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Northwest Title In Bronc Riding In 8th Year HereOne of tin- highlights of I lie Morrow minty rodeo is the Northwest Amateur Saddle Krone riding championship earnest, whieh will hr in its dghth year hen* at the 1962 »vs ut.Held at Pendleton for some 30 years ;is a fealure of the Round/ up, the champion flip was tin* first held at Heppner in 1955 and has hern on i.he annual program since that lime History of the event dates hack to 1925 at Pendleton and winners throughout the years compose a list of names very* well known in the rodeo circuit.Cherished trophy ut ihe event is h fine hate Irualie addle from Ham ley and Company of Pendleton. Saddle for this year's win m i is now on displ.o at Gillian and Bishee Uardwan*Norman Goree the 1955winner, followed b\ Bud God by in 1956 Gih 11regg won the title in 1957, and Mann1, Rquakln luck tin* honors in 195X,In 1959, Mae Grift uh, son of Eva Pad berg Griffith. Morrow county rode11 queen ni 1923, won the Hi ore riding championship, and his brother l*ml Griffith, followed in I960.cii.mipJMi) in l,i -i year's rodeo was Sterling Green \i ho outpointed Buzz Seely, second place tin islier.
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Heppner Gazette Times
Heppner, Oregon, US
Thu, Aug 23, 1962
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