, 1924-08-28

any previous years the show w;
and expensive but the benefits del
rived from the show more than pay
the Chamber of Commerce and the
city off Rawlins for putting on this
class of entertainment. Rawlins has
passed the stage of country town and
h put on a rodeo tina was more
than a country show-the opinion
OF several Cheyenne men who saw
the Rawlins rodeo and the Cheyenne
Frontier celebration say that the
show was almost as big and the tai
ent shown was every bit as good as
that in the Cheyenne celebration.
There is a general opinion among
The Rawlins citizens that this rodeo
should have more than paid for it
self and it will be hard for them to
realize that there was a deficit of
about $1,000. AS is usually the case
most persons do not realize the great
expense connected with one of these
shows. This rodeo, the largest and
best ever put on in Rawlins had, in
proportion the greatest expense that
has ever been connected with past
shows. The Republican is not able
to print in this weeks issue a de-
tailed financial statement, however
80 49, 49," = ooa NhV committee
will have the statement and desire
that it should be printed so that
all may see wherein lies the heavy
expenses. 1t cost about $4,000 to put
on the show and approximately ST.
600 were collected, including gate
receipts, entrance fees and conces-
sions. The Chamber OF Commerce
Will have to stand the deficit, but
as stated the advertisement for the
city, the idea of the rodeo, Is worth
much more than the expense to the
Chamber of Commerce. This year
no donations were asked from any
of the Rawlins merchants as COM
pared to about 5000 donated last
year. thus this years show can be
considered n winner and a money
making proposition.
There have been several COM
plants made that not enough local
talent was entered. This years
rodeo was open to the world and
the talent came from all over the
United States with the result that
some OF the worlds best talent was
shown. This show was n big AFFAIR
and was more than a county rodeo.
however. there were several events
for local men and a few prizes were
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have one OF the best rodeos in this
part OF the country. which means
one OF the best rodeos In the world.
1t must put on more than n small
show and this year Rawlins' repu-
tation will be established all over
the country. At the same time this
years success was due to the support
OF the Rawlins and Parco people. the
support from Saratoga was not what
II should have been on any where
near the support thai the Rawlins
and Parco people gave the Saratoga
show.
With the exception OF a few min
utes on Wednesday the weather was
ideal for the show. all OF the events
We're run off smoothly and I'm good
order and time and the excellence
of the show annot be too much en-
phasized. The committeeman |, W. !
Dlnsmore. Gus Fleischli. Jens Han
sen, Charlie Vivian and /. X. Miller
are to be congratulated and thanked
for the work and interest they took
in putting this best OF shows across.
One other noticeable feature OF the
show and as far as Rawlins Is con
cCrned, a big feature TO be realized. |
Is the support the rodeo received
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thru Rawlins. Many OF the tourists
owe In RawlinH and attended
the show all three days. Many OF
them were on the grounds aH early
II o'clock and took a great inter-
est In the eyents-they are the ones
who viii greatly help to advertise
throughout the country and
II Is indeed gratifying to see such a
large representation and the best
part OF 1t ls hat they were very well
satisfied.
In last weeks issue the Republican
printed the winners for Wednesdays
The following are the win
ncrs for the last two days OF the
show:
Thursday
Calf roping. best time made-Lee
20 seconds. Billy bingham
20 seconds: Bob Crosby and Jack
80 seconds.
Ladies' IN milo relay raec-Lor-
cna Trickcy string FIRST. walters
second. Mnbic Strickland
third.
FIvc-eighths mile p. & II. special
Irwin frst. Walters second. Saw
yer third.
BulldosEing best time made by Lee
1A</6 seconds. Floyd
- %-6 seconds. Mike Hast
- seconds.
Ons-haif Nile Carbon county spec
iai-Tchsnor on lrish Lad hSt.
Chsssborough on MAJ. Dave Vests