Suicide Drop

Bruce Ely

The Oregonian

Suicide Drop - Before a plunge down 210 feet of a 60-degree slope covered with loose, wet sand, riders race their horses 120 yards toward the drop-off. They begin their near-blind descent at a full gallop, an invitation for broken bones and other injuries. Most of the human and horse injuries and deaths occur on this initial stretch down Suicide Hill.

Bruce Ely, "Suicide Drop," in POYi Archive, Item #45256, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45256 (accessed November 23, 2024).