The Poverty Bay Stampede

N.Z. Rodeo Championships

The second Poverty Bay Stampede, which ran for five days over the festive season, provided visiting and local holiday-makers with interesting and often extremely exciting entertainment, of a kind that would probably be unique in our district.

A record crowd of 4000 turned out at the showgrounds in perfect weather to witness a day of thrills and spills....the New Zealand Rodeo Championships. Winner of the premier event, the open buck-jump, was Allan Bennett, a big, tough, broad-grinning, Aussie (pictured left), who has been riding the N.Z. rodeo circuit for several years.

Wanganui rough-rider, Evan Rayner, shows the form which won him runner-up in the N.Z. Bareback championship, as he sticks to his snorting mount arching high in the air.

Visiting American cowboy, George Chournos, rides his mount into the ground.

Trevor Gamble, of Paeroa, hits the ground feet-first as his horse kicks high.

Three sequence pictures of a Taupo competitor, Terry Moody, who took a bad fall in the N.Z. Bareback event.

Terry bites the dust head-first as he is thrown from his fiery bronc.

Cowboys rush to the assistance of their friend, lying prostrate on the ground.

St. John Ambulance men arrive on the scene and prepare to move the injured rider from the arena.

A wild horse, which tangled in the safety fence and injured several spectators, being freed by some of the cowboys.

Terry Birkett, of Helensville, winner of N. Z. Bareback Championship, receives his prize from Gisborne president, Mr Wally Jonasen.

A spectator, who suffered a kick in the leg, receives attention from St. John Ambulance man, and comfort from girl friend.

Ferocious horse rears high on its hind legs in attempt to unseat its rider

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 115 : January 30, 1964

The Poverty Bay Stampede