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SHADOW’ S CAROLINE, m, by Go Boys Shadow out of Carolina Midnight, foaled April 13, 1962. Owner, Meek Bros., Bell Buckle, Tenn.
BLACK DIAMOND K., s, by Cochise Lightfoot out of Daisy Lou Chance, foaled April 29, 1962. Owner, Richard O. Gearhart, Sir., Akron, Ohio
SHAKE’ S WALKIN MAN G., s, by Shake, Rattle & Roll, foaled June 16, 1962. Owner, Larry Gearhart, Akron, Ohio.
STRUTTIN SAM G., s, by Cochise Lightfoot out of Parader’ s Miss, foaled Apr. 27, 1962. Owner, Richard O. Gearhart, Sr., Akron, Ohio
RAMBLER’ S FANCY KAY, m, by Little After Dawn out of Go Boy’ s Rambler, foaled June 10, 1960. Owner, Susan Annett Stout, Jackson, Tenn.
CLOUD ' S LADY, m, by Black Cloud out of Pride’ s Merry, foaled May 11, 1960. Owner, Edward Manley, Vredenburg, Ala.
BABY DOLL W., m. by Only Chance out of Wilson Peggy ONeaid, foaled May 11, 1962. Owner, Harold Vinson, Wood bur)', Tenn.
GOLDEN DAWN W., m, by Cream Chance out of Barrett’ s Queen, foaled May 5, 1962. Owner, I-Iarold Vinson, Woodbury, Tenn.
SOC1ETYS HAPPY MERRY, m, by Gordon’ s Merry Boy out of Sandras Happy Moment, foaled Apr. 14, 1962. Owner, Sandra E. Neal, Winchester, Tenn.
JOE MCADAMS, s, by Sun’ s Black Magic L. M. out of Merry McCrady, foaled March 19, 1962. Owners, H. Thurston Whitaker & Edna Earle Whitaker, Vicksburg, Miss.
SUN S MISTY ANGEL, m, by Midnight’ s Esquire out of Miss Bud Allen, foaled Aug. 9, 1962. Owner, K. D. Robinson, West Point, Miss.
KING B ' S PROWLIN PETE, s, by Midnight Sun’ s King B. out of Sub-Deb., foaled June 1, 1962. Owner, W. W. Runyan, Marion, Ky.
KING B’ S RAMBLER, s, by Midnight Sun’ s King B out of Baby Betty, foaled April 25, 1962. Owner, AV. W. Runyan, Marion, Ky.
MERRY BOY’ S RAMBLER R., s, by Merry Boy’ s Secret out of Queen Merry, foaled May 25, 1962. Owner, W. W. Runyan, Marion, Ky.
QUARTERBACK SNEAK, s, by Sun’ s Quarterback out of Lady Jennifer, foaled Mar. 25, 1962. Owner, Hewitt J. Bordelon, Lafayette, La.
EBONY’ S SENSATION, s, by Ebony Masterpiece out of Messy Bessie, foaled May 16, 1962. Owner, J. C. Ford, Marion, 111.
EBONY’ S SHOW GIRL, m, by Ebony Masterpiece out of Bea Ford, foaled May 5, 1962. Owner, J. C. Ford, Marion, 111.
FYFFE’ S MERRY SUN, s, by Merry’ s Sun out of Gypsy Rose L., foaled Apr. 20, 1962. Owner, J. FI. Fyfee, Staffordsville, Ky.
QUEEN FLICKER, m, by Johnston’ s Silver A. out of Flicker Light, foaled Apr. 17, 1949. Owners, Dale & Beulah Finney, Nashville, Tenn.
MERRY SUN’ S GYPSY, m, by Merry’ s Sun out of Gypsy Rose L., foaled May 14, 1961. Owner, W. R. Leland, Fountain City, Tenn.
MIDNIGHT BREEZE G. B., s, by Fifty Grand out of Blue Dawn, foaled May 12, 1962. Owner, Omer J. Gebhart, Foley, Ala.
GO BOYS MERRY K., m, by Go Boy’ s Commander out of Lady Ernest, foaled July 3, 1959. Owner, Johnny Pace, Winchester, Ky.
DAN’ S YELLOW BIRD, m, by Dan Dyer out of Victory- Day, foaled June 16, 1961. Owner, L. E. Smithers, Bagdad, Ky. DAN KAY, s, by Midnight Blue Booger out of Dark Empress, May 16, 1962. Owner, F. C. Lowery, Boaz, Ala.
SUNS CANDY APPLE, m, by Setting Sun out of Miss Wilson Lace, foaled May 26, 1962. Owner, David Mason, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
WYATT MERRY BOY, s, by Gordon’ s Merry Boy out of Margie Ann, foaled May 21, 1962. Owner, A. H. Wyatt, Hillsboro, Tenn.
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and some of his friends in Wartraee come to the Lions Club supper meeting. They did so and Mr. Davis spoke.
We looked up the minutes of that meeting, May 11, 1939. They showed that Mr. Davis was not the main speaker, but he suggested a“ Tennessee Walking Horse Festival” and Lion President Freeman Fly appointed William L. Parker and Phil J. Scudder on a committee to investigate the suggestion.
They carried the idea to the Rotary Club and Rotarians W. Clyde Tune and Franklin Boyd, both now deceased, were appointed to investigate. The four civic club men became the Celebration Executive Committee and carried it on for many years.
ZOO Men Pledged $ 10 Each
A meeting was held at the Courthouse and 200 men pledged to pay $ 10 each to underwrite the expenses of the first Celebration horse show. It was to last three nights with 27 classes. A parade and other activities featured the occasion. It became unnecessary to ask any of the 200 backers to pay a penny— although lumber from the bleachers was sold to make the treasury break even on the show. Gross revenue totaled $ 12,000.
The Celebration shows continued at the high school athletic field for the first nine years, with the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ Association of America, Inc., based at Lewisburg, cooperating. That arrangement continued until 1950, being most helpful in earlier years of the Celebration.
A major move got under way in 1947 with sale of 10- year boxes( each containing 6 chairs) for $ 500 per box. Sufficient boxes were sold to persons in various communities and states to finance seating capacity for 12,000 persons at the new 40-acre Celebration Grounds which were completed by 1948.
These facilities have been consistently expanded. Civic clubs and patriotic societies have played various parts in the Celebration setup, operating food booths, selling programs and appropriate merchandise, handling parking of cars, etc.
Through the Shelbyville and Bedford County Chamber of Commerce the entire community joins in making entire homes with air-conditioned rooms, and other bedroom accommodations available for rental to Celebration visitors at nominal rates.
Early Leaders Now Gone
For 4 years the late Gilbert M. Orr served as directorgeneral for the Celebration and with his brilliant pen gave national publicity to the Celebration and to the Tennessee Walking Horse. Jimmy Joe Murray through his promotion work and Tennessee Walking Horse Magazine that ran for seven years aided greatly. William J. McGill, a dedicated historian for the breed, contributed much and is credited with choosing the name for the Celebration. Throughout the years a Blue Ribbon Yearbook has been
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