24 September, 1962
Hill, Burris Win Futurity Saddle Classes
Sieve Beech of Belfast, Term., a 148-pound, sandy-haired, 19-year-old MTSC junior— son and grandson of famous Tennessee Walking Horse breeders— Saturday night, Aug. 25, 1962, walked two Merry Go Boy-sired colts to first blue ribbons in greatest National Futurity among 24 held by the Tennessee Walking Breeders’ & Exhibitors ' Assn, of America, Inc.
His father, S. W. Beech, Jr.,( who is president of the association), showed a yearling filly for another blue. The other non-saddle class in the Futurity was won by a Go Boy’ s Shadowsired weanling horse colt led by Leslie Dycus.
More than 2,500 spectators( a Futurity record for recent years), saw the Saturday night Celebration prelude at the Celebration Grounds— climaxed by outstanding saddle classes of two-yearolds in which two“ old-timers” of the ring rode to victory.
Steve Hill of Beech Grove, who has ridden in all 23 Celebrations to date, piloted Mysterious Shadow’ to the blue ribbon and a trophy in the two-yearold horse colt class over seven other veteran competitors. This high-stepping, long-striding black colt was sired by Go Boy’ s Shadow ' out of Mysterious.
Bob Burris of Franklin, riding Gov. Buford Ellington’ s beautiful mare, Sun’ s Queen Cathy,( a frequent winner in Middle Tennessee show ' s this season), took first in the other saddle class that had nine entries. Queen Cathy was sired by the famous Midnight Sun out of Go Boy’ s Serenadebeing the result of a merger of the tw ' o greatest bloodlines in modern Tennessee Walking Horse history.
Blue ribbon winners led by Steve Beech were: weanling Go Boy’ s Little Flirt, owned by S. W. Beech, Jr.; sired by Merry Go Boy out of Merry Boy’ s Sassy Sue yearling horse coll Go Boy’ s Skylark B., owned by Ii. W. Brown, Columbia, Tenn., sired by Merry Go Boy out of Nodding Star.
S. W. Beech, Jr., led to victory yearling Go Boy’ s Jacqueline, owned by Beech and Sheriff Clyde Orton of Carothersville, Mo. This filly was sired by Merry Go Boy out of Merry Sal. She was weanling winner in 1961.
Shadow’ s Cavalier, led by Dycus for Dr. T. k. Young, Columbia, Tenn., took the weanling horse colt class. He was sired by Go Boy’ s Shadow out of Pride’ s Queen H.
There were 111 colls shown in the entire Futurity( out of 171 originally entered) for a new record.
Colts sired by Merry Go Boy took 32 of the 57 ribbons awarded. It was the richest Futurity in history with $ 7,500 awarded in prize money, Executive Secretary Tom FI. Fulton of the association announced. The judge was Ed Carothers of Franklin, Tenn. Ribbons for other sires were widely distributed. National futurity results were:
Class 1, Ween ling Fillies( 20 entries)— 1, Go Boy’ s Little Flirt, owned by S. W. Beech, Jr., Belfast, Tenn; shown by Steve Beech; sire, Merry Go Boy out of Merry ' Boys Sassy
Sue; 2, Go Boy’ s Midnite Dream, owned by Woods & Endsley, Belfast; by Merry Go Boy
out of Maid of Midnight B; 3, Go Boy’ s Crimson Glory ', owned by Chas. E. Taft, Taft, Tenn; by Merry Go Boy out of Wilson’ s Boss Lady; 4. Mack’ s Molly Gold, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Millard, Tullahoma, Tenn.; by Midnight Mack K out of Molly Gold; 5, Mack’ s Bell, owned by Leslie White, Williamsport, Tenn.; by Midnight Mack K out of White’ s Midnight; 6, Go Boy’ s Connie Sue, owned by Edward E. Miller, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; by Merry Go Boy out of Haynes Golden Dream; 7, Sun’ s Strutting Gal, owned by Charles Martin, Lascassas, Tenn.; by Midnight Sun out of Clara Bell M.; 8, Gunsmoke’ s Beauty, owned by Toby Green, Shelbyville, Tenn.; by Sun’ s Gunsmoke out of Midnight Merry Angel; 9, Bama Go Girl, owned by W. L. Perkinson, Birmingham, Ala.; 10, by Merry Go Boy out of Tripp’ s Betty B.; 10, Scott’ s Dawn Belt, owned by Margaret Ann Scott, Sikeston, Mo.; by Rodgers’ Perfection out of Belt Allen.
