World's Oldest Rodeo® 2019

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The City of Prescott welcomes you, and is proud to be home of the World’s Oldest Rodeo™ Prescott-az.gov

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On the Cover: Cowpuncher’s Ranch Bronc Riding, Miles DeWitt

CONTENTS

Authentic Western Tradition .................................3 Rodeo Performances and Events Schedule ........5 President’s and General Manager’s Letters .........7 Board of Directors ................................................7 PFD Office Staff, Chairmen & Asst. Chairmen .....9 Governor’s and Mayor’s Welcome Letters .........13 Welcome Letters - Quad City Mayors.................15 Yavapai County Board of Supervisors ................15 Prescott Frontier Days® Rodeo Royalty ............17 What is Prescott Frontier Days® Rodeo ............19 Rodeo Dance and Band .....................................19 History of World’s Oldest Rodeo® ......................21 Who was Jack Daniels .......................................23 Wild Horse Race - Xtreme Bronc Riding ............25 Steer Wrestling ...................................................27 Bareback Riding .................................................29 Tie Down Roping ................................................31 Saddle Bronc Riding ...........................................33 Team Roping ......................................................35 Barrel Racing ......................................................37 Bull Riding ..........................................................39 Steer Roping ......................................................41 All-Around Cowboy .............................................43 Rodeo Livestock - Humane Facts ......................47 Harry Vold - Stock Contractor .............................47 Grand Marshall - Clyde Allred ............................50 Photos from the 2018 PFD Rodeo .....................52 Grand Entry ........................................................53 Randy Corley ......................................................54 Pioneer Family - The Bassett Family..................57 Rodeo Rules .......................................................59 Rodeo Parade ....................................................61 Specialty Act - Diamond Z ..................................61 John Payne - One Arm Bandit ............................63 Barrelman Justin Rumford ..................................63 Tough Enough to Wear Pink ...............................65 Obituaries ...........................................................68 Those That Lend a Hand ....................................73 Luke Kraut - Bullfighter .......................................76 Quirt Hunt - Bullfighter ........................................76 Comm. Ser. Foundation Poster and Members ...77 Happy Hearts for Exceptional Children ..............81 Warren Wuthier and Chuck Sheppard Awards ...83 Old Timer’s Reunion ...........................................85 PRCA’s Circuit System .......................................87 Junior Rodeo ......................................................91 Traditions ............................................................92 PFD’s Past Presidents and Directors .................95 We Rodoe - We Give ..........................................85 World’s Oldest Rodeo® List of Champions 97-100 PFD Membership .............................................101 Fund Raiser Trail Ride ......................................101

Yahoo Travel has named Prescott Frontier Days® Rodeo as the one event in Arizona you cannot miss!

Prescott Frontier Days® Rodeo Committee and membership remembers longtime former member.

James E. (Jim) Konecny Sept 21, 1923 - Dec. 3, 2018 Jim was a charter member of Prescott Frontier Days, Inc., and was one of the first members to achieve the Juan Leivas award for 25 years of service as a rodeo chairman.

2019 Program Program Design & Layout - Michael Csontos & Mella Dee Wagner Photographers: Dale Miller Cover Design Brian Wilson/Lewis Marketing Cover Story “Authentic, Western, Tradition” 2019 Program Sponsor Prescott Newspapers, Inc. The Daily Courier - Prescott Valley Tribune Chino Valley Review Printed by Prisma Graphics, Phoenix, AZ

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Authentic Western Tradition Those three words define Prescott Frontier Days, Inc.® and the World’s Oldest Rodeo®. Each year, we embrace a portion of our western culture and try to celebrate the meaning and traditions that exist because of our history. This year, we picked three words that truly define the experience that thousands of people have had with decades of time passed.

It has been said many times that Prescott is known for its western culture, its friendly atmosphere, wonderful climate but none so deep as that of the home to the World’s OLDEST Rodeo®.

To break it down even more for the purpose of this article, we will try to define what each word means to us and hopefully our wonderful rodeo audience will agree.

Authentic – to us means, something that is the real deal...it is the World’s Oldest Rodeo® on paper, in the history books and can be traced back to early 1888 newspapers as such. The dictionary defines the word as “not false or copied; genuine; real”. When people come to a rodeo performance for the first time, we can guarantee they will experience a piece of the old-west and it will be unique to other events taking place in Prescott. It has also become unique and well-known for its deep roots and birthplace to professional rodeo.

Western – to us means, the way of life. This town is known for its rich, western culture and we believe that is why so many people choose to live here. It is the old-way of doing business with a handshake; the ranching and cattle industry (which is how rodeo first got its start); and the friendly face-to-face interactions that still continue at the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

Tradition – this is where we hang our hat! This Rodeo is known around the world for its traditions.

From the historic way we host our grand entry (serpentine style), to the wild horse race (as we start the rodeo events), to the team ropers who come out of the same box (very unique to this rodeo) and the history of how professional rodeo got its start here at

the World’s Oldest Rodeo® (rules used today were established at this rodeo).

It is truly our goal that each of you find yourself embraced in an Authentic, Western, and Traditional experience. If you are not having the time of your life, we would be bummed and honestly a little startled.

Enjoy the World’s Oldest Rodeo® and if we can do anything to make your experience better, please let us know!

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There’s lots going on and here’s the schedule to keep things straight:

2019 Rodeo Performances

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Saturday Sunday

July 1st @ 7:30 pm July 2nd @ 7:30 pm July 3rd @ 7:30 pm July 4th @ 1:30 pm July 5th @ 7:30 pm July 6th @ 1:30 pm July 6th @ 7:30 pm July 7th @ 1:30 pm

Daily Courier Wrangler - Tough Enough to Wear Pink York/Ram Country Bank Jack Daniels Murphy’s Restaurant Coors/Canyon Distributing Pepsi

Gates Open 2 hours before Performance Time

2019 Prescott Frontier Days® Events Happy Hearts Rodeo for Exceptional Children Rodeo Dance Come & kick up your heels and a little dust with fellow rodeo fans, cowboys, cowgirls, and rodeo contestants!

A great time with ‘Five in the Wheel’ band.

Kiwanis Kiddie Parade Prescott Rodeo Days Fine Arts & Crafts Show Sponsored by Prescott Downtown Partnership Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. Parade Whiskey Row Boot Race July 4th Celebration & Fireworks (Fireworks start at 9 pm) Fireman Hose Cart Races Cowboy Church A tradition in itself, join us for a non-denominational church service.

UPCOMING Royalty Gymkhana World Series Roping Yavapai Fair Prescott Frontier Days 22th Annual Trail Ride - Live entertainment, campfire, good company, good food, new trails and a live auction.

Olsen’s EquiFest

July 1, 5:00 pm *July 4, 8:00 pm-12:00 pm *July 5, 8:00 pm-1:00 am July 6, 8:00 pm-1:00 am * Family Night July 5, 8:00-10:00am July 5 - 7

Prescott Rodeo Grounds BMO Harris Bank Parking Lot 303 N. Montezuma Downtown Prescott Cortez & Goodwin St.

July 6, 9:00 am July 6 immediately after parade July 4 Noon-10 pm fireworks start at 9 pm July 7, 9:00 am July 7, 10:00 am

Courthouse Plaza Whiskey Row Downtown Prescott

EVENTS July 27 & August 10 August 31, Sept. 1-2 Sept. 5-8 Sept. 27-29

Sept. 13-15

Courthouse Plaza

Watson Lake Cortez St. Prescott Rodeo Grounds Grandstands Prescott Rodeo Arena Prescott Rodeo Arena Prescott Rodeo Grounds Prescott National Forest, Groom Creek Horse Camp Prescott Rodeo Grounds

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Prescott Frontier Days® Inc.

I would like to welcome everyone as Prescott Frontier Days® Inc. presents the 132nd World’s Oldest Rodeo® and festivities. The history of this rodeo is extremely rich in “Tradition” and is the definition of “Authentic Western Rodeo”. We have the top cowboys and cowgirls competing on some of the most CHRIS GRAFF premier stock in the industry (Vold Rodeo President Company) and the best professional rodeo production contractors in Pro-Rodeo. We want our fans to enjoy every minute of rodeo action and cheer loud to let our cowboys and cowgirls know how much we appreciate them! We encourage you to join us for the annual rodeo parade on July 6th downtown around the Plaza and see “Authentic Western Tradition” displayed by our parade entries, including the Prescott Rodeo Board of Directors aboard the wagon pulled by the amazing Diamond Z English Shire Horses. Downtown again this year, folks can dance the nights away after the rodeo on Thursday through Saturday.

First two nights are family nights and then Saturday night is 21 and over. Live music by 5 in the Wheel is sure to make an enjoyable way to end the night. We hope you have an amazing experience full of fun and excitement at the Prescott Frontier Days® events. I would like to thank all the contestants, fans, sponsors and volunteers that make this the #1 Best Historic Rodeo in the country!

Wish Everyone Safe and Happy Trails and Always Stay Cowboy!

Chris Graff President

Welcome to one of the World’s Greatest Spectator Sports – ProRodeo! The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) with 644 rodeos and $49 million in prize money sanctions The Prescott Frontier Days® J.C. TRUJILLO World’s Oldest Rodeo®. The General Manager Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association is the largest ProRodeo Organization in the world of rodeo. As we celebrate 132 years of Authentic, Western, Tradition, we honor all our past contestants and winners of 132 years of ProRodeo. Past cowboys, volunteers, and sponsors are what made this rodeo what it is today. The Prescott Frontier Days® Rodeo is very honored to acknowledge past champions.

This year our parade Grand Marshall is Clyde Allred, 1956 Calf Roping Champion, Wild Cow Milking Champion and All Around Cowboy. Clyde was a top cowboy at Prescott Frontier Days® Rodeo and rodeos throughout the country for many years. Also, he raised and raced top quarterhorses and served as the State Racing Stewart for 17 years. Please enjoy our vendors and merchants during each performance. Set back and witness Authentic, Western, and Tradition: The Prescott Frontier Days® World’s Oldest Rodeo® Gracias J.C. Trujillo General Manager

2019 Board of Directors

Greg Jordan Vice President

Mary Ann Suttles Secretary

Martha Brogan Treasurer

Michael Davidson

Jack Berry

Greg Lazzell

Bill McAnulty

Irene Winter

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PFD Office Staff Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. P.O. Box 2037 Prescott, AZ 86302 928-445-3103

Christina Moffatt Administrative Assistant

Office Hours: 9am - 4pm Monday - Friday Email: info@worldsoldestrodeo.com

Mella Dee Wagner Office Manager

2019 Prescott Frontier Days® Rodeo Chairmen

Chairmen 2019: Front Row: L to R - Richard Guinn, Suzy Davidson, Lynn McDougal, Brenda Griffin, Kim Nabb, Ivory Fulkerson, Summer Logan, Nicole Daniel, Becky Cochell, Cherye Jechura, April Sauvan, Joe Butner. Back row: L to R - Ronnie Owens, Tony Griffin, Steve Orosz, Doug Diven, Brett Mills, Steve Myers, Neal Nabb, Stan Narwold, Sandy McClintock, Jeff Bashaw, Tony Adams, Mike Robinson. Not pictured: Mella Dee Wagner, Dan Rogers, Cassandra Carlson, Jack Vance, Denine Graff, Penny Pauletto, Barbara Boyer, Dave Morano, Debbie Tuttle, Shelby Blocker, Diane Judge, Steve Myers

2019 Prescott Frontier Days® Rodeo Assistant Chairmen

Assistant Chairmen 2019: Front Row: Lto R - Kim Nabb, Danielle Adams, Gail McElhinney, Pat Sayers, Ashley Fiske, Charlene Weaver, Pedro Navarro. Back Row: L to R - Don Davis, Cheryl Sirback, Ruth Ramsey, Genay Sottile Diven, Jordan Cook, Marty Orosz, Susan Davidson, Jack Ray. Not pictured: Jerry Watson, John Boyer, Rennie Anderson, Michael Doyle, Brenda Steelman, Casey Robinson

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Welcomes Rodeo Fans!

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1888-2019 - WORLD’S OLDEST RODEO - 13 STATE OF ARIZONA - OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Welcome!

As Governor of the State of Arizona, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2019 Prescott Frontier Days - 132nd annual World’s Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, Arizona.

Since July 4, 1888, Prescott has been the home of the World’s Oldest Rodeo and this year’s rodeo theme is “Authentic Western Tradition.” The Prescott Frontier Days is the most anticipated event of the year and brings many participants, families and friends, and fans from around the world to share in festivities and world class rodeo. This year’s parade theme is “Honoring Our Every Day Heroes” to honor the patriotic spirit and America’s birthday.

This event is sure to continue the legacy of celebrating 132 years of rich western history, and I thank the organizers, participants, sponsors, and the community for their efforts in preserving the spirit of the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

Once again, welcome, and best wishes for a successful event.

Sincerely,

Douglas A. Ducey Governor State of Arizona

CITY OF PRESCOTT - OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Greetings, Rodeo Fans, and Welcome to Prescott: We are thrilled to host the 132nd edition of the iconic World’s Oldest Rodeo. We are proud of our Western heritage, and Prescott Frontier Days® is one of the most anticipated and celebrated events of the year.

Our rich history also includes the establishment of Prescott in 1864 as the Territorial Capital of Arizona. Prescott is home to the iconic Whiskey Row, the Sharlot Hall Museum, which houses the territorial governor’s mansion, the Phippen Museum of Western Art, and the Smoki Museum.

Prescott is an ideal place for those seeking a historic, charming community surrounded by natural beauty, infused with culture and higher education. With a comfortable year-round climate, access to the Prescott National Forest, over 450 miles of multi-use trails, five sporting lakes, and four museums, Prescott offers “Old West” culture mixed with artistic creativity and a love of the outdoors.

While in Prescott be sure to visit our one of a kind, locally-owned shops, restaurants, bars, breweries, and cafes that add to the unique charm of our city.

