100 years agoWith a new record for a first day’s attendance shattered, the Thursday show gave fans a taste of quality that promises to make the 14th annual Pendleton Round-Up go down in history as the best ever staged.

Not only was the crowd a big one, but the competition in events, both on the track and in the arena, was such as to insure some real dramatic acts before the winners in the carious contest are decided and more championships won and lost.

Interest in track events was centered on the cowgirl’s relay race, to the $350 silver mounted saddle offered by A. Kader temple of the Shriners to the cowgirl winning the event for the day. The riders rode for all they were with in an effort to get that saddle, and Lorena Trickely, riding her own string, was the successful wide. Mabel Strickland was second.

50 years agoTwo juveniles were taken into custody Thursday after grabbing a woman’s purse and fleeing aboard a railroad freight car.

Pendleton Police Chief Ernest Gallaher said the Colfax, Wash., youths, one 17 and the other 15, grabbed Blanche B. Schafer’s purse as she prepared to enter the Safeway store in Pendleton. Mrs. Schafter is from Days Creek, Ore. Her husband chased the two boys, who jumped into a car stolen from Dayton, Wash., Thursday morning.

Before they could drive off the lot, however, a truck happened to back up in front of them and the car was unable to proceed.

The two then fled on foot. Police responded to a call at 1:17 p.m. While they were searching the area, they were told two youths had been seen climbing aboard a Burlington Northern train. Police learned it was headed for Helix.

They were waiting for it when it arrived.

25 years agoHerbert Theriot overcame a no-time in the finals of calf roping Saturday to win the all-around title at the 88th annual Pendleton Round-Up.

Theriot, of Poplarville, Miss., has a time of 4.9 in Saturday’s final round of steer wrestling. That helped Theriot win the third round, win the overall steer wrestling title in 16.8 seconds and win the all-around title, which goes to the cowboy who wins the most money in two or more events.

Theriot won $4,298.70 Saturday. Added to the 3,736.52 he had already won at the Round-Up in steer wrestling and calf roping, Theriot left Pendleton with a little more than 48,000.

“It gives you a lot of confidence in rodeo to win a title like this; it’s a real boost,” Theriot said. “Everybody who isn’t here wants to keep up with Pendleton and who is winning the all-around. When I’m not at a rodeo, I want to know who won the all-around. By winning it, I can say that I do more than one event.”