Class 2, Yearling Fillies( 25 entries)—!, Go Boy’ s Jacqueline, owned by S. W. Beech, Jr., Belfast, Tenn., and Clyde Orton, Carothersville, Mo.; by Merry Go Boy out of Merry Sal; 2, The Black Pearl, owned by Carl Ingle, Shelbyville, Tenn.; by Sun-Dust out of Black Alice Allen; 3, Go Boy’ s Mac, owned by J. R. Brantley & Son, Manchester, Tenn.; by Merry Go Boy out of Hall Allen’ s May; 4, Big Shot’ s Perfection, owned by Donnell Baggarly and Dr. F. L. Rogers, Murfreesboro and Cadiz, O.; by Midnight Sun’ s Big Shot out of Shadow ' s Perfection H; 5, Go Boy’ s Miss Cindy, owned by J. T. Nelms, Nashville, Tenn.; by Merry ' Go Boy of out Chief ' s Glamour Girl; 6, Go Boy’ s Mae, owned by J. R. Brantley & Son, Manchester, Tenn.; by Mack K’ s Pin-Up out of Orphan Annie B.; 7, Go Boy’ s Dawn, owned by Lakeside Farms, Guntersville, Ala.; by Merry Go Boy out of Dawn of Dixie; 8, Go Boy’ s Wonder Lady, owned by Clark Tueney, Woodbury, Tenn.; 9, Go Boy’ s Idol, owned by Woods & Endsley, Belfast, Tenn.; by Merry Go Boy out of MauGray’ s Shirley; 10, Midnight Go Girl, owned by Otis Endsley, Belfast, Tenn.; by Merry ' Go Boy out of Midnight’ s Bride.
Class 3, Two-Year-Old Fillies( 9 entries)— 1, Sun’ s Queen Cathy, owned by Gov. E. B. Ellington, Nashville, Tenn.; rider, Bob Burris; by Midnight Sun out of Go Boy’ s Serenade; 2, Go Boy’ s Cindy Kay, owned by Dr. and Mrs. DeWilt Owen, Jr,, Franklin, Tenn.; rider, Doug Wolaver; by Merry ' Go Boy out of Allen ' s Diamond Lil; 3, Setting Sun’ s Angel, owned by Bernard Carman, Nicholasville, Ky.; rider, Sam Paschal; by Setting Sun out of Georgia Ann P.; 4, Queen of Cottonwood, owned by J. F. Parnell, Newbern, Tenn.; rider, Buddy Black; by Merry Go Boy out of Midnight ' s Romance H; 5, Go Boy’ s First Lady P, owned by J. F. Parnell, Ncwbern; rider, Jimmy Waddell; by Merry Go Boy out of Allen ' s Diamond Lil; 6, Shadow’ s Sun Tan, owned by W. C. Armstrong & Dr. T. K, Young, Columbia, Tenn.; rider, Vic Thompson; by Go Boy’ s Shadow out of Garnet ' s Rosa Lee; 7, Midnight Sweet Sue, owned by J. N. Harsh, Perkinston, Miss.; rider, Horace Young; by Midnight Ike out of Lady Rebecca Allen; 8, Secret Millie, owned by Dr. Hugh E. Green, Carthage, Tenn.; rider, Red Durham; by Midnight Secret out of Miss Merry Dictator; 9, Shadow’ s Dreamer, owned by Dr. H. T. Mc- Iver, Jackson, Tenn.; rider, Lawrence Snclson; by Go Boy’ s Shadow out of Stately’ s Gay Lady.
