Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-07-03
Calgary Exhibition
and Stampede Will
Be Held July 6 to II

with ten-Star program OF attrac-
tons which include the North Ameri-
can and Canadian championship cow
boy contests, stage show par excel
lence and an exhibition of livestock
which will not be surpassed anywhere
on the continent, the 57th annual Cal
gary Exhibition and Stampede will be
held at Victoria Park during the week
of July to July IL.
Today, ]. Charles Yule, manager of
the Exhibition and Stampede an
nounced that despite wartime restric-
tons, the board of directors of the big
show will be able to present every fea-
ture which in past years combined to
make the big western celebration the
most outstanding event of Its kind.
Included in the impressive list are
the following: A half million dollars
worth of purebred horses, cattle, sheep
and swine housed in the commodious
cattle pavilion: agricultural, industrial,
art and ladies' exhibits, portraying the
amazing transformation of Canadian
activity and production to wartime
conditions; the world famous SIAM
pede parade scheduled for 10 a. m. on
Monday, July 6, headed by the greatest
parade of men of the armed forces
ever seen in Western Canada; stage
attractions including the tuneful mus
ical extravaganza, "On to Victory
The worlds championship cowboy
contests, featuring the famous Range
land Derby-the chuckwagon race in
which 20 of the fastest chuckwagon
outfits in the west take part; horse
racing with seven races daily, and a
number of Indian races thrown in for
good measures.
Spectacular fireworks displays In the
grandstand enclosure on Monday eve
ming, July 6, and Saturday evening
July IL; the popular livestock review
in front of the grandstand on Friday
morning, July 10. commencing at 10
O'Clock, which will be attended by
10000 children and adults; the big
all-Canadian midway-"Frolic Land"-
which will feature big wild animal
circus in addition to rides and games.
Other added attractions will include
the Indian village on the grounds in
habited by Blackfeet, Stony and Sarcee
Indian families; the Old Timers and
Pioneers hut where the men and wom-
en- who blaZed the trails in the early
eighties gather to swap yarns about
the days gone by. and the special
program in front of the grandstand on
the closing night, Saturday, July II,
which includes the presentation of
trophies and prizes to the new cowboy
champions and a parade of Indians
across the stage.
Departing from the usual custom of
inviting an internationally known per-
sonage to formally open the show, the
1912 Exhibition and Stampede will be
opened by four representatives of the
Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian
Army (active), the Royal Canadian
Air Force and the United States army.
The men to be selected will be chos-
en- from the lowest ranks in the armed
forces, and when they are chosen they
in turn will select one of their number
to deliver the brief opening address.
Exhibition and Stampede patrons
will find some outstanding improve
ments when they visit Victoria Park
this year
Designed to accommodate about 4 400
persons, new bleacher stand has been
erected Immediately adjacent to the
west end of the big steel and concrete
grandstand. 1t has been constructed in
such manner as to permit additional
entrance and exit facilities to and from
the grandstand enclosure, in addition
to providing better view of Stampede
and stage show events for bleacher
patrons.
A new and improved stage has also
been constructed, with underground
dressing rooms for the stage stars, and
a portable stage section which will &C
commodate the most extensive stage
sets and lighting apparatus.
All in all, the 57th annual Exhibition
and Stampede should be a milestone
in the history of Calgary and prepara-
lions are under way to handle the
largest crowd in recent years.
All inquiries should be directed to
]. Charles Yule, manager, Calgary Ex-
hibition and Stampede, Ltd, Victoria
Park, Calgary, Alberta.