Thank you for joining us to celebrate the 132nd World’s Oldest Rodeo, and over 155 years of rich Prescott history. Enjoy the rodeo, and best of luck to all of our riders and contestants!

Sincerely, Greg Mengarelli Mayor, City of Prescott

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A Big Local Welcome

Town of Prescott Valley

It is with great honor and pleasure that I welcome you to Prescott, Arizona home of the World's Oldest Rodeo©.

The rodeo is an exciting time for our communities to showcase the amazing events and venues that the Prescott and Prescott Valley area has to offer.

As the Mayor of neighboring Prescott Valley I would like to personally invite you to explore the fantastic hiking, golfing, shopping and hospitality that Prescott and Prescott Valley have to offer. Whether you are hiking Thumb Butte, fishing in Fain Lake or even catching a concert or show at the state of the art 5000 seat Findlay Toyota Center, all who have visited will agree that our area is a one of a kind location to visit, explore and relax.

For those of you who live in the Prescott/Prescott Valley area I am sure you will agree that even though we may have grown in size and population over the years we have not lost that small town feel that we all fell in love with when we moved here. Our residents enjoy the friendly community and knowing that we truly believe in each other and that every citizen and visitor is valued. Prescott Valley is proud of being the safest community in northern Arizona and we want you to know that our Public Safety Personnel are some of the best in the country.

In conclusion thank you again for choosing to spend your time in our area and we are confident you will make memories and want to come back soon. Do not forget to tell all your friends and family members about what a great time you had here in our great community!

Sincerely, Kell Palguta, Mayor Prescott Valley, Arizona

Town of Chino Valley It is a pleasure for me to extend personally, as well as on behalf of the Chino Valley Town Council and the residents of Chino Valley, a hearty country welcome to all fans of Prescott Frontier Days, Home of the World’s Oldest Rodeo. While you are here, we welcome you to take a short drive north of Prescott on Highway 89 and come pay us a visit in Chino Valley.

While you are out our way, just meander out to Old Home Manor where an 80 acre equestrian park is being developed. Come and enjoy our beautiful bright blue skies, rolling hills and antelope a plenty, breathtaking sunsets, beautiful night skies. Stop and satisfy those big appetites at one of our local eateries, do some shopping in our unique retail areas, and then just relax a bit and take in a breath of fresh, clean country air.

Mayor Darryl Croft Town of Chino Valley, Arizona

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors

Welcome to the Prescott Frontier Day’s 132nd Rodeo, the World’s Oldest Rodeo!

The act of rodeo is as old as cattle raising itself! It is only fitting that we celebrate this year’s Rodeo and Independence Day with a theme of “Authentic, Western, Tradition”. July 4th, 1888, became the birthday of professional rodeo when a group from Prescott, Arizona, first formalized the “cowboy tournament”. Rodeo unlike any other sport is a reflection of the skills used in real life. It is that tradition of the western lifestyle that we celebrate!

On behalf of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors and the fine people of Yavapai County, enjoy all that our great County has to offer, as its treasures are vast with traditions that will endure for many generations to come.

Sincerely, Randall Garrison, Chairman

Town of Dewey-Humboldt In 1887 is where it all started, the first Rodeo in Prescott Arizona. It started as a small event but has blossomed into one of the best Rodeos in the rodeo circuit today. We have attracted nation wide competition to this event. Some of those nationally recognized cowboys are residents and employees of the ranches in Yavapai County and Arizona.

We should be proud that Prescott has sponsored this event from the very beginning. We should thank and welcome all of the percipients who come here and compete in this event.

This Rodeo is celebrating 132 years of a continuous Rodeo in the Prescott area. From the first all-around cowboy, a cowboy named Juan Leivas, with the first rodeo professional title, a “Champion of the Past” to the winners of this year’s event we congratulate all.

We thank you all: Cowgirls, Cowboys, Clowns, Queens and Courts, Spectators and the Volunteers who continue to keep this event going.

Sincerely, The Town Council Town of Dewey-Humboldt

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Prescott Frontier Days® 2019 Rodeo Royalty Queen Sarah Grant

Hello Rodeo Fans!

I’m currently attending Chino Valley High School and taking nursing courses at Yavapai College. My goal is to become a nurse and eventually a flight paramedic.

My hobbies include hiking, horseback riding and modeling. It has been an honor and privilege to represent the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo.

Stay Cowboy!

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What is Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc.?

Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. is a non-profit volunteer organization of people of all ages from Prescott and the surrounding areas. They give their time and talents as volunteers to produce a number of events each year including the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. currently has more than 200 year-round members and during peak season through the 4th of July, that number increases to more than 700 volunteers who stage the events, including the Rodeo Parade, the Rodeo Dance, Happy Hearts Rodeo for Exceptional Children, Cowboy Church and of course the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

In addition to the membership activities, Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. is active year-round with events in and around the greater Prescott area. PFD participates in the two Christmas parades and PFD Royalty attend other rodeos and events statewide. PFD Royalty contributes each year to the community book and food drives and a Valentines for Vets program.

The organization has a Board of Directors, chairmen and assistant chairmen...who are all volunteers.

2019 RODEO DANCE 303 Montezuma Drive in the BMO Harris Bank parking lot

July 4 (family night) 8 p.m. to 12 pm.

July 5 (family night) 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. & July 6, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Gate admission - $5.00 per person Live Band featuring – Five in the Wheel of Prescott, Arizona! Kick up your heels at the annual Rodeo Dance!

This local band, Five in the Wheel has been together since 2014 and plays frequently around the greater Prescott area specializing in new Country and Classic Rock music.

While the band has opened for such acts as the Wall Flowers and has had Frank Zappas talented sister Candy, join them on stage performing, their greatest pleasure comes from playing for the dancers.

Join us for an annual western tradition and bring your family and friends!

For more information on the band, visit www.fiveinthewheel.com Sponsored by Yavapai Bottle Gas and Findlay Toyota

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History of the World’s Oldest Rodeo® Edited and written in part by Tricia Lewis and Excerpts taken from Danny Freeman Our story starts in Prescott, Arizona Territory, located in Yavapai County, even as it is today. In that year of 1888, it was a small town, just 24 years old. It was this town, Prescott, that became was the birthplace to professional rodeo as we know it today.

American settlers and government people came to the area of present-day Prescott, Arizona, early in 1864 and established the first capital of Arizona Territory. As the area filled with miners, military people and freighters, cattlemen moved in with their herds to furnish beef to the meat-hungry population.

Continuing growth in population in the area brought about the establishment of more and more ranches. As ever-increasing number of cowboys came in to do the work on the ranches until by the 1880s there were about as many cowboys in the area as there were miners who worked in the mines. Quite naturally, the townspeople were interested in what went on on the ranches and in the mines because their livelihood depended on those two main forms of industry.

In those days, as today, ranches held roundups once or twice a year. At that time, cattle were branded, ears marked, the males castrated and those male and female, to be marketed were separated out. Roundups over, the cowboys of the various ranches, eager for fun and recreation after what often was grueling work, challenged each other to decide who was the best roper and the best “bronco” rider. These informal, spontaneous occasions offered an opportunity for both friends and participants to watch and wager money on their favorites. Cowboys and ranchers alike looked forward to these friendly and exciting events.

Beginning that first year, in 1864, when Prescott became the state capital, elaborate plans were made to celebrate Independence Day on the Fourth of July.

Back in those days, sporting events were not held in Prescott, nor anywhere across America, on the Fourth of July. That day was dedicated to parades, band concerts, patriotic oratory and the like. Until July 4, 1888!

Without realizing it, and with no intent on its part of doing so, the committee that organized the big Fourth of July celebration beginning back in 1888, made sports history!

In their planning, committee members established the criteria of organized, modern rodeo. The rules were: 1. A committee must organize and put the rodeo on; 2. Cowboys had to be invited to compete; 3. Admission was charged to pay expenses; 4. Prizes were awarded; 5. Documentation must occur for each event. Thus, professional rodeo was to be born at Prescott, Arizona Territory – first capital of Arizona – during that 1888, July 4th celebration.

This year, Prescott Frontier Days, Inc. will hold the 132nd World’s Oldest Rodeo® at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds.

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Who Was Jack Daniel?

The character of Jack Daniel’s, the whiskey with the iconic black-and-white label on the equally iconic square bottle, is bound up in the character of Jack Daniel, the brand’s founder and first master distiller.

The Jack Daniel’s website suggests its founder Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel was born in 1850 (the date on his tombstone); the Tennessee state library website lists his birthdate as September 5, 1846; and in a 2004 biography, author Peter Krass says he was born in January 1849. Whatever his actual birthdate, his parents were Calaway and Lucinda Cook Daniel and he was of Welsh, Scottish, English and Scots-Irish descent.

Jack ran away from home after his father died and was taken in by a local lay preacher and moonshine distiller named Dan Call and he began learning the distilling trade. In 1875, after receiving an inheritance from his father’s estate, Jack founded a legally registered distilling business with Call. He took over the whole thing shortly afterward when Call quit for religious reasons. In 1884 Jack purchased the hollow and land where the distillery is now located.

A physically small man only five feet two inches tall, Jack Daniel devoted his time to the ideal of making a whiskey that, thanks to charcoal filtering and other factors, he could be proud to sell at a premium price. He wanted his whiskey to be special so he used only the iron-free cave spring water on his property, along with the finest grains, filtering it through ten feet of sugar maple charcoal.

Jack Daniel never married and did not have any children.

However, he took his nephews under his wing - one of whom was Lemuel “Lem” Motlow, who was skilled with numbers and was soon doing all the disti||ery’s bookkeeping. In 1907, due to failing health, Jack gave the distillery to Lem and another nephew. Lem soon bought out his partner and operated the distillery for about forty years.

Jack died in 1911. For July 4, 2011, Jack Daniel’s launched a media blitz to celebrate the independent American spirit. A poster from that campaign reads, “56 men signed the Declaration of Independence, one man put it in a bottle.”

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Wild Horse Race - Go Extreme!

Wild horse racing became a part of the Prescott Frontier Days® Celebration in 1913 as part of the first Cowboy Contest to be held at the present site. The first race consisted of five to eight teams comprised of three men catching, saddling the wild horse, and racing around the half-mile track to determine the winner. The wild horse race was stopped in 1950 due to the traveling expense of the teams across the USA. In 1972, with the arrival of Harry Vold and his top rated rodeo stock company, wild horse racing became the opening event once more at the World’s Oldest Rodeo®. Today, the show is pretty much as it was in 1913 within arena space limitations. The teams consist of three key players. A shankman, a mugger, and a rider. The unpredictable sport often leaves spectators mesmerized by an arena filled with wild horses, and cowboys running about. The object of this Buckaroo Brilliance is simple - contain a 1,200 pound unbroken bucking horse with nothing but a lead shank and halter. Bring him to a stop, control the animal’s actions, cinch down a saddle and buck him to the finish line.

This must be performed while other teams are trying to accomplish the identical task at the same time and all in less than two minutes. Does the expression Wild Wild West come to mind?

Over the past 100 years, the event of three-man bronc riding has been refined and the sport has evolved into more than just a tradition, but one of the most challenging and competitive events in Professional Rodeo.

As with many sports, cowboys are always looking to up the ante...

Just as the sport of Motor Cross introduced us to the “X-Games,” television reality show competitions brought us “Xtreme Fear Factor,” and even the PRCA has introduced Extreme Bulls, in 2012, a group of Professional Cowboys decided to take Rodeo to the next level with the introduction of Xtreme Bronc Riding.

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Steer Wrestling

Speed and strength are the name of the game in steer wrestling. In fact, with a world record sitting at 2.4 seconds, steer wrestling is the quickest event in rodeo. The objective of the steer wrestler, who is also known as a “bulldogger,” is to use strength and technique to wrestle a steer to the ground as quickly as possible. That sounds simple enough.

Here’s the catch: the steer generally weighs more than twice as much as the cowboy and, at the time the two come together, they’re both often traveling at 30 miles per hour. Speed and precision, the two most important ingredients in steer wrestling, make bulldogging one of rodeo’s most challenging events. As with tie-down and team ropers, the bulldogger starts on horseback in a box. A breakaway rope barrier is attached to the steer and stretched across the open end of the box. The steer gets a head start that is determined by the size of the arena. When the steer reaches the advantage point, the barrier is released and the bulldogger takes off in pursuit. If the bulldogger breaks the barrier before the steer reaches his head start, a 10-second penalty is assessed.

In addition to strength, two other skills critical to success in steer wrestling are timing and balance. When the cowboy reaches the steer, he slides down and off the right side of his galloping horse, hooks his right arm around the steer’s right horn, grasps the left horn with his left hand and, using strength and leverage, slows the animal and wrestles it to the ground. His work isn’t complete until the steer is on its side with all four feet pointing the same direction. That’s still not all there is to it. To catch the sprinting steer, the cowboy uses a “hazer,” who is another mounted cowboy who gallops his horse along the right side of the steer and keeps it from veering away from the bulldogger.

The efforts of the hazer can be nearly as important as those of the steer wrestler. For that reason, and the fact that he sometimes supplies the bulldogger with a horse, the hazer often receives a fourth of the payoff.

2018 World’s Oldest Rodeo® Buckle Winner Cody Cabral

2018 World Champion Tyler Waguespack Events: Steer Wrestling Born: 12/19/1990 Gonzales, La. Joined PRCA: 2012 PRCA Career Earnings: $1,053,169.00 World Titles Won: 2 (2016, 2018) Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 4 (2015-18) Current Residence: Gonzales, La.

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Bareback Riding

Bareback riders endure more abuse, suffer more injuries and carry away more long-term damage than all other rodeo cowboys.

To stay aboard the horse, a bareback rider uses a rigging made of leather and constructed to meet PRCA safety specifications. The rigging, which resembles a suitcase handle on a strap, is placed atop the horse’s withers and secured with a cinch.

