in the race. Upon arriving at the judge's stand, she unsaddled Miss Kay, "then calmly walked off the course to get medical attention." She returned in time for the next race, and won it riding her own horse, Calamity Jane. Ring also participated in show jumping and other types of horse racing events. It was common for some horse racing venues to also host horse shows. Ring and a few other Canadian female jockeys were considered "well-known to horse and racing fans". Most competed in the annual "Calgary Town Plate", more commonly known as the "Powder Puff Derby", that was first held in 1940, but Ring did not compete that year. The Calgary Herald published a rather controversial cartoon montage that depicted female jockeys as blonde bimbo types rather than portraying them as serious professionals competing in a what some may consider an extreme and very dangerous sport. Ring was one of seven qualifiers competing in the 1941 Powder Puff Derby, and was included in the group picture that was published in The Calgary Herald, and a few days later in the Edmonton Journal with the headline "Edmonton's Mrs. E. Ring to Compete in Powder Puff Derby at Chinook Park Today". Ring's horse for the Derby was Tab's Bid. The Calgary Herald published a short clip about the race which began as follows: The clip ended with the following: In the August 1942 Sports Gymkana held at Briercrest Farm, Ring teamed-up with Ruth Stevenson to place 2nd in the pair jumping, and then she won the open jumping on Cavalier. The Powder Puff Derby was held later that month and was presented by the Saskatoon Riding Club as one of several featured riding events in the Labor Day Gymkana, sponsored by members of the Northern Alberta Light Horse Society. There were 5,000 people in attendance at the Edmonton exhibition grounds. The featured riding events included harness racing, a musical demonstration of horsemanship skills, "jumping with blanket only", and "pair jumping" that Ring and her teammate Ruth Stevenson placed 2nd in. The Powder Puff Derby was won by Neta Robbins. In 1943, Ring qualified out of twelve entries to compete in the Powder Puff Derby 6-horse field in Calgary. The race was held at Victoria Park, Calgary, and was restricted to "lady riders" and "Thoroughbred and half-breds who have never raced on a major race course." Some Star ridden by Mrs.