1962-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1962 July Voice | Page 7

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Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse
Celebration Cash Prizes Total $15,567 For Walkers
Cash prizes totalling $15,567 are
offered for place winners in the Ten­
nessee Walking Horse classes sched­
uled during the 7-night Tennessee
Walking Horse National Celebration,
Aug. 26-Sept. 1, at Shelbyville, Tenn.
This record-breaking offering of
purses was revealed in the premium
lists now being mailed to all horse
owners known to be interested in fil­
ing entries for this master show of the
breed.
In addition to cash and ribbons in
all Walking Horse classes with the
exception of Walking Seat Equi­
tation, there are five permanent
trophies, and seven challenge trophies
that must be won three times for
permanent possession.
S3,500 In Grand
Championship Stake
Total cash in the Grand Champi­
onship Walking Horse Stake amounts
to $3,500 with $1,000 for first place,
plus permanent and challenge tro­
phies, and recognition as the Cham­
pion Walking Horse of the World.
In the Junior Walking Horse
Championship Stake (limited to 3-
year-olds) the cash prizes total $1,500
with S400 plus permanent and chal­
lenge trophies to the champion.
Third highest cash offers are in the
Owner-Amateur Riders on Walking
Horses, Championship Stake, with a
total of $1,000. The winner gets $275
plus permanent and challenge tro­
phies.
Ten places are awarded in all
Walking Horse classes except Get of
Sire and the championship Yearling
and Weanling classes.
Five places are awarded in the
roadster, pony and gaited divisions
which total 25 for the show.
Circle
T Ranch
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and he died Sunday morning. Regal
Aire was the second horse, among
many thousands quartered at the
Celebration, that has died at this
facility. A 2-year-old died there in
1952.
(Editor’s Note—Friends, this is written just
after we completed this Circle T Ranch
story—one written without going actually to
Texas—and based upon very brief infor­
mation made available by letter. We have
enjoyed immensely writing this story because
there are a multitude of facts, there is no
need of "gilding the lily," so to speak. Circle
T Ranch is truly a great asset to the Tennes­
see Walking Horse breed. Absolutely great!
BAG.)
Entries close midnight, Thursday,
Aug. 9, and entry forms in letters
postmarked after that hour will not
be accepted, officials said. No post en­
tries are permitted. Sam Gibbons of
Athens, Ala., will manage the show
as usual with Emmet Guy of Jackson,
Tenn., continuing as announcer.
Judges, previously announced, are:
Walking Horse Division, Roy Davis,
Calhoun, Ga.; Richard Mary, Baton
Rouge, La.; Claude Shaw, Selma,
Ala.; Saddle, Fine Harness and Road­
ster Division, Arthur Simmons, Mex­
ico, Mo.; Equitation, Mrs. Baxter
Key, Jr., Carthage, Tenn.
A free show Sunday night opens the
Celebration schedule, after the Na­
tional Futurity is held Saturday night,
also as a free show. The National Fu­
turity is sponsored by the Tennessee
Walking Horse Breeders & Exhi­
bitors’ Assn., with a record $7,500 in
prize money. The Futurity starts at
7:30 p.m. and the Sunday night show
at 8 a.m.
Three colt classes will be held
Monday, Aug. 27, starting at 9 a.m.
All other classes are at night, this
being made possible by the Sunday
night operation.
Demand For Tickets,
Rooms Heavy
The Celebration Ticket Office, P.O.
Box 192, reports a heavy demand for
reserved seat s. Chamber of Commerce
officials say demand for entire houses
and rooms exceeds that of previous
years, and many residents are offering
bedrooms and homes for rental dur­
ing the week.
Rules and regulations, listed in the
premium list booklet, include the
following:
Stall rent, $10 for the week;
.Amateurs are defined as "one who
rides or drives for the love of the
sport, not as a professional or for a
livelihood, and who does not receive
any monetary consideration for his or
her services, and is not professionally
interested in the purchase, sale or
trading of horses;
All awards in the Walking classes
will be made by two judges and a
referee. Drawing for the judges and
referee will take place after all horses
are in the ring;
No one will be permitted in the
arena during any part of the horse
show except the officials and the
necessary attendants of horses and
foals exhibited;
All exhibitors and attendants while
in the show arena must be neatly and
appropriately dressed;
The ages of horses and foals will be
reckoned from Jan. I. Entries will be
considered as one-year-old on the first
day of January succeeding birth;
For the purpose of this show, a
horse is over 14 hands, 2 inches; and
a pony is 14 hands, 2 inches and un­
der. A hand is 4 inches;
Horses must be serviceably sound
in order to show in any class or
classes. Any dispute as to age, height,
or soundness of horses or ponies will
be referred to an Official Veterinarian
who will be furnished by the Cele­
bration, Inc., and the decision of this
official will be final;
The Celebration, Inc., will not be
liable or responsible for any article of
any nature or kind that may be lost,
stolen, destroyed or injured. Each
exhibitor shall be liable and responsi­
ble for any injury that may be occa­
sioned to any person whomsoever by
any horse or pony exhibited, and such
horse’s or pony’s exhibitor shall in­
demnify the Celebration, Inc. against
all claims, etc. . . .
One 7-Minute Time Out For
Breakage
In the event of equipment break­
age, casting of a horse’s shoe or band,
or similar accident, an exhibitor is
entitled to request suspension of judg­
ing for a period not to exceed seven
(7) minutes in order to repair the
damage or replace the shoe, boot or
band. Time shall be taken from the
moment of announcing the tempo­
rary suspension of the class (Time
Out). If at the expiration of this
time (seven minutes) the animal is
not ready to compete, the contestant
MAY take the rail and complete the
class OR be excused and shall be
eliminated in the class;
No animal shall be permitted
MORE THAN ONE SUCH EX­
EMPTION in a class. The Senior
Ringmaster shall be held responsible
for timing unless an official timer de­
signated by the chairman of the Ex­
ecutive Committee of Celebration,
Inc. is present;
There shall be no changing of
boots or changing of curbs or bridles
after the exhibitor has entered the
ring, except in event of breakage of
equipment, which shall be allowed
only one time per each exhibitor. Any
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