The border vidette., 1928-01-07
COUNTRY'S GREATEST ROPERS
TO COMPETE AT PHOENIX
RCDEO

Doc Pardee, arena director of
the big show, announced last
night. The calf roping will have
the most spirited competition on
the program.
The big western celebration is
offering $5. 900 in prize money,
and will have a day and night
program featuring rodeo events,
running races, weird Indian
dances, band concerts, cowboy
dances, an old time fiddlers con
test, and chariot and roman
standing races. The rodeo prop
er will be held at the fair grounds
while the spectacular night show
will be held in the Phoenix Ar
mory, Homer Clark, chairman of
the Jayce rodeo committee, an
nounced.
The nationally known ropers,
coming to Phoenix from every
section of the country, will form
but small part of the 800 or
more cowboys and cowgirls who
will compete for.t the $5, 900 prize
money in addition to 20 special
parade awards. More than $50
contestants are already in Phoe
nix, and it was also announced
that 200 head of wild horses to
be used In the rodeo were stab
led at the fair grounds. The
horses are from the Horseshoe
Ranch at Cordes. Arizona.
Itwas emphasized by the heads
[of the Jaycees that it is the
spectacular night show that
makes possible the food. candy
and toys for the Phoenix Muni
cipal Christmas Tree. Homer
Clark stated that the rodeo prop.
er barely paid expenses, and
that it was up to the old time
dance hall and cabaret, located
in the Armory, to put the fund
over. He added that thousands
of persons jammed the Hotel
Adams on Christmas Eve to see
the Jaycees distribute gifts to
scores of kiddies, and that it was
the revenue from last years
rodeo that made this possible.
A purse of 81, 500 will be offer
ed in the calf roping. The day
money will be distributed as fol.
lows: first, 500; second, $50; and
third, $25. The winners will be
paid off every night at the
Bloody Gulch Bank" in the Ar.
mory, Pardee announced. The fol.
lowing four calf average money
will also be paid: first, $500;
second, 5000; and third, 500.
The following nationally known
rodeo contestants will compete
in the calf roping:
Herb Myers. of Pauhuska.
Okla, who is considered one of
the best ropers in the country.
He won more than So, 900 in prize
money last year and competed
at every important show. He
placed second in the Phoenix
show last year, and first in the
nine day Los Angeles rodeo.
Bob Crosby, of Cenna, N. NJ,
who has won more all around
championships than any man in
the country. His winning have
averaged more than $1,000 8
year for the last three years.
He won the calf roping contest
at this years Madison Square
Garden show, and was best all.
around cowboy at last years
Phoenix and Brawley. Calf,
celebrations.
Carl Arnold, of Stanley. N.
NJ, who has the honor or having
tied the three fastest calves in
the world in any one event. At
Weiser, Idaho, in 1925, Arnold
tied three calves with an aver
age time of IA seconds. He won
four first prizes and one second
place in five big contests this
year.
Jake Mcclure, of Morton, Tex.
q % year old youngster, who is
the latest rodeo sensation. He
uses loop about the size of a
nickel and is said to make rough
calves gentle.
| Arthur Beloat, of Liberty.
twice winner of the calf tying
events. at the Prescott show. He
also won the first $1,000 calf
tying contest at the Arizona State
Fair eight years ago. At that
time be was attending high
school. He won the $1,000 calf
tying contest at the 1922 State
| Fair Ho holds tho prooons