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VOL 11, No. 7 July, 1951

1 lw 11/ail BLapi published monthly by the

METROPOLITAN HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION Oakland, California

BURTON R. THOMAS . • Bus. Mgr. & Director 394 - 15th Street - TEmplebar 2-2727

Alicia G. Coffey . . . . . . . • Editor 12204 Skyline Blvd. - ANdover 1-2383

Bonny Hooper . . . . . . Assistant Editor Noni Nichols . . . . . Assistant Editor

. . . Official Photographer Georgia Schneider . Assistant Photographer Ted Jahn . . . . . Advertising Assistant

News copy must reach Editor by 15th of month prior to publication; Advertising copy should be sent to Business Manager by the 10th.

ALL COPY SUBJECT TO EDITORIAL REVISION

OUR THANKS -to the Alameda County Board of Su-

pervisors, Oakland City Council, Oakland Chamber . of Commerce, Oakland Park Board, William Penn Mott, Jr., and his most cooperative Rangers, the Oakland Police Department, for their generous backing.

-to friends who donated prize money and trophies: Messrs. and Mesdames George S. Daniels, William Maxfield, Charles L. Hall, Louis Albert, Sidney Chown; Gerald Gray, Dave Markovits, Joe Stern, Fred Bills, James A. Myers, G .. How-ard ·Robinson, Heber Brown, A. E. Wies• lander, John Wyman, Jesse Nichols, Nor-man Ogilvie, Martin Murray, John Framp-ton, Mr. George Keffer, Economy By-Pro-ducts Company, Mr. Cumberlich, Mr. Gil Aschom, Castro Valley Saddlery, Mr. Ralph Coffey, Oakland Mounted Police.

-for endless hours of work, turning her home into an office, giving up part of her vacation, ~rs. Noni Nichols, who did a marvelous job as Secretary of the Horse Show. · ,

-to our excellent Judges, Mr. Kent Weaver, Mr. Roy Robinson, Mr. Jack Man-ners, for handling a difficult job efficiently.

-to Charles L. Hall, Ring Master, for handling all ring arrangements and keep-ing the show moving at a pace which has already brought many compliments; to Harry Peckham and Glenn Fisher, assist-ants.

-to Ed Zwierlein for fine announcing; to Don Marquis for those heart-reaching solos.

-to Joe Stern for months of work set-ting up the machinery to have all of the grounds outside the ring, in excellent order: signs, booths, parking areas, bleach-ers, boxes, chairs, flagpoles, tie areas, ETC. His job was stupendous as was his loyalty to M.H.A.

JULY, 1951

-to Joe's Committee, Bill Senecal, Herb Lombardi, Dave Jones, Jim Myers, Jerald Hansen, Burton Thomas, Giles Hunter, Glenn Fisher, Harry Peckham, Rµss King, Jack Guillory, Jim Kecy, Charlie Spaatz, Charles Rezzaghi, Ray Hanneberg. At work all the time, these people didn't see the show.

-to Bud Vogel, Dan Danielson, Vi Vogel who headed Promotion and Tickets, much credit . . they are still working . . to Jerry and Jack Kerr, Ruth Lombardi, George and Mabel Hower, Martin Murray, Bobbye and Bill Lerschen, Ted and Agnes Hofer, Beverly Ludlum, Phyllis Barnard, Dottie and Lefty Bowers, Dutch and Har-old Cummings, Mrs. Hollenbeck, Dusty Dale Bob and June Camarco, Roger Far-rar, Joe Merritt-all too busy selling tick-ets to see the show.

-to Nina Stern who sent 3 separate press releases, pictures and cuts to some 58 bay area papers; who secured photo-graphers and collected window display ma-terials used in H. C. Capwell's, Guy's Drug Store, and other firms; who arranged at-tendance of the Boys' Club, Crippled Chil-dren, Veterans; · who arranged ticket tables downtown . . -to the many out-of-town and neighborhood papers, espe-cially the Montclarion, for space in their papers.

-to ,Mabel Smith, Mary Gale, Deane Burton, for selecting beautiful trophies; -to Elsa Himmelman and Virginia Pat-ten for their gracious presentations; -to Bonny Hooper for handling armbands, and to Sandy and Susie Hooper for run-ning errands all day.

-to Deane Burton for planning and ar-ranging classes and events; -to Mary Gale for acting as Ring Clerk and for many additional jobs.

