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CROWS SEESCHAMPIONS PERFORMi—i mmm.' ■■■»■ —Oklahoman Is First In C alf Roping With 19 SecondsFANCYRIDINGJimmie Nesbitt WinsStecrtuBulldog^ingIn 8 3-5 SecondsTwelve hundred persons attended Dr I Kio\ lith annual championship rod^o on the opening day Tburxday after-noon it c oh boy Park.The bitf crowd, which filled the grandstand and la rue flections ofthe bleachers, saw several world chainpiom perform in the various events during the afternoon.First event on the program was the grand entry and introduction f officials. Officials introduced by he announcer, Prosser Martin, included the three Judges, Allen Holder of Midland, Everett Colburn of Blackfoot, Idaho, Bob Crosby of Roswell, N. M. and the afeiva directors, Mike Hastings of8|offord and Karl Sellers of lX‘iRio.anyhopeI E. Newskedthe*a.st-nlon n inVO3lianmo-*[swas ar-■lers on -ep-on-nr-)ianof! asire L*ol --J.ed-1a y-S i.SshM1IUlt;111..?enof*iesip-in-XI-M;n-ir-hex-her.nart ( owhoy DramaIn a feature event, Louis Ten-dail'a world famous educated horse,enacting a cowboy drama with hw master, showed an almost humanunderstanding of iiantomine. Theanimal stood in a series of posei and khvo a surprisingly realustiereproduction of the painting, TheEnd of the Trail.”Jimmie Nesbitt and his mule kept tin- audience amused through-»lt;if the aftrmoon, Benide.s staginga scries of clt;imle pranks with his mule, Nesbitt thriiJed the crowdwhen. ehnKiiiK to the tail of a steeror horse, he allowed himself to bedragged for some distance beforesomersaulting to his feet.One of the most interesting event* on the afternoons program was a rill bv the F\»rt Clark monkey drill team under Um charge of Sergeant Holmes. 'I^e u riders .skill-fully executed a number of spectacular f«*ats of horsemanshipTendail KicW Over Carl»ui.» lYndall, providing one of tiie biggest thrills of Ihe afternoon rode two horses, on which lie stoodupright, as ttv*y Jumped completely over a car.l/tn.s IVndaU, Velda Tendail, Pauline Ncsbillt and Dick Oriflith. the latter the champion trick rider of the world, executed some diffi-cult riding feats. Paulino Nesbittpassed under the horse and regained her saddle while tl*e horse was running at full speed.Oeno McLaughlin, 4. and hisbrother, Donald, 6. Kave a demon-■stratilt;ai of trick roping which would have been worthy of men many times their age. They proved adept not only at doing tricks with one rope but alao with two while skwiui^m and out of the loops• ml spinUfclMhrm ov*t their heads and about their bodies.Calf RopingFlrat Everett Shaw, N o w a. t a. Okla19 necond flat.Second—Fred Barrett. Del Rio 20seconds flat.nurd-Charlie Jone«, Van Horn 20 2-5 seconds.Fourth —Ralph Bhinitt, Abd-ne.22 2-5 seconds, tied with Joe Welch Carlsbad, N. M.addlr Broncho RJdinfFirstr—Eddie Curtis, Ei Reno, Okla., on Black Diiunood.Second—Fete Grubb, Blackloot,Idaho, on Bik Boy.Hurd John Jordon,N. M, on Alamo.Fom th- Jackie Cooper Park, Aibirui, Canada,Sin*.Bareback Broncho RidingFirst Shorty Hill, Farmington,M, on Bare Trxth.Second Dan Utley, San Angelo, f'ti Gates of the Mountains.I hird- Hoytt Heffner, Wichita Falls, on Eskimo.BulldufjinjFirst—Jimmie Nesbitt of San An*lot do, 8 3-5 seconds.Second -Blackie Rusm*U of *YitWcrth, 9 4-5 seconds.Third—Dick Truitt of StonewallOkia , 10 4-5 seconds.Steer Rid in*First Frank Marion, Houston. Second—Hoytt Heffner of WiclutaFalls.Third—Durwood Ryan of DuncanOkla.(1Carlsbad.of Jasper on 6uig
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Del Rio Evening News
Del Rio, Texas, US
Fri, May 31, 1935
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