Don King Days

Always held Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend, this grand celebration features a variety of events, such as championship steer roping, old style bronc riding, polo, and wild cow milking. The best part is that all the fun is right in front of you . . . no arena fences or barriers.
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The clubhouse is rockin' and rollin' both days and into the evenings. Everyone is welcome at the clubhouse!

Results From Don King Days 2009:

Polo
Don King Days Winner: Bendabout - DeeDee Connell, Matt Huckeba, Gillian Johnston, Kirby Taylor
Runner-Up: Century 21 - Bob Brotherton/Anup Sidhu, Ford MacCarty, Toby Wayman, Roger St.Clair
MVP:Gillian Johnston
Best Playing Pony: played by Matt Huckeba, owned by Gillian Johnston

Henry Burgess Memorial Winner: Taylor Ranch - Peter Taylor, Ty MacCarty, Kristine Dalton, Paul Wollenman
Runners-Up: Rafter Y Ranch - Orrin Connell, Rob Beckman, Putter Goodwin, Drew Luplow
MVP: Ty MacCarty
Best Playing Pony:
'Gracie' owned and played by Ty MacCarty

Steer Roping
Winner:
(on five)
1. Jay Pixley, 147.6
(on four)
2. Chris Glover, 59.7
3. Gib Bell, 60.4
4. Lee Isenberger, 68.9
 
     
Go-round Winners:
First go-round
1. Mike Lohof, 15.1
2. Gib Bell, 15.4
3. Chris Glover, 59.7
4. Paul Tierney, 16.6
Second go-round
1. J.D. Yeats, 11.7
NOTE: this was the fastest
time of the weekend

2. Chris Glover, 14.3
3. Casey Tillard, 14.6
4. Tom Gipson, 15.3
Third go-round
1. Gib Bell, 14.8
2. Ty Tillard, 15.7
3. Tom Berry, 17.7
4. Casey Tillard, 18.4
     
Fourth go-round
1. Trent Mills, 14.4
2. Troy Tillard, 14.6
3. Gib Bell, 14.7
4. Chris Glover, 14.8
Fifth go-round
1. Troy Tillard, 13.6
2. Chris Glover, 14.4
3. Will McBride, 15.1
4. Steve Sedar, 15.4
 
     
Bronc Riding
Winner: Dean Schlattman - 64
(best 1st round score)
2nd Place: Lane Wright - 62
(best 2nd round score)
Wild Cow Milking:
 

Here are a few photos from 2009 -



 
 
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