-to Dr. Millerick for acting as official veterinarian; -to Stony Pierce for hob-bling up in a cast to act as official horse shoer.

-to Mr. and Mrs. Mack and their five children, Mary Jo, Sally Ann, Charlie Billy; Cathy Irene (aged 8), and Elsa Him~ melman, and the rest of those unlucky enough to get in on the basket-bucket bri-gade of rock-picker-uppers . . thousands of rocks were hand-removed from the arena; -to Charles L. Hall for dragging the ring, wrestling with railroad ties, rocks, and tanbark.

-to Miss Cornelia Cress, Mary Lou Han-sen and Shongehon;-to Captain Emmett Boger and the Aahmes Shrine Mounted Patrol; -to Jerald Hansen and the Metro-politan Juniors-for your very beautiful drill exhibitions.

-and last but not least, to our guard-ian a°:gels Dave Jones, Joe Chapman, Pete Little and Martin Murray, members of the Finance Committee who see, hear, and know all that's co.ming in-and going out.

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Stock Horse Seat: 1-Jim Black, Jr., 2-Nan-cy Alden, 3-Duane Lockhart, 4-:8ddie Lau-ritsen, 5-Tom Gomez.

Hunting Seat: 1-Corrine Smith, 2-Karen Anderson, 3-J. Windrim Smith, Jr., 4-Ter-ry Olds, 5-Ruth Dean. ·

JUNIOR SHOW Children's Jumpers: 1-Louise Bowlby 2-

Lynn Cuttle, 3-Terry Olds, 4-Ruth D~an 5-Ricky Kraemer. Novice Stock Horse Class; 1-Johnny Upston, 2-Johnny Hook, 3-Bev-er~y Hutton, 4-Eddie Lauritsen, 5-Carolyn Wismer. ·

English Pleasure Horses ( Saddlebred). 1 Lynn Cut!le on Jingle, owned by Corneli~ Cress, 2-Dick Th_omas, q-ay _Destiny, 3-Mary Ann Bonacco~s~, Paghacc1, 4-Eddie Pen-hoet, Benga l r1ger , 5-Valorie Ar mstrong,

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Western Pleasure Horses: 1-Nancy Alden on Bonny H., 2-Bernard Eckels; Cherry Coke, 3-Tom Gomez, Judy, 4-Duan~ Lock-hart, Robin, 5-Jim Black, Jr., Rabbit.

L~d Line Class: !-Kristy Kraemer,. 2· Frankie Deborah Parrish 3-BobbY put-. ' nam, 4-Billy Putnam.

Relay Race: Ward Gallo's team inc!udil:~ Don Leslie, Carol Cosgrif Pat Wirt, Mfll,Y Ann McDonald. Pole B~nding: 1-Berni~ Cummings, 2-Lee Hough, 3-Marjo!·ie coi · um, 4-Peggy Gibson, 5-Margaret h elley.

Double Bareback Musical Chairs: l :~h~l'~ Ann McDonald, Donald Leslie; 2-h.u1: , Anderson, L inda Lorln1e1" 3-Peggy D· \ ; Bonnie_ ~othwe-ll; 4-Lynn' ~ uttle, mwgl<, Jordan, o-Barbaru Dorsey , Mary Jo Ma

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HORSE SHOW WINNERS (Continued)

SUNDAY SHOW .

Jumpers: 1-Norma Burton on O'Malley, 2-Janet Emerson, Nip~er, 3-Muriel Rat-cliff, Foggy Morn, 4-Bob Lorimer, Grand Jete, 5-Jack L. Patison, Skeeter.

Western Pleasure Horses: SOLID COLOR-1-Mickey Zwierlein, Cryer's Candy; 2-Dick Hale, Tackey; 3-Ysabelle Parrish, Bonanza; 4-Mary Beth Casity, Maka; 5-Susan Cur-ley, Adelsman. PINTO: 1-Archie Brown, Prince; 2-Stanley Cosca, Poppy; 3-Fred Bemis, Cap; 4-Si Simons, Chewbasco, 5-David Clay Jones, King Jasper. PALO-MINO: Frank Parrish, The Golden Bomb-er; 2-Mrs. Walter Grondona, Ruggeq An-nie; 3-Geneva Menicucci, Hi Heels, 4-Davie Krueckel, Felice.