Bareback riding has been compared to riding a jackhammer with one hand. As the bronc and rider burst from the chute, the rider must have both spurs touching the horse’s shoulders until the horse’s feet hit the ground after the initial move from the chute. This is called “marking out.” If the cowboy fails to do this, he is disqualified.

As the bronc bucks, the rider pulls his knees up, rolling his spurs up the horse’s shoulders. As the horse descends, the cowboy straightens his legs, returning his spurs over the point of the horse’s shoulders in anticipation of the next jump.

Making a qualified ride and earning a money winning score requires more than just strength. A bareback rider is judged on his spurring technique, the degree to which his toes remain turned out while he is spurring and his willingness to take whatever might come during his ride.

It’s a tough way to make a living, all right. But, according to bareback riders, it’s the cowboy way.

2018 World’s Oldest Rodeo®

Buckle Winner Steven Dent

2018 World Champion Tim O’Connell Events: Bareback Riding Born: 10/24/1991 Dubuque, Iowa Joined PRCA: 2013 PRCA Career Earnings: $1,462,489.00 World Titles Won: 3 (2016-18) WNFR Qualifications: 5 (2014-18) Current Residence: Zwingle, Iowa

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Tie Down Roping

As with saddle bronc riding and team roping, the roots of tie-down roping can be traced back to the working ranches of the Old West. When calves were sick or injured, cowboys had to rope and immobilize them quickly for veterinary treatment. Ranch hands prided themselves on the speed with which they could rope and tie calves, and they soon turned their work into informal contests.

Today, the mounted cowboy starts from a box, a three sided fenced area adjacent to the chute holding the calf. The fourth side of the box opens into the arena.

A cowboy’s success in tie-down roping depends in large part on the precise teamwork between him and his horse. The calf receives a head start that is determined by the length of the arena. One end of a breakaway rope barrier is looped around the calf’s neck and stretched across the open end of the box.

When the calf reaches its advantage point, the barrier is released. If the roper breaks the barrier before the calf reaches its head start, the cowboy is assessed a 10-second penalty.

The horse is trained to come to a stop as soon as the cowboy throws his loop and catches the calf. The cowboy then dismounts, sprints to the calf and throws it by hand, a maneuver called flanking. If the calf is not standing when the cowboy reaches it, he must allow the calf to get back on its feet before flanking it. After the calf is flanked, the roper ties any three legs together with a pigging string - a short, looped rope he clenches in his teeth during the run.

While the contestant is accomplishing all of that, his horse must pull back hard enough to eliminate any slack in the rope, but not so hard as to drag the calf.

When the roper finishes tying the calf, he throws his hands in the air as a signal that the run is completed. The roper then remounts his horse, rides forward to create slack in the rope and waits six seconds to see if the calf remains tied. If the calf kicks free, the roper receives no time.

2018 World’s Oldest Rodeo® Buckle Winner Tuf Cooper

2018 World Champion Caleb Smidt Events: Tie-down Roping, Team Roping (Heading) Born: 8/29/1989 Victoria, Texas Joined PRCA: 2012 PRCA Career Earnings: $1,100,371.00 World Titles Won: 2 (2015, 2018) Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 5 (2013, 2015-18) Current Residence: Huntsville, Texas

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Saddle Bronc Riding

Saddle bronc riding is rodeo’s classic event, both a complement and contrast to the wilder spectacles of bareback riding and bull riding. This event requires strength to be sure, but the event also demands style, grace and precise timing.

Saddle bronc riding evolved from the task of breaking and training horses to work the cattle ranches of the Old West. Many cowboys claim riding saddle broncs is the toughest rodeo event to master because of the technical skills necessary for success. Every move the bronc rider makes must be synchronized with the movement of the horse. The cowboy’s objective is a fluid ride, somewhat in contrast to the wilder and less controlled rides of bareback riders.

One of the similarities shared by saddle bronc and bareback riding is the rule that riders in both events must mark out their horses on the first jump from the chute. To properly mark out his horse, the saddle bronc rider must have both heels touching the animal above the point of its shoulders when it makes its first jump from the chute. If the rider misses his mark, he receives no score.

While a bareback rider has a rigging to hold onto, the saddle bronc rider has only a thick rein attached to his horse’s halter. Using one hand, the cowboy tries to stay securely seated in his saddle. If he touches any part of the horse or his own body with his free hand, he is disqualified.

Judges score the horse’s bucking action, the cowboy’s control of the horse and the cowboy’s spurring action.

While striving to keep his toes turned outward, the rider spurs from the points of the horse’s shoulders to the back of the saddle. To score well, the rider must maintain that action throughout the eight second ride. While the bucking ability of the horse is quite naturally built into the scoring system, a smooth, rhythmic ride is sure to score better than a wild, uncontrolled effort.

2018 World’s Oldest Rodeo® Buckle Winner Chase Brooks

2018 World Champion Wade Sundell Events: Saddle Bronc Riding Born: 2/10/1985 Boxholm, Iowa Joined PRCA: 2007 PRCA Career Earnings: $1,757,611.00 World Titles Won: 1 (2018) Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 8 (2009-15, 2018) Current Residence: Coleman, Okla.

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Team Roping

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Team roping, the only true team event in ProRodeo, requires close cooperation and timing between two highly skilled ropers - a header and a heeler - and their horses. The event originated on ranches when cowboys needed to treat or brand large steers and the task proved too difficult for one man.

The key to success? Hard work and endless practice. Team roping partners must perfect their timing, both as a team and with their respective horses. Similar to tie-down ropers and steer wrestlers, team ropers start from the boxes on each side of the chute from which the steer enters the arena. The steer gets a head start determined by the length of the arena.

One end of a breakaway barrier is attached to the steer and stretched across the open end of the header’s box. When the steer reaches his advantage point, the barrier is released, and the header takes off in pursuit, with the heeler trailing slightly further behind. The ropers are assessed a 10-second penalty if the header breaks the barrier before the steer completes his head start. Some rodeos use heeler barriers too.

The header ropes first and must make one of three legal catches on the steer - around both horns, around one horn and the head or around the neck. Any other catch by the header is considered illegal and the team is disqualified. After the header makes his catch, he turns the steer to the left and exposes the steer’s hind legs to the heeler. The heeler then attempts to rope both hind legs. If he catches only one foot, the team is assessed a five second penalty. After the cowboys catch the steer, the clock is stopped when there is no slack in their ropes and their horses face one another.

2018 World Champions

2018 World’s Oldest Rodeo® Buckle Winners Jake Long (heeler)

Luke Brown (header) Paul Eaves Clay Smith Events: Team Roping (Heeling) Events: Team Roping (Heading), Tie-down Roping Born: 2/10/1990 St. Louis, Mo. Joined PRCA: 2008 Born: 4/26/1991 Texarkana, Texas PRCA Career Joined PRCA: 2013 Earnings: $1,370,254.00 PRCA Career World Titles Won: 1 Earnings: $919,435.00 World Titles Won: 1 (2018) WNFR Qualifications: 7 (2012-18) WNFR Qualifications: Current Residence: 4 (2015-18) Current Residence: Millsap, Texas Broken Bow, Okla.

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Barrel Racing

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Barrel Racing has no judges but time and accuracy. It is graceful and simplistic—a cowgirl, three barrels, a horse and a stopwatch. But what a horse—a proven barrel racing horse can cost $50,000! The objective— Ride the horse as quickly as possible around a cloverleaf course of three barrels and win. Hesitate and lose.

The sport is timed to the hundredth of a second. When the racer enters the arena, an electronic eye starts the clock. The clock is stopped the instant the horse completes the pattern. The cowgirl may elect to execute the pattern to the left, completing the pattern to the right, or from the right and complete from the left. Not only must the horse be quick, but intelligent enough to avoid tipping the barrels. An infraction of five second time penalties per barrel assures no reward of winning.

2018 World’s Oldest Rodeo® Buckle Winner Nellie Miller

2018 World Champion Hailey Kinsel

Born: Oct. 3, 1994 Residence: Cotulla, Texas Joined the WPRA: 2015 Horses: DM Sissy Hayday “Sister” (7-year old palomino mare) Sire: PC Frenchmans Hayday/Dam: Royal Sissy Irish; Thunder Stones “TJ” (14-year old gelding) - Sire: Sticks and Stones/Dam: See F Jets Candy World titles: 0 WNFR qualifications: 2 (2017-18)

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Bull Riding

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Rodeo competition, in the beginning, was a natural extension of the daily challenges cowboys confronted on the ranch. Such as roping calves and breaking broncs into saddle horses.

Bull riding, which is intentionally climbing on the back of a 2,000 pound bull, emerged from the fearless and possibly foolhardy nature of the cowboy. The risks are obvious. Serious injury is always a possibility for those fearless enough to sit astride an animal that literally weighs a ton and is usually equipped with dangerous horns.

Regardless, cowboys do it, fans love it and bull riding ranks as one of rodeo’s most popular events.

Bull riding is dangerous and predictably exciting, demanding intense physical prowess, supreme mental toughness and courage. Like bareback and saddle bronc riders, the bull rider may use only one hand to stay aboard during the eight-second ride. If he touches the bull or himself with his free hand, he receives no score. But unlike the other roughstock contestants, bull riders are not required to mark out their animals.

While spurring a bull can add to the cowboy’s score, riders are commonly judged solely on their ability to stay aboard the twisting, bucking mass of muscle.

Balance, flexibility, coordination, quick reflexes and, perhaps above all, a strong mental attitude are the stuff of which good bull riders are made.

To stay aboard the bull, a rider grasps a flat braided rope, which is wrapped around the bull’s chest just behind the front legs and over its withers. One end of the bull rope, called the tail, is threaded through a loop on the other end and tightened around the bull. The rider then wraps the tail around his hand, sometimes weaving it through his fingers to further secure his grip.

Then he nods his head, the chute gate swings open, and he and the bull explode into the arena.

Every bull is unique in its bucking habits. A bull may dart to the left, then to the right, then rear back. Some spin or continuously circle in one spot in the arena. Others add jumps or kicks to their spins, while others might jump and kick in a straight line or move side to side while bucking.

2018 World’s Oldest Rodeo® Buckle Winner Tim Bingham

2018 World Champion Sage Kimzey

Events: Bull Riding Born: 8/26/1994 Strong City, Okla.

Joined PRCA: 2013 PRCA Career Earnings: $1,829,933.00 World Titles Won: 5 (2014-18) WNFR Qualifications: 5 (2014-18) Current Residence: Strong City, Okla.

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Steer Roping

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One mounted cowboy pursues a full grown steer with reinforced horns; lassos it with his rope, catching the animal by the horns; fastens the rope to his saddle; and stops his horse suddenly. With the steer’s horns roped, the roper throws the slack of the rope over its hip, turns his horse to the left, as the rope tightens it lifts the steer’s hip up and pulls the head around as the steer falls on its side.

The cowboy then quickly dismounts and ties three of the steer’s feet with a ‘’pigging string’’ using a half-hitch knot, colloquially called, ‘’two wraps, and a hooey”. Raising both hands, the cowboy signals completion of his task.

As in calf roping, the steer must stay tied for six seconds, and the same barrier penalties apply. The event is timed, and the contestant with the fastest time wins.

Steer roping events are held only at select arenas, and a separate Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) final takes place each year to determine a steer roping champion. Top professional steer ropers will tie a steer in 10-15 seconds.

2018 World’s Oldest Rodeo® Buckle Winner Rocky Paterson

2018 World Champion Scott Snedecor

Events: Steer Roping, Team Roping (Heading), Tie-down Roping Born: 2/2/1975 Wharton, Texas Joined PRCA: 1996 PRCA Career Earnings: $1,287,079.00 World Titles Won: 4 (2005, 2008, 2017, 2018) WNFR Qualifications: 0 Current Residence: Fredricksburg, Texas

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All-Around Cowboy The PRCA world all-around champion is considered by many the most talented and versatile cowboy in the sport. The PRCA Cowboy who wins the most prize money in a year while competing in at least two events, earning a minimum of $3,000 in each event, wins the world all-around championship.

Trevor Brazile – Most Decorated Rodeo Career in PRCA History Trevor Brazile won his 14th PRCA-Record All-Around gold buckle a few weeks after announcing the 2018 season marked the last time he would rodeo full time. He now has an abbreviated schedule so he can spend more time with his family.

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At the close of the 60th Wrangler NFR, Brazile added his 24th gold buckle and tallied his 71st career go-round win. Brazile has won world titles in all-around (2002-04, 20062015, 2018); tie-down roping (2007, 20092010); team roping (2010) and steer roping (2006-07, 2011, 2013-15).

His all-around accumulation in 2018 came from $194,297 in tie-down roping, $105,118 in steer roping and $52,143 in team roping heading.

2018 World’s Oldest Rodeo® Buckle Winner Seth Hall

2018 World Champion Trevor Brazile Events: Tie-down Roping, Team Roping, Steer Roping Born: 11/16/1976 Amarillo, Texas Joined PRCA: 1996 PRCA Career Earnings: $6,781,434.00 World Titles Won: 24 (AA 2002-04, 2006-15, 2018; TD 2007, 2009-10; TR 2010; SR 2006-07, 2011, 2013-15) WNFR Qualifications: 31 (TD 1999-2011, 2013-15, 2017, 2018; TR 1998, 2003-04, 2006-15) Current Residence: Decatur, Texas

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Rodeo Livestock - The Humane Facts

In professional rodeo, cowboys share the limelight with the livestock.

Rodeo is a rugged, wild sport. Like a well-conditioned athlete, an animal can perform well only if it is healthy. Any cowboy will tell you he takes home a paycheck only when the animal is in top form. Specific rules govern how long an animal can remain in transit before a rest, how many times an animal can perform in a specified period of time, and that an inspection of the animals is required before each performance; any animals deemed not in top condition, do not perform. Additional rules govern facilities to be free of hazards to the animals, specify arena preparation, a conveyance for transport of injured animals, the use of fleeced lined flank straps placed away from animal’s genitals, prohibit sharpened spurs by riders, and require the presence of a veterinarian on site for all performances.

