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Best Efforts at Reunion Rodeo Can Stand Up in Any Arena
Individual performances at the Texas Cowboy Reunion proved strong across four saddle prize events in 1965. Larry Guy earned the champion calf roping saddle with 37.7 seconds on three heads, Jimmy Lemond posted 11 seconds for the fastest tie-down, and J E King won the oldtime calf roping with 22 seconds on two heats. Bay Dream won the cutting horse contest with 433 points, Bay Dream led early in a tie with Sequoia and Soda Joe King before pulling ahead. Bobby Burrus captured the double mugging saddle with 60.4 seconds on three, while Windy Murray, Harry Boyd, and Richard Whitenburg won saddle bronc, bareback, and bull riding respectively. Johnny D Reid dominated the wild mare race, winning three of four races.
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Thhey
L. C. King
Bobby Burrs
Donnell
Nancy Tucker
Wichita Falls
Bob Bird
Larry Guy
Merkel
Jimmy Lemond
Loving
N. M
J. E. King
Amarillo
Vance Davis
Fort Sumner
Windy Murray
Throckmorton
Harry Boyd
Abilene
Richard Whitenburg
Graham
Johnny D. Reid
O'Brien