Assembled news clippings regarding Trancas Riders and Ropers activities

Tft ANP'A^ RIHFRS AND ROPERS evening outlook MALIBU ME4NDER/NGS Playdays -The 11th annual Malibu Play- clays, co-sponsored by the Malibu I Lions Club and the Malibu Town-] ship Council is history now, but will long be remembered, espe¬ cially by the youngsters, who par¬ ticipated in the two-day festival. On the prize winning list were: Bobby Hyde, Ricky Nichols, v Joy and Gail Snow. Robbie and Gary ' Wilcox. Glenn Davis, Scotty Campbell. Lynette Sim. Janet Campbell, Diane Pope, Jock and Jill Sutherland, Donny Fulton, Su¬ san Sanders, Madelyn King, Mary Scott, Nancy and Linda Decker, Mike Galvin, Mary Ann Briggs, Forrest de Butts, Georgia Dill, Patty Kesler. Juanita Hyde, Jim¬ mie Semperez, Tommy Jensen, Larry Thorne and Skin Brown. The kids were guests of the Lions (Hub at a free lunch, then witnessed a demonstration of mod¬ ern fire-fighting technique, using the latest equipment by special arrangement with the county fire department. Relay races and a giant tug-of-war rounded out the day for the tired but happy chil¬ dren. Several hundred persons were lined up at the tables for the pot- luck supper at Juan C a b r i 1 1 о School Saturday eyeping when the Malibu Township’ Council hosts. Winners Announced Horsemen and spectators gath¬ ered Sunday at the Trancas Are¬ na for the horse show. Follow¬ ing the grand entry parade, awards were given for: b e.s t dressed lady, Mildred Mundell; girl, Lisa Hill; man, Perc Meek; boy, Darrol Smith. The youngest rider wasTye-7'7'' - - " By NELLA ARCHER Phone GLobo 4-2659 II Mlllll II III! 0rreSen • most unusual enTfS^Bnl Burton riding his trained cow. Winners in the riding events were; steer stopping, 1. George Boyle: 2. Bud Mundell: 3. Del Gonzales. Pole Bending, 11 to 13, 1. Nancy Austin; 2. Susan San-, ders; 3. Jeannie Gearhart. Pole bending, over 14; 1. Richard Ochoa; 2. Perc Meek; 3. Mike Moore. Key hole race, 1. Dick Fowler: 2. Marylu Jones; 3. Skip Brown. Trail horse, 1. Barbara Theis; 2. Butch Dodds; 3. Penny Hop¬ per. Calf roping, 1. Dick Elliott: 2. R. T. Tobias. Stake race, 10 and under. 1. Denise Rielly; 2. Shirley Andrews: 3. Georgia Buchanan: 4. Karen Colburg; 5. Jenifer Benson. Stake race, 11 and over, 1. Dale Smith; 2. Gale Israel; 3. Richard Ochoa. Quad¬ rangle race, 1. Dale Smith ; 2. Mi¬ chel Corbeau: 3. Mike Moore. Walk, trot and run, 1. Leona Is¬ rael; 2. Bernadette Benson; 3. Tom Hicks. Team roping,' 1. R. T. Tobias and Elmer Hersch; 2. Bud Mendell and Don Norton. Balloon race, 1. Dick Fowler; 2. Jennifer Benson; 3. Michel Corbeau. Western horsemanship, 1. Den¬ ise Rielly; 2. Barbara Theis; 3. Skip Brown; 4. Bob Fornier. Speed and handiness, 1. Michel Corbeau; 2. Darrol Smith; 3. Dick Fowler! " Two man relay, 1. R. T. Tobias and David Hill; 2. Gale lsreal and Dick Fowler; 3. Darrol Smith and Tom Hicks. The judge was Don Morion, the clown. Johnny Bohor- quez and the special -riding was by Joe Ruzicka and Edward Stotsenberg. Eloise Flowers Returns Strife TftWers returned last ing, Elmer Hersh. Quadrangle, Perc Meek. Team roping, Bill Bai¬ ley and Bud Mundell. Pole bending, , Sally Boyce. Team cutting, Mil¬ dred Manderviile and John Mar- ron. Barrel race. John Barron. Two-man relay, Perc Meex and Reg Bachellor; Training Completed Ronnie Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Foster, former Mali¬ bu residents now living in the val¬ ley, has completed his army bas¬ ic training at Camp Carson and ' been transferred to the guided i|r st h >o! in Far Rockaway, тк. I45G ANNUAL TRANCAS RIDERS ROUND-UP NEXT s\j' ,u.