Stock contractors pay up to five figures for top rated animals. Naturally, this motivates care of these investments. For many, these animals are more than mere investments they are “members of the family”. The average bucking horse, or bull, works less than five minutes a year in the arena, as a result they can live to be 20 years of age and 15 years respectively. Veterinarians attribute these long, healthy life spans to good care, quality feed, and adequate exercise.

Some bulls and horses have natural bucking tendencies. The absolute determination to buck if something is on its back, often an inherited trait, is what makes an animal a candidate for rodeo livestock. This tendency is the focus of the “Born to Buck” breeding program. Simply stated, “If everything is done right, when the animals arrive at the arena, they’re excited. They know the game and they’re looking forward to it. They are ready to buck!”Prescott Frontier Days® takes pride in the care and well-being of all animals used in performances of the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

Vold Rodeo Company - Stock Contractor Harry Vold was born in 1924 on a ranch just outside of Ponoka, Alberta, Canada and passed away at his ranch in Colorado in March of 2017. Until last year, he was running one of the largest stock contracting companies in North America. The Harry Vold Rodeo Company, based in southern Colorado, produces rodeos in seven states annually and also provides bucking stock for over 100 rodeo performances each year.

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His legacy continues under the management of his youngest daughter Kirsten, an organization that he created over 40 years ago. The Harry Vold Rodeo Company raises approximately 35 colts and 15 bulls every year on the 30,000 acre ranch.

For the 46th consecutive year, the World’s Oldest Rodeo® is proud to have Harry Vold rodeo stock at our rodeo. The company has often been honored for the quality of their animals, earning the PRCA’s Stock Contractor of the Year Award eleven times, making him and his company one of the most prominent stock contractors in the history of professional rodeo.

The Vold Rodeo Company is one of only two stock contractors to provide stock to all National Finals Rodeo since 1959. Their extensive breeding experience allows them to concentrate on quality not quantity, resulting in a higher percentage of success in this “born to buck” breeding program.

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2019 Parade Grand Marshall Clyde Allred

Clyde Allred was born on August 24th, 1924. He was raised in Safford Arizona and started roping when he was 10 years old. Clyde started out at the junior rodeos in Florence before he moved to Prescott.

At the age of 16, he had his first big win in team tying with Jim Brister, in Morfa, Texas and then went on to roping in Silver City, NM. He became a Turtle and went to his first professional rodeo in Prescott.

In Prescott, he met lifelong friends such as the Savoinis, Geilers, and Woolseys as well as many other good people.

In 1942, Clyde was drafted into

the war. There he spent three and a half years before returning to continue his roping. Clyde has won many All-Around titles in the state including Yuma, Flagstaff, Payson twice, Tucson, and Prescott in 1965.

He won the calf roping, wildcow milking, and second in team tying also in Prescott. When he quit roping, he worked at Prescott and Turf Paradise as the State Stewart for the Arizona Racing Commission. He retired in Thatcher Arizona in 1984.

Clyde has two children Alexa and Clyde, four grandkids, and five great-grandkids.

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Grand Entry

The World’s Oldest Rodeo® is steeped in tradition.

One such custom is the Grand Entry which was first documented in 1920. It’s a time honored tradition with an inspirational oration during which more than fifty riders fill the arena. Featured riders include our own J.C. Trujillo, General Manager of Prescott Frontier Days® Inc., World Champion Cowboy and Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductee; along with Prescott Frontier Days® (PFD) members, volunteers, competing cowboys and cowgirls, and rodeo royalty.

Riders display colorful flags representing the featured sponsors of the 2019 World’s Oldest Rodeo®. This is our opportunity to thank the sponsors who continue to support the vision and tradition of the World’s Oldest Rodeo®, celebrating its 132nd year at this arena!

the symbol of our country. As the flag circles the arena, bolstering with pride, please take a moment to remember the symbolism it represents: stars on a background of blue for “faith from above”, red for “courage”, white for “strength”, and blue for “justice”. Let these ideals guide our lives, each and every day. Additionally, on the 4th of July, in honor of Military Appreciation Day, Military flags are scheduled to be posted by the PFD grand entry riders.

Please join us in paying homage to our veterans and first responders − past and present, home and abroad.

May they all return home safely one day! Rummel Eye Care generously sponsored the purchase of matching shirts, saddle blankets, and horse equipment for our pivot riders. We thank Rummel Eye Care for their support of the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

As our grand entry procession exits the arena, we salute in song and presentation of the American Flag,

Please stand and remove all hats during the presentation of our National Anthem. Thank you.

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Mr. Randy Corley

Rodeo Announcer, Rodeo Legend and ProRodeo Hall of Fame Inductee (2017) PRCA Rodeo Announcer of the Year – 1984, 19901996, 1998, 2003, 2011 and 2015 Mr. Randy Corley is not just a rodeo legend, but a great friend to Prescott Frontier Days, Inc.! For the past 35 years, Randy has been the “voice” of this rodeo. He is a rodeo legend, professional rodeo announcer who prides himself on integrity and knowledge about the sport of professional rodeo.

Before each performance, he studies the contestants competing in that rodeo and becomes aware of the latest developments of their rodeo career’s. It makes for GREAT rodeo when he can announce and discuss their latest accomplishments. He understands the sport of rodeo and is very well respected within the industry.

In 2017, Randy was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and has been the PRCA Rodeo Announcer of the Year twelve times.

Randy is active year-round announcing professional rodeos (big and small) across the U.S. and is one of the announcers at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) in Las Vegas every year, 16 times to be exact (198586, 1992, 1994-96, 2007-2018). The WNFR is the “super bowl” of rodeos and draws people from all over the world.

His knowledge, friendly demeanor, talented voice and engaging personality makes every person attending the rodeo feel welcome and included in the action.

It truly is an honor to have Mr. Randy Corley in our arena every year.

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Pioneer Family - The Bassett Family There is something to be said when it comes to the World’s Oldest Rodeo and the tradition of hometown heroes. There are a few families that fall into this category and have been part of the historical Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo for generation after generation, and the Bassett family is one of them.

It started with the oldest Joe Bassett who was known to be a great bronc rider in the state of Arizona. It is said that he won the saddle bronc riding in the early 1900’s in Prescott but regrettably there is no record of the title. However, there are many records of the next Joe Bassett to follow. Joseph Rolland Bassett was born in Mayer, AZ and was a top rodeo hand. He won the world in The buckle is Joe team roping in 1942 and was Bassetts All Around in the top five in the world in Cowboy buckle from 1945,46,47, and 1952. Joe Prescott in 1949. was a great fan and competitor of the Prescott Frontier Days rodeo. He competed in the team roping and tie-down roping year after year and came away with several titles.

These are Joe Bassett’s championships that he won at the Prescott Frontier Days: 1938- Team Roping with Asbury Schell 1945- Wild Cow Milking 1945- All Around Cowboy 1949- Team Roping with Joe Glenn 1949- All Around Cowboy 1952- Team Roping with Asbury Schell 1955- Wild Cow Milking There are other day money wins for Joe Bassett in the tie down roping and team roping also before third-generation cowboy John Henry Bassett came along.

John started roping professionally with his dad in 1967 and was only 17 years old when they won money at the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo together as team ropers before Joe died in 1973. John kept on with the tradition of competing at the Prescott Frontier Days year after year in the tie down roping and team roping taking home money on several occasions. John became a world-champion race horse trainer along with his rodeo talents. John married Prescott native Ann Bombardieri and she was no stranger to the rodeo either. Ann was a Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo Queen Attendant for two years in 1971 and 1972.

John and Ann loved to rodeo together and in 1969 Ann won the permit championship for the state of Arizona

and in 1973 became the state champion for the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association in the barrel racing. John and Ann settled right down the road in Dewey and competed almost every year at Prescott up until the 1990’s when they got too busy hauling their three kids around to the rodeos.

Then the tradition continued when their kids’ names were called in the tie down roping and barrel racing at Prescott.

John and Ann had a boy who they named after John’s The bronze is from the dad Joe. So again, there was team roping in 1949 at another Joe Bassett competing Prescott. at the World’s Oldest Rodeo.

Joe competed in the tie down roping in 2003 and 2014.

Joe also trains race horses like his dad did and still ropes a little in his spare time. John and Ann’s daughter Jordan Bassett-Kircher competed year after year also in the 2000’s. Jordan is a multiple Turquoise Circuit qualifier and trains futurity barrel horses professionally and rodeo’s also. You will see Jordan compete in the rodeo again this Ann Bassett running barrels year in the barrel racing. at Prescott in 1986.

She has wanted to win a Prescott Frontier Days title just like her Grandpa Joe. Four-generations of the Bassett family have competed at the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo. John and Ann and all the kids still live in the area and call Prescott home, so the Fourth of July and the World’s Oldest Rodeo is always an exciting time for them and holds a special place in their hearts.

3 generation picture of Left to right: Joseph Rolland Bassett, John Bassett, Joseph Reuben Bassett.

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1928 Prescott Rules - Rodeo’s Rules of Wide Fame By 1928 “Prescott Rules” had become “Rodeo’s Rules of Wide Fame.” They had been worked to a fine point by Lester Ruffner, former arena director, Doc Pardee, arena director in 1926, 1927 and 1928, and Grace Sparkes, Secretary of Prescott Frontier Days since 1915. By 1928, these rules had been found to be almost fool proof and had been copied and used at many of the big rodeos held throughout the country. Few complaints had been lodged against them or the judges during this era and the Prescott rodeo was being held up as a shining example to be copied in other places where cowboy sports were featured.

In 1928, Many noted wild west shows are conducted on the rules adopted in Prescott many years ago and made famous through their general acclaim by the show-following punchers.

The rules, worked out first by Lester Ruffner, the former arena director, and now adopted and expanded by the new director, Doc Pardee, are held to be fair to all concerned, the show directors, the participants and the public which pays its money to take in the contests.

With the big show, the 40th annual Prescott Frontier Days celebration, started in 1888, less than a month distant, it is held to be not too soon to print the general rules for the contests, which follow: This contest will be held in the afternoon, commencing exactly 1:30 P.M. You can dance all night, sleep and recuperate in the forenoon, but be sure to be in the parade at 12:45 P.M. every day of the show.

Every contestant must have his own outfit and be ready when called and no cowboy will be entered who is not willing to wear his big hat and boots at all times. If you are ashamed of being a cowboy, stay away from here.

The management assumes no responsibility for accident or injury to contestants or stock, and each participant by the act of entry or participation waives all claims against the management for any injury they or their stock may sustain. Management has the right to withdraw any contestant’s name and entry and refuse to allow stock to be used for any of the following reasons, to-wit: • “Rowdyism.”

• “Quarreling with judges or officials.”

• “Abusing stock.”

• “Failure to give assistance when requested to do so by arena director.”

• “Not being ready for events when called.”

• “Being under the influence of intoxicants, or attempting to take unfair advantage of rules.”

• “The management is going to run a snappy program and every contestant will be required to lend his assistance to keep it going.”

• “Any contestant refusing to ride, rope or participate in any event when called or withdrawing from any event in which he is entered, will be disqualified in all events in which he is entered.”

• “Identification number will be issued and must be worn in a visible manner at all times while in the arena.”

• “Every contestant must ride in every parade and grand entry.

Failing to do so means disqualification.”

• “There will be no substitutes in these contests. This is a contest of cowboy sports. open to the world of cowboys, who are sportsmen, so if you do not think you can win without help or if you are afraid of getting hurt, get a grandstand seat instead of a receipt for entrance fees.”

• “The management positively will issue no passes. Only contestants wearing official numbers will be admitted to the grounds.”

• “Mounted parade contestants will be admitted to arena grounds only.”

• “The management reserves the right to refuse entry of, or withdraw from entry, any contestant who has been dishonest in the competitions, or who has proven to be an undesirable character at any recognized cowboy contest, or elsewhere, and entrance fee shall be forfeited.”

• “Any attempt to take unfair advantage of any rule in any event will result in disqualification of contestant from this and all other contests held under this management.”

• “Any contestant who protests the decision of the judges, automatically disqualifies himself. These judges are elected by contestants and are giving their service gratis. Their decision must be respected.”

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Prescott Frontier Days® 2019 Rodeo Parade Saturday — July 6, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

Downtown Prescott, Arizona

On behalf of the Rodeo Parade Committee, our parade sponsor Barrett Propane, and the many volunteers, we welcome you to the 2019 Prescott Frontier Days® Rodeo Parade. This year our rodeo parade theme is “Authentic Western Tradition.”

The first 4th of July parade took place in 1864 when Arizona was still a territory. Now the annual Rodeo Parade is a traditional part of the week long rodeo.

After the rodeo parade, we invite you to continue your journey into the celebration of our rodeo and western heritage, visit our many historical museums, browse the work of local artisans where tradition lives on, visit our local shops and restaurants, and take part in this grand tradition. We hope you will return often to the greater Prescott area and enjoy the local atmosphere.

Specialty Act - Diamond Z The Shire horse, developed in England, traces its history back to the days of the Roman Conquest, being one of the oldest of the draft breeds tracing its bloodlines back to Belgians, Horses of Flanders and Friesians. The first Shires were imported to the United States in the mid-18th century. Shires have been used for every discipline from warhorse, farming, commercial carriage and wagon driving, commercial logging, dressage, trail riding to breeding. There are only approximately 4,000 registered English Shire horses left in the world today.

Shires are gentle giants, docile and kind, and form a strong bond with the people who handle them. They easily weigh 1800 to over 2000 pounds, with some standing well over 18 hands. Shires come in black, bay, or gray; usually having a blaze face and some white markings on their lower legs and feet, and the characteristic abundant hair (called feathers) below the knees and hocks.

