![]() ![]() Not an insurmountable space of time for sure. Leaving the box, in pursuit of the sixth and final steer, they had 10.06 (or less) in which to capture the goodies. (Ninety-one teams from 23 states and Canada had entered.) Since they were ahead, the Pickett/Beers combo roped last and this position, plus their bobble in the box, was what made the final moments a real cliff-hanger. To win the big haul, they entered the sixth (or short) go with a 2.55-second lead over the field of 15 teams. This fraction of a second won them $30,000, plus horse trailers, buckles, boots and other loot. ![]() Do you realize that's exactly 1-10th of a second? It's unbelievable. I'm trying hard not to be too precise but I can't help it. ![]() Winners Dee Pickett and Mike Beers beat second-placers Bret Boatright and Richard Skelton by a six-head total of 56.78 to 56.88. The June BFI, held in Reno, Nev., was his best yet because of the remarkable finish. And Feist's publication covers them all, the big and the little. Rodeo, of course, features team roping as one of the standard events, so we are talking here about competitions outside of rodeo _jackpots, tournaments, get-togethers, oldtimers' ropings, his-and-her ropings and other combinations. Indeed, he may be the most powerful reason that team roping is enjoying its phenomenal popularity. (In case the acronym is elusive, B and F are his initials and I stands for Invitational).įor two decades, Feist has made a living by catering to the whims of competitive team ropers. Bob Feist, publisher of Ropers Sports News in Lodi, Calif., is understandably happy with the 1987 results of his other great interest, the BFI Team Roping Classic. ![]()
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