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Show RCA Cowboys Coming Here To Compete More ''.(han $3.8 million was won by professional rodeo cewbeys in 1969 a record year and these unique a'lh'etes have pocketed neai-ly neai-ly $55 million Since 1953. They are members of the rodeo Cowboys Association, and they'll compete in tiV Csnyonland's Rodeo, set for performances Friday and Saturday evenl'inigs (June 12 -13), in Moaib, Utah. At the 1959 rodeo (here, 77 entries cc'mjpeted for $2,540 in prize money. The same amount is expected to be up jfor grabs this year. Competition will be in saddle sad-dle and bareback bronc riding, rid-ing, bull r-dumg, calf roping ,aad steer wrestling. The Oaiiiyonlamd's Rodeo .fs one' of more than 5i)9 aipprov-ed aipprov-ed ; anniua'lly by the association. associa-tion. Money won here will be added to cowboy's previous warnings ini races for 1970 event cfoainippcmslxps. There were 533 aissociation-sanctiloned aissociation-sanctiloned irodpos in 40 states and four provinces last year, evidence tfat pro rodeo is not a regionalized fun feature,' fea-ture,' but raitiher a biigjhly-comipetitive biigjhly-comipetitive national sport, the association salid. 'Coimpejtion will be conducted con-ducted oinder nationailly-rec-ogniized rules, wlith 19 per-tatoing per-tatoing to llhe care and treat ment of rodeo livestock. They were wri'ltiten by the association associa-tion in' conjunction with a national na-tional humane organization. One of the wiruiiingest cowboys cow-boys is Larry Mahan, 26, Brooks, Oregon. Often called "Super Saddle", Mahan has won four consecutive all around cowboy championships. champion-ships. He earned $40,358 in 1986., $51,996 in 1957, $49,129 in 1968, and a record $57, 726 last year. Cowboys' 'arena entries dose at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 11. Arena livestock will be provided by D. A. Kerby Rodeo Co. |
