RITZVILLE ROUND-UP

Description

This is the story of the big, western style rodeos that were part of the Adams County Fair from 1921 to 1929. The Ritzville Round-Up was no small event but rivaled such great rodeos as the Pendleton Round-Up, Frontier Days of Cheyenne, Wyoming and the Ellensburg Rodeo. Nationally known buckaroos such as Yakima  Canutt, Frank Smith, Howard Tegland, Bob Hall, Hugo Strickland and others competed with local cowboys in bucking horse events, bareback riding, bulldogging and other rodeo events. Also included were famous cowgirls such as Kitty Canutt, Marie Hall and Mabel Strickland who competed in trick riding and roping events, plus several hundred Indians who set up their teepees at the west end of the rodeo grounds.

Crowds of up to 10,000 people enjoyed reliving the round-ups of the old west. Also included was a good old fashioned county fair and horse show. Ritzville Round-Up contains nostalgic tales and information about:

• Ritzville history
• Ritzville Round-up
• Ritzville Horse Show
• Adams County Fair
• Felix Warren
• Yakima Canutt
• Kitty Canutt
• Howard Tegland
• Lloyd Saunders
• Mable Strickland
• Hugo Strickland
• Henry Bauer

The book contains slightly over 200 pages and includes an index, bibliography and about 210 pictures.