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Local cowboys
hang in there
With the rodeo season
approaching midpoint, local
cowboys and cowgirls are
finding the competition to be
stiff and plentiful.
Coming out of the White
Swan Treaty Days Rodeo held
June 8-10, Leland Tom split
third and fourth with Vince
Garcia in the saddle bronc
riding in the first go-round and
got bucked off his second
horse. In the calf roping Tom
Begay had a time of 20.18 in the
first go-round and placed sixth,
while Marita Johnson place
sixth in the first go-round in the
barrel racing. In the junior
barrel racing Shana Johnson
won the first go, then place
second in the second go and
won second in the average
Sammy Allen won third in the
second go of the junior barrels
Dave Best, Omak, Washing
ton, won the all-around
cowboy honors and left the pay
window with $1,042,95. Total
Western States Indian Rodeo
A s s o c ia tio n p a y o ff was
$13,153.28,
WSIRA Standings as of 6/11/79
DAVE BEST ON THE BULL called Hercules making his championship ride here at the Warm
Springs All-Indian Rodeo over the weekend o f June 23-24.
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Western States sanctioned rodeo
Hot weather, tough stock
The heat along with the
rough stock gave cowboys
a week-end to remember at the
rodeo held here June 23-24.
Despite the hot weather the
rodeo drew a record number of
entries which totaled up as high,
as 286 who came from all
points in the western states
which included Washington,
M ontana, Idaho, N evada,
C a lif o r n ia , C a n a d a an d
Oregon.
Stock providing all the
action came from the 10-Bar
ranch a local stock contractor,
the Sombrero stock contractor
from Sisters, Oregon provided
the tough bulls, and the wild
and woolly horses cam» fresh,
off the range from here on the
reservation.
A rather slim crowd braved
the heat and cheeked their
favorites as they performed
their special events. The bulls
were something else as they out
scored the cowboys 23-4. Even
though there was not a cloud in
the sky it rained a lot of
cowboys in the bull riding
event.
•Vince Garcia took top
honors in the bareback event
winning with a score of 69.
Oliver Louis of Vernon, British
Columbia won the saddle
bronc event with a 74 scoring.
Dave Best, one of the very few
who stayed aboard one of the
rank bulls, won that event
scoring a good 77 points. Dave
Best comes from Om ak,
W ashington. Les Reynolds
topped all calf ropers with the
time of 10.31 seconds. Wes
Williams won the cow milking,
his time 22.29 seconds. Roger
Williams and Mel Sampson
won the team roping. Betty
Sampson rounded the barrels
w ith th e tim e of 18.58
seconds to win that event.
Bronson team won the wild
horse race.
The Jr. Barrels was won by
Sammy Allen a local girl with
the time of 19.84 seconds. Also
placing 3rd in the Jr. barrels
was Shanna Johnson with a
time of 20.02. In the Novice
Cow riding Mark Valdez won
that event. Carla Bagley came
in 2nd with a 64, Larry Scott
was 3rd with 60 and Ron
Clements 4th with 51.
There were a total of nine
locals that managed to place in
the rodeo however there were
no winners in the senior
division. The only local to get a
first place was Sammy Allen in
the Jr. Barrels. Among others
who placed were; in the saddle
bronc Lee Tom and Terry
Squiemphen split 5th and 6th
as each scored 62 points. Dan
Scott placed 5th in the oow
milking; Gordon Scott and
Herman Anderson placed 5th
in the team roping; Cathy
Heath placed 6th in the barrel
race with the time of 19.06
seconds.!
The program went right on
schedule without any delay
between events. The next
Wetern States Rodeo that will
be held here in Warm Springs
scheduled for August 10,11, &
12, and will be staged in the He
He Mill rodeo arena which is
located 18 miles northwest of
Warm Springs on Highway 26.
Northwest cattlemen to meet in July
The first meeting of the
n e w ly -fo rm e d N o rth w e s t
Indian Cattlemen’s Associa
tion will be held at La Grande,
Oregon on July 20, according
to organizer Amos Simtustus.
The northwest association is
an outgrowth of the National
American Indian Cattlemen’s
A s s o c ia tio n , fo r w hich
Simtustus and Tim Foster of
Yakima are regional represen
tatives, Other regions have
already formed their own
organizations, said Simtustus.
All Indian cattlemen are
welcome to attend the meeting.
An agenda for the meeting is
being assembled and will be
made public when completed.
SADDLE-EBON C
’ 3. O liv e r Louis
2 . R ichard Louis
3. Je rz y San
4 . Charley Montgomery
5 . Dave B est
6. Sidney S ta r lig h t
7. A rchie Jack
8/9 T erry Squiemphen
8/9 M att Dick
l O / l l Duane B est
l O / l l Duane G arcia
12/13 Vince G arcia
I2 /1 3 Leland Tom
lit, Charley S c o tt
15. B i l l Valdez
$911.15
754.65
675.98
562.98
387.84
237.45
222.42
II6 .2 6
II6 .2 6
85.00
85.00
72.98
72.98
61.84
44.24
BAREBACK .