* ocr. '4/ _ w 2 W ME Ali DEI VELLA ARCHER— Phone GLobe « Lloyd where she was treated for abrasions of tie left arm, hand and shoulder. Sus.e is just out of a cast, having broken her arm when she fell from a horse. flDweAI Л.(0«Ж Annual Horse Show The Trancas Riders and Ropers will hold their annual summer horse show and gymkhana Sunday at the Trancas arena at Zuma Beach. The show will start at 1 p.m. with a grand entry parade, folowed by 15 open, junior and senior events. Club President John Marron has announced that ribbons to fifth place will be given in th& junior events. Post entries will be accepted. A li »SU tC-t Junior Horse Show On July 8, the Malibu Riders Club will be host at its annual Junior Horse Show. This will follow the usual pattern for the Malibu Riders shows, with the exception of the novice race for beginners which will give ribbons to tenth and for which there is no entry fee. Starting time for this show is 1 p.m. The chuck wagon will pro¬ vide hot dogs, hamburgers and soft drinks. The public is invited, and there is no charge to watch the show. The arena is- at the in¬ tersection of Malibu Canyon and the Pacific Coast Hwy. i vLiuh К ft! V4*tb T Chairman Lee Zeman took this striking photograph of the Malibu horse men and unmen and children at the big playdays party at Trancas. PLAYDAYS PHOTO SHOWS RIDERS ARRIVING FOR GRAND ENTRY AT TRANCAS MALIBU PLAYDAYS AND The annual Playdays and Horse Show last Saturday and Sunday in West Malibu, was a huge success, from the child¬ ren’s games and fine pot-luck supper in the best American tradition of community fellow¬ ship, at Juan Cabrillo School, to the exciting and colorful GYMKHANA RESULTS p T7Z.A Л/ e-A-T Gymkhana and Horse Show at (4 ST Trancas arena featuring riders of Equestrian Trails, Malibu Riders and Trancas Riders and Ropers. The whole affair was as always, under the fine spon¬ sorship of the Malibu Twon Council whose members chal¬ ked up the best Playdays yet! Among those in action at the Gymkhana were Nancy Austin 1 (right) Pole bending winner; Little Georgia Buchanan who placed third in the Stake Race, Mrs. Perc Meek and Sis Marron and West Malibu’s famqus eq¬ uestrian quintet, Perc Meek, John Gymkhana Prize Winners; Bqst dressed lasy.Mildren Mundell. oest dressed girl Lisa H''-'- 1141 fl. oest dressed man Perc Meek, oest dressed boy , Parr lp Smith. Youngest Rider Eddie Hall, oldest rider Earl Borre sen .most unusual rider (on a calf' Bill Burton. Judge was Don Norton, clown Jonn Bohorquez and entertainer Joe Ruzic к a. STEER ROPING: 1 George Boyle. 2 Bud Mundell, 3Del Gonzales POLE BENDING: 11-14 Class. 1 Nancy Austin, 2 Susan Sanders 3 Jeanne Gearhart. POLE BENDING: 14 and over class. 1 Richard Ochoa, 2 Perc Me ek,3 Mike Moore. KEY HOLE RACE: Dick Fowler. 2 Marilyn Jones, 3J Skip Brown TRAIL HORSE: 1 Barbara Theis, 2 outch Dodds. 3 Penny Harper CALF ROPING: L Dick Elliott, 2 R. T. Tobias. STAKE RACE. 10 and under. 1 Denise Reilly. 