The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-05
WORK STARTS
ON RED LODGE
RODEO arena
SITE FOR GROUNDS HAS OLD
WESTERN ROUNDUP BACK
GROUND AND SETTING
RODEO ASSOCIATION IS NOW
INCORPORATED; MANY NOT
ED RIDERS COMING

Yesterday work started on the
Red Lodge rodeo arena west of
this city. The site picked for the
show this July will be one of the
best in the northwest country, hav-
ing right at hand everything that
the "Wild West means, the flat
level plateau with the mighty snow
capped mountains on two sides for
background. Surveying and the
starting of the grading for the
race track was the work done yes
terday by the men. They are in
creasing the size of the track I'M
til it will measure one-half mile in
circumference.
At the meeting of the rodeo
committee last evening the finance
committee who had been around
town getting money pledges from
the business people of this city re-
ported that they had received about
S2,700 and that they had promise
of $500 more that they were absol-
utely sure of which will bring the
total up to $4,000 without consid-
ering the money to be received
from concession leases and entr-
ance fees of the contestants.
Featuring Indians, cowboys,
cowgirls, trick ropers, trick riders,
the meanest of cayuses and the
trickiest of steers the Red Lodge
rodeo is certainly expected to be
one of the biggest shows of its
kind that has ever been shown any,
where. The program that is be-
ing arranged will include every
thing that is expected in such a
show. Starting in the mornings the
three days are to be chuck full of
thrills and excitement. Prizes are
to be given out as day money so
that if some of the riders have al
ready made engagements at other
shows they can at least be here for
one or two days Of the show. From
the way things are shaping out
now it is expected that prize money
will run around $4,000 In addi-
tion to the thrills Of the early days
breath takers of the modern age
are to help out the show in the
form of an airplane which will do
stunt flying and several parachute
jumps for the benefit of the rodeo
audience.
The charter making the Red
Lodge Rodeo association corpor-
alton YVES received on Monday by
b. W. Holt, secretary. Mr.. Holt
also reports that there has been
signed up for the rodeo a trick
horse and trick mule, that George
Pittman, famous trick rider and
roper, has been signed up to APP
pear here the 9Th and 9th and
that Alice Greenough who is now
on her way to this city, wired ask
ing that she be allowed contract
to appear all three days. Miss
Greenough is bringing with her to
this city Joe Orr, one of the vests
best contest riders. While it is not
known for certain it is expected
that Turk Greenough, champion
ship rider, will appear at this show
for the entire three days.
A committee was appointed last
evening to plan a children's pro-
gram, which will include contests
for the Youngsters which will be
conducted in the mornings. The
committee who is taking care of
this is composed of AL Croonquist.
Milo Schanck, Jim Plunkett, A. E.
Madsen and B. W. Holt. 1t was
also decided that all children under
twelve years of age will be admit
ted free and children between the
ages of IL and IS are to be charg-
ed half price.
A movement has been started
whereby every Red Lodge citizen
will wear a "ten-g gallon" hat the
three days that the rodeo will be in