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  2. Pole sitting - Wikipedia

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    Cleveland resident Charley Lupica sat atop a flagpole platform for 117 days in 1949 to support the Cleveland Indians in their pennant race against the New York Yankees. After an argument with Yankees fans, he began sitting on a flagpole above his grocery store on May 31, claiming he would stay on the pole until the Indians either claimed first ...

  3. Gymkhana (equestrian) - Wikipedia

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    Competitors run in heats against other riders Many of the games involve picking up or placing objects at speed Speed mounting and dismounting is an essential skill. Gymkhana classes are a collection of timed speed events such as; barrel racing, pole bending, keyhole race, keg race (also known as "down and back"), flag racing, a hybrid pattern like mountain cow horse, and stake race.

  4. Flag racing - Wikipedia

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    Flag racing at the 2018 NLBRA Finals. The rider is given a flag before the start of the race. The contestant must race toward the first barrel and place the flag in the bucket. Then the contestant must race to the second barrel and remove a flag from the second bucket. Finally, the rider must race back to the finish line.

  5. Raising the flags: A family tradition kept alive in the Pool ...

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    With a safety harness tightened and secured, a team of friends and family of David and his brother, Michael, began trekking up the stands and straddling a flag pole to raise over 200 flags around ...

  6. Flagpole - Wikipedia

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    A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff is a pole designed to support a flag. If it is taller than can be easily reached to raise the flag, a cord is used, looping around a pulley at the top of the pole with the ends tied at the bottom.

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  8. Pole bending - Wikipedia

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    course layout. Pole bending is a rodeo timed event that features a horse and one mounted rider, running a weaving or serpentine path around six poles arranged in a line. This event is usually seen in youth and high school rodeos, 4-H events, American Quarter Horse Association, Paint and Appaloosa sanctioned shows, as well as in many gymkhana or O-Mok-See events.

  9. 50 Unnervingly Creepy Things Kids Have Done That Could Have ...

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    Kid me was a racing fan. ... boys was talking to the other and both me and the guy just happen to cathc one of the boys say to the other " put your flagpole in my b*****e" me and thr guy just ...