Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-17

for best time IN the i've Gays racing.
Each days race will be four laps on
the half-mile track. using four mounts
and making three changes.
Similar rules govern IN the mems
relay, to be run daily for a 81 800
purse. Secretary Moore has sent out
the terms of the race to owners of 40
relay strings in different parts of Mon
tana, and expects to have a well-filled
field.
Assurance has been given that sta
! bles of more than 80 harness and run
/ ming horses will come in from the Da-
! kota and Wyoming circuit for the Mid
land Empire fair at Billings the week
! before the state fair. and for the Cen
trail Montana fair at LeWistown, the
week after. In addition, a number of
horses are working out daily at the
fair grounds now.
All Montana Auto Races
On each of the five days there will
be a five-mile race IN the mile track,
open to Montana Fords only. for a
purse of 5000. On Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday. free-for-all automobile
races will be run over q five-mile dis
lance on the mile track, open only to
Montana cars with Montana drivers,
for a purse of 5000. Entries are COM
ing in from all parts of the state for
these events.
Continuing the idea of state con-
tests further, the Montana state fair
this year offers the first annual state
horseshoe tournament, state golf driv-
ing contest, state sheep Shearing cham
pionship race, and state fair trapshoot-
ers' tournament. OF these. only the
sheep shearing contest will be held
before the grandstand. and it promises
to be one of the novel events on the
bill for three OF the afternoons of the
week. Secretary w. B. McLennan of
the International Sheep Shearers'
union is in charge, and those fortunate
enough to have grandstand seats on
the afternoons when this contest is
staged will see something entirely new,
which will occupy only a brief time on
the program.
Golf Fans to Compete
The golf driving contest. which is IN
der. the direction of John NJ. Power
of Helena, one of the executive board
members. is expected to bring contest
ants from each of the - golf clubs in
Montana. 1t will be from a raised
platform in the infieId of the half-mile
track before the grandstand and bleach
ers. and will take place On Friday and
Saturday of fair week. Friday for the
individual and Saturday for the five
man team events. Fine silver trophy
cups are offered for winners.
DIR. r. r. Frazier of Helena is in
charge of the horseshoe tournament.
Entries are being made by men from
all parts of Montana who have conf
dence in their ability to toss more
Fingers than the other fellow. Trophies
and cash prizes are offered here. The
annual horseshoe tournaments of the
Iowa and Minnesota fairs have become
features of central interest.
NJ. y. Chatfield of Helena and Game
Warden Fessenden of Ennis are ar
ranging details for a session of clay
bird experts during fair week. Other
contests may be held if plans now being
carried along appear to arouse suffi-
cient interest.
Bozeman Roundup Coming
Fast action and plenty of thrills will
be afforded visitors this year when the
widest stock and the best riders of the
annual Bozeman Roundup snap into
view in intervals between races. John
ny Mullens. the big Roundup's arena
boss is in entire charge of this part
of the show and he promises that there
will not be 81 moment of wait or drag.
Riders will ride bucking horses and the
nearly un-rideable Brahma steers, and
there will be bulldogging and steers and
calf roping directly before the stands.
Corrals and chUtes have been built
opening on the track and pointing di-
rectly toward the stands. Contract for
these features has been closed with
Ringing & Work. owners of the famous
Roundup of Bozeman.
More than usual care has been shown
this year in picking the band music
and the selection has fallen on the
far-famed Butte Mines band of Butte,
composed of IS pieces, under the direc-
ton of Sam Treloar; the Great Falls
band of IS pieces. sponsored by the
kiwanls club of this city, and the Cap
ital City band of Helena, also 2S pieces.
The band schedules are: Tuesday,
Helena and Great Falls; Wednesday,
Great Falls and Helena: Thursday,
Butte and Great Falls; Friday. Butte
and Helena; Saturday, Helena and
Butte.
Many Attractive Features
The Montana Aero club of Helena
will have planes in the air during the
fair and a landing place has been pro-
vided out in the infieId of the mile
track where the planes will alight and
take off in passenger-carrying flights
directly before the spectators eyes.
Other air features are balloon and para
chute acts.
c. A. Jakways, state game warden,
is responsible for the appearance of a
brand new feature on the fair grounds
this year in the form of a Montana
m~enagerie of wild animals in connec-
ton with the usual showing of native
fish in aquaria. Cages and pens are
being built on either side of the walk
to the fish and game building and in
them live bear. wolves. coyotes, noun
tain lions, badgers, porcupine, elk,
deer, antelope and wild game birds
will be viewed.
Entertainment for Queens
The fairest daughter from each of
30 to 40 Montana counties. competitor
for the signal distinction of becoming
Montana's queen for the week. will be
subjected to a dizzy week of enter
tainment arranged under the direction
of Mrs. Ralph Q. Kaufman of Helena,
who is arranging for the care of Hell