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Three Skills. After competing in all three of rodeo's riding events-bareback, saddle broncs and bulls-Mahan last year became the second-youngest man ever to win the All-Around Cow boy title (rodeo's equivalent of Most Valuable Player) and the fourth-highest money winner of all time when he collected $40,358. Last week at the Phoenix Jaycee Rodeo, he won $2,138 (plus a $750 jeweled belt buckle) to run his 1967 prizes to $17,262, a full $6,134 more than his closest competitor for All-Around honors and by far the highest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rodeo: The Grey Flannel Cowboy | 3/31/1967 | See Source »

...aging and ailing champions, Assault and Stymie, in Aqueduct's Edgemere Handicap. Assault, fourth-highest moneywinner in turf history ($672,520), closed gamely despite a patched-up leg and finished third. Stymie, still the world's top moneywinning horse ($911,335), was rapturously applauded as he went to the paddock for his first race since he was retired with a cracked sesamoid bone 14 months ago. After finishing dead last, Stymie was still cheered. In keeping with the quaint custom at New York tracks, the boos were for Jockey Eddie Arcaro, who rode My Request, the winner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Lost | 9/19/1949 | See Source »

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