Queen Contest Again Part Of Program At 101 Rodeo

All young horsewomen who are15 years old and not over 21, and have never been married, are invited to enter the 101 Ranch Rodeo queen contest.

Entries will close Saturday night, Aug. 16, Mrs. Lois Scott queen contest chairman, said.

Rodeo dates are Aug. 21, 22 and 23. The new queen will be announced during the Saturday night performance and will reign until the concluding performance of 1976.

The queen crowned at the 1974 rodeo was Kathy Kaufman, 16-year-old Derby, Kan., high school junior. She was the first entry, but drew stiff competition, She was sponsored by Radio Station KPDI.

As in the past the horsemanship of girls will count for 50 points. Poise and personality will be 25 percent and appearance also 25 percent in the judging. Each candidate must have a sponsor.

As in the past years, the Ponca City Business and Professional Women's Club will be the organization in charge of the contest, working under the Rodeo Foundation.

Each girl will, have her personal hostess for the time she is in Ponca City.

All of the queen aspirants will ride in the grand entry each night and will have a prominent place in the Saturday rodeo parade.

Contestants are expected to sell rodeo tickets, though the number sold will not count in the queen contest. If 2 are tied, it will be the deciding factor, however.

Young women who unsuccessfully sought the queen's title the previous year, have often won the following year. Experience has been a helpful factor.

Four To Judge Rodeo Queen Contest

Judges for the 101 Ranch Rodeo queen contest have been announced by Mrs. Lois Scott, chairman of the queen committee for the Ponca City Business and Professional Women's Club.

They are Miss Beverly McAnally of Coyle, Sonny Chrissman of Carthage, Mo., and Tom Nance of Stillwater. They will be joined by Miss Connie Delia Lucia of Ogden, Utah, the reigning Miss Rodeo America.

Miss McAnally is a former 101 Ranch Rodeo queen and was one of the 6 finalists for queen of the 1969 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City.

She also has been queen of the Guthrie Roundup Club, the 89ers at Guthrie and Northern Oklahoma College Rodeo, Tonkawa.

A 1975 graduate of Oklahoma State University with a major in business education, Miss McAnally is presently working at the new Indian Meridian Area Vo-Tech School in Stillwater, where she is secretary for adult education and receptionist.

She plans to complete studies for her master's degree in Vo-tech career education and teach adult education.

Sonny Chrissman served as a judge for horsemanship at the 1974 rodeo. He has judged numerous horse shows and rodeos in a tri-state area.

Also in his judging experience have been4-H and FFA shows. For the past 5 years he has announced at horse shows.

"I've been with horses since a child and suppose I always will be," Chrissman said.

A native of Oklahoma, Nance has lived in the Stillwater area for about 25 years, he said. He is a graduate of the Stillwater Public Schools and has at- tended Oklahoma State University, where his majors were journalism and fire protection technology.

Nance shows paint horses and has rodeoed as a calf roper for several years.

He presently is employed by the Stillwater Fire Services as a Fire Fighter. He has been on the force 10 years and is a member of the International Association of Fire Fighters.

Nance also is half-owner of T&M Builders, a residential construction firm.

The young, queen contestants are to be judged 50 percent on horsemanship, 25 percent on appearance and 25 percent on poise and personality.

Each will have a personal hostess, a member of BPW. They will be in the grand entry each of the performances and in the Saturday parade.

The queen will be presented a saddle, trophy and the traditional bouquet of roses.

A $25 gift certificate goes to the fourth runner-up, a trophy will be awarded Miss Congeniality and the contestant who sells the most tickets will receive a trophy buckle.

The climax of the 1975 contest will be the crowning of the queen 1976 during the final night of the rodeo.

To the first runner-up will go a $100 savings bond and trophy; second run- nerup will receive a $75 saving bond and trophy and 150 of Avon cosmetics and a trophy will be presented to the third runner-up.

Nine young women from Kansas and Oklahoma will be seeking the 'title of Miss 101 Ranch Rodeo for 1976.

They will all arrive in Ponca City Thursday afternoon to begin a round of special activities during which they will be judged on poise, personality and appearance.

Horsemanship judging will be Friday afternoon at the Jiggs Corzine place, 301 Prospect, and the public is invited to see the girls as they go through their pattern and also practice for the special demonstration they will perform at the Saturday night performance prior to the naming of the queen.

Contestants who have entered are: (listed alphabetically)

Tulsan New Queen
A handsome saddle, a trophy and the traditional bouquet of red roses were presented to Leslie Krause of Tulsa, who was named the 1975-76 queen of the 101 Ranch Rodeo in ceremonies Saturday night.

Nine young women sought the title this year, coming from communities in Kansas and Oklahoma.

First runner-up was Kelle Carmichael, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Carmichael, Ponca City. The other queens voted Kelle Miss Congeniality, for which she was presented a trophy and, having sold the most tickets to the rodeo, she also received a buckle. As First runner-up Kelle received a $100 savings bond and trophy.

Lisa McGuire of Pawhuska was given a $75 savings bond and trophy as second runner-up.

To Marti Oyler of Stillwater went a trophy and $50 worth of cosmetics for winning third runner-up position and Linda Miller was presented a $25 gift certificate as the fourth runner-up.

Judging was difficult, according to Mrs. Lois Scott, who served as chair-man for the queen's contest, sponsored by the Ponca City Business and Professional Women's Club.

Queen Leslie Krause, who was sponsored by the Oil Capital Roundup Club, will reign as queen until the 101 Ranch Rodeo of 1976. She also will set the drill pattern for the contestants to demonstrate their horsemanship to the spectators.