Ree Zaphiropoulos, owner of the Diamond Z English Shire-Horse Ranch, along with Chris Hone. Shire Hitch Driver/Trainer bring these extraordinary horses to the World’s Oldest Rodeo®. Chris is one of those special people who was meant to be around horses. Having what is called in the horse world “horse sense”, he can read horse’s personalities and understand their body language. A credit to Chris’ unique talent is the interchangeability of the horses within the hitch.

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John Payne aka The One Arm Bandit 2019 Specialty Act Prescott Frontier Days, Inc. is honored to have a friend and rodeo legend back in our arena again this year. John Payne “The One Arm Bandit” has been through a lot in his lifetime, but brings talent, determination and skill to each rodeo he entertains.

Rodeo audiences enjoy his jawdropping rodeo act that has led him to be named Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) “Specialty Act of the Year” 12 times!

About John Payne: Notorious as The One Arm Bandit, John was born to a rancher in the oil rich town of Shidler, Oklahoma on April 19, 1953. Ranch life with four brothers taught John to “Get out of the way or get run over”.

He believes “when the going gets tough, the tough get going and if there is a will, there is a way”.

On June 12, 1973, after grabbing a hot wire of 7,200 volts of electricity ran through his entire body for an unbearable 10 seconds. John was killed. With his fingers nearly burnt off, John fell 25 feet to his death. The doctors reported “not much brain damage” and after five weeks in the Tulsa burn center, John checked himself out and went home to start breaking a horse he had bought during his time in the hospital. And today, his rodeo specialty act is the most sought-after rodeo act in the United States.

For more informationvisit; www.theonearmbandit.net/johnspage.html

2019 Barrelmen – Justin Rumford

Born on the back of pick-up horse in a summer haze, Justin Rumford is a third-generation rodeo cowboy and one of the top barrelmen in the PRCA. His grandfather, Floyd Rumford, started Rumford Rodeo Company in the 1950s and ran the company until he was laid to rest in 1998. Justin’s father, Bronc Rumford, took it over and still raises rodeo stock in the small town of Abbyville, Kansas.

Justin has straddled the fence of the business on both sides of the arena chutes working as a contestant and pick-up man in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association since 1999. He qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo, in steer wrestling and saddle bronc riding, three of his four years of college. In 2010, his rodeo career took a different direction when he was asked by a friend to fill-in as the barrelman for a rodeo in Kansas. One month later, he received his PRCA card to be a rodeo entertainer and he’s been on the vertical rise ever since!

In the short time that Justin has been a barrelman, he has already worked with the nation’s top rodeos, stock

contractors, soundmen and announcers in the business.

Once again, Justin is selected to work several of the top PRCA rodeos, as well as the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, WY, and the PRCA Tour Finale in Omaha, NE with nearly a full book before January 1st, 2013. In 2012, Justin was named with a prestigious title, PRCA Clown of the Year.

Alongside Justin, but a little more behind the scenes, is Justin’s wife, Ashley. Justin met the love of his life during her 2005 Miss Rodeo Oklahoma reign and in 2007, the two were married. Ashley is instrumental in booking rodeos, travel arrangements, and any other needed duties to ensure another successful Rumford operation.

Justin has been blessed with a deep family rodeo history and a bright future in the sport he loves, “the greatest show on dirt.”

For more information visit; www.justinrumford.com

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1888-2019 - WORLD’S OLDEST RODEO - 65 Tough Enough to Wear Pink (TETWP), the grassroots cowboy campaign to fight breast cancer, celebrates its fifteenth anniversary. Through the combined efforts of hundreds of volunteers and regional rodeos across the U.S. and Canada, TETWP has raised over $20 million since its inception in 2004. The money raised benefits local breast cancer charities and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which funds breast cancer research projects throughout the word. Tough Enough to Wear Pink was created when Terry Wheatley teamed up with former director of special events at Wrangler, Karl Stressman, and issued a challenge: wear the color pink during competition at the Wrangler NFR. The idea was to bring attention to the need for breast cancer early detection and a cure. While pink is not typically associated with rough and tumble rodeo cowboys, the industry and fans rose to the challenge filling the arena with the symbolic color. Inspired rodeo associations began asking how they could put on TETWP events at their own hometown rodeos, and the grassroots

fund raising took off, one rodeo at a time.

In 2018, Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. raised $12,000 from our Tough Enough to Wear Pink project. The money is used for Fry’s gift cards and donations to YRMC Breastcancer Center, for cancer patients in need. These gift cards can be used to help with prescription costs, food needs and fuel to get to their treatment appointments.

No administration fee is deducted, allowing 100% of the proceeds to go directly to those in need. Since 2006, Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. has donated over $47,000 to help local cancer patients. Profits from pink merchandise available for purchase at the rodeo will go to this community program. The amount donated will depend on the generosity of the community.

Stop by the “pink” vendor area and purchase a raffle ticket towards the Tough Enough to Wear Pink® jacket.

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Prescott Frontier Days Remembers...

Cotton Logan was born at home in Wilcox, AZ on October 14, 1934 to his parents Doctor and Fronie Logan. Cotton was the youngest of five, with one sister and three brothers.

being set the chute help put the neck rope on upside down. As Cotton was coming out of the box instead of the rope falling to the ground the rope wrapped around Cotton’s neck and jerked him off his horse.

Cotton suffered a large rope burn around his neck and face, a dislocated shoulder, a broken collarbone and a concussion. He was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries and returned that night to his hotel room. The next day he would return to rope with Ted where they would place third. The next year Cotton would miss the RCA Finals by thirteen dollars.

At the age of 12 Cotton started working summers at the Browning Ranch with Lyman Tenney. Lyman took Cotton under his arm and taught him how to rope. Cotton quit school at 16 to cowboy. He started at the Hooker Ranch and rode the rough string. He also day worked on many different ranches in Southern Arizona such as Sierra Bonita and 3 Links.

Cotton Logan In 1961 Cotton married his wife At 18 Cotton went to work for Rose Nancy. They had one daughter and 3 sons. Cotton Fulton showing quarter horses. In 1953 Cotton joined continued to work on ranches throughout north the National Guard, were he served three years. After western Arizona such as The Hozoni, Coughin Ranch being discharged Cotton joined the RCA in 1956. and Bumblebee. Cotton retired at 72 but continued He started working in Scottsdale training horses and to team rope until 80. The true love of his life was going to every RCA Rodeo that he could. punching cows and team roping.

At the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo in 1960 Cotton Cotton passed away on December 21, 2018 at his entered the team roping with Ted Ashworth. Cotton home in Peeples Valley, Arizona. was heading and Ted was healing. As the barrier was Elisabeth Ruffner (1919 – 2019) Elisabeth arrived in Prescott via train from Ohio in August of 1940 and was married within the week to a handsome young resident, Lester Ward (Budge) Ruffner, whose family has a storied history with the World’s Oldest Rodeo.

deservedly inducted into the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame.

Recognized nationally and locally, her awards are too numerous to list them all.

While some seniors find technology and the Internet baffling, Elisabeth was not daunted. She kept a watch on our community through Facebook, recently offering comments on everything from Save the Dells to birthday wishes.

In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s Elisabeth and Budge’s son George participated in the World’s Oldest Rodeo Elizabeth Ruffner in the ‘mutton busting’ and daughter Prescott was a richer community because Rebecca had the honor of being part of of Elisabeth Ruffner and she will be sorely missed. the Rodeo Queen court as well as the women’s barrel racing event.

Today, the fifth generation of Ruffners attend the Elisabeth was 99 years young and frequently Prescott Rodeo annually, Elisabeth’s great grand recognized as the Matriarch of Prescott history. She daugther, Everly Elisabeth, with Rebecca and her daughter Chelly. was a fierce advocate for the arts, education, libraries and the beauty of Prescott. In 2015, she was quite

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Prescott Area Locations 1741 East Hwy 69 847 Miller Valley Rd 3188 Willow Creek Rd 7820 Hwy 69 Prescott Valley 1147 N Hwy 89 Chino Valley 1650 W. Hwy 260 Camp Verde

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Those that lend a hand Imagine the arena quiet, the pens empty, only dust and sky.

Rodeos, whether small or large, legendary or local, depend on volunteers and sponsors to bring a rodeo to life! To produce the World’s Oldest Rodeo®, and others like it, takes the community, one and all, their generosity in body, mind, and resources. With the help of volunteers and funds contributed, arena floors are lovingly prepared, grounds and pens are prepared for incoming stock and competitors, grandstands are cleaned, repaired, painted, and areas stocked to await the faithful fans. Behind the scenes, budget and marketing promote rodeo, enlightening a new generation to the unique experience of rodeo.

Most rodeo organizations survive on a small group of individuals handling the day to day operations, but when rodeo season comes ... time, talent, and resources are in high demand, but generally in scarce

supply. It doesn’t matter your age, your physical abilities, your skills, or your economic status in the community everyone is welcome, everyone is appreciated. Every job important; every cent valued.

Rodeo is not just a sport; it is a way of life, honored traditions and heritage founded on the open range.

For Prescott, and other communities like us, rodeo is the principal that drives our communities, our citizens, and our moral character. To our volunteers and our sponsors, we owe everything! Without you, there would be no rodeo. For 132 years, we have shared our common love of rodeo. We are most humbled, and most grateful for your past and present support, and for the future, yet to come.

Sincerely, Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc.

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Luke Kraut - Bullfighter

Luke Kraut migrated to America from a ranch in Australia in 1995. He became self-employed as a farrier in the Phoenix, Ariz. area.

Kraut soon found his talents as a bull rider.

He’s held memberships with the International Professional Rodeo Association, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the Professional Bull Riders as a bull rider. He produced some bull riding events, a bull riding school and entered more than 3,000 rodeos from California to Florida.

“But my passion is to provide the highest quality of cowboy protection,” he said. “I have taught my bull fighting skills along side some of the best bull riders around such as Cody Custer, Gary Leffew, Cody Hart, Beau Lindley and Lyle Sankey. I have fought bulls all over the Southwestern United States and in Australia, everything from jackpot bull ridings and amateur rodeos to PRCA and IPRA rodeos and even some PBR events.”

Kraut and his family, have acquired bucking bulls and started a breeding program. They have subcontracted for several contractors in the GCPRA, IPRA, PBR and other rodeos and bull ridings throughout the southwest.

“Rodeo is not only a tradition, but also a lifestyle I hope to pass down to our children,” Kraut said

Quirt Hunt - Bullfighter Quirt Hunt was ranch raised and knows the value of mans relationship with animals. This makes him a natural at bullfighting and protection. Quirt Hunt started his career in high school rodeos, stepping in as a back-up, Since then he has become one of Pro Rodeo’s Top Bullfighter’s.

His accomplishments include protecting the Professional Bull Riders, PBR on the Built Ford Tough series, being a television-magazine personality, freestyle contender on the Professional Bullfighters tour, PRCA bullfighter and clown, performance horse trainer, rancher and cattlemen, child’s hero and a friend to all.

1888-2019 - WORLD’S OLDEST RODEO - 77 Prescott Frontier Days® Inc. Community Service Foundation 2019 Rodeo Poster By local artist – Marla Smith Posters $10 each Posters available during all Rodeo performances And on the Courthouse Square For more information call 928-445-3103 Proceeds go to scholarship for graduating Senior in Yavapai County Visit the Prescott Frontier Days ® Mercantile for other great Rodeo Souvenirs This charitable Foundation is organized to support Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. and the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

Additionally, the Foundation will promote education in Yavapai County, AZ and support activities resulting in charitable and historical benefit to the community. In furtherance of this purpose, the Foundation will accept grants and donations, raise funds and acquire and hold real and personal property to carry out such activities.

Community Service Foundation L to R: Debbie Williams, Lois Cyr, Robin Gossman, Ron Owsley, Judi Hamilton, Joe Butner, Suzy Davidson

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Happy Hearts Rodeo for Exceptional Children July 1, 2019

During the 1980’s the wife of a PRCA cowboy conceived an idea to offer exceptional children a first-hand “rodeo experience”. In partnership with the PRCA, the idea became reality. Prescott Frontier Days® was honored to participate. After several years, the PRCA program was dissolved, but PFD continued the tradition, recognizing the need within our own community. All rodeo events are modified, and take place on the ground, so each contestant can be involved. There are no limits to what they can achieve as long as we help them believe. All participants are treated to dinner and the evening rodeo performance. A goodie bag is provided by the sponsors.

In recent years, the partnership with Horses with Heart has expanded the program utilizing resources of this local based charitable organization, directly designed to extend and enhance the experiences for our exceptional children. They are truly the “heart” in our rodeo. Please support this truly extraordinary organization.

Thank you to the Happy Hearts Sponsors ROBERT AND LINDA DONALDSON FRED S. MARKHAM, M.D. BECKY AND JERRY COCHELL DR. LARRY L. GRIMM CECILIA’S SALON, CECILIA PEMBERTON FRANK IORIO, M.D. LEON WACHTEL, D.D.S., P.C. MATTHEW J. HINTON, M.D. CLACK FAMILY TRUST, REBECCA COCHELL KATHRYN BALLARD & HUSBAND JOSEPH A. SAVOINI, D.M.D., P.C., FAMILY DENTISTRY

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WARREN WUTHIER AWARD Tie-Down Roping Champion Buckle

The Warren Wuthier Award is presented to the tiedown roping champion in the form of a beautiful silver and gold trophy buckle crafted by Gary Gist.

The award commemorates the contribution to the sport of rodeo

by Warren Wuthier and his wife Carol, who were killed in an automobile accident in 1976.

Warren was a professional rodeo cowboy who competed in tiedown roping and steer wrestling.

He finished second in the World All-Around standings in 1970 and served as a vice president of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Carol was a past rodeo queen who was well known and well liked in rodeo circles. Both are fondly remembered and sorely missed in the world of professional rodeo.

