The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07
WESTERNERSO OUT FOR $4O,OOO PRIZE
 MONEY IN RODEO
Great Affair Opens Wed- nesday at Madison
 Square Garden
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cowboys and cowgirls, a record en- try, who will compete for $40,000 In prize money in the tenth annual world cham pionship Rodeo, at Madison Square Garden, which be- gins next Wednesday night and runs right through to October 27, are in New York and rarin' to go.'
 Most of the tophands have made the long journey in their automo- piles and several others have brought along their cowponies in trailers.
 Managing Director W. T. John son arrived last night from his ranch at San Antonio, Texas. in advance of soc head of livestock which will be used in the classic.
 There will be parade next Wednesday afternoon. Manager Frank Moore is completing the line of march. He is in high hopes of having Mayor LaGuardia greet the contestants on the steps of City Hall.
 Good Business
 Like the recent nstic encounter New York City will be enriched hundreds of thousands of dollars with the return of the ROdeo par ticipants. The hotels close by the Garden are beginning to i'll up as well as the restaurants. The cow boys and. cowgirls pay their own entry fee and expenses. They are good spenders. The cowgirls while waiting fo rthe Rodeo to begin spend most of their time shopping, bringing home with them the latest fashions. The cowboys, too, spend most of their winnings on clothes.
 It is not divulging any secret to state that it costs the Madison Square Garden Corporation $25o,- 900 to put on this wonderful at- traction. The stock supplied by Colonel Johnson consists of 500 head of bucking horses, parade horses, wild cows, wild Brahma steers, wild Mexican steers and Brahma calves.
 One special train of fourteen ventilated baggage cars carried the stock from San Antonio to the New York Central yards at 41st street and 11th avenue. From there the horses were led to the Garden proper where they are housed in the basement. The cattles and calves were hauled in large trucks.
 It may surprise people who att tend the Rodeo to learn that the feed bill amounts to $500 day. The animals are fed the best grade of timohy hay and oats. It takes about 50 people day, hostlers ana | feeders, to take care Of the cattle and horses. There are 1A0 head of horses used for parade and grand entry purposes. These horses are all equipped with Western saddles, Navajo blankets and brides. The equipment is valued at $150 each All the stalls and pens in the base- ment are betjded with peat moss, a special bedding which comes from tn, bogs of Ireland. The contests include saddle and bare back bronk riding, calf roping, wild COW milking. steer wrestling, or bulldogging; steer riding. The exhibitions are trick and fancy roping. quadrille on horseback, basketball on horseback, Hardy Murphy on his famous horse Buck, and the cowgirls' trick and fancy riding.
 Champions
 All of the 1894 winners will de- fend their titles. They Include Vaughn Krieg, Holly, Co, bronk ridingfi Betty Meyers, Okmulgee, okla, trick and fancy riding; Rube R ,berts, Fort Worth, Tex, steer pIaNkfnnf Idaho, both bareback and saddle bronk riding; Everett Shaw. No wata, Okla, calf roping, and E. Curtis, Fl Reno, okla, steer riding.
 Prominent calf ropers include: F. Pardee of La Junta. Col; Rich ard Merchant, Kirkland, Ariz.; Everett Shaw. Nowata, Okla; Ike Rude, Mangum, Okla; Carl Shep- pard, Cibeque, Arlz.; Everett Bow man, Fort Thomas, Ariz.; John Bowman, Trent, Tex; Herbert Mey- CTS, Okmulgee, Okla: Ralph Ben nett, Plains, Tex; Hugh Bennett, Fort Thomas, Ariz.; Allan Holder. Midland, Tex; Jake Mcclure, Low ington, N. Mex; Hugh Ridley, Red Hook, okla; Dick shelton. Tilden, Tex! Dick Truitt, Stonewall, Okla: Irby Mundy, Uteyville, Col; Charles Jones, Van Horn. Tex; Roy Matthews, Spafford, Tex; Fred Beoson, Kansas City, Kan; Harry Hart, Pocatello, Idaho.
 Bulldoggers, or steer wrestlers-- Blackie Russell, Les Vegas. N. Mex; Slats Jacobs, Merriman, Neb.; Shorty McCrory, Marland, Okla; Jack Kerscher, Blackfoot, Idaho; Oklahoma Curley Roberts, Chickasha, Okla; Everett Bowman, Fort Thomas, Ariz.; John Bowman, Trent, Tex; Tom Hogan, Duncan, Okla; Hugh Bennett, Fort Thom- as, Ariz.; Gene Ross, Sayre, Okla; John Kreig, Holly, Okla: Rusty McGinty. Plains, Tex; Dick Shel- ton, Tilden, Tex; Andy Curtis, Fl Reno. Okla; Ed Curtis, Fl Reno. Okla; Dave Campbell, Bartlett, Neb.: Mickey McCrory, Broadus, M mt; Rube Roberts. Fort Worth, Tex; Jimmy Nesbitt, Tucson, Ariz.; Dick Truitt, StonewalL Okla, Hub Whiteman, Clarksville, Tex; Goldie Butner, Charming, Tex; John Witcher, Miles City, Mont; Mike Hastings, spofford, Tex; Shorty Kicker, Ranger, Tex.
 Saddle bronk riders--Milt Moe, Perry, okla; Cliff Helm, Dallas. Tex; Harry Van Camper, Fort Worth, Tex; Earl West, Perry town, Tex; Slats Jacobs. Merriman, Neb.; Melvin Tivis, Faith, s. D.; Ken Insley. San Antonio. Tex; Roy Gafford, Casper Wyo.; Leonard Murray. Fort, Worth. Tex; Al Carey, Fort Worth, Tex; Marvin Dunbar. Long, Utah; Cecil Henley, Eays, Wash: Pat Woods. Newhall. Cal; Buster Brown, Houston, Tex; Eddie Curtis. Fl Reno, Okla; Pete GrNbb, Blackfoot, Idaho; Bob Askins, Ismay. Mont; Burel Null key, Salmon. Idaho: Nick Knight, Cody, Wyo.; Whitey Rains. Billings. Mont; Leo Murray, Fort Worth. Tex; Hugh Ridley, Red Oak, Okla; Bobby Gerhardt. Sheriden, Wyo.: Billy Bishop, Denver Col; Jo:n Jordan, Alberqueque, N.Mex.;