The Grangeville globe., 1921-09-08
BORDER DAYS MANAGEMENT
PLACING BIG AWARDS
FOR FEATURES
~ ~As
1926 for Single Event. Wicked and Plenty of Enter
tainment Being Signed Up; Management of Show Arran
ing Grounds and Seating Accommodations.

Smashing all prior records In the
matter OF cash awards to the winners
in Border Day events directors Of the
1921 Border Days which is to be fea-
tured in Grangeville ON September 2s-
29-30. early this week announced cash
prizes totaling 1925. for the cowboys
bucking contest alone. This amount
refers to the bucking contest only and
is separate and apart from the cash
prizes to be given in the various other
track and arena events each day.
Large Cash Prizes.
This total Of 1926 for a single even.
is by far the largest purse ever hung
up for backing contest in this section
and should attract riders from all
parts OF the country. Cowboys who
enter in the bucking contest will COM
pete each day for first money Of SIS
and sedoni money amounting to $40
The finals will be held ON the last
day and the prizes will go as follows
in the championship event: First
money $3.50, second money SIS, third
money $25. An entrance fee of only
$5 is to be charged which entities the
entrant to ride in the daily contests
and to compete for qualification in the
grand finals. The winner will be pro-
claimed the 1921 Border Days cham
piOn rider, in addition to the big casl,
prize
Many Interesting Events.
A card of about 10 or 16 events. en-
bracing the entire scope of range
sports and contests, has been arranged
for each day. This program starts az
/ 80 share each afternoon at the new
Border Days park and embraces calf
riding, trick roping, mule, riding, stee,
riding, cowgirls bucking contest, steer
roping, bulldogging, cowboys bucking
contest, wild horse race, COW pony race.
Indian race, cowboy fashion revue.
Border Days horse race, cowboys re.
lay race and various other events in
the arena and ON the track.
Workmen started Tuesday morning
on the job of putting the finishing
touches on the Border Days park I'm
readiness for the show. A force of
seven or eight men is busy shinglinc
<he big grandstand, erecting "A band
stand, corrals and pens and arranging
to conveniently handle the crowds.
Every addition at the grounds and all
construction work is being put up per-
manently and when the gates are
opened the first day of the 1921 Border
Days Grangeville will possess one of
the best municipal parks Of the kind
in the northwest.
Bleachers for 1000.
Bleachers which will comfortably
seat more than a thousand persons
will be erected on either side of the big
grandstand. These and the grand
stand, corrals, pens, bandstand and
oher buildings will be Permanent and
ditions to the park.
Regulation Track.
In the center of the arena will be
regulation track. This is to be cir.
cled by woven wire fence topped by
plank of generous size. All arena
events will take place on the inner cir
Gle and all races viii be run on the
track proper. Heretofore, Border Days
has been staged each year without a
regulation track but the new park at
fords both track and a splendid arena
Park ting space for autos Is to be pro-,
vided practically the entire distance
around the track excepting at the en-
frances and exits
Build "Buclsing Chute"
W hat is known as "bucking chute
is tp be construed leading into the
arena. This is the plan used at Tber.
mopplis and Pendleton and other
places where western shows are fa-
nous and does away With the tedious
and time-killing process of saddling
the bucking horses in the arena. With
the aid of the bucl1ing chute horses
may be saddled rapidly and safely and
no time IS lost.
Select Judges.
,'ldgf Ct all track and arena events
were selected by the directors yester
DAY They are Seth Jones, known as
the worlds biggest cowboy" George
Behean, presiden of the 1919 show
and Ed Vincent, well known Salmon
river rancber. They are to be Judges
IN hll tha. the name implies and will