A century ago, when Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona outlawed steer
roping contests, there was one place a southwestern roper could go
to hone his skills: Cowboy Park, the arena established in 1907 in
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso,
Texas. During the formative years of rodeo that preceded the first
Calgary Stampede in 1912, Cowboy Park promoted the sport of steer
roping and provided a ready training ground for up-and-coming
champions. From its inception until growing political turmoil in
Mexico brought the enterprise to a halt, Cowboy Park kept the sport
alive and fostered celebrity--its "alumni" swept the first prizes
in Calgary and continued to dominate for some years. This unique
institution, despite its significant influence on the future of
rodeo, has until now received scant attention. Through the history
he has recovered and photographs--many published here for the first
time--John Baxter documents and illuminates the era of Cowboy Park
and the early champions who won their spurs there. "Rodeo fans will
find some familiar names . . . and places here--Guy Weadick, Zack
and Lucille Mulhall, Bill Pickett, Will Rogers, Fog Horn Clancy,
Guy Allen, Dan Patch, and Calgary, Pendleton, and Cheyenne. But
most of the names will be unfamiliar, all but forgotten in the
annals of early rodeo. Baxter's] penetrating and original research
is underpinned by the use of nearly fifty different newspapers from
around the country." --Richard W. Slatta, from the foreword
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