American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-09-21
WINS
APPRECIATION IN
NEIGHBOR CITIES
COST APPROxIMATING $4,000
PRACTICALLY MET BY RE-
CEIPTS- CONCESSIONS LIVELY
IDEAL WEATHER GREAT BOON
TO ATTENDANCE.
FINANCIAL REPORT soon
Secretary G.. G.. Sweeten Expects to Be
Prepared to Report to Directors
Next Week - BHcking Purse Split
3 Three ways.

Total receipts for gate, and grand
stand were slightly less during the last
roundup than they were last year,
amounting to $2,578, according to 7.
=. st. John, officer in charge. This
amount together with entrance fees,
concession earnings and other m,scel-
laneous receipts, it is believed will
about meet the total expenditures for
the 1922 RodeoN
The secretary G. G. sweeten an
nounces that financial statement will
be available next week and will pro-
bably be published at that time. He
gives the assurance that only small
percent of the guarantee, If any at all
will be required of the guarantors. The
total cost of the Roundup and fair rx-
ceeded $4,000,
No better Roundup program was
ever presented at American Falls than
the one concluded last Friday accord
ing to the verdict of those familiar
with Roundup history. Visitors from
Malad, Pocatello, Holbrook, Burley,
Preston, Blackfoot, Mackay and many
other neighboring cities joined with
the local people in praising the work
of the Association In every detail
Ideal Weaher.
Three days of ideal weather added
wonderfully to the pleasure. of the
spectators. This with the prompt man
ner in which the evnts were run kept
the grandstand and bleachers enter.
tanned every minute Of the three days
At no time was the program of the
day more than fifteen minutes behind
schedule and usually 1t was several
minutes ahead. The twenty two daily
events were run off in slightly oyel
four hours and among them were
bucking with 28 entries, calf ropinl
with IL to 18 entries and chair race
with 18 entries.
The cowboy relay was probably tn
prize event of the Roundup. With sever
strings contending for the daily purs
of $3.50 there was plenty of competi
tion. The Hit and Bryant strings
which finished in the order named tn
first two days were both put out O
the running the second day when tn
former lost his saddle and the latte
left the track on his last mount How
ard Jacobs rode the Hit string Wit
his usual speed and was closely sec
onded by Bryant who placed well u
in the money in several events.
The bucking purse of $3.50 was di
vided equally between Slim Wager
Robinson and Glenn Hughes after tn
judges had witnessed seven rides TO
bucking finals. Ollie Anderson an
Bd. Boise were strong conteniers i
this event, also.
All horses ran true to form ever
day with the exception of those in th
Indian pony race. Snake, ridden
Lavatta failed to win from Blac
Beauty the Pekbro horse in the II
dian pony race as he did the two frs
days Temple Standard the McLaugl
lin horse took three firsts in the fiv
eighths mile from all entries. Yam
won the half three days in snccessio
and proved herself probably tn
fastest racer on the track.
Lemoine Howard, was temporaril
stunned in the finish of the Quartz
Friday when he was thrown from HI
mount Strawberry after he had d
tempted to ride between two otht
mounts He recovered immediatel
however His mother In the Crane
stand tainted when the accident occu
red and had to be taken from I'll
grandstand.