Other CFD Knowledge Flashcards
What are the Heels
Longtime volunteers performing a variety of tasks.
What are the W-Heels?
It consists of women organizing the parade section featuring old-time vehicles and they are in charge of preserving and constructing Frontier costumes
When did the chuck wagon races stop?
1990s
When did the chuck wagon races leave the day show?
The chuck wagon races were moved to the night show in 1956
When did the chuck wagon races start?
1952 by the locals
When did the steer wrestling start at Cheyenne?
1915
Whose ashes were scattered in the arena?
Chris Ledoux’s after he died in 2005
What did Cody Lambert invent?
The protective vest most bull riders wear today. He created it after the death of his friend Lane Frost
What innovation was first used at Cheyenne in 1928?
Side delivery chutes
What did CB and Frank Irwin form?
Irwin Brothers Wild West Show. It toured from 1912 to 1917
When was CB Irwin named into the Cowboy Hall of Fame?
1975
What did CB Irwin do?
He was a cowboy, blacksmith, and Union Pacific Railroad livestock agent
When did CB Irwin homestead in Cheyenne?
1899
What did Don Kensinger do?
He was chute boss which included duties such as making sure both humans and animals are safe as cowboys mount their rides.
Who is Mr. Rodeo?
Vern Elliot
