Texas Bluebonnet Classic George McGraw (georgem@ctinc.com) Thu, 10 Apr 1997 16:13:34 -0500 Texas Bluebonnet Classic Decatur, TX - April 5, 1997 The rains were gone by start time Saturday morning. The sun was shinning and the strong winds helped to dry the trails as the day progressed. The sixty riders were all prepared for a ride through the scenic LBJ Grasslands near Decatur, TX. A new addition was added this year as each rider was provided a packet of wildflower seeds to spread at their favorite place on the trails. Ride manager Eddie Spurgeon sent the six 100 milers out on the trail at 5:30 A.M. Mike Maul, on Baskmans Pecan, was to be the only finisher in a time of 14:22. This was the first 100 mile ride for this pair who have moved up to 75 mile then 100 mile events this year after a strong 1996 season in 50 mile rides. Four of the other starters pulled their horses from the ride and will be back another day to try again. There was one lameness pull. Six A.M. proved to be the start time for the 33 fifty mile riders. Tracy Webb-Hoskins who was a last minute substitute rider for Earl James [who was tied up on a business trip] did an outstanding job bringing Bab Razzmatazz in for his first win of the year in a time of 4:09. Albanet, ridden by Darolyn Butler, was only seconds behind providing a one, two sweep for horses from Darolyn's Cypresswood Stable. The top ten was rounded out by Mike Campbell, Mary Fields, Karen McMillan, Lisa Skalski, Bobbie Barber, Lynn Zeigler, and two very competitive sisters from New Mexico, Cindy Binns-Mendoza and Karen Binns-Camillo. The Best Condition competition turned out to be a tie between Bab Razzmatazz and Albanet who each scored 739.5. The tie was broken by the higher Veterinarian score resulting in Razz receiving the embroided cooler and top honors. There were 30 finishers in the 50 mile event. The 25 mile limited distance event started at the civilized time of 9 A.M. with 21 riders hitting the trail. DAF Bobbi Sox, ridden by Jennifer Noblin, was the first to reach criteria in a time of 2:50. Khristin Seymore, riding Fire Pony, was the first junior in a time of 3:14. Dakota, ridden by Terri Chapman, was awarded the coveted Best Condition designation by Head Veterinarian Jon Warren. There were 18 finishers with the other three riders opting to pull from the ride before completion. This ride was sponsored by the Texas Arabian Distance Riders Association and sanctioned by AERC. The Texas Arabian Distance Riders Association held their annual Texas Bluebonnet Classic ride Saturday April 5 at the LBJ Grasslands in Decatur TX. A heavy rain storm Friday kept some of the Limited distance riders away but over all the attendance was similar to last year. Saturday morning the rains were gone and a strong wind dried out the trials after the first few hours. 50 mile results are: 1 TRACY HOSKINS LW BAB RAZZMATAZZ 4:09:00 2 DAROLYN BUTLER MW ALBANET 4:09:01 3 MICHAEL CAMPBELL MW SOLESTA SERAYA 4:16:00 4 MARY FIELDS LW CHRISTIANSEN 4:23:00 5 KAREN MCMILLAN LW SHANIA 4:31:00 6 LISA SKALSKI MW FORWARD MOTION 4:31:01 7 BOBBIE BARBER FW KASH 4:46:00 8 LYNN ZEIGLER FW LAILA'S BABY 4:46:01 9 CYNTHIA MENDOZA MW KAMAAL ROMEO 5:04:00 10 KAREN CAMILLO FW MASZYNA 5:04:01 11 DOLLY MILLER FW GS SILVERADO 5:18:00 12 JIM MILLER HW JY BENGAL LANCER 5:18:01 13 PAUL BRYAN HW SHAIKH AL PASO 5:18:02 14 SUE PHILLIPS LW DOUBLE H 5:27:00 15 MIKE JAFFE HW LOKWYN KHANTALIB 5:27:01 16 THOMAS BOOTH MW IBN TAAM-RUD 5:30:00 17 KIMBERLY HEARN FW MACH ONE 5:52:00 18 MARGARET LING FW FAAJI 5:52:01 19 ANITA BURSON LW BAB BANAT ER RIH 6:08:00 20 CYNTHIA PRESCOTT LW MORIAH 6:40:00 21 LUCY ESTABROOK FW BLUE JOY 7:34:00 22 GILLIAN PEARSALL FW ARIIS 7:35:00 23 SHERRY MCGRAW MW CRYSTYL MOON 7:35:01 24 ERMA COOK MW TEJANOS WARRIOR 7:35:02 25 PAULETTE BREHOB FW KACHE 7:37:00 26 JIM MATTHESS MW THE SILVER SABRE 7:37:01 27 GAIL FIEBELMAN FW TOPAZ 8:07:00 28 PAUL ZECK HW WISEGUY 8:07:01 29 MARILYN HOULIHAN MW SUNRISE REBEL 8:24:00 30 GARY LACY MW REGENCY BUCK 8:31:00 VAL JAFFE MW SHANATAN DOC L GEORGE MCGRAW HW SHI KAI AVALON RO CECILIA BUTLER LW CONQUISTADOR M 100 mile results are: 1 MIKE MAUL HW BASKMANS PECAN 14:22:00 BETSY REEVES FW KARAZANNS KARISMA+/ L MARIE THREADGILL FW BEEP RO JIM WISEMAN MW CYRANO HC RO BECKY HUFFMAN MW RS SHADOW FAX RO DALE HORST HW RAMSEY RO 25 mile results are: 1 JENNIFER NOBLIN FW DAF BOBBI SOX 2:50:00 2 JACKIE TRENHOLM LW SHIRLEY FOXTROTTER 2:52:00 3 PATSY HOFFMAN FW ULAMA ARABESQUE 2:54:00 4 Khristin Seymore JR Fire Pony 3:14:00 5 TERRI CHAPMAN FW DAKOTA 3:15:00 6 CAROL BARKER LW GO GO DANCER 3:15:01 7 EDIE BOOTH FW AAS AL ABADIYAH 3:20:00 8 MARK J SCHMITZ HW TEN SPEED 3:52:00 9 KURTIS KLEFFEN HW TF ARIANA 3:58:00 10 BARBARA FERGUSON LW KK MASHALLA 3:58:01 11 TRISH DUTTON LW MISSORZABORR 4:01:00 12 SUSAN COHRS FW COSSAK 4:02:00 13 SHAHID KHAWAJA MW SHEBA SHAHEED 4:03:00 14 LORETTA SCOTT LW LA CYRKS CORREIA 4:27:00 15 LISABETH ROBERTSON FW J PRINTS SHAHLIMA 4:27:00 16 MARK J SCHRADER MW EASY TAGER 5:24:00 17 KAREN SCHRADER LW FUTURE FAME 5:24:01 18 KEN FOX HW BUD 5:25:00 ELIZABETH VRESWYK MW CAMARERO DE DIOS RO JIM PHILLIPS HW SERENDIPITY RO DONNA WATSON HW MOLLY RO