English Pairs: 1-Jeanne M. Mott, Nina Curley; 2-Marion Bothwell, Barbara La-barthe; 3-Deane Burton, Ed Hill; 4-Mur-iel Ratcliff, Mary Lou Hansen; 5-Corrine Smith, Jan ice Kenyon.

Western Pairs: 1-Fred Bemis, Archie Brown; 2-Mickey Zwierlein, Sylvia Fisch-er; 3-Mrs. Gerald Gray, Mary Beth Casity; 4-Joe E. Young, Mrs. David Clay Jones; 5-David Clay Jones, Bob Coats.

Parade Horses: 1-The Golden Bomber rid-den by Frank Parrish; 2-Cap, Fred Bemis; 3-Golden Rocket, Joaquin Perry; 4-Firefly, C. R. Adams; 5-Sweetheart, Madelynne Myers.

Three-Gaited Saddle Horses: 1-Norman Em-rich on Lindy Lou; 2-Ann Crowley, The O'Flynn; 3-Mrs. Walter Grondona; 4-Sue Boomer, Montrose of McDonald; 5-Cor-rine Smith, De N eze.

Trail Horses: 1-Mickey Zwierlein, Cryer's Candy; 2-Geneva Menicucci, Hi Heels; 3-N ancy Alden, B.onny H.; 4-Mrs. Walter Grondona, Rugged Annie; 5-Mrs. Gerald Gray, McGee.

English Pleasure Horses: Park Hacks: 1-Ann Markovits De Neze; 2-Blanche Paul, Rhythm's Rapsody; 3-Bea McKechnie, Rhythm's Juanita; 4-Jingle, Carol Nelson; 5-Highland Supreme, Janet Phillips. Road Hacks: 1-Corrine Smith, Saucee Countess; 2-Nina Curley, Mischief; 3-Sanada1 J;anne Marie Mott; 4-Norma Burton, Idiots De-light; 5-Marx Lou Hansen, Co-Ed Amber.

Stock Horses: 1-Walter Leatham, Waspy B. · 2-Alvin Marenco, Devil Dan; 3-Ivan Myers, White Fox; 4-Dick Hale, Tackey; 5-Frank Parrish, The Golden Bomber.

Hunters: 1-Corrine Smith, Saucee Count-ess; 2-Norma Burton, Idiot's Delight; 3-Jack L. Patison, Skeeter; 4-Bob Lorimer, Royal Crusader; 5-Deanne Burton, Clif-ton's Ruler.

JULY, 1951

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M.OUNTED POLICE HORSE SHOW With a large entry, the First Annual

Horse Show sponsored by the Oakland Mounted Police on June 3, was a big suc-cess. Fred Bemis on Cap won the master trophy for the day, with the highest num-ber of points. Nancy Luyendyk was a close second.

Feature events included exhibition of an Arabian horse by Mrs. Karemer, trick riding by Scotty and Sandy Black and Carol Armtrout, a ,square dance by the Boots and Jeans but Big Chief Sad Face, usually known as Walter Grondona, Jr., stole the show in the costume novelty olass.

Charles L. Hall did a splendid job iii managing and directing the show.

HAYWARD DIAMOND JUBILEE Hayward's Diamond Jubilee on July 22

will .feature a parade and horse show at the Hayward High School Grounds.

At 9:30 a. m. a Junior Division will offer classes in western and English equitation, stock horse-dry work, Jumpers, western and English pleasure horses. Starting at 1 ip. m. the parade wi!ll offer trophies to best dressed mounted group, best western group, best novelty group, best fraternal group, best silver mounted outfit, and best dressed cowboy and cowgirl, junior cow-boy and junior cowgirl.

Following the parade, the Open Division will have classes in jumpers, western and English pleasure horse classes, stock horses, matched pairs, hurry-scurry, par-ade horses, model stock horse shown in hand, working hunters. ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 15. (See ad, page 7).

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CRESSMOUNT WINNERS In addition to the long list of riders

from Cressmount who competed in the Oakland Mounted Police Show, and the MHA 9th Annual Show, a large group placed at .a recent show at the Oakland Riding Academy. ( All horses owne~ by Cornelia Cress except those marked with * which are privately owned. l

Open Hunters: I-Betty Yaw, Gold Car-go; 3-Peggy Day, Killarney; 4-~arbara Lang Ben Code*· 5-Muriel Ratcllff, In-dian.' Jumpers: 'I-Susan Curley, Peter Patch; 2-Gail Martin, Coed Amber; 3-~a-rie Mott, Indian. Pleasure Horses: Muri~l Ratcliff, War Treaty; 3-Peggy Day, K1l-larney; 5-Nina Curley, Mischief*.

