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Show "STAHPEMT HONORS WILL BE DECIDED AT TODAY'S EXHIBITION Wyoming Delegation Has Challenged Winners, and Their Dell Is Accepted. The scheduled Stampede contests will be finished this afternoon and winners of prizes and championships announced immediately following the last event on the program. The show will continue con-tinue tomorrow and Saturday and as the boys from Wyoming, who arrived Monday have not as yet succeeded in capturing any of the prizes, they have expressed themselves aa anxious to make a favorable impression before the close. As a eossequence, the events scheduled for the remaining three meetings meet-ings will if anything be more interesting interest-ing than any yet witnessed. Each event on yesterday's program was a feature in itself as all participants partici-pants were on their mettle owing to the fact that the meeting is drawing to a close Saturday and those who have been unfortunate in handling their mounts are anxious to redeem themselves. them-selves. The largest crowd of any day was present and its appreciation was xignifled bv continual cheering whether the participant succeeded or failed. After a Bard fight, Ed Gibson of Pendleton, Or., woo the cowboys' relay race from Earl Gibson. Rose Wenger was the favorite in the cowgirls relay, but was beaten by Ruth Wiseman of Wells, Nov., Tom Osborne of Fort Hall, Ida., won the Indian relay after a pretty pret-ty finish, his nearest opponent being pocketed by the tricky assistants of the winner. Ben Beaton again won in the chariot race. In the bucking contest, Roee Wenger was badly shaken up but succeeded in staying with her mount. L. W. Minor was not so lucky, his horse jumping the fence and falling on the rider. The coolness of Minor and the assistance of those near him when he was "dumped" aaved him from any injuries further than a few scratches and a general shaking up. Minor and Jim Massey both succeeded in conquering con-quering steers in the bulldogging eon-test. eon-test. Minor in forty seconds and Massey in thirty-nine. Frank Huntsman, a member of the loeal police force, was an added attraction attrac-tion vesterday. He was offered a prize of $25 if he succeeded in riding "Spot." a wild steer, long enough to show that ho was really seated on his mount. And he rode for several seconds, sec-onds, although he admits that he ia well at -fie that it was not necessary to stay any longer in order to get the prize. The Indian dances were as popular pop-ular as over. As soon as the winners of the championships cham-pionships are announced, the Wyoming aggregation have decided to issue challenges chal-lenges to them and the Stampede contestants con-testants have already agreed to meet them. This afternoon 's program starte-l at 2:15 o'clock instead of 2:30, owing to the added numbers of events on account of the challenges issued by the Wyoming boys. |