2 Shirley And¬ rews, 3, Georgia Buchanan. 4 Karen Coloerg, 5 Jennifer Ben¬ son. ll-years and over' 1 Dal e Smith, 2 Gail Israel, 3 Ric¬ hard Ochoa. QUADRANGLE RACE: 1 Dale Smith, 2Michell e Caroeau, 3 Mike Mo- WALK.TROT & RUN: 1 Leona Israel , 2Bemadette Benson 3 Tom TEAMbROPING: 1 T.T.TobiasA Elmer Hirsh. 2 Bud Mundell and Don Norton. • BALLOON RACE: Q Dick Fowler. 2 Jennifer Benson. 3 Michelle Car beau rtESTERN HORSEMANSHIP: 1 Denise Reilly, 2 Barbara Theis 3 Skip Brown, 4 Bob Fournier.' SPEED AND HANDINESS: 1 Michelle Carbeau,2 Darrol Smith. 3 Dick Fowner. Bohorquez, Ace -S»****' e_MAN RELAV цдСЕ i r. t. Tobias and Dave Held. 2 Gail Israel Lee Zeman, and John Marron. PiCtC. CuiwmixK 'and Dick Fowler. 3 Darrol Smith and To, Hubbs. ЯиПНШгёК TRANCAS ROUNDUP QUEEN KATHY BUCHANAN Kathy Buchanan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Buchanan of 30130 Cuthbert Road, Malibu, has been chosen queen of the Trancas Riders and Ropers Third Annual Fall Round-up to be held 'at Trancas Arena on Pacific Coa¬ st Highway, Sunday October 14, starting at 12:30 o’clock. Ш • Johnny Marron, popular Malibu horseman and president of the Riders and Ropers has issued a cordial invitation to all residents of Malibu and the Mountain Area and riders from the Valley and other areas to attend the Round¬ up as guests of the group. No admission charge for the exciting events. Fine trophies and ribbons will be awarded in the Senior and events. Zb!/V HEADS PLAYDAYS GYMKHANA AUG. 25 lrtS'7 Lee Zeman has been appoin¬ ted by Carl Laughlin, president- of the Malibu Township Coun¬ cil, to formulate plans for the. Malibu Playdays Gymkhana set for August 25. 1957. at the Trancas Riders and Ropers Ar¬ ena at Trancas Canyon. Zeman is past president of the Malibu Riders Club and a member of the Trancas Riders and Ropers and Equestrian Trails Corral 23. “Pursuant to the appointment" said Zeman, a meeting was held at my home on July 5, 1957, to formulate plans lor the t*iay- days Horse Show, which, this year is being sponsored by the Trancas Riders and Ropers. There was present John Marron, president of Trancas Riders and Ropers; Fran Davis, president of the Malibu Riders Club; and Barney Bailey, president of the Equestrian Trails Corral 23 “The following were appointee to spearhead the Gymkhana: Rose Meek and Asa Smith, Pro¬ gram chairmen; George Bucha¬ nan, Arena chairman; Fran Dav¬ is and Barney Bailey, assist¬ ant Arena chairmen; Lee Zeman publicity; Rose Meek. Even¬ ts secretary and in charge of ■ Trophies; Perc Meek, in charge of Roping events.” 1Я-5 7 TRANCAS ARENA -Setting of the forthcoming Malibu Playdays Gymkhana to be held August 25. under the sponsorship of the Malibu Township Council. one of the colorful events of the season in this riders paradise of hill and sand trails. MORE THAN 200 TO RIDE IN MALIBU PLAYDAY-HORSESHOW MALIBU— More than 200 equestrians from the Malibu- Topanga area, San Fernando Valley, Palos Verdes and Ventura will compete for tro¬ phies and ribbons in the 11th annual Malibu Playday and Horseshow beginning at 10 a.m. today in Trancas Arena. It’s Southern California’s T«AwtAX' /Yrt only Wild West show and it's all for free, according to Lee Zeman, attorney, who is co¬ ordinating chairman of the event for its sponsor, the Malibu Township Council. Trophies will be awarded to first-place winners in 22 events, with entrants taking second, third, fourth and fifth slated to receive ribbons. Grand Entry Elminations will be held in the morning and finals in the aftprnqfflfr 'ГЬе.