FAMED RIDERS IN CONTEST

Battle for Biggest Purses Ever Hung Up
for Roping and Riding in West
Will Bring Out 500 Contestants
Mirth and Thrills Prevail

Sioux City, Ia., June 1.-
Announcement by business men in Sioux City that $30,000 will be spent in providing purses and attractions for the Roundup celebration to be held here July 3, 4, 5 and 6 has drawn from the west and southwest letters from scores of cowboys and cowgirls saying they will compete for world championship in the various events to be staged.

The Roundup organization was perfected as a result of the success had when three years ago a Frontier Days celebration was put on. The sports of the old and untamed west, as staged at that time, drew in 40,000 people and the program was heralded as the most successful amusement event ever staged on the Interstate Livestock fair grounds.

Joe Morton, secretary of the fair, is to be general manager of the celebration and is assisted by Homer S. Wilson, the only cowboy editor in the world, who will act as the arena director.

Because of the fact that world championships are involved in the outcome of the contests and because thousands are exoected ti attend the celebration the railroad companies now have under consideration a scheme for excursion trains to be operated on July 4 at least, and possibly on the other days of the contest.

Cowboys and cowgirls from Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska are to trek across the plains to attend the meeting. The bucking horses and the cowboy squad that made the Cheyenne days famous will take a special train to the Sioux City celebration. From the Mulhall range, pet camping spot of Theodore Roosevelt, 20 cowgirls and 30 cowboys will ride to the joust.

Chuck wagon and stage coach races, night shirt and relay races, the time honored potato game of the plains and the grab race, all spectacular and laughter provoking events, will be staged each day of the show. There are to be 18 contests each day, with the special events centered on the Independence day program.

The heroes of the cowboy movies have entered their names as contestants here and from all the cities where war horses are being recurited for Europe the riders who are paid to tame the man killing bronks will come.

Special morning programs are being worked out for July 4.

The Roundup celebration will revive that custom of the old west, namely, the coronation of a cowgirl queen, to rule during the four days of contest. The queen will be the center of the motion picture reproductions. The queen is to be surrounded with a court of beautiful girl riders and will lead the grand ensembles at the opening and closing of afternoon programs.

It is expected that some twenty girls will seek the honor of heading the Roundup.

At least four motion picture companies are seeking the exclusive right to photograph the western sports events.

The show is to be augmented with a miniature reproduction of "boom town." In the stands, flaunting the gay colors of the plains, barkers will preside.

Cowboy hats and kerchiefs will be the predominating feature of the style show in the grandstands and the official call of the Roundup, "Ride that bird! Let's go!" will be sounded by thousands, the chorus being led by the plainsmen in the contest areas.