Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse 13
$ 14,000 Purse Breeders ' Futurity Booked For August 31 , 1963
In A Night Show Expected To Be Held Celebration Grounds
A $ 14,000 Purse National Futurity for the Tennessee Walking — something beyond the most eloquent dreams of mankind a short 5 years ago — is scheduled to take place Saturday night , Aug . 31 , as a fitting prelude to Lhe 25th Anniversary Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration at Shelbyville , Tenn .
It was revealed by officials of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeder ' s & Exhibitor ’ s Assn , of America , Inc ., that the prize money for this event has already passed $ 12,000 — is likely to reach S 14,000 .
Exact details of the showing have not been completed — but it is taken for granted that this record-breaking event with the thrilling prospect will take place at the Celebration Ground — where it is certain to attract the most horses and the most people . Prize money is increased with the eiitry fees — and also substantial aid has come through the help of interested persons in the state and association and elsewhere .
Nominations Surpass Records
Nominations for the Futurity — according to Executive Secretary H . Tom Ful Lon of the Breeders Assn . - far surpass all previous record . He said : " When the deadline for nominations arrived April 9 we had :
176 mares nominated , 79 yearlings nominated , 39 two-year-olds nominated , 29 stallions nominated ; weanlings must be nominated by Aug . 15 .
Mr . Fulton pointed out that the National Futurity for 1963 vastly surpasses the fu turies of previous years — trailing through the history of the association to its inception in 1935 — and also will be the largest “ cash ” futurity ever held by any horse breed in the Southern region of the United States .
Last year the show was entirely free to the public and started at 7:30 p . m . in L h e commodious Celebration Grounds . The same rules are expected to apply this year with thousands seated in the concrete stands . Some 289 additional boxes ( each with G seats ) have been added to the Celebration ’ s seating capacity at the north end of the 300-foot track that is 150 feet wide .
Judge To Be Selected Official judge for the National Futurity is yet to be announced .
Rules of the Futurity are generally known and understood by veteran breeders but some newcomers to the industry may not fully understand them . Simply , the rules are :
Six classes are listed , weanlings , yearlings and two-year-olds , each sex separately .
Colts to be shown must be owned by the exhibitor and the owner must carry out all provisions and rulings as set out on the reverse side of official entry blanks . All colts shown must be the produce of stallions and mares who have been previously nominated in the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeder ’ s Futuri ty .
Nominations of sires are confined to animals registered in the TWHB & EA Stud Book and a fee of § 15 must be paid prior to April 10 of the year the foal is nominated .
Nominations of mares for the Futurity are confined to mares registered in the TWHB & EA Stud Book with payment of a fee of § 2 on or before April 10 of the year in which the foal is to be eligible in the Weanling Division .
Weanling Entries Aug . 15
In the Weanling Division the foal must be registered by Aug . 15 , and registration certificates must be shown at the Futurity showing . Fees of § 2 must be paid on or before June 30 and § 3 on or before Aug . 15 .
To enter the Yearling Division the foal must have been entered in the Weanling Division , and fees of § 2 paid by April 10 and § 3 by Aug . 15 .
For the Two-Year-Old Division the foal must have been entered for both the Weanling and Yearling Divisions , and fees of § 2 and S3 must be paid by April 10 and Aug . 15 , respectively . The two-year-olds are shown under the saddle with riders .
Division of prize money in previous years has been : 1st . 25 pet ; 2nd 15 pet ; 3rd 12i / 2 pet ; 4th 10 pet ; 5th 8 pet ; 6th , 7th and 8th , 6i / g pet ; 9th and 10th , 5 pet each .
Last year this prize money totaled § 7,500 . With a little help — the 1963 Futurity will distribute § 14,000 .
Looking For Walker
Ray Stringer , Box D , Augusta , Wisconsin writes that he is a native of Alabama but he has been in Wisconsin for some time . He owned a Walker for several years , Queen O Allen and sold her to Benton King . Now that Ray has sold his Department store in Augusta , he is looking for another Walking Horse . ( Good luck Ray . We hope you find just the horse you want . Maybe some of our Voice friends can help you out . Why don ' t you advertise and specify your desires ?)
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