Дгап^Цр1гу is The program includes elim¬ inations for trail horses, western horsemanship elimi¬ nations, steer roping, pole bending calf roping, quad¬ rangle, team roping, speed and handiness, a two-man re¬ lay, a walk-run-and-trot key¬ hole, stake and balloon races. Trophies will be awarded to the .best-dressed girl, boy, woman, man and mounted group and to the youngest, oldest and the most unusual riders. Assisting Zeman in the staging of the show are Rose Meek and Asa Sm program chairmen? Buchanan, arena chai Fran Davis and Barney ley, assistant arena chai Perc Meek, roping events rector, and Mrs. Meek, events secretary, who is also in charge of trophies. Davis, president of the Malibu Riders Club; Bailey, president of Equestrian Trails Corral 23, and John Marrpn, president of Trancas Riders and Ropers, assisted Zeman in planning the show. Ф'с% 35)14* ?■ Malibu Meandering By NELLA ARCHER GLobe 6-2659 New Resident It's a boy! That is what Bob Fournier is telling his friends. Six and a half pound James ar- ’ rived at St. John's Hospital Satur¬ day. He and his mother, Beverly, will soon be home. Horse Shows To En djJul The Malibu horse show SthSOft is drawing to a close. Lasf*8uftt day, the Trancas Riders *Япй their bucks. Carl Loughlin and his son Terry came home from St. George, Utah, with a nice three- pointer, and Scotty Williamson who has been at Bever, Utah, for the Qast week, has wired his family Np\Aas one. With him is Dick Ho^ftaW,s?nta Monica. Ropers held its last show for thfc year. King and queen of the an¬ nual Fall Roundup were Dale Smith and Jane Gearhart. 'WiiT ners in the grand entry parade were: best dressed lady. Rose Meek; girl, Lisa Hill; man, John Marron; boy, Dave Hill. The oldest rider was Perc Meek, youngest. Gale Andrews; most un¬ usual, Sandra Fitz; the winning family group was the Ed Rileys. Judging the events were, Don Morton, western events and Baron von Kronberg, English, and at the mike was Ace Smith. Trophy and ribbon winners were Calf roping, Don Norton; western horsemanship. Bud Mundell, Skip Brown, Denise Riley, Susan Sand¬ ers and Shirley Corl; stake race, Denise Riley, Loretta Ogden, Shir¬ ley Andrews, Mary MacGregor and Janet Gates; stake race, senior. Dale Smith. Richard Ochoa, Pee- Wee Jackson and Don Kirk; steer stopping, Perc Meek, PeeWee Jack- son and Bud Mundell; quad¬ rangle race, Richard Ochoa, Dale Smith and Perc Meek; English equitation, Sandra Fitz, Mora Boyer, Sandy Sanders; team rop¬ ing, Don Norton and P. J. Gannes, Elmer Hirsch and Bob Tobias, Bud Mundell and P. J. Gannes; key hole, PeeWee Jackson, Michel Corbeau, Skip Brown; pole bend- ' Danny Jackson; Susan Sand- ;! Shirley Andrews, Mary Mac¬ Gregor a"d Sally Boyce; pole bending, senior, Frank Hyde, Pee¬ Wee Jackson and Richard Ochoa; two-man relay, Jeanie Gearhart and Michel Corbeau, Frank Hyde and PeeWee Jackson, Parol] Smith and Tom Hicks. Arena director was George Buc¬ hanan, and Perc Meek was in charge of the cattle. Latigo Canyon Show This Sunday will find local horse¬ men competing at the Rancho- Maria-Louisa