The Warren Wuthier award was presented to the tie-down champion in Prescott at the World’s Oldest Rodeo® for the first time in 2009 to Hunter Herrin, and continues for 2015. The award, given for the first time in Colorado Springs in 1998, is sponsored by a friend of the Wuthiers, Ed Hitchcock of Lobo Ranch, located in Paulden, Arizona.

2009 - Hunter Herrin 2010 - Justin Maass 2011 - Cory Solomon 2012 - Cory Solomon 2013 - Reese Riemer 2014 - Bryce Runyon 2015 - Marcos Costa 2016 - Rhen Richard 2017 - Caleb Smidt 2018 - Tuf Cooper

CHUCK SHEPPARD AWARD

The Chuck Sheppard Memorial Buckle pays tribute to a legend, Mr. Chuck Sheppard.1946 World Champion Team Roper and an all around cowboy. Sheppard competed during the glory days of legends like Toots Mansfield, Gerald Roberts, Tuffy Cooper, Shoat Webster, Bill Linderman, and Casey Tibbs. Sheppard was an Arizona raised cowboy, working on ranches and competing at rodeos full time for 24 years.He is known for not only being an outstanding cowboy in the arena, but outside of the arena also, working for the K4 Ranch in Prescott for 42 years.Mr. Sheppard was inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma, and also the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This buckle is presented to the Saddle Bronc Riding Champion and is sponsored by long time friend, Ed Hitchcock of Lobo Ranch, located in Paulden, Arizona.

Photo of Chuck Sheppard on Golden Rule at the Palm Springs, CA rodeo.

Chuck Sheppard

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36th Annual Old Timers Reunion Each year, with honor and gratitude, Prescott Frontier Days, Inc. hosts and welcomes cowboys and cowgirls who competed at the World’s Oldest Rodeo® prior to 1979. Believe it or not, we have several rodeo legends that live in the Prescott area and around Arizona.

It is a time to stop, say thank you and recognize the rodeo family that is legendary in many ways. Initially, it was by invitation only and was limited to those that lived only in Yavapai County. However, in 1988, during the Centennial year, the invitation to attend was open to all those that competed before 1950 regardless where they resided.

This reunion is open to past cowboys and cowgirls, their spouses, and rodeo queens who competed prior to 1979.

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The “Old-Timers” represent a special and unique breed of “cowboy”. Prior to 1948, rodeo was basically done by ranch cowboys. With the creation of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), professional cowboy athletes, who made their living from rodeo way of life, began to emerge. The ranch cowboy found it difficult to compete with professional cowboys and one by one they withdrew from competition.

Today, we celebrate those that join us on the final performance of each year.

Many “Old-Timers” get together with other “oldtimers” and reminisce about old days but also talk about what is happening in their lives today. It is truly a joy and honor to watch history in the making and sometimes, this reunion, is the only time they see each other all year long.

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The PRCA’s Circuit System

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is proud to sponsor the 132nd Prescott Frontier Days® and World’s Oldest Rodeo®

“Proudly serving Arizona’s Water and Wastewater needs”

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Junior Rodeo

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All are elements of one of this country’s oldest traditions ... RODEO. It is a tradition that not only rewards but teaches individuals the responsibility of self discipline and hard, yet fun, work. The afternoons of practice, the daily responsibility of animal chores, the weekend traveling to rodeos, and the opportunities they foresee is what lures our young cowboys and cowgirls to join the wonderful world of Junior Rodeo. Divisions include Pre Pee Wee (2-5 yrs); Pee Wee (6-10 yrs); Junior (11-13); and Senior (14-19 yrs). Requirements of scholastic eligibility and standards of sportsmanship are required for them to join their Local Junior or High School Rodeo Team in the area they live and ride. Contestants compete

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in age appropriate events including bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, break away roping, calf roping, team roping, chute dogging, and ribbon roping at eight sanctioned rodeos across Arizona: Casa Grande, Gilbert, Buckeye, Wickenburg, Prescott, Williams, Cottonwood and Kingman. State Junior Rodeo Championship top finalists then compete for the coveted national titles and associated college scholarships. Because of the varied “lessons-in-life” rodeo participants learn, it is no wonder many parents and their youth have found Junior Rodeo a beneficial investment of their time, money, and efforts.

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Traditions

First cowboy contest of record in the world was held in Prescott, AZ on July 4, 1888

One-hundred thirty-two years ago, the first cowboy contest (rodeo) ever held in America was staged in the pines of Prescott, and the tradition continues at the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

Known as Prescott’s most anticipated event of the year, the World’s Oldest Rodeo® is robustly respected among professional rodeos throughout the United States and across the world. Each year, Prescott celebrates the traditions stemming from generations of rodeo families who have competed in this rodeo since the beginning.

Even today, families of past generations are living among us in this great community. Tradition is a huge part of what makes this rodeo special and unique.

Some argue that this is not the world’s oldest rodeo.

Others have stated they have the world’s oldest; however, there is documented proof that Prescott was the birthplace of the first professional rodeo starting on July 4, 1888, which has been held continuously ever since. The other factors that apply to giving it the title is that Prescott rodeo (a.k.a. Frontier Days Celebration) was the first place to hold a “cowboy contest” where people paid for admission and prize money was given to contestants who paid to participate in the contest. Another honorable mention is the rules for professional rodeo were created in the arena at the Prescott Frontier Days...rules that are still used across the U.S. in professional rodeo.

By 1928, the rodeo rules, still used today, had quickly become “Rodeo’s rules of wide fame” and were worked to a fine point by Lester Ruffner, former arena director, Doc Pardee, arena director in 1926, 1927 and 1928 and Grace Sparkes, Secretary. These rules have been found to be almost fool-proof and have been copied and used at many of the big rodeos held throughout the country. As early as 1915, Prescott was the shining example to be copied in other places where cowboy sports were featured.

The first award-winner at the first commercialized rodeo was a cowboy named Juan Leivas who received a mounted silver medal which was known as the “Citizens Prize” and it was the first of its kind. He won the steer roping and tied for first place in “bronco riding” in 1888 and was hailed as the “Best Cowboy” known today as the All-Around.

Newspapers are archived in the local Sharlot Hall Museum as far back as 1864 when Volume One, Number One, of

the Arizona Miner was published on March 9th of that year. By 1888 the name had been changed to Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner. Initially, the newspaper highlighted Prescott’s first Fourth of July celebration commemorating Independence Day. It is on record in the July 11, 1888 Arizona Journal-Miner as the first cowboy tournament held then at Driving Park, later known as Forbing Park.

An article in The Saturday Evening Post by Wanden M. La Farge in 1938 identifies the first rodeo: “By 1870 contests were going strong and rival ranches began pitting their top hands against one another. In 1888 someone decided there was a lot of money going to waste on the top rail of the corral fence and the first rodeo with paid admission was held at Prescott, Arizona. After that, organized rodeo just grew.”

Beginning in 1929, the Daily Rodeo Program carried the following statement in the foreword: The First Cowboy Contest of Record in the World was held in Prescott, July 4, 1888. It was also titled World’s First Active Rodeo, Original Cowboy Rodeo of America and Oldest Rodeo in Existence on official souvenir programs.

Arizona is synonymous with the West. Its romance and beauty along with the western traditions are found at the World’s Oldest Rodeo®.

The World’s Oldest Rodeo® is traditional as many of the original activities that were part of the “Cowboy Contest” are still held today such as; the grand entry formation (serpentine style), wild horse race, and cowpuncher’s bronc riding. Team ropers have used the same box and the same stock contractor (Harry Vold Rodeo Company) has supported the rodeo for 47 years. Keeping up with tradition, Mr. Randy Corley has been the rodeo announcer for 38 years.

This year, we honor those traditions that make this rodeo traditional and nostalgic.

Please join us on our social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) to keep up with us and share your rodeo photos and engage with Prescott Frontier Days®!

Use the following hashtags to stay in touch with us #WOR132 #WesternHeritage #WeAreProrodeo and feel free to tag us on your posts during rodeo week! We love hearing the stories from our rodeo fans and encourage activity and participation especially as rodeo week arrives.

See you at the R-O-D-E-O!

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Prescott Frontier Days®, Inc. Past Presidents and Directors 1979 - 2019 Chris Graff Cam Smith Taylor Payson Jim Anderson Mary Borgen Butch Hampton Rennie Anderson Jennifer Bass Jack Berry Marty Borgelt Barbara Boyer Jim Bray Harold Bring Martha Brogan Joy Brown Jim Buchanan Dick Busby Joe Butner Kemp Cheeves Tina Clemmons Bobbie Jo Cobey

Presidents

Gail Sisson Tim Boyd Michelle Clark Walter Burcham Helene Schaffer

Dick Busby Michael Garcia Lindsey Mills Tony Zembik John Reyes

Directors

John Cobey Becky Cochell Mike Davidson Charles Demenna Bob Demicell Mike Doyle Vivian Elliot Richard Ferra Alvina Green Bob Hardy Gatle Higgs Jim Higgs Rex Hinshaw John Jiacalone Greg Jordan

Steve Karpuleon Kevin Kett Joe Kolar J.C. Konecny Phil Kuritzky Ron Lason Ray Lesniak Greg Lazzell Marty Martin Bill McAnulty Deniece McAnulty Dick McAnulty Joyce Morgan Stan Narwold Fred Nobbe

We truly live by our motto - We Rodeo...We Give!

Dan Schichtel Carlo Pastore Diane Judge Bill Oden Irene Winter Joseph C. Butner III Lorraine Owen Taylor Payson Joe Petty Fred Reid Joe Schwartz Butch Senz Lee Shane Brenda Steelman Mary Ann Suttles Richard Warinner Ron Weyenberg Marte Williams Irene Winter Doug Wood

Thank you...through your dollars, we can: Participate and contribute on a continuous basis to local veterans, schools, and other needy causes year round Provide tickets, items and facilities to fund raising events and charities Educate local communities, business organizations and associations in our Western heritage and traditions of rodeo Help food banks Support local cancer patients and programs through TETWP donations Participate in “Valentines for Veterans” Contribute to community fund raisers “We Rodeo...We Give” For details on volunteering for the Without these dedicated individuals and the World’s Oldest Rodeo® and hundreds of volunteers that assist them, our Prescott Frontier Days® activities events could not and would not happen. Thank Call the PFD Rodeo Office you one and all, for all that you do.

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Saddle Bronc Champions

1888 Juan Levias Charlie Meadows 1889 Juan Levias 1891 Ben Blackburn 1893 Doc Goodwin 1895 Eger Jones 1897 Ed Gatlin 1898 Chauncey Townsend 1900 Vicente Ortiz 1903 Frank Condron 1904 Fran Condron 1905 Harry Wright 1906 Will Stapp RW Coughran 1909 Logan Morris 1910 John Fredericks 1911 Thomas Miller 1912 John Fredericks 1913 Roy B Lewis 1914 Harry Henderson 1915 John Fredericks 1916 Doc Pardee Frank Thompson 1917 Johnny Dobbins 1918 Harry Vandergrift 1919 Luther Swanner 1920 Cheyenne Kiser 1921 Ritchie Lewis 1922 Ritchie Lewis 1923 Doc Pardee 1924 Slim Riley 1925 Tommy Scarlett 1926 Lawton Champie 1927 Leonard Bloodworth 1931 Lawton Champie 1932 Leonard Bloodworth 1933 Leonard Wood 1934 Tom Bride 1935 Penny Henderson 1936 Tom Bride 1937 Pat Woods 1938 Ward Watkins 1939 Ray Seeley 1940 Bill Taylor 1941 Dutch Martin 1942 Joe Tyree 1943 Logue Morris 1944 Penny Henderson 1945 Tommy Williams 1946 Dutch Van Brunt 1947 Walter Pruitt 1948 Walt Stuart 1949 Chuck Sheppard 1950 Logue Morris 1951 Poog Brenton 1952 Jesse Jones 1953 Poog Brenton Bill Wyrick 1954 Chuck Sheppard 1955 Dick Mrray 1956 Steve Chambers

1957 Jack Swauger 1958 Bill Kips 1959 Sam Spahan Jack Swauger 1960 Roy Archer 1961 Sam Spahan 1962 Jim Polk 1963 Lyle Smith 1964 Don L Willson 1965 Jim Polk 1966 Floyd Baze 1967 Arnold Jones 1968 David Thompson 1969 Sam Graves 1970 Marty Woods 1971 Bill Nelson 1972 Gary Halford 1973 Bo Hunsaker 1974 Bill Smith Dennis Reiners Ned Londo 1975 Ned Londo 1976 Dan Filippini Bobby Brown 1977 Dan Filippini Bobby Brown 1977 Dan Filippini 1978 John Forbes 1979 Larry Mahan 1980 Bud Pauley 1981 Dan Filippini 1982 Brad Gjermundson 1983 Clint Johnson 1984 Jon Scolari 1985 Mike Merchant 1986 Mel Coleman 1987 Chuck Morris 1988 Jim Jensen Butch Small 1989 Dan Etbauer 1990 Bud Longbrake 1991 Gary McDaniel Robert Etbauer 1992 Kent Cooper 1993 Tom Reeves Jim Bob Custer 1994 Robert Etbauer - 158/2 1995 Jake Ireland 1996 Brad Gjermundson 1997 Jake Ireland 1998 Jess Martin 1999 Jim Dewey Brown 2000 Scott Johnson 2001 Craig Latham 2002 Bart Nichols 2003 Craig Latham Jim Brown 2004 Rawley McFarland 2005 Cody DeMoss 2006 Rod Hay 2007 Shaun Stroh 2008 Cody DeMoss - 87 2009 Jesse Kruse 84 2010 Dustin Flundra - 87 2011Jacobs Crawley - 82 Taos Muncy 82 2012 Jacobs Crawley - 87 2013 Cody Wright 86 Tyler Corrington - 86

