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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 139, 8 March 1929, Page 11

■. ’ - : — The observations of a timid townsman at a country show convinced him that in popularity the steer-riding contests -rank easily first (states the Auckland "Star”). At-Opotiki there were so many men eager to ride the steers that the contest had to be’ closed before all bad,tested their skill in staying on; and nearly everybody on th© ground rushed to the ringside to watch. The steers had rather the worse of the contest. Most of them made one tremendous buck as they were' released from "the pen, but if the .rider survived this he had a good chance of staying on. Only one steer displayed any originality. As he bucked he swerved, and, like the very best Rugby five-eighths, he could swerve left or right ' J By special arrangement Renter’s world service, In addition to other, special sources of Information, Is need in the com pilatlon of the overseas Intelligence therein In Australia and New Zealand, published In this issue, and al) rights are reserved.'