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...final, nuzzling gently into a herd of 40 calves under the slack-reined guidance of her regular rider and trainer, Buster Welch, Marion's Girl singled out the liveliest calf of the show. Within 20 seconds she had nudged the calf clear of the herd. In ranch work, this would be all that Marion's Girl would have to do; the calf would be roped and led away. In exhibition work, a pair of "turnback" riders, yelling and waving hats, try to drive the calf back into the herd again. This time, charging back from the whooping...
Master's Degree. Prancing nimbly, but standing her ground with no urging from Rider Welch, the horse halted the calf in his rush. For the next minute the two played a dart-and-dodge game, the calf trying to get around the horse and back to the herd. Then the calf gave up-Marion's Girl gravely facing him, head on. Nose to nose they stood, frustrated calf and triumphant horse, while the crowd shouted its appreciation. Said one fervent rancher: "A cow pony with a master's degree...
...early rider on the Eisenhower bandwagon. Ros raced to New York for the Madison Square Garden rally for Ike, and campaigned vigorously up & down California. Her superb money-raising techniques were put to work for the Republicans. Her only campaign failure: she was unable to corral her family into a solid bloc behind her candidate. Sister Mary Jane stubbornly voted for Stevenson...
Refueling in 22 Seconds. Some of the wise money was bet on cyclists using the hardy Nortons and other British makes (Triumphs, BSAs); Nortons have won in four of the last six Nationals. But no machine was better than its rider or his breaks. There were three deaths, a cracked skull, one broken leg. The race's worst accident came when a spectator stepped out unwarily into the path of Clifford Farwell; both the spectator and Cyclist Farwell were killed...
Gold Coasting, which has no spoken lines or narration, was written by Nelson Galassi. Mr. Galassi's script shimmers deftly over the problems of a sound track with music as the only rider. He has concentrated on making the film entertaining, but in doing so has minimized its value as a documentary on Adams House...