The Main Events

There were three cowgirls, Miss Molly Mullins, Miss Bertha Blanchett and Miss Arlene Palmer entered the first event: the World Fancy Championship Fancy and Trick Riding. The spectators cheered the contestants as they contorted themselves around and over their mounts. At break neck speed they performed "the most spectacular evolutions," standing erect and swinging over the sides of their horses.



The next event, the World Championship for Steer Roping, proved to be one of the most exciting events of the day. Texas steers; the wildest of their kind, were released one by one from their chutes. A rider would dash after the steer, twirling his lariat and with uncanny accuracy, rope the animal. Their horse's would stop short; you'll not believe a quarter horse till you've see it in action. As I said, the horse would stop short, set, and acting on instinct, tighten the rope and tug away, almost dragging the longhorn.



The other member of the team dismounted, ran up the rope and tied the steer. It happens from time to time that the impact when the horse stops, breaks the saddle. John Douglas of Arizona won day money, with a time of 45 seconds.



The Cowgirl's Relay Race, gave the audience an opportunity to see how fast "girls" could ride. Each contestant was provided with two horses to ride two miles, for a total of 4 miles around the track. At each half mile she was required to stop, unsaddle and re-saddle a fresh mount, and ride another half mile. Three changes in all. Miss Bertha Blanchett won with a time of five minutes, six and one half seconds.



O. K. Lawerence of Oklahoma won day money in the Bareback Bucking Horse contest.

Charley Tipton won the Steer Dogging contest: The cowboy rides along beside the steer until he feels that he can grab the steers' horns and wrestle the animal to the ground. He literally flies from the saddle. Charley threw himself with such force that he broke one of the steers' horns. He won the event with a time of 18 seconds.

That was followed by an exhibition of roping by Miss Lucille Mulhall, billed as the only women in the world capable of roping, throwing, and tying a steer. The crowd applauded her time of fifty-two seconds. I wonder what she looked like?

The lady's, Miss Florence Dadue, Bertha Blanchett and Lucille Mulhall, proceed to thrill the audience with a display of fancy roping, lassoing riders from different angles and positions.

The men were not to be out done; Senor Magdalena and Senor Randon showed the crowd how the Mexicans handle the lariat. "Tex" McLoed, a past master, demonstrated why he was in a class by himself, by roping six horses and riders in a bunch. Gee I wish I could have been there to see that!

In the final event of the day, Bronco Busting Johnnie Robertson of Calgary, drew the notorious "Outlaw," Gavorote, and Red Parker of Ashcroft B.C., tried to ride the one and only Cyclone.




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