Class 4, Weanling Florse Colts( 27 entries)— 1, Shadow’ s Cavalier, owned by Dr. T. K. Young, Columbia, Tenn.; shown by Leslie Dycus; by Go Boy’ s Shadow out of Pride’ s Queen PL; 2, Go Boy’ s Big Boy, owned by Fulton & Beech, Lewisburg, Tenn.; by Merry Go Boy out of Sus’ s May Queen; 3, Go Boy’ s Yogi, owned by W. R. Nixon, Monoville, Tenn.; by Merry Go Boy out of Connie Wilson; 4, Lizzie’ s Go Boy, owned by Neal 0. Jones, Lewisburg, Tenn.; by Merry Go Boy out of June’ s Scarlet; 5, Fancy Go Boy, owned by Tropical Products Co., Arnold Habig, Jasper, Ind.; by Merry Go Boy out of Fancy Finish; 6, Go Boy’ s Doctor, owned by Dr. and Mrs. DeWitt Owen, Jr., Franklin, Tenn.; by Merry Go Boy out of Midnight Dolly; 7, Go Boy’ s Sunrise M., owned by Charles Martin, Lascassas, Tenn. by Merry Go Boy out of Donna’ s Love; 8, Shadow’ s Brantley, owned by J. R. Brantley & Son, Manchester, Tenn.; by Go Boy’ s Shadow out of Go Boy’ s Victoria; 9, Shadow’ s Express, owned by J. T. Nelms, Nashville, Tenn.; by Go Boy’ s Shadow out of Midnight Moon G.; 10, Jada’ s Night Flirt, owned by Mrs. Janet A. Dorsey, Atlanta, Ga.; by Midnight Sun out of Leading Lady.
Class 5, Yearling Florse Colts( 35 entries— 1, Go Boy’ s Skylark, owned by FI, W. Brown, Columbia, Tenn.; shown by Steve Beech; by Merry Go Boy out of Nodding Star; 2, Go Boy’ s Allen B., owned by J. R. Brantley & Son, Manchester, Tenn.; by Merry Go Boy out of Goodness Sake; 3, Shadow’ s Buccaneer, owned by Dr. T. K. Young, Columbia, Tenn.; by Go Boy’ s Shadow out of Man’ s Merry Widow; 4, Go Boy’ s Mr. Mischief, owned by W. R. Nixon, Monoville, Tenn.; by Merry Go Boy out of Celia Midnight; 5, Merry Go Bird’ s Imp, owned by Dr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Dodson, Owensboro, Ky.; by Merry Go Boy out of Merry Go Bird; 6, Jada Go Boy, owned by Mrs. Janet A. Dorsey, Atlanta, Ga.; by Merry Go Boy out of Leading Lady; 7, Go Boy’ s Astronaut, Jr., owned by E. F.( Tug) Woodard, Carthage, Tenn.; by Merry Go Boy out of Sun’ s Mary Bond; 8, Shadow’ s Untouchable, owned by Dr. T. K. Young and W. C. Armstrong, Columbia, Tenn.; by Go Boy’ s Shadow out of Garnet’ s Rosa Lee; 9, Prize Talk, owned by PI. W. Brown, Columbia, Tenn.; by Sun-Dust out of Go Boys Dream Girl; 10, Chief’ s Shining Sun, owned by Doris C. Taft, Taft, Tenn.; by Setting Sun out of Jane’ s Heir.
Class 6, Two-Year-Old Horse Colts( 8 entries)— 1, Mysterious Shadow, owned by Mrs. BeLty A. Baugh, Franklin, Tenn.; rider Steve Hill; by Go Boy’ s Shadow out of Mysterious; 2, Sun Strut Along, owned by Okley Hays, Herrin, 111.; rider Bud Seaton; 3, Go Boy’ s Rising Sun G., owned by Bob Guinn, Savannah, Tenn.; rider, Jack Warren; by Merry Go Boy out of Sun’ s Belle Eagle; 4, Woods’ Go Boy, owned by J. T.( Continued on Page 26)