Pairs: I-Mary Lou Hansen, Muriel Rat-oliff on Indian and Valentine; 2-Peggy Day and Alice Holbrook on Killarney and Coed Amber; 3-Nina Curley and Marie Mott on Mischief* and Sonata*; 5-Jimmy Ormond and Mary Anne Williams on Duffie Bag arid Peter Patch. Equitation, 12 and un-der: I-Charlie Dimmler, Coed Amber; 2-Scott Gilmore, Indian; 3-Anne Schutte, Gold Cargo; 5-Patsy Bryant, Valentine. Equitation 13-18: I-Marie Mott, Sonata*; Peggy Day, Valentine; 3-Susan Tucker, Coed Amber. Hunter Hacks: I-Peggy Day, Indian; 2-Mary Lou Hansen, Valen-tine; 4-Muriel Ratcliff, Gold Cargo. Musical Tires: 2-Susan Curley, Adelsman*; 4-Nina Curley, Mischief*.

SHONGEHON'S COLORFUL DRILL Taking part in the colorful Shongehon

Drill Team's Color Guard at the MHA Show were Peggy Day, Janet Scott, Bon-nie Bothwell, and Linda Lorimer. Guid-ons were: Susan Tucker, Jackie Pickler, Marian Schutte, Ann Burnham, Ann Tay-lor, Karen Anderson, Judy Rigg, Happy Jordan, Pat Hamilton, Marie Mott, Katie Dewey, Nina Curley, Lynn Cuttle, Phyllis Dexter, Ann Schutte, and Susie Curley.

Directors of the drill Miss Cornelia Cress and Mary Lou Hansen are to be con-gratulated for producing such a ·colorful and unusual drill.

* * * * * M. H. A. TRAIL RIDE

Sunday, July 15 Meet at Mountain Riding Club, 2923 Moun-

tain Blvd., at 10:30 a. m. or join the group at Skyline and Sunset Trail at 11 :30. Bring your own lunch; coffee will be served. Please phone LIiiian Tatum, KE 2-6799 and let her know if you are joining the ride. This ride arranged by Onalee Phillips, Chairman, Trail Rides,

* * * * Beautiful Horse Show Pictures For Sale-Sxl0-$1.50 each or 3 for $4.00.

See them at Cohen's Camera Center, 412 - 15th Street, Oakland.

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JUNIOR NEWS SHIRT-MAKERS

Our publication can always have articles aibout worth-while activities of juniors and the latest accomplishment is in the shirt-making business. All of those beautiful royal blue shirts worn by the juniors at the Ninth Annual Horse Show were made by the junior members. '

In two weeks ' time, Barbara Isham Mary Ann McDonald, Shirlee Johnstad and Gray Gilbert, made 16 western shirts and had them ready for the drill team.

Congratulations.

HOPALONG CASSIDY PARADE Winning th~ trophy for the largest group

to take part m the Hopalong Cassidy Pa-rade, were the following junior members of MHA: Mary Ann McDonald Barbara Bilsky, Barbara Cole, Linda Cam~ra Carol Will_iams, Wally Freitas, Jr., Lea' Buck, ~anon Parson, Dolores Doya_s, Sonia Slo-v1ch,_ Carol Peebly, Ken Bemis, Dorothy Bemis, Carol Cosgrif, Gray Gilbert and Barbara Isham.

MORE TROPHIES Traveling to San Anselmo to the Marin

Mounted 4H Club Show in June several juniors came home with award~. Mfss Cornelia Cress kindly loaned -the juniors her trailer.

Barbara Isham took second in equita-tion on Scooter; Pat Wirt on Toy took third on bareback equitation. Mary Ann McDonald and Shirley Johnstad missed out on the ribbons but each made a fine showing.

Thanks to our wonderful director, Jerry Hansen for transporting us to San Ansel-mo.

NEW OFFICERS Appointed Captain by Director Jerry

Hansen, Barbara Isham now leads the drill team. Dolores Doyas was elected first lieutenant; Mary Ann McDonald, second lieutenant.

WINNERS Winning the junior membership drive

by a length and receiving the coveted $35 order on Kelly's Western Shirt House was Marjorie Tennant with 68 memberships to her credit.