in Latigo Canyon. Starting at 10 p.m. the show will get under way with western horse¬ manship and a relay race for chil¬ dren of 12 and under and 13 to 17. The grand entry parade will start at noon and will be followed with western events, except in the work¬ ing pairs class which will be open to both English and western riders. Post entries will be accepted and the chuck wagon will be operating. Malibu Riders v''’ On Nov. 2, the Malibu Riders Club will be hosts at its final fall show to be held at Crummer Field near the Malibu Colony. Blue Ribbon w-' Cathy Williamson and her Arab Nuseyn spent the weekei) All Arab horseshow in and to Cathy's surprise light they took the blueJjiDbon in a class of 35 in western^eawre class. Early in November she will be showing Nusejn_ and ‘her father ’cot'v’g new Arab, Тог Jo ** u* и rab Show in Palm H'o1*5C$£ow field yVS7 Perfect weather plus the enthu¬ siasm of the tyoung riders com¬ bined to make the third annual Malibu Riders Club’s Junior horse show a complete success. Ribbon and trophy winners in Sunday’s show, held at Crummer Field were: most unusual entry, Bev¬ erly Ross, (both she and her horse Susie were decorated with peacock feathers); best dressed cowboy, pale. Smith- best dressed cowgirl, isusan Sanders; best matched pairs, Tracy Howell and Judy Johnson; youngest rider, Jo- lene Bailey; best mounted group. Rancho Maria-Louisa. Winner of the high-point troj^y for the year was pale Smith, of Asa and Grace Sljfe^ Maiibu Pp^. High |pomt trophies for the vday were won by Nancy Austin, junior and Jeannie Gearhart, senior. Ribbon and trophy winners in the riding events were: western pleasure horse, under 12, 1. Skip Brown, 2. Jenny Benson, 3. Bev erly Ross; 12 to 17, 1. Judy John son, 2. Tracy Howell, 3. Beth Fer¬ guson; Pole bending, junior, 1. Nancy Austin, 2. Gale Israel. 3. Andrea Gates; Senior, 1. Melinda 1 Rinker, 2. Dave Hill, 3. Dale £mjth. Speed and action, junior, TTsltip Brown, 2. Nancy Austin, , 3. Andrea Gates; Senior, 1. Judy t Piner, 2. Kathy Bucanan, 3. Lc- | ona Israel: Bareback jumping, 1. ; Michel Corbeau, 2. Karen Mac¬ kenzie, 3. Judy Piner; Texas clo- ( ver leaf, junior, 1. Nancy Austin, 2. Skip Brown, 3. Andrea Gates; Senior, 1. Jeannie Gearhart, 2. Dale Smith, 3. Michel Corbeau; Western pleasure horse, open, 1. Judy Johnson, 2. Tracy Howell, 3. Beth Ferguson; Two-man relay 1 race, 1. Nancy Austin and Andrea Gates. 2. Skip Brown and Gale Israel. 3. Sally Boyce and Loretta Ogden; Senior, 1. Michel Corbeau and Jeannie Gearhart, 2. Jayne Gearhart and Kathleen Edgworth, 3. Marilyn Jones and Mike Moore; Musical chairs, junior, 1. Gale Is¬ rael, 2. Johnny Kevits, 3. Eliza¬ beth Hayes; Senior, 1. Diane Stock- man, 2. Jeannie Gearhart, 3. Sue Moore; English equitation, 1. Bev¬ erly Ross, 2. Sharon Sanders, 3. Sandy Sanders; Bernard Benson's English ac¬ cent at a western horseshow high¬ lighted the announcing. Bob Ma¬ thews judged the events, arena chairman was Bob Hankins, as¬ sisted by the club president, Fran Davis. Timers were Jane Benson and Asa Smith, with Jack West as flag-man. Ring secretary was Mary-Lou Breitaupt, with Lillian Davis in charge of ribbons and trophies. At the entry booth was Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hill and Mr». William Lowe. 1 Д|Д