Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-05

and picturesqueness of the occasion.
These men Of the West certainly do go
in for snappy colors. No color is too
dazzling or gaudy for them. Every
other man wears a bandanna of either
pink. red, yellow or grass green, and
silk shirt of a different color. but
just as brilliant in its hue. Chaps of
either leather or angora, massive SOM
brerOs, ranging from cream TO grays
and blacks. More color is added by
the, presence of many Indians, some
of them in war paint and feathers,
with climbing bangles flashing in the
sun, some wearing hand-me-down
clothes and two-gallon hats. Then
there are the visitors from the East
in tweeds or palm beaches, and the
ranch hands apd farmers in denim.
Sam Brownell. "hard-boiled' arena
man. who has been master of cere-
monies at the Belle Fourche round-ups
for years, has arranged an interesting
program for the afternoon. and, &C.
cording to those who are authorities on
such matters, the President and Mrs.
Coolidge are going to get many thrill
before the show comes to an end. To
test the skill of the expert riders who
are to compete for the purses the
management has on hand GO wild
horses, an equal number Of bucking
bronchos, IS trained horses to be lid
den in the fancy and trick riding con-
tests, more than 120 steers, mostly
longhorns from Texas; SO calves to
figure in the calf-roping contests. and
score or more wild cows that the
riders will attempt to rope and then
milk, the first man filling a quart bot
tie to be declared the winner.
Wild Horses to Race.
Besides the wild horse riding and
wild COW roping and milking contests
there will be trick ropers, who will
attempt to snare four horses running
abreast, all sorts of lariat throwing;
trick riders going from one side OF
their running mounts to the other un-
derneath, crawling between the failing
legs, horse races between cowboys and
cowgirls and between Indian braves
and their squaws. But probably the
most thrilling part of the program will
be the bulldogging, which consists
of rider leaping from his horse be.
side a running steer and then throw
ing the latter.
A great finale will be the wild horse
race. In this event the cowboys work
in twos. Each pair is given an I'M
broken horse to saddle in the open
and ride around the half-mile track.
Cavlrymen from Fort Meade will
do some fancy and trick riding.
Among the riders in the various con-
tests will be the cream of the West
ern rodeo riders, and they will in
clude five or six women. More than
q q fvH
and the entry blanks and signs about
the surrounding country say, The
money is here, cowboy. Come and get
it,"
President Coolidge no doubt will
appear with his big two-gallon hat.
He could come all dressed up in the
full regalia of the western cowboy
if he so chose, but this is highly inn
probable. He was presented with a
complete outfit at his birthday party
Yesterday afternoon on the front lawn
of the State game lodge. The out
fit, along with saddle, bride, spurs,
blanket and riding horse,
was presented by the mounted Boy
Scouts troop from Custer, S. D. The
cowboy band from Terry, Mont,
which furnished the music for the
birthday party, presented the Presl-
dent with chaps, which contained
the word "eaP' on the flaps of each
leg.
Receives Many Gifts.
The President received a number of
other presents and almost countless
OF good wishes and con-
from all over the world.
Several birthday cakes were received,
one of them being personally pre-.
scented by Mrs. Mary HALEY, one of
the early residents Of Rapid City, but
a native of Washington. Her late
husband, James HALEY, and his broth
err John, both migrated from Washing
ton to the Black Hills in the early
eighties, and they We're the first tele'
graph operators in this section,
The newspaper correspondents and
photographers were guests OF the
President and Mrs. Coolidge at the
party.
The cowboy band amused the Presi-
dent greatly when it sang a song
about "Cal's Our Pal"
The gathering was a most demo-
cratic one, the President and Mrs.
Coolidge mingling with their guests In
a most easy and friendly manner. The
one big event of the afternoon, how
ever, was when Mr.. Coolidge appeared
attired in his new cowboy outfit
chaps, high-heeled boots and all. He
was photographed in all this costume
standing beside the horse given to him
by the Boy Scouts, but he did not
mount the animal.