Soon every fourth of July in Prescott was built to seat the crowd in comfort.Tickets always sold like hot cakes from the time they first went on sale,a month before the big event.Although the show never began until one o'clock, people always started arriving as early as ten o'clock to settle in.Many enjoyed picnic lunches as they waited for the show to begin.The first event,the steer roping contest,would finally begin.Lining the ring,the cowboys watched with great interest.