Montana labor news., 1935-07-11
BUTTE RODEO TO BE
ON PAR WITH OTHER
NATIONAL SH0 W

With $50 of the best bronco riders,
bulldoggers and ropers in the world
participating. Butte's fifth annual
championship rodeo will open its gates
at the arena, near the junction OF Har-
rison avenue and Rowe road, Friday
night.
Two night shows will be given, under
floodlights, and a Sunday matinee will
wind up the big three-day celebration
sponsored by Silver Bow Post, No. /,
of the American Legion.
The celebration will open with a
Pageant OF the Old and New West, on
uptown streets Friday noon.
Purses totaling $1,150 will be offered
for winners of the various contests,
with most interest centering in the
Montana amateur bronc riding and pro-
fessional bronc riding events.
A beautiful pair of Crockett gold and
silver mounted spurs has been Offered
by County Attorney Harry J. Free
bourn to the winner of the state anna
teur bronc riding contest. This trophy
is on display in Legs jewelry store.
u. S. Senator James E. Murray has
presented a pair of Kirkendall cowboy
dress boots as a trophy for the amateur
bronze riding champion, and U. S. Sen
ator B. K. Wheeler, a cowboy Stetson
to the winner of the same event.
The Chamber of Commerce has Of
fered a pair Of Crockett spurs to the
the fastest b%ulldogger, and the Con-
nelly Saddlery of Livingston will give
a pair Of cowboy pants to the fastest
calf roper.
In conjunction with the rodeo, the
second annual American STANDARDIZED
horse show will be held daily. The
entries in this event are men and wo-
men riders of Butte and vicinity
showing the mounts they are accus-
toned to ride for pleasure only. They
are all strictly amateurs. Their APP
~pearance at the rodeo is solely for the
purpose Of giving their friends and the
general public a fleeting idea of the
local appeal of Boots and Saddles
and to stimulate interest in this in
vigorating sport.
Waving most of the technicalities o.
the conventional, full-time horse show
the judges will award ribbons to the
contestants on the following basis-5(
per cent on the horse, 80 per cent OF
horsemanship; 20 per cent on appoint
ments Of horse and rider, such appoint.
ments being judged as suitable for parl
or bridle-path riding.
Showings will be made Of each hors,
at % slow gait ~ trot, pace or sin
gle-foot; (3) canter.
Among the outstanding stars of thu
rodeo world already in the city TO.
Butte's big celebration are Hugh Ben
nett, leading contender for the title o
worlds champion all-around cowboy o
1885; Sam Garrett, worlds champion
trick and fancy roper; MISS Gene
Krieg, famous trick and bronco rider
Pinky Gist, renowned cowboy clown
and half a hundred of the outstanding
bronco riders, b%ulldoggers and cal
ropers in the country.
Siebrand Brothers combined circu
and carnival will pitch its tents acros
the highway from the rodeo arena, Civ
ing Butte a midway attraction compar
able to San Diego's Golden Gulch, o
Pendleton's Happy Canyon.
Attorney Earle N. Genzberger
rodeo manager, and Leo Cramer 0
Shawmut will provide a trainload 0
some of the toughest outlaw horse.
! bucking steers and mules, as well a
acting as arena director.
With the best rodeo stock and tn
best riders in the country, Butte look
forward to its most successful rode
I, and midsummer celebration in the city
I recent history.
Many Butte merchants plan specia
rodeo sales as an added attraction 70
out-of-town visitors.