2014 Chad Ferley 83 Heith Allan DeMoss-83 2015 Zeke Thurston 85 2016 Clay Elliott 87 2017 Sterling Crawly 86 Zeke Thurston 86 2018 Chase Brook 86 Zeke Thurston 86

1906 Herb Clark 1915 CC Jackson 1916 CC Jackson 1919 Clay McGonagill 1926 Jim Gardner 1937 Mike Stuart 1939 Joe Cornwall

Cow Pony Racing

1889 Jeff Young 1901 Tot Young 1913 Tom Mix 1914 Lon Jordan 1915 Bill Simon 1916 Frank McCoy 1917 Jack Garnett 1920 Cheyenne Kiser 1921 Everett Hardin Lee Robinson 1922 Sterling Ellis 1923 Dud Thomas 1924 Howard Carter 1925 David Hill 1926 Everett Bowman 1927 John Kyle 1929 Charley Matli 1930 Jack Kennedy 1931 Homer Ward 1932 Homer Ward 1933 Elmer Hepler 1934 Frank Schneider 1935 Tom Bride 1936 Smoky Snyder 1937 Smoky Snyder 1938 Lee Farris 1939 Clarence Stockdale 1940 Shorty Allard 1941 Dutch Martin 1942 Hershel Downs 1943 Logue Morris 1944 CL Shontz 1945 Linden Litten 1946 Cyril Stewart 1947 Lyman Tenney 1948 Eddie Jacques 1949 Gib Stratton 1950 Rocky Rutherford 1951 Bob Mitchell 1952 Stan Neal 1953 Arnold Jones 1954 Donnie Adams 1955 Lynn Sheppard 1956 Joel Sublette Dick Carr 1957 Gib Stratton 1958 Torn Parrish 1959 Harold Fisher 1960 Sonny Payne 1961 Cliff Carr 1962 Don Adams Clyde Fisher Joel Sublette 1963 Joel Sublette 1964 Terry Couch 1965 Terry Couch 1966 Joel Sublette 1967 Joey Bishop Joel Sublette 1968 Dave Ericson 1969 Jim Ericson

1888 Mose Bryan 1889 Lizzie Dillion 1890 John Roberts 1891 Lonnie Livingston 1895 Grant Carter 1897 Charles Buck 1901 Grant Carter 1902 Dr Fitzsimmons 1903 EL Price 1904 Grant Carter 1905 Grant Carter 1906 Herb Cook 1910 Walter Cline 1911 JD Contreras 1913 Juan Olea 1914 Commodore Passey 1915 Mrs Henry Ritter 1917 Ursula Carter 1918 Della Ritter 1921 Stella Robinson 1922 Walter Cline 1923 Walter Cline 1924 Van Dickson 1925 Lawton Champie 1926 Lawton Champie 1927 Cort Carter 1928 Walter Cline 1929 GW Cox 1930 Cort Carter 1931 Cort Carter 1932 Cort Carter 1934 Carl Arnold 1935 Gorman Arnold 1936 Ed Dixon 1937 Breezy Cox Grace Mullen 1938 George Cline Cort Carter 1939 Joe Cline 1940 Walter Cline Cort Carter Clarence Conway Shorty Hudson

Steer Roping Champions 1888 Juan Levias 1889 Jeff Young 1891 Ben Blackburn 1893 Alejo Ortega 1895 George Brown 1897 Black Chappo 1898 Johnny Munds 1900 Dolph Evans 1901 James Carter 1903 Henry Ritter 1904 Jim Carter 1905 James Carter Lon Lancaster Walter Cline

Bull Riding Champions

1970 Doug Brown 1971 Bill Underwood 1972 John Quintana 1973 Joe Landers 1974 Vern Smith 1975 Monty Taylor 1976 Wacey Cathey 1977 Larry Mahan Bill Dunn 1978 Don Gay 1979 Charles Sampson 1980 John Davis 1981 Bobby DelVecchio 1982 Ralph Pacheco 1983 Charles Sampson 1984 Ted Nuce 1985 Billy Wayne Busbee 1986 Danny Williams 1987 Danny Williams Eb Richie 1988 Brent Terry 1989 Lane Frost Todd Steinbock Darin Price 1990 Terry Ward 1991 Tracy Crain 1992 Scott Mendes 1993 Tuff Hedeman 1994 Scott Mendes- 159/2 1995 Rodney Lidgard 1996 Myron Duarte 1997 Royd Doyal 1998 Tracer Hand 1999 Greg Potter 2000 Phillip Elkins 2001 Sye Jones 2002 Myron Duarte 2003 Logan Knibbe 2004 Cassidy Matthews 2005 Greg Potter 2006 Shawn Proctor 2007 Mike Strong Ted Bert 2008 Cory McFadden - 91 2009 JW Harris 88 2010 Cody Whitney - 88 2011Trevor Kastner - 78 2012 Cody Whitney - 93 2013 Trey Benton III - 86 Jeff Askey 86 2014 Reid Barker 88 2015 Kody DeShon - 89 2016 Ednei Caminhas-83.5 2017 Dustin Bowen - 83.5 2018 Tim Bingham - 89.5

Steer Wrestling Champions

1913 Harry Knight 1914 Harry Knight 1915 Bill Simon 1919 Bill Simon 1920 Harry Knight 1921 Walter Long 1922 Lee Robinson 1923 R Abbott 1924 Walter Bowman 1925 RD Scott 1926 Everett Bowman

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1997 Steve Duhon 1998 Rope Meyers 1999 Spade Duvall 2000 Rod Lyman 2001 Birch Negaard 2002 Joey Bell Jr 2003 John Kieckhefer 2004 Teddy Johnson 2005 Roger Anderson 2006 Rod Lyman 2007 Bo Bleil 2008 Ryan Jarrett 2009 Matt Reeves 2010 Dean McIntyre-10.1/2 2011Ryan Swayze - 10.3/2 2012 Baylor Roche - 10.9/2 2013 Stan Branco - 10.3/2 Tait Kvistad - 10.3/2 2014 Dirk Tavenner- 9.8/2 2015 Trevor Knowles-9.4/2 2016 Cutter Parsons- 9.2/2 2017 Josh Peek 9.0/2 2018 Cody Cabral - 9.4/2

Wild Horse Race

1913 WY Peck 1918 Harry Vandergrift 1919 Harry Henderson 1920 Cheyenne Kiser 1921 Al Littrell 1922 LE Smith 1923 LB Cox 1924 Ray Minter 1925 Carl Arnold 1926 Homer Ward 1927 Doc Pardee 1928 Tunie DeBell 1929 OD Dominy 1930 Sam Fancher Joe Dunn 1931 George Fisher 1932 Tom Bride 1933 Shorty Allard 1934 Raymond Seeley 1935 Hugh Clingman 1936 Ken Hargis 1939 Dick Denny 1940 Sid Despain 1949 Leo Patton 1950 Vernon Mounce

(aka Team Bronc Riding) 1972 Dusty Mackin 1973 Carl Minnick Hap Hansen 1974 Bill Hitchcock 1975 Keith Jones 1979 Danny Levie 1980 Danny Levie 1981 Ed Kyte 1982 Mike Nolan Team 1985 Ernie Hoehn Team 1986 Stoneburner Tram 1987 Ernie Hoehn Team 1990 Bert Hamilton Team 1991 Dan Agin Team 1992 Dan Agin Team 1993 Ron Dutras Team Jr. Hollander Team 1994 Kurt Banks Team

1995 Antonio Mendive Team 1996 Mike Bozarth Team 1997 Eric James Team 1998 Jason Sisk Team 1999 Jerrod Horner Team 2007 Loren Ortega Team Charlie Logan Team 2009 Team Agin.com 2010 Team Agin.com 2011 TC Buntin Team 2012 BCB Team 2013 Pee Wee Buntin Team 2014 Blackbird Yoga Team 2015 Gary White Team 2016 Jason Smith Team 2017 TC Buntin Team Brandon Begay Team 2018 Team Agin

Relay Horse Racing 1913 CE Koontz 1914 Walter Cline 1915 Alton Gardner 1916 Walter Cline 1917 Frank Cain 1918 Tom Wells 1919 Tom Wells 1920 Tom Wells 1921 Walter Cline 1922 Doc Pardee 1923 Van Dickson 1924 Ed Bowman 1925 John Osborne 1926 Ed Bowman 1927 Ed Bowman 1928 Ed Bowman 1929 Ed Bowman 1930 Ed Bowman 1931 Ed Bowman 1932 Ed Bowman 1933 Carl Arnold 1934 Carl Arnold 1935 Gorman Arnold 1936 Ed Dixon Port Parker 1937 Gorman Arnold 1938 Floyd Murphy 1939 Dave Davis 1940 Buck Nichols

Bareback Bronc Champion

1914 Doc Pardee 1915 Bob Anderson 1916 Doc Pardee 1917 Lon Jordan 1919 Cheyenne Kiser 1920 Cheyenne Kiser 1921 Cheyenne Kiser 1922 Howard Carter 1923 Ray Kane 1924 Bruce Redenbaugh 1925 Tommy Scarlett 1926 Charlie Fancher 1927 Charlie Fancher 1928 Ingersoll Heckle 1934 Frank Schneider 1935 Frank Schneider

1936 Joe Burrell 1937 Smoky Snyder 1938 Bob Estes 1941 Wag Blesing 1945 Bob Muller 1946 Ray Noe 1947 Vic Dossey 1948 Rockey Lewis 1949 Vic Dossey 1950 Arnold Jones 1951 Arnold Jones 1952 Chet Hall 1954 Don Whisenant 1955 Arnold Jones 1956 Donnie Adams 1957 Walt Sullins 1958 Clyde Fisher 1959 Marvin Davis 1960 Jim Shupe 1961 Allan Houston 1962 Andy Milliate 1963 Dewey Dunaway 1964 Ralph Buell 1965 Alvin Deal 1966 Arnold Jones 1967 Charlie Winters 1968 Stan Smith Paul Howard 1969 Paul Mays Ken Tanton 1970 Paul Mays 1971 Bob Berger 1972 JC Trujillo 1973 Ace Berry 1974 TJ Walker 1975 JC Trujillo 1976 James Ward 1977 Danny O’Haco 1978 Royce Smith 1979 Bruce Ford 1980 JC Trujillo 1981 JC Trujillo 1982 Gary Hemsted 1983 Larry Peabody 1984 JC Trujillo 1985 Chuck Logue Danny Brady 1986 Clint Corey 1987 Randy Slaughter 1988 Marvin Garrett 1989 Steve Smith Jr 1990 Danny McLanahan 1991 Marvin Garrett 1992 Danny McLanahan 1993 Randy Slaughter 1994 Chuck Logue 156/2 1995 Mark Garrett 1996 Eric Mouton 1997 Phil Smith 1998 Mark Gomes 1999 Lan Lajuenesse 2000 James Boudreaux 2001 Eric Swenson 2002 Jason Havens 2003 Chad Klein 2004 Wes Stevenson 2005 Tyson Thompson 2006 Andy Martinez 2007 Larry Sandvick 2008 Jess Davis 86

2009 Tim Shirley 85 2010 Tom McFarland - 86 Kelly Timberman - 86 2011 Casey Colletti 86 2012 Brian Bain 91 2013 Joe Gunderson - 86 2014 Casey Coletti 88 Jared Smith 88 2015 Winn Ratliff 87 2016 Tim O’Connell 86 2017 Evan Jayne 85.5 2018 Steven Dent 89.5

Calf/Tie Down Roping Champions 1917 H Eubank 1920 George Cline 1921 Lee Robinson 1922 George Cline 1923 Arthur Beloat 1924 Ed Bowman 1925 Ike Rude 1926 Omer Maxwell 1927 Ed Bowman 1928 Wid Fuller 1929 Arthur Beloat 1930 Jake McClure 1931 Breezy Cox 1932 Roy Admas 1933 Jake McClure 1934 Carl Shepard 1935 Arthur Beloat 1936 Jake McClure 1937 Richard Merchant 1938 Juan Salinas 1939 Lawton Champie 1940 Ike Walker 1941 Frank Sproul 1942 Bill Walls 1943 Wid Fuller 1944 Oscar Walls 1945 John Cline 1946 Buck Nichols 1947 Joe Cornwall 1948 Gilbert Nichols 1949 JD Hollyman 1950 Fred Darnell 1951 Cliff Whatley 1952 Fred Darnell 1953 Roy Snedigar 1954 JK Harris 1955 Walt Nichols 1956 Clyde Alfred 1957 Asbury Schell 1958 Walt Nichols 1959 Walt Nichols 1960 Gordon Wilkerson 1961 Don Nichols 1962 Dale Smith 1963 Jim Anderson 1964 Duane Reece 1965 Dale Smith 1966 David Eastlake 1967 Rick Snure 1968 Jim Anderson 1969 Howard Nichols 1970 Bill Snure 1971 Ron Poindexter 1972 Bill Darnell

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Team Roping Champions 1919 Art Sanders Clay McGonagill 1920 Oscar Clay Guy Schultz 1921 Perlie Morris Logan Morris 1922 Perlie Morris Logan Morris 1923 Walter Cline JC Cline 1924 SA Faust Tom Wells 1925 Arthur Beloat Ike Rude 1927 Carl Arnold Jack Trainor 1928 Wid Fuller Logan Morris 1929 Arthur Beloat Roy Adams