Second prize, for 39 memberships, a $30 order on Earl Nanninga's Saddle Shop, goes to Susan Hooper, third for 25 mem-berships, a $27.50 order on The Broadway Sporting Goods Store, goE!S to Linda Pat-ten; fourth prize, for 15 memberships, a $15 order on Earl Nanninga's Saddle Shop, goes to Daisy Jo Smith.

Thanks, Juniors, for securing all these fine memberships for the MHA.

TIP TO TEEN-AGERS HI Teen-agers! Have you tried horseback

riding? If you haven't you've missed a lot of fun.

You don't have to go way off to the Sierras to enjoy the beauty of nature, the woods, the views . . you can get it all right here in the Oakland hills.

While riding along the trails on your faithful horse, you get a feeling of free-dom. There's nothing better than a horse to give you an understanding of animals, too.

So-why don't you come on the MHA trail rides and find out for yourself how much fun there really is in riding. It's a sport that no teen-ager should pass up. (Written by Gene Rocha).

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ORGANIZATIONS Footprinters took part in the San Rafael

parade, the Oakland · parade advertising pony rides, and went to Woodland for a rodeo and barn dance. At a barbecue in the JoE:eph Knowland park, 250 'Par took of Mel Coe's good food . Alll the Footprinters who attended George Daniels Day, send a special vote of thanks for a wonderful time. Johnny Owen on Little Jewel re-cently took some ribbons in Shasta County and now stables at Mountain Riding Club. Larry Domino of Cochran and Celli, has just joined the group.

Aahmes Shrine Rangers were glorious in their ride to the colors and their drill at the MHA show; they also appeared in the Hayward Rodeo Parade, the Oakland Po-lice and MHA parade in Oakland.

The drill team welcomed Jack Marlin and . Nelson Lewis, two enthusiastic new members and Past President Bill Ludolph, who is again riding with the group.

Following their showing at the Tri-Cities show at San Pablo, the group takes off for Pocatello and Idaho's Frontier Rodeo. ·

Alameda County Mounted Sheriff's Posse me;mbers, wives, a 30 piece band led by Bandmaster George E . Dowlen and aided by · photogenic Drum Majorette Dolores Mugge, presented 3 drills at Reno in early July and without waiting to catch their breath, headed home to take part in the Alameda County Fair at Pleasanton where they put on an hour's program including grand entry with their band and drill team, drill, and specialty events by Scotty and Jimmy Black, Stan and Loretta Cosca.

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EVENTS OF INTEREST July 22-Hayward's Diamond Jubilee, Parade

and Horse Show. (See ad on page 7) July 22-Carmel Horse Show and Rodeo. July 20-28-Santa Rosa County Fair and

Horse Show. July 27-29-Hollister, San Benito County Sad-

dle Horse Show and Rodeo. July 28-29-Fortuna Rodeo. Aug. 4-5-Pebble Beach Summer Horse Show

Pebble Beach Stables. ' Aug. 6-11-Turlock, Stanislaus District Fair

and Horse Show. Aug . . 9- 12-Antioch, Contra Costa County

Fair and Horse Show, Roseville, Placer County Fair, Horse Show and Rodeo Napa, 25th District Fair, Rodeo and

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Horse Show.

Aug. · 16-19-Monterey, County Fair and Horse Show; Woodland Yolo County Fair, Horse Show and Rodeo.

Aug. 17-19-Crescent City, Fair and Horse Show.

Aug. 18-26-Stockton, Fair and Horse Show. Aug. 23-26-Reno, Nevada Horse Show. Aug. 24-26-Plymouth, Fair and Horse Show·

Yreka Fair and Horse Show. ' Aug. 30-Sepf. 9-California State Fair, Horse

Show and Rodeo.

IT'S FIRE SEASON Horse trails have stopped many

fires in past years and many of our members have helped fight fires -none of them started ,by horsemen. Real horsemen do not smoke while traveling on the trails.

Report any fires you see . . more reports afe better than no reports.

