The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-09-06
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PREVIOUS EFFORTS
Greatest Crowd in Seventeen Years
Entertained Here With Labor
Day Celebration; Races
Rodeo and Barbecue

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Winnemucca's Rodeo celebration
of Labor day proved to be sur
prise to even the most sanguine of
well wishers of the volunteer fire.
men, who this year, as in years gone
by, sponsored the event, for while it
was known that the firemen were
out to better their own good previ-
Gus record in this line, there were
few who expected that the affair
would take on the big-town aspect
which it did, and to say that the
crowd of visitors here, said to have
been the largest since a memorial
occasion seventeen years ago, were
fully satisfied that the pleasures de-
rived compensated for the trip here
would be putting it mildly, for they
were not only satisfied but actually
enthusiastic. Likewise the home
folk have only praise for the fire.
men and already talk is being heard
that a means should be found SO
that a permanent rodeo grounds
may be secured and adequate cor
rails and fences erected before the
passing of another year, SO that
Winnemucca's annual Rodeo may be
looked forward to with pleasure and
certainty. All of which speaks more
highly of the Rodeo than any mere
newspaper words.
Opinion is that Monday, the Sec
ond and last day of the celebration,
was better from a Rodeo stand
point than was Sunday, not only
because the horses seemed to buck
better on that day but because the
events were run off with rapidity,
thus getting away from wearisome
delays which in the past in this and
other cities have caused spectators
to become restless and lose the
spirit of excitement.
Another matter frequently COM
mented upon was the splendid show
ing of horse flesh about the city
and at the grounds during the cele-
bration. It truly seemed that no
finer looking set of horses could be
found anywhere.
Aside from the big dance which
ended the celebration Monday night,
the carnival features, special picture
show, the music of the Stewart In
dian school band and the barbecue,
the Rodeo was of course the big
feature. Only two near-accidents
occurred, one being when a wild
horse bucked into the center of a
striped-down Ford in which nine
men were standing, resulting in
Fritz Buckingham being kicked in
the groin and several of the others
being more or less scratched up, be-
sides fairly demolishing the car,
while the other was when AL Holt's
saddle came off during a cowpony
relay race, Holt being thrown heav-
lily and the horse stepping on one
Of his feet.
Winners of the several e-snts
were as follows:
First Day
Quarter mile race-Shorty Hop
kins, first; w. H. Cooper, second.
Ladies race-Mrs. D. McB. Rose,
first; Miss Frances Parkes, second /;
Miss Annia Pearce, third.
350-yard race-Shorty Hopkins,
first; Bill Sharon, second.
Three-eights-n1ile race - Shokty
Hopkins, first.
Stake race-Shorty Hopkins, first;
Sam Davis, second.
Pony express race--Shorty Hopkins,
first; AL Holt, second.
Novelty race--Hopkins, first; Bald
win, second.
None of the small boys stayed in
the calf riding contest.
Wild horses, bareback-Pedroli
Holt, Hopkins, Walker and Sharon
all stuck.
Ladies' bucking contest-Mrs
Edith Wolfenberger.
Relay race-Hopkins, first. Holt
did not finish because he was thrown
when saddle came off.
Bucking-Pedroli, Holt, Walker
Sharon, Baldwin, Fresia, Adams
and Julio Laucerica all rode, but
Fresia pulled leather.
Wild horse race-Buck Pearce
first; Hopkins, second.
Bulldoging-Lee Walker, first.