Annie OakleY's
Boom Days
October 8, 2011
Pinehurst, NC
Annie Oakley's Boom Days - October 8, 2011
Where Southern Hospitality Meets the Wild West!
Mile Track ~200 Beulah Hill Rd ~ Pinehurst, NC
Cowboy Mounted Shooting - a true Buffalo Bill Wild West Show!
One of the highlights of this year’s event will be an exhibition by a group of Cowboy Mounted Shooters. Imagine if you will, riders dressed in 1900’s period costumes, on horseback…. As they race across the arena in a timed event, they drop the reins and take aim at the targets. It is an exciting event full of fun and action. This is the fastest frowing Equestiran Sport in the Nation. A rider with a pistol will run a pattern in a set timeframe. Each pattern consists of 10 balloons. To give you an idea of riding a pattern, let's say that there are 5 white balloons and 5 red balloons. The 5 white balloons may be groped together in one place or speard out over the riding area. The rider shoots all 5 white balloons first. Then, after the rider holsters the first gun while riding, draws a second gun, and shoots the 5 red balloons, which are usually 5 in a row straight towards the finish line. This is called "the Rundown" and provides for a fast, action packed finish! Be among the first in Pinehurst to see these shooters live and in color! It couldn't get much closer to the Days and events of Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Annie Oakley was famous for her ablity to hit 100 straight targets. In fact, at the ripe old age of 64, Annie won "The Grand" by doing just that. In an attempt to recreate this challenge, we will pit at team of shooters from the United Kingdom against teams of shooter from the United States in a clay flurry challenge. Clay targets will simulate 50 birds in flight over a 30minute period. Whew! That is going to be some fast shooting!
UK vs. US in the Clay Flurry Challenge
Celebrate Annie Oakley's History & Heritage of the Sporting Life in Pinehurst! 10:00 AM Expo Opens 10:30 AM Herding demonstration 11:00 AM Sandhill Pointing Breeds 11:30 AM Antique Carriages 12:00 PM Cowboy Mounted Shooting 12:30 PM Kids Stick Horse Race 1:00 PM Falconer 1:30 PM Moore County Hounds 2:00 PM Cowboy Mounted Shooting 2:30 PM UK vs. US Clay Flurry Challenge 3:00 PM Benelli Sharpshooter 3:30 PM Presentation of the 4:00 PM US Army Ground Forces Band 5:00 PM Event Closes
Like Annie Oakley herself, Boom Days return every fall to the beautiful Sandhills of North Carolina. The local community and visitors alike will be treated to an extraordinary event the south's greatest western and sporting life fair, held at the historic Mile Track just outside the Village of Pinehurst, NC. Steeped in history and heritage Pinehurst, one-time home to Annie Oakley and her husband Frank Butler, once again becomes the place to celebrate The Sporting Life!
Now in its thrid year, Annie Oakley's Boom Days has become a tradition in the South East recreating the same sporting life atmosphere of the days of Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley. This event is a must see for everyone who participates in the outdoors and enjoys The Sporting Life.
Pinehurst's own harness track is the perfect setting for this one-of-a-kind weekend that marries the history and heritage that is uniquely Pinehurst with the best of outdoor sports today. Come and celebrate with us and reminise about Annie Oakley and the sports that have become a staple among the North Carolina Pines.
There is something for everyone!
Tickets are $5 for Adults Kids 12 & Under Free available on-line or at the Gate
Come for one act or stay the entire day and hear the US Army Band!
Annie Oakley's Boom Days at the Pinehurst Mile Track 200 Beulah Hill Road
Spectators entrance at the Fair Barn - lots of parking available!
Schedule of events and demonstrations
