The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-08-04
COWBOYS PREPARE
FOR FAIR SPORTS
TO Be / Held !. D HERE
Indians, Cowboys, Cow.
girls and Cavalry
Should Have Part
in All the Fun
PUBLIC WANTS FUN
Make Use of Materials
at Home is Demand
of Public

Up at Christensen's ranch on vii
low creek the cowboys put on some
good stunts the twenty-fifta of July
by way of testing out their Horses
and men for the Blackfoot fair, ani
they are getting line on" those
that can win.
The people at Henry, Idaho are
planning a wild west program fol
August IL and 13 and the riders will
be there. The stockmen will be
there and the folks who want to Sc
real horseranship will be there.
Some of tho Gllckfoot people are &C.
ing up to Hen.y to see the sport and
to be getting acquainted VITA the
country and Its people. Whe, the
Henry rouni-up is over there will 9
little better lineup of theresources
OF the range country, and people will
be able to form ;. better idea of wha.
can be put on al the Blackfoot fs,, b,
for all OF :hese events are intended
as forerunners of it and preparation
for the big event at Blackfoot. If
people from the valley take the trip
clear to Henry to see the rehearsal,
1t is pretty good evidence that they
want wild west sports and that the
fair board will make no mistake in
bringing all Of these riders down
that they can get.
There is rather insistent demand
on the part of the public for making
use Of the home materials of this
the Indians, the
cowboys, the cowgirls and the
cavalry to engage in all the fun and
froltc of which daring riders and
sporty horses and capable. People
who have witnessed the tournaments
u the southland are clamoring for
he introduction of the tournament
lere among the Indians and cow
'oys. They say that If southern boys
With their rather limited experience |
n horsemanship can entertain vast !
audiences thrusting the spear thru
he rings on the holder, our Indians
nd cowboys and our cowgirls should
i've some exhibitions that would
end an audience wild with joy.
good many people are CRITICS.
ng the race program that was issued
ecently by the race committee, and
re asking that it be revised upward
4 the direction of live stunts. The
indians and the friends of Indians
nd the folks who are fond of the
indians sports resent offering ten
mes as much for running races or
'otting races as for the Indian
aces. Of course it is said that it is
'orth more to raise a we'll bred
orse and train him for the track
ian 1t is to catch a wild cayuse and
lsh 1t into the race, and that larger
lrses ought to be offered for them.
ut on the other hand, people who s
t thru all the races to get to see the :
ldian races are going to be heard
the creation Of race programs and :
ley are raising their voices now in
lblic places and wherever people /
Tx about what they want at the :
ir. There does not seem to be r
uch demand for bulldogging the
eer and for riding the wild bull and
mping from one animal to an other .
the peril of life, but they like such !.
UNITS as the chair race shown last
ar and lot of different stunts
lth horses and saddles and funny =
icks. There seems to be strong y
clination for grown-ups to go to .
e fair this year to act like they
ere kiddies and If there is anything
ey want and can't have they want
know why they can't have it. The Q
lis are full of horses and riders q
ID the riders will come down and
rform If there is enough in it. The p
dians have rounded up and sold d
90 OF their wild horses, and now Il
ey are rounding up some more to r.
lie at the fair If there is enough in cl
and If they can have some fun and a
ike some money they will not d
ed to push all of them of to the 81
srket, but keep some of them here fl
: special occasions. c.
al