1 . Vince G arcia
2. Roy Begody
3. Dave B est
4 . L eland Tom
5. Ted Hurtado
6 . Byron Bruisedhead
7. Don Abrahamson
8/9 B i l l B ruisedhead
8/9 R ichard Louis
10. J e r r y Sam
874.91
720.92
467.93
383.34
168.00
125.61
72.75
62.80
62.80
36.66
BULL RIDING
1. ' Dave B est
2. L arry Condon
3. Duane B est
4 . Ted Hurtado
5. Tom B est
6. John L a v a llie
7 . Shawn B est
8. Vem Hawley
9 . Andre P ic a rd
10. Roy Begody
11. Kenny Sam
12/13 Gary F l e t t
I2 /I 3 Milo T hatcher
1,180.66
704.49
405.07
384.85
301.15
276.92
267.72
211.94
Ì25.71
118.00
117.15
17.75
17.75
STEER: WRESTLDiG
1. P ete Bruisedhead
382.38
267.72
2. Joe B ruisedhead
171.10
3. Maurice Olney
4 . Ron B ird
65.47
26.77
5. G a r r e tt Spoonhunter
6 . Butch L i’l Moustache
26.77
TEAM ROPING
. 1.
$1,421.55:
2.
1,097.66
887.42
3. Fred Kinnerson
4. Roger Williams
76O.8O
643.50
5. Rayson Tupper
6. B i l l DUffy
638.66'
620.70
7 /8 . C arl Johnson
620.70
7 /8 . R u sse ll W illiams
582.28
9. Jim Hooper
10. Mel Sampson
520.75
474.69
11. P ete B ruisedhead
463.16
12. R ichard Tupper
46O.5O
13. Fred Hooper
14. G a r r e tt Spoohhunter
422.22
351.5O
15. Mel Joseph
16/17 J r * ' Adams
324.75
16/17 B i l l Valdez
324.75
18. Ralph Rogers
314.27
286.00
19. Tod C line
234.50
20/21 Randy Rogers
Gary
Rogers
234.50
20/21
234.OO
22. Arlen Hoses
I76.OO
23. Eugene Harry
157.14
24/25 L ori Braden
157.14
24/25 Lloyd Pinkham
149.29
26/27 P a t P rovost
26/27 James P la in Eagle
149.29
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147.31
28. Dan B ird
121.78
29. Rick Hooper
117.00
30/31 C a r ro ll Shadley
. 117.00
30/31 Gordon F r a z ie r
110.00
32. Herman Anderson
81.84
Byron
P
a
tt
33/34
81.84
33/34 Tom Begay
70.72
35. Mike Hanson
58.50
36/37 W ilbur Thom
58.50
36/37 W ilford Kinnerson
BARRELS
1. Lavanda Bronson
2. Fawn Walker
3. Ronda H errera
4. L orraine H all
5 . Merci t a SÌJohn
6. C atherine Heath
7 . Margie Walker
8. Carmel Squiemphen
9 . M arita Johnson
10. Connie Sam
11. Claudine F l e t t
12. B etty Sampson
13. Joan Berry
14. H ester W illiams
$524.42
518.43
518.21
423.66
382.91
360.80
336.83
283.83
268.50
232.80
226.00
217.28
86.37
69.38
CALF ROBING
l ; Les Reynolds
2. Roger W illiams
3. P ete Bruisedhead
4. Butch L i’l Moustache
5. James P la in Eagle
6. G a r r e t t , Spoonhun t e r
7. Lawrence C raw ler
8. Mel Joseph
9. Tod C line
10. Jim Hooper
11. Fred W illiams
12. T erry R ider
13. Fred Kinnerson
14. Randy Rogers
15. P a t P ro v o st
16. Fred Hooper
17. Tom Begay
$767.72
589.04
453.OI
354.90
337.56
250.26
214.76
198.12
I74.OO
145.98
1 ^ .0 0
138.40
87.OO
47.73
42.96
29.00
23.87
cow MILKING
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3.
4.
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6.
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Wes W illiam s
$1,196.53
Fred K innerson
585.04
Rick Hooper
510.04
Mel Joseph
443.04
Mel Sampson
410.00
Gordon F r a z ie r
340.00
Jim Hooper
322.84
G a rre tt Spoonhunter
316.61
P ete B ruisedhead
269.12
J r ; Adams
258.41
Larry Lewis
229.54
Byron P a t t
213.88
Roger W illiams
2O8.34
Ron Luke
189.97
Dave Smith x
150.74
B laine Louis
127.OO
Gary Rogers
110.82
Dan S c o tt
76.38
Arlen Moses
39-58
ALL-■AROUND
1. Wes Williams
$2,294.19
2,036.43
2. Dave B est
1,579.20
3. P ete Bruisedhead
4. Fred Williams
1,566.55
1.559.46
5. Fred Kinnerson
6. Roger Williams
1,558.18
Jim
Hooper
1,051.10
7.
8. G a rre tt Spoonhunter
1,015.86
992.66
9- Mel Joseph
10. Vince G arcia
947.89
11. Mel Sampson
930.75
12. Roy Begody
838.92
817.45
13. Richard Louis
14. J e r ry Sam
712.64
631.82
15. Rick Hooper
16. J r . Adams
583.16
552.85
17. Ted Hurtado
18. Duane B est
490.07
489.50
19. F red Hooper
486.85
20. James P lain Eagle
460.00
21. Tod C line •
457.00
22. Gordon F ra z ie r
456.32
23. Leland Tom
381.67
24. Butch L i’l Moustache
368.99
25. B i l l Valdez
26. Gary Rogers
345.32
295.72
27. Byron P a tt
28. Randy Rogers
282.23
Arlen
Moses
273.58
29.
192.25
30. P a t Provost
105.71
31. Tom Begay
A rough sport—David Andrews hung up on his bull rope
DAVID ANDREWS,
SHOWN 1/1 a series o f what
could happen to bull riders if
the rope is n o t secured
properly. Andrews was hung
up on his bullrope and tossed in
front o f the bull and was butted
while his hand was still in the
hand holt.
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