COWGIRL ICONIC

GOLDIE ST. CLAIR

- Chris Enss

in June 1911, high-spirited Goldie St. Clair, Champion Lady Bucking Horse Rider of the World, rode with several other cowgirls in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, street parade to the rodeo grounds where the 101 Ranch Wild West Show was going to perform. A year prior, Goldie had captured the bronco riding title at the Frontier Days celebration in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She rode an outlaw horse named Red Bird, that did some terrific bucking but was unable to unseat her. Among the crowd watching her demonstration of skill and nerve that day was former President Theodore Roosevelt. At the conclusion of the event, he gallantly summoned her to his box so he could congratulate her on the ride.