Re: Passing of an Endurance Legend

[Nancy DuPont <htrails@earthlink.net>]

Great horseman! We are losing a tradition.
George Cardinet (age 90) remembers Nick. Said at the time they started at
Tahoe City then up the trail to Squaw. Florence Leon is celebrating her
100th birthday today (in all local newspapers) she was one of the founding
members of Concord Mt. Diablo Trail Ride Association. Another long distance
rider - long distance riders live a long time! 

At 10:11 AM 1/30/99 -0800, you wrote:
>The Board of Governors of the Western States Trail Foundation are
>saddened to announce the passing of one of the original five riders that
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>started the Western States Trail Ride 100 Mile One Day Ride.
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>On Saturday, January 23, 1999, Lincoln "Nick" Mansfield rode on ahead
>after many years being a friend of The Trail and dedication to the sport
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>of endurance riding.
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>Nick was one of the first five men that started out from Tahoe City on
>August 7, 1955 for the 1st 100 Miles One Day Ride conducted by the
>Western States Trail Ride.  Nick went on to complete the Ride a total of
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>16 time with his last completion in 1980.  Nick was also the winner of
>the coveted Lloyd Tevis Cup in 1959 on his trusty mount "Buffalo Bill",
>a Thoroughbred/Morgan gelding (Buffalo Bill had eleven completions).
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>Nick was, at the time of his death, a member of the Board of Governors
>of the Western States Trail Foundation and has been honored by having
>the arena at the Wendell and Inez Robie Park dedicated in his and his
>wife's memory.
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>Viewing will be Saturday, January 30th between 2 and 4 PM at the Reno
>Memorial Cremation & Burial Society, 253 East Arroyo (702.322.9200).
>Services will be 10AM, Monday, February 1 at Immaculate Conception
>Catholic Church, 590 Pyramid Way, Sparks, NV.
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>Persons wanting to remember Nick might consider a contribution to the
>Adopt-The-Trail program being conducted by WSTF.  Restricted donations
>for a section of the World Wide Mile in Nick's name would be
>appropriate.  Check the WSTF website at http://www.foothill.net/tevis
>for information on this program.
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>We hope to have a full story of Nick's life in the next issue of the
>Tevis Forum.  Maybe AERC will also do a special article on the life and
>times of one of the original riders of the WSTR.
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>Happy Trails Nick...our hearts are with you.
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>Respectfully,
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>Larry Suddjian, Vice President
>WESTERN STATES TRAIL FOUNDATION
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