Word: mccashin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Gentleman Farmer Arthur McCashin of Pluckemin, N.J., who assisted greatly in the victory, rode twelve-year-old Paleface, on loan to him from Mr. and Mrs. H. J. O'Connell of Montreal. On a visit to the O'Connells last summer, McCashin took a fancy to the animal, rode him, was convinced of his merit. He took him to his Pluckemin home for further training, successfully put him through eliminations to pick the U.S. team, and the grueling three-day competition...
...team of Mathews, Durand and McCashin went on to win the three-day low-score competition this week, it was pretty clear that U.S. amateurs could hold their own with anybody's cavalry. Heretofore, women have been barred from Olympic jumping competition, but if the U.S. delegation has its way in Olympic Committee meetings this spring, the bars will come down in time for the 1952 Olympics...
...chief surprise was that after combing the country for show-caliber riders, the U.S. had settled on a first team of one man and two women: Arthur McCashin, a gentleman farmer of Pluckemin, N.J., Norma Mathews, a California ranch girl, and Mrs. Carol Durand, a Kansas City housewife...
Knockout Roar. Against topflight international competition, including members of the Mexican army team-which has dominated the show for three years -the girls did better than well. In the first event of a three-day low-score competition, first Arthur McCashin, then Mrs. Durand turned in faultless rides. The British and the Mexicans, whose team included the skilled woman rider, Lieut. Eva Valdes, hung up low scores too. That left it up to "Anchor Man" Norma Mathews, top-ranking U.S. rider, to bring home the ribbons. The crowd edged up on their seats as the blue-eyed blonde came into...