Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 23-(AP)-
Miss Lucille Mulhall, once known as the "original cowgirl" of the stage, was killed early Sunday in a motor car accident north of Mulhall, a town named after her father, the late Col. Zach Mulhall. She was 55.

Miss Mulhall, once described by President Theodore Roosevelt as the world's most expert horsewoman, developed her skill on cowboy sports as a girl.

When she was only seven, Colonel Mulhall offered her all the yearlings she could rope and brand herself on the large Mulhall ranch. It was not long before he begged off his bargain. Too many calves, including 20 of the wildest steers on the ranch, were wearing the initials "L. H." - the girl's personal brand.

At 14 she could break a bronco and shoot a coyote at 100 yards. Within a few years she was winning roping contests from some of the southwest's best cowboys.

She toured the country in vaudeville, with rodeo troupes and made a tour of Europe, performing before many royal boxes.