2019 December 5 Newspaper Edition

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Bull and Bike Ride Captures Tully for One Spectacular Night

SEAN DENT THE 8th Annual Bull and Bike Ride captured all the attention on a gorgeous night last Saturday at the Showgrounds in Tully, and it was spectacular fun as usual for all who attended. The organisers said their

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biggest ever crowd easily topped 2,000 people at a throwback experience made just for Queenslanders, people who love their animals, their bikes, their music, and their beer. It started relatively placidly with low lights and a few of the junior and

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novice bull events, plus some kids’ fun activities at around 5:30pm and fireworks. (The bouncy castle got a lot of attention the whole night long.) Then there was a period of anticipation as several cowboys stamped around the grounds, levelling the

dirt. All the while, the announcers, Chris Condon and Tony Smith, expertly kept the spectators on edge with a combination of wit and repartee, building the anticipation with anecdotes, inside stories, and tall tales. Throughout the night, the DJ kept the

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atmosphere going with a good mix of blaring music: rock and roll, country, and even some hip hop. The first Open Bull round got the blood pumping in earnest, but they were only getting started. The bright lights came up and through the announc-

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ers skilled promotions, we were getting to know the riders and the bulls so that later on maybe we’d have a boy to root for, or even a bull. It was also during these early stages we got to witness just how skilled the staff were at corralling the bulls back into the en-

closure without getting gored, although as the announcers pointed out, the stock contractors provided some well-trained bulls who seemed to know where to go when the rider had been dismissed from their backs. Continued PG3

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