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AT THE STABLES MOUNTAIN RIDING CLUB:

Boarders ar:id guests enjoyed an early Sunday morning breakfast and trail ride on May ~7. The excellent menu consisted of a choice of several fruit juices bacon eggs, pancakes, rolls, and coffee, ahtv pre'. pared_ and. served ~Y Chef Johnny ·owen a_n~ hi? assistant, Bill Barnard. Those par-t1cipatmg _were Lou and Ruth Conner, Ted and Caroline Bechtel and children Evelyn Kerr, John Preston, De~l Owen, P~ggy and Warren Cramer and children, Ed and Bet-ty Lou Marquardt and children, Mr. and Mrs. Seely and children, Bob and Lynn Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. Devlin, Mrs. Bar-nard, Don Swan, Don Flanigan, Lew Schaackey, and hosts Burl and Lillian Tatum. A series of such breakfasts are being planned for the summer months.

Peggy and Warren Cramer's daughter Kathy recently acquired a Palomino geld-ing, Thunder. Lillian Tatum had a vaca-tion in Pasadena.

PIEDMONT'S prominent visitors re-cently were Mr. and Mrs. Buster Ivory of rodeo fame. Kathy Ann and Linda Pat-ten had a wonderful time playing with the three Ivory youngsters ... Kathy Ann is already looking forward to joining the ranks of the mounted group along with Linda. .

Arriving recently at Piedmont: Mrs. Spaich, Shell Laston, Don Huber; a colt, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shelton.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Beverly Adams, following an operation.

HIGHLAND STABLES folk are mighty proud of tiny Carol Armtrout, aged 4, who made two runs of the hippodrome stand in front of an audience after only two weeks of practice . . "In My Merry Olds-mobile" is passe now that Ray Trimble has the hay rack working. King and Colonel, the matched team, are all excited over the hay rides too, or could it be that second prize · they took at the Hayward parade?

In the strictest of training is Janet Stone's Cricket. "Patience," says Janet, "is all it takes". Gordon Lo,wry is walk-ing around with that "gotta get a horse" look.

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THANK YOlJ - 278 TIMES! The two hundred and seventy eight who

accepted the hospitality of George and Helen Daniels on May 30 all say "Thank You." It was the biggest turnout on the Daniels Day Trail Ride and Field Day to date.

Meeting at Sequoia Arena, the group witnessed the presentation of a tractor to .the Oakland Park Depar tment. Thanks to George Daniels and Joe Stern who made this gift possible, trail work will start in earnest according to William Penn Mott, J r., Superintendent of Parks.

The trail ride, planned by Sidney Chown, was wonderful, and thanks to Richard Walpole, Manager, and the staff of Red-wood Regional Park, and Wes Adams, the trails were in excellent condition. Many improvements had been completed at the race track area, too. While photograph-ers, George Daniels and Robbie Robinson, Eastman Kodak and Federal Drug, waited at a scenic spot to photograph the riders, Alicia Coffey took a wrong turn. Cross-country rushed the photographers and caught the group later.

What a lunch! Such huge portions of chicken that melted in your mouth! r

Miss Cornelia Cress planned the field events and secured the good-looking rib-bons. Bill Patten and Jimmy Black act-ed as judges for western events; Lorraine Harris, for English. Bob Lorimer and Phyllis Hill acted as clerks.

Collecting memberships and registering riders were Gus and Elsa · Himmelman, Bud and Vi Vogel, Mary Gale, Mabel Smith, Jack and Jerry Kerr, Kay Bennett, Martin Murray, Dutch and Harold Cum-mings. Dispensing liquid refreshments, was Sidney Chown.

John Macdonald, Director, East Bay Re-gional Parks, joined the horsemen for the first time and had a fine time.

Thanks to our good .friend the Sun Elec-tric Company for the sound equipment, to Ed Wise acting as disc jockey, and to Stan Cosca for his fine announcing.

Thanks again, Helen and George, for the best horsemen's event yet.

We didn't get all of the names but some of those who attended were:

Ethel and Louis Albert, Jean and Carol Armtrout, Maralee Armstrong, Wes Adams, Col. and Mrs. Adams, Larry and Lawrence Adams, Charles Barnard, Lea Buck, Dolly Brennemann, Ken and Dorothy Bemis, Tamsyn Bever, Linda Bryant, Tedda Seyler, Louis Barrious, Sam Bean, Truman, Pat and Nadine Brown, Katherine Bennett, Lefty Bowers, Tim, Tiny, Bill and Jim Black, Jr., Hilda Buck, Jack Beals, Copper Burn-ham, Aloha Eide, Darlene Eurick, Beverly Evens, Alicia and Ralph Coffey, Loretta, Florence and Stan Cosca, Rosalie Cox, Ronnie Casaleggio, Sidney and Mrs. Chown, Trudy and Frank Crass, Dr. Campbell, Dutch, Harold and Bernie Cummings, Carol and Joan Cordery, M ike Collins, Buck Crawley, Susan Corley, Barbaro Dorsey, Dolores Doyas, David Dye, George and Helen Daniels, Larry Domina, Dan Danielson.