1930 Dick Conley Arthur Beloat 1931 Homer Ward Dick Conley 1932 Everett Bowman Roy Adams 1933 Arthur Beloat Jake McClure 1934 Arthur Beloat Lawrence Conley 1935 Dick Conley Tommy Rhodes 1936 Breezy Cox John Rhodes 1937 Mike Stuart Adolph Gill 1938 Asbury Schell Joe Bassett 1940 Arthur McEuen Delmar Asay 1941 Jack Clem Bill Walls 1942 Buck Nichols Gilbert Nichols 1943 Lawton Champie Joe Lambert 1944 Arthur Beloat Lawton Champie 1945 Arthur Beloat Joe Bassett 1946 Gilbert Nichols Hank Alrich 1947 Bo Giles AD Browning 1948 Jack Clem Charlie Mickle 1949 Joe Bassett Joe Glenn 1950 Fred Darnell Joe Glenn 1951 Fred Lambert Joe Lambert 1952 Asbury Schell Joe Bassett 1953 Buck Nichols Gilbert Nichols 1954 John Clem John Rhodes 1955 John Clem John Rhodes 1956 John Rhodes Dale Smith 1957 John Clem Ed Schell 1958 Buck Nichols Gilbert Nichols 1959 John Clem Art Arnold 1960 Glenn Motes Don Nchols 1961 John Clem Tex Bidegain 1962 Glenn Motes Choc Hamilton 1963 Dale Smith Eddie Schell 1964 Gilbert Nichold Howard Nichols 1965 Al Gastelum Dick Richards

1966 Glenn Motes Choc Hamilton 1967 Nick Nicholas Gilbert Nichols 1968 Joe Glenn Art Arnold 1969 Leo Camarillo Bucky Bradford 1970 Jerold Camarillo John Miller 1971 Leo Camarillo Bill Darnell 1972 Ken Lumen Jim Rodriquez 1973 Les Hirdes John Deaton 1974 HP Evetts Jerold Camarillo 1975 Leo Camarillo HP Evetts 1976 Reg Camarillo Jerold Camarillo 1977 Jeff Barnsby Ed Hirdes 1978 Mark Arnold Fred Davis 1979 Doyle Gellerman Walt Woodard 1980 Leo Camarillo Tee Woolman 1981 Billy Darnell Jim Compton 1982 George Richards Matt Silveira 1983 Clay O’Brien Cooper Bret Beach 1984 Doyle Gellerman Walt Woodard 1985 Jimmie B Cooper Allen Bach 1986 Joe Parsons Clay Parsons 1987 Dick Yates JD Yates 1988 Clay Parsons Joe Parsons 1989 David Motes Dennis Watkins 1990 Rube Woolsey Kory Koontz 1991 Matt Tyler Mike Beers & Clay O’Brien Cooper Jake Barnes 1992 Clay O’Brien Cooper Jake Barnes 1993 Tim Ross Dee King 1994 Tee Woolman - 23.2/3 Rick Skelton 1995 Terry Leonard Tony Boggs & George Ishman Billy Holland 1996 Kevin Stewart Bobby Harris 1997 Matt Tyler Monty Joe Petska 1998 Larry Harris Cody Guess

1999 G Allen Trey Johnson 2000 Speed Williams Rich Skelton 2001 Mark Simon Bret Tonozzi 2002 Jake Barnes Clay O’Brien Cooper 2003 Jay Adams Cody Hintz 2004 Rich Skelton Speed Williams 2005 Michael Jones Trevor Brazile 2006 David Key Kory Koontz 2007 Tee Woolman Cory Petska 2008 Cody O’Dell JW Borrego 2009 Derrick Begay Cesar de la Cruz 2010 Charly Crawford 11.2/2 Russel Cardoza 2011Justin Yost/Kyle Crick Nick Rawlings/ 12.2/2 Dakota Kirchenschlager 2012 Derrick Begay 13.3/2 Cesar de la Cruz 2013 Brandon Beers 11.8/2 Jim Ross Cooper 2014 Levi Grantham 12.4/2 Dennis Watkins 2015 Brady Tryan -11.8/2 B.J. Campbell 2016 Riley Minor -12.4/2 Brady Minor 2017 Chad Master-13.1/2 Travis Graves 2018 Luke Brown -12.0/2 Jake Long

All-Around Cowboy Champions 1920 Cheyenne Kiser 1921 Walter Lynch 1922 Lee Robinson 1923 JC Cline 1924 Ed Bowman 1925 Ike Rude 1926 Jim Gardner 1927 Carl Arnold 1928 Wid Fuller 1929 Arthur Beloat 1930 Jake McClure 1931 Lawton Champie 1932 Everett Bowman 1933 Jake McClure 1934 Lawton Champie 1935 Arthur Beloat 1936 Tom Bride

1937 Mike Stuart 1938 Asbury Schell 1939 Joe Cornwall 1940 Delmar Asay 1941 Joe Tyree 1942 Joe Tyree 1943 Joe Lambert 1944 Lawton Champie 1945 Joe Bassett 1946 Fred Cook 1947 Sid Despain 1948 Pete Pascoe 1949 Joe Bassett 1950 Logue Morris 1951 Arnold Jones 1952 Fred Darnell 1953 Arnold Jones 1954 Don Whisenant 1955 John Clem 1956 Clyde Allred 1957 Asbury Schell 1958 Walt Nichols 1958 John Clem 1960 Glen Motes 1961 Arnold Jones 1962 Joel Sublette 1963 Chuck Sheppard 1964 Walt Nichols 1965 Walt Nichols 1966 George Andress 1967 Nick Nichols 1968 Don Nichols 1969 Leo Camarillo 1970 Doug Brown 1971 Leo Camarillo 1972 Leo Camarillo 1973 Larry Mahan 1974 Bill Darnell 1975 Leo Camarillo 1976 Rick Snure 1977 Brad Smith 1978 Sherrick Grantham 1979 Bob Monroe 1980 Brad Smith 1981 Ron Poindexter 1982 Leo Camarillo 1983 JD Yates 1984 Dave Brock 1985 Jimmie B Cooper 1986 Joe Parsons 1987 Lance Robinson 1988 Joe Parsons 1989 Steve Duhon 1990 Olie Smith 1991 Clay O’Brien Cooper 1992 Joe Parsons 1993 Kory Koonz 1994 KC Jones TD/TR 1995 Cody Lee 1996 Herbert Theroiot 1997 Brent Lewis 1998 Shane Hatch 1999 Chad Hager 2000 Scott Johnston 2001 Tom McFarland 2002 Cash Myers 2003 Bart Bailey 2004 Trevor Brazille 2007 Cutter Parsons

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Wild Cow Milking

1936 Arthur Beloat Lee Barkdoll 1940 Chas Burgess Joe Tyree 1941 Olan Sims Bill Roer 1942 Tommy Walker Bill Walls Roy Prather 1943 Joe Lambert Frank Banks 1944 Clarence Balcom Ivan Jones Charlie Matli 1945 Joe Bassett 1946 Clarence Balcom Charley Matli Ralph Stringfield 1948 Tommy Rhodes Bobo Chapman Logue Morris 1955 Joe Bassett 1956 Clyde Allred 1957 John Clem 1959 Don Nichols 1960 Clyde Allred 1961 Jack Branham 1962 Cecil Billingsley 1963 Chuck Sheppard 1964 Cliff Whatley Poog Brenton 1965 Walt Nichols Cliff Whatley 1966 Pat Orr Gary Orr 1967 Glenn Motes 1971 Jack Branham 1972 Gene Ray Wood 1973 Bo Hunsaker Bucky Bradford 1974 Art Savoini 1975 Sonny Stazenski 1976 Jim Martiny 1977 Sherrick Grantham Bob Lester 1978 Dale Smith Bob Lester 1979 Tanner Grantham 1981 Tom Ferguson

Barrel Racing Champions

1959 Phyllis Turnage 1960 Gerry Wales

1961 Sherry Laughlin 1962 Kay Sublette 1963 Pat Hatberg 1964 Shirley Davis 1965 Shirley Davis 1966 Shirley Davis 1967 Alexa Allred 1968 Sammie Thurman 1969 Barabara Baer 1970 Diane Morris 1971 Alexa Allred 1972 Alexa Allred 1973 Kathy Gary Fran Snure 1974 June Evetts 1975 Debbie Richards 1976 Joy Paddock 1977 Gail Tyson 1978 Phyllis Underdown 1981 Lee Ann Guilkey 1982 Bonnie Lemaire 1979 Gail Tyson 1980 Kathy McGuire 1981 Lee Ann Guilkey 1982 Bonnie Lemaire 1983 Kay Cline Goode 1984 Wanda Cagliari 1985 Rose Webb 1986 Barrie Smith 1987 Rose Webb 1988 Marci Alderman 1989 Rose Webb 1990 Joy Jean Bassinger 1991 Twila Haller 1992 Twila Haller 1993 Twila Haller 1994 Kathy Montono 53.58/3 1995 Sherry Potter Cervi 1996 Sherry Cervi 1997 Kelly Yates Gail Hillman 1998 Tona Wright 1999 Kay Blandford 2000 Judi Reed 2001 Renee Gossett 2002 Jolee Lautaret 2003 Patti Jo Higdon 2004 Sheri Sinor-Estrada 2005 Sheri Sinor-Estrada 2006 Sheri Sinor-Estrada 2007 Brittany Hofstetter 2008 Maegan Reichert 2009 Brittany Pharr Pozzi 2010 Brenda Mays 2011 Brenda Mays 2012 Nancy Hunter 34.39/2 2013 Christy Loflin 34.05/2 2014 Kelli Thouvenell 34.66/2 2015 SherryLynn Johnson - 34.75/2 2016 Falena Hunter 35.08/2 2017 Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi - 34.59/2 2018 Nellie Miller-34.93/2

Single Steer Roping Champions 1982 Pecos Shannon 1983 Pete McEntire 1984 Larry Noland 1985 Charlie Price 2012 Chet Herren 2013 Brad Prather -

39.1/3 38.5/3

2014 Shay Good 42.3/3 2015 Vin Fisher 44.0/3 2016 Jess Tierney - 40.2/3 2017 Mike Chase 37.3/3 Bryce Davis 37.3/3 2018 Rocky Patterson 38.9/3

Wrangler Bullfight Champions 1985 Rick Chatman 1986 Miles Hare 1987 Skipper Voss

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2019 Prescott Frontier Days® Membership Anthony & Danielle Adams Rennie Anderson Roger & Kathleen Andres Mark & Rebecca Arnold Christina Avilucea Shelly Bacon Jeff Bashaw Alex Berres Jack & Diane Berry Steve Blair Julie Pindzola John Blocker Amy Blocker Shelby Blocker Jerry & Marty Borgelt Mike & Mary Borgen John & Barbara Boyer Martha Brogan Joe & Dana Butner Matt & Cassandra Carlson Jim & Dianne Cartee Jerry & Becky Cochell Sheree Cook Joe & Lois Cyr Nicole Daniel Michael & Susan Davidson Suzy Davidson Chip & Karen Davis Roy & Shelly Day Robert Demicell Karen De Torres Darla Deville Douglas Divin Genay Sottile-Divin

Michael & Mary Lynn Doyle Anita Dudley Gary Eddy Wayne Ellithorpe Annette Ellithorpe Jose Espitia Sherry A Fielding Dan & Ana Fraijo Ivory Fulkerson Dana Geiger Tammie Gilchrist Marion Gilchrist Bob Goldsmith Donna Goldsmith Robin Gossman Chris & Denine Graff Bob & Diane Greninger Don & Elizabeth Grier Tony & Brenda Griffin Richard Guinn Lori Hunt Judi Hamilton Ronald & Kathleen Hanna Sherrie Hanna Holly Heurkins Spike & Carol Hicks Jim & Gayle Higgs Rex Hinshaw Sherry Huffman Cherye Jechura Avery Johnson Wayne Johnson Marie Hopman Johnson Christina Johnston-Meyers

Greg & Joann Jordan Diane Judge Ken & Barbara Karkula Diane Kennedy Craig & Judy Kiggens Roger King Brenda Kloss J.C. & Peggy Konecny Jim & Sylvia Konecny Kent Krumm Irene Kuritzky Larry Kushner Jean Ladd Greg & Andie Lazzell Ray & Beverly Lesniak Richard & Kymberli Lopez Nellie Lord Claxton Lovin Leslie Lutey Anthony & Brooke Martino Bill & Deniece McAnulty Chauna McAuliffe Todd McClarin Gregory & Sandy McClintock Shellie McClure Patrick & Lynn McDougal Jack & Gail McElhinney Tommy & Joan Meredith Mark & Sarah Meredith Brett & Richelle Mills Carl & Dale Minnick David & Marilyn Morano Suzi Muhl-Kuhner Neal & Kimberly Nabb

Stanley Narwold Tammy Nava Sue Nava Pedro Navarro Patrick Nielson Bill & Kay Oden Steve & Marty Orosz Ronnie & Leanne Owens Ronnie & Kelly Owsley W. Guthrie Packard Kristeen Paul Dave & Penny Pauletto Joe & Toni Petty Rick Ponce Keith & Victoria Rader David & Jane Raimondo Ruth Ramsey Jack Ray Mark Reid Jim Riley Michael & Alicia Robinson Casey& Linda Robinson Daniel Rogers Maggie Ross-Clunis Brad Royse Jeff & Katrina Salinas April Sauvan Pat Sayers Helelne Schaffer Cliff & Margie Shappee James & Diane Sievers Cheryl Sirback Kenneth & Susan Sites Alan & Dani Smith

Campbell & Kitty Smith Jeremy & Briana Smith Mike & Danielle Sanders Brenda Steelman Allan & Joan Stempski Gary & Janet Steinmetz Robert & Karen Stephenson Tony & Damaris Sterpe Byron & Janice Sumrow Cory & Vysta Sumrow Mat Ann Suttles Jill Taber Chris & Kassi Treguboff Cal & Roberta Terry Debbie Tuttle Jack & Penny Vance Allyene Van DerHeyden Felicia Wade Dale & Mella Dee Wagner Rich & Tonja Warinner Jerry & Marie Watson Charlene Weaver Steve Western Kosan Dunne Western Ronald & Marta Weyenberg Elizabeth Whipple Debbie Williams Mary Lou Williams Michael & Irene Winter Albin Wisniewski

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