Let 'er buck, a story of the passing of the old West . seconds for each steer. How long would it take you todrive one of the longhorned brutes into a barn? One event here is as old as the hills—even the Seven Hills ofRome. It is the standing or Roman race—for as far back asthe days of Ben Hur we find its prototype. It is a race whichdemands consummate clear-headedness, agility, balance, horse-manship, coordination and endurance. The trick and relayriders are also in this class. The riders, each allowed anassistant, start at the gong and must rise to a standing positionwithin fifty yards and re
Let 'er buck, a story of the passing of the old West . seconds for each steer. How long would it take you todrive one of the longhorned brutes into a barn? One event here is as old as the hills—even the Seven Hills ofRome. It is the standing or Roman race—for as far back asthe days of Ben Hur we find its prototype. It is a race whichdemands consummate clear-headedness, agility, balance, horse-manship, coordination and endurance. The trick and relayriders are also in this class. The riders, each allowed anassistant, start at the gong and must rise to a standing positionwithin fifty yards and remain standing until they have circledthe quarter-mile track. Ben Corbett, in 1916 broke the mens record in 59 1-5 seconds,beating Hoot Gibsons 1913 record by only 1-5 of a the most superb Pendleton record is held by Bertha Blan-cett, four times first champion in the cowgirls standing race—being but once beaten for first place by Vera Maginnis. Inaddition she also holds the supreme time record on the Pendletontrack of 59 seconds d 5 3
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