Jerry Doyle, Carol De Meo, Eleanor DeSellem, Roy Fefley, Marlene Fate, Helen Fitzpatr ick, Cecil Garcia, Charles Gray, Leo Gonsalves, Laverne Gabrielson, Chr is Gudnason/, Mary Gale, Bud Gustaveson, Lor-raine Harri s, C ris and Mrs. Hansen, Ed Hill, Sue,

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Mabel and Billy Hower, Althea and Dennis Harrison, James Harter, Barbara and James Herger, Judy Hovas, Bonny, Sandy and Susie Hooper, Graydon Hein, Mary Lou and Jerald Hansen, Charles L. Hall, Dennis Harrison, Joan Hartley, Elsa and Gus Him-melman, Jennie Hollenbeck, Giles and Elizabeth Hunter. ·

Betsy Inch, Barbara Isham, Kay and Dave Jones Bucky Johnstone, Jim Kecy, Russell King, Paul Keen'. Jerry and Jack Kerr, Cathy and Margaret Kelley, George Keffer, Mary Langer, Bob Lorimer, Nancy Luyendyk, Beverly Ludlum, Nan Langher Ronnie Lopes, Herb Lombardi, ~oan Larsh, Marga:et Long, Barbara Legge, Don Leslie, Stanley Moore, Lelia and John A. Macdonald, Frank Matosa, Jack and Doris Marlin, Jeanne Mott, Mary Jo and Sally Ann Mack

, Neal Martin, Bill and Loretta Maxfield, Mary An~ McDonald, Armetta Maxwell, Prentiss Munson Bob McKinstry, Martin Murray, Sue Murphy, Keith and Julie Nichols, Joan and Noni Nichols, Richard Neves Esther Norris, James Ormond, William and France~ Older, Lelia Ray, Charles and Theresa Rezzaghi Helen and Charles Rochi, J. A. Robertson, G. Howard Robinson, Margaret Rukavina, Edith Roberts, Lou Schaackey, R. A. and Dick Sporrowe, Mabel Smith.

Charles Spaatz, Mary Sullivan, Joe and Nina Stern, Lynette Smith, J. Windrim Smith, Jr., Clarence cind Gladys Smith, Arline Smith, Mrs. Glen Stanley, Rich-ard and Mrs. Walpole, Ed Wise, Cordelia, Hardy, and H. W . H. Wandesforde, Mabel Wallace, John a,:id Marje Wyman, Bill Wood, Pat Wirt, Karol Womack, Carol Williams, Judy White, Inez Thompson, Susan Tucker, Burton Thomas, Bev and Ray Theobald, Howard Young, Hank Zaban.

DID YOU FORGET? If you forgot to attend the Open Meet-

ing on June 7, you missed one of the most beautiful horse films ever shown. "Free and Easy," the sound-color film about Tennessee Walkers was a treat and we are indebted to Mr. and Mrs .. Hedges for securing the film.

William Penn Mott. Jr., Superintendent of the Oak!land Park Department IS a horseman. . for some years he worked in the Nationa1l Park Service going out for weeks at a time on a horse and leading a pack animal. He's probably spent more hours on a horse than many of us can boast about . . that's why he has a genuine good feeling for horses and horseback riders. At the Open Meeting he stated that trails solely for equestrian purposes the building of stables near the arena and the clubhouse ori the hill, WILL be reality. "Have faith and patience," he said "this will all blossom forth some day." '

Our thanks to Gus and Elsa Himmelman who served refreshments and to Robbie Robinson your Eastman Kodak dealer on Grand A-venue, who brought the sound equipment and showed the films.

Among those present at the meeting were: Messrs. and Mesdames Stern, Kerr, Crass, Himmelman, Collins, Hedges, Cof-fey; Mary Gale, Mabel Smith, Bonny Hooper, Noni and Joan Nichols, Nancy Hill, Laverne and Mrs. Gabrielson, Bur ton Thomas, Herb Lombardi, Mrs. Wandes-

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