Article: Winner's short run dirt pretty.(Rodeo)(Allen Helmuth's 94 points are enough to win the Firecracker Bull Ride on the final day of the Eugene Pro Rodeo)

Byline: Shawn Miller The Register-Guard

Pretty is a word rarely associated with a rodeo.

From the rugged cowboys to the savage beasts they ride, everything looks a little better with some dirt on it.

As Sunday night's Firecracker Bull Riding champion Allen Helmuth posed for pictures with Eugene Pro Rodeo queen Rachel Anderson, second-place finisher Ned Cross hucked a clump of dirt at the champ.

"They give away a nice rifle," Cross said with a chuckle, referring to the gifts the champion received.

"I wanted that rifle."

Perhaps he wanted to have his arm around the Rodeo queen even more.

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