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Show Iron Rangers to Stage Eleventh Annual Rodeo Saturday, July 2 The eleventh annual Amateur Rodeo sponsored by the Iron Rangers Riding Club of Cedar City Ci-ty will be held again this year in connection with the Independence Independ-ence Day celebration. The one-night one-night event, slated for July 2 at the Iron Rangers' Canyon Arena, approximately three miles east of Cedar City on Utah Highway 14, will feature some of the best stock in Utah for the main events in bare-back bronco riding, rid-ing, calf-roping, bull-riding and team roping. In addition there will be women's barrel racing, the girls' goat-tying contest and a calf-riding event for youngsters up to 15 years of age. There is no age limit for contestants of the women's barrel race or the girls' goat-tying event. Entry fees for the specific events are as follows: Bare-back bronco riding, $10.00. Calf-roping contest, $20.00. Bull-riding event, $10.00. Team Roping contest, $20.00 per team. Girls' goat-tying event, $3.00. Youth Calf-Riding contest: No entry fee. However, a cash award will be given to the winner of this even by the Iron Rangers. According to Douglas S. Clark, chairman of this year's rodeo, all contestantc must enter their specific events before 5:00 p. m. on July 2nd. In order to be legally legal-ly entered, the full amount of entry fee must be paid by the 5:00 p. m. deadline. All prospective prospec-tive contestants are encouraged to complete entry early as number num-ber of contestants will be limited. lim-ited. They should contact by mail or telephone, either Paul Douglas, 171 South 100 West, or by phone, 586-6949, or Tom Coon, 559 West 200 North Cedar City, or by phone 586-4381. Purses will be a division of the total amounts of entry fees for each event in addition to added cash given by the Iron Rangers. A new rodeo queen and two attendants at-tendants will reign over the affair af-fair which is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p. m. Gate fees for observers are $1 per adult, 50c per child, 12 years of age or under, to six year of ,age. No charge for children six or under. |