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122nd YEAR - 34 THU SDAY, ,A UGUST 21, 1969
Huron Trail Riders hold Rodeo
• The uron Trail Rider's held
their first rodeo Sunday, August
r 17, at the Dungannon Fair
Grounds. ,The spectators were
estimated by Malcolm Jacobs,
president, to be well over 500,
and "we were most surprised to
receive 54 entries. We were
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by invitation only. Invitations
were sent to Walkerton and
District Saddle Club; Silver Spur
Saddle Club, Chatsworth;
Priceville Equestrian Club, and
the Maitland Valley Trail Riders,
• Listowel.
Left to right, top row; one of
"stars" of the show. Bob Myer
announces the show. The
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PI
expectin less than half this
number."
Horse and riders competed
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youngest competitor,
seven-year-old Jacqueline
Workman, from Brussels.
Dungannon's new rodeo ring
which was officially opened for
the show. Second row; Nib
Baker "clock watcher" for ttre
events, and Malcolm Jacobs
enjoy the sh'ow; a Huron Trail
Rider races for the finish line; at
the finish line Frank Dam,
Goderich communications;
Barry Mousseau, Hensall, judge,
and Keith Eaton, club director,
wait, with a critical ^eye. Third
row:— "come back hoss" — a
dontestant tries, in vain, to
retrieve his mount before
disqualification; a rodeo fan at
an early age, . Susan Curran, .11'/a
months old, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Curran, RR 1,
Dungannon, enjoys the day
i m txl.e n sely; Charlie East,
Clinton, hits the dirt
unexpectedly; Resting Rider —
Wayne Straughan, Goderich.- The
rest paid off, Wayne won the '
trophy for best competitor at
the rodeo under 16. - Fourl h
row : — The Novelty Barrell Race
-- the horse is,to wait while rider
dismounts and crawls through
the barrel. Not all horses were as
obedient; Pole- Bending Event,
and Ken . Kirkland rides it with
ease; Alley-Oop, but the
passenger miss his ride in the
Pick -Up Race; "AN!' Come On
Horse" junior spectators, and
rider plead • with the horse to
enter ' the bridge in the• Trail
Horse Class. Bottom row:
junior riders race for home in
the Boot Race. Each contestant
deposits one of his boots in a
barrel at the end of tlie ring and ,
then races to retrieve the boot;'
Trophy winners, left to right,
Ray Black, Jim Straughan and
Wayne Straughan, all bf
Goderich; Scott Wilson, Brussels;
Doug Campbell and Ken
Kirkland, Lucknow; Brian
Workman, Brussels; Mervin:
Quipp, Monkton, of Donna
Keffer, Dornock; a tired but
happy. little cowboy head home
after the Huron Trail Riders held
their first' rodeo.
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