“Dude Ranch Sports” is a 1953 episode from The World Of Sports series, directed by Harry Foster and narrated by Bill Stern, that takes viewers on a quick tour of a working dude ranch resort in Arizona. The episode opens with a shot of a TWA Constellation arriving at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor airport. A TWA plane taxis on the runway, and then its passengers climb off the plane. A handful of the passengers climb into a stage coach outside the airport (01:14), which takes them to the resort dude ranch Rancho de Los Caballeros near Wickenburg. The episode shows the dude ranch with Vulture Peak in the background. Cacti are common throughout the ranch. Guests leave the ranch on horseback and follow a guide (02:42) through the desert hill country to Vulture Mine. They arrive at the entrance to the mine (04:22), where the guide cooks a meal. The guests enjoy the food picnic-style. Back at the resort, guests relax by the side of a pool or cool off with a swim (05:04). Some guests play shuffleboard while others play tennis (05:36). Others work on their marksmanship, shooting at can targets at a shooting range. At the Wickenburg Country Club, two people ride their horses while playing golf (06:15). Dude ranches in the Wickenburg area put on a rodeo-like event at Rancho de Los Caballeros (06:44). Two women perform acrobatics on horseback. Men compete in various events, including bronco riding (08:20) and calf roping, concluding the episode.

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