesterday Il
~ entrance fee for the bucking cont
was cancelled leaving the field Fl
to the cowboys to contest for the
cash prize and the Border Days cha
pionship free of all cost Already
number Of entries have been listed
:, this event. Day prizes will be gi,
nh T1- II
I. will be held Friday afternoon the L
n day of the show.
!, The daily program OF western eve
> at the Border Days park includes c
riding potato race, riding steers, c'
-, girls bucking contest. trick and fal
/. roping, steer roping, cowboys mule
:, ing contest, mule race, wild horse 7,
49, Indian pony race, cowboys fashion
vue, squaw race, cowboys bulldog
contest, cowpony race. Border d
horse race, cowboys relay race ,
cowboys bucking contest. Other eve
will also be featured each afternoon
Cs- The big show opens Wednesday "
cowboy parade through the do
W. town streets. Bill Jones, well knt
TX stockman of the Boles country,
lr- be in charge Of this event. Pr
ch VITA he awarded for the best appear
ac- cowboy and cowgirl. It is expet
his that several hundred riders will
on pear in This parade tn. commi
elf and cowgirls will be admitted fret
ne Border Days park daily.
isl. The aerial circus, featuring ].
strange in triple parachute drops