Rodeo Makes Big Record

The Newhall Signal and Saugus Enterprise
A.B. Thatcher, Editor

Thursday, May 5, 1927

T

he Baker Ranch Rodeo last Sunday made a record for attendance, and so far as could be judged the performance was equal to anything in the country in that line.
    The full seating capacity of 18,000 was utilized and it is said that fully as many more were turned back after the seats were sold out. Most of the disappointed ones drove away, but several thousand saw what they could of the show from the adjoining hills.
    About 14,000 autos were parked in and around the grounds, and the task of getting a car out of that field was one for the experts. As the crowd had to get into the already congested traffic, a jam resulted that held the cars till a late hour, the congestion being from the rodeo grounds to Saugus. Officers kept traffic going in the fine shape from Saugus to the tunnel, although it was very heavy. Two special trains came out from Los Angeles, landing 1300 people on the grounds, most of whom found no seats. A third train was ready but on receipt of notice that all seats were gone, was abandoned.
    The rodeo itself went off brilliantly with no serious accidents. The contestants numbered 125 cowboys and cowgirls, and all the contests were fought out spiritedly. It is believed several new records were set at the affair, but officials were still checking last night to make sure.
    The contest winners were as follows:
    Cowboys' bucking horse contest — First, H. Tegland, Pauhuska, Okla.; second, K. Cooper, Newhall, Cal.; third, Thed Lee Sepulveda, Los Angeles; fourth, Walter Hecock, Fort Worth, Tex.
    Bulldogging contests — First, J.W. Harris, Fort Worth; second, John Drayer, Newhall; third, Roland Hunter, Tehachapi; fourth, Bert Higgins, Los Angeles.
    Cowgirls' relay — First, Mabel Strickland, Burbank; second, Vera McGinnis, Los Angeles; third, Ardoth Schneider, Long Beach.
    Steer roping — First, Fay Adams, Newhall, time 8 1-28; second, G. Rouff, Lancaster, 10 1-28; third, Jim Masey, Fort Worth, 13 1-28.
    Cowboys' one and one-half mile relay — First, J. Malloy, Saugus; second, Fred Hunt, Boise, Idaho; third, R. Slaughter, Los Angeles.
    Cowgirls' bucking horse contest — First, Paris Williams, Los Angeles; second, Ethel Hall, Bozeman, Mont.
    Trick and fancy roping — First, Gordon Jones, Angel City Camp, Calif.; second, Buff Jones, Los Angeles; third, Tillie Bowman, Los Angeles.
    Cowgirls' trick riders' contest — First, Rose Smith, Prineville, Ore.; second, Paris Williams, Los Angeles; third, tie between Vera McGinnis, Los Angeles, and Mabel Strickland, Burbank.
    Cowboys' trick riding contest — First, Hank Polls, Los Angeles; second, Fred Hunt, Boise; third, Buff Jones, Los Angeles.
    Cowgirls' pony race, one-half mile — First, Vera McGinnis, Los Angeles; second, Mabel Strickland, Burbank; third, Ardith Schneider, Long Beach.
    Cowboys' pony race, one-half mile — First, J. Mallory, Saugus, 1-2m; second, Fern Darling, Long Beach; third, Don Lyons, Saugus.

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