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MONTGOMERY SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP HORSE SHOW SLATED TO BE BIGGER & BETTER THAN EVER FOR, 63
Twenty-two Tennessee Walking Horse classes are scheduled for the 5- day Southern Championship Horse Show Nov. 5-9 in the Alabama State Coliseum at Montgomery. Prizes for the Championship Stake total $ 1,500 plus a permanent trophy and the State of Alabama Governor’ s Trophy.
Judging Walking Horses classes will be Jimmy Waddell of Brownsville, Tcnn. Entries closed Oct. 19. Showing is held rain or shine in a covered arena with stables enclosed. No post entries will be accepted after 12:00 Noon, Nov. 5, officials announced.
Schedule for Walking Horse classes follows:
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 7p. m.— Two-Year- Old Mares; Two-Year-Old Geldings; Two-Year-Old Stallions; Pleasure Walking Horses, no braces or boots; Owner-Amateur Riders Over Fifty;
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 7 p. m.— Three- Ycar-Old Geldings; Owner-Amateur Lady Riders; Three-Year-Old Mares;
TEXAS STATE FAIR SHOW( Continued from Page 5) ing. Mr. and Mrs. J. Glenn Turner were hosts for this event, an annual sorial feature of the State Fair Show.
On Wednesday, after the show, the Turners were hosts for the Pan-American Exposition Day at their Circle T Ranch, and more than 1,200 visitors enjoyed an outdoor buffet dinner and horse show. Many hundreds of visitors from South of the Rio Grande, representing all countries of Latin and South America, attended this annual party.
Buddy Black took back to Mr. and Mrs. Penn Mohon, Covington, Tennessee, the blue ribbon award in the Junior Mare Class by giving SUN- DUST XMAS BELL an excellent ride. Second went to PRINCESS SUN DANCE, Jim Babb up for Dr. C. D. Gunter, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Cathie Bailey, 17, of Jackson, Mississippi, won blue ribbons in the Walking Seat preliminary and the Walking Seat Championship, and won another blue on SUNDUST QUEEN in the Walking Juvenile Class( 13-19).
Miss Sharp won the Ladies Stake on her SHADOW’ S BLAZE with Mrs. R. S. Barnwell, finishing reserve on her speedy SUN’ S LIGHTNING ANN.
Buddy Black took the Junior Stallion- Gelding Class on GO BOY’ S ACE for C. E. Bradshaw.
Threc-Year-Old Stallions; Owner- Amateur Men Ridel ' s;
Thursday, Nov. 7, 7p. m.— Four- Years and Over Geldings; Four-Years and Over Mares; Four-Years and Over Stallions: Championship Two- Year-Old Stake($ 300);
Friday, Nov. 8, 7 p. m.— Juveniles’ Walking Horses, Riders 13 through 17; Walking Pony Stake; Juveniles’ Walking Horses, Riders 12 and under; Owner-Amateur Riders, open; Championship Three-Year-Old Stake($ 300);
Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:30 p. m.— Equitation, Walking Seat, riders 17 and under; Pleasure Horses, open;
Saturday, Nov. 9, 7 p. m.— Championship Amateurs’ Stake($ 500); Championship Stake($ 1,500).
One of the finest shows in the nation in past years, the 1963 version promises to be the best ever. Mr. H. O. Davis, of Montgomery, is president and general chairman of the show.
Harold Kennedy rode SHADOW’ S GAY LADY to the Walking Mare Stake triumph for Circle T Ranch( making a total of 4 blue ribbons for the Circle T entries). Jim Babb saddled MIGHTY SUNBEAM to reserve honors for H. C. Bailey, Jackson, Mississippi.
Debra Brandon placed second in the Juvenile Class( 13-19) on GO BOOG ER GO. John Turner was second to Jan Wright in the younger Juvenile Stake on GO BOY’ S CRACKER JACK.
Grace Steere, Dallas, won Walking Seat competition for 10 years old and under, with George S. Bayoud, Jr., Garland, Texas, second. Gene Hayle of Dallas took honors in Walking Seat( 11 to 14 years) with Julie Buford of Garland second. The appearance of many new juvenile riders was a most encouraging feature of the show. Becca Brasher of Shreveport, Louisiana, was second to Cathie Bailey in Walking Seat( 15-17).
John Diehl of far-away Jonesboro, Tennessee, competed strongly in several amateur events; and his trainer, Ralph Livingston, also rode in professional classes. Diehl’ s horses— THE REPLI CA and SUN’ S IRIS— showed marked promise.
RESULTS State Fair Of Texas Show Dallas Oct. 4-8
Junior Stallion— Gelding— Go Boy’ s Ace, Buddy Black up for C. E. Bradshaw, Orlando, Fla.; 2, Shadow’ s Big Time CTR, Harold Kennedy up for Circle T. Ranch, Inc., Dallas; 3, Go Boy’ s Conqueror, Dub Ivins up for Gene Hayle, Dallas; 4, Glory’ s Gallant Son, Eddie Milligan up for Betty Shiver, Dallas; 5, Allen’ s Headman, Jack Benner up for A. A. Allen, Georgetown, Texas.
Amateur Stallion— Gelding— 1, Sun’ s Celebration, Joe Wright up for Lone Star Stables, Nacogdoches, Tex.; 2, Go Booger Go, Shirley Sharpe up for Frank Mason, Dallas; 3, The Replica, ownerrider, John Diehl, Jonesboro, Tenn.; 4, Ace’ s Top Man, owner- rider, Miss Wayne Davis, Dallas; 5, Son’ s Big Man, owner-rider, Hank Sheely, Dallas; 6, Go Boy’ s Perfection, owner-rider, Jimmy Rutherford, Austin, Tex.
Walking Mare Stake— 1, Shadow’ s Gay Lady, Harold Kennedy up for Circle T Ranch; 2, Mighty Sunbeam, Jim Babb up for H. C. Bailey, Jackson, Miss.; 3, Sun’ s Lightning Ann, Wallace Brandon up for Barnwell Production Co., Shreveport, La.; 4, Dream Girl, Buddy Black up for Ben S. Garrett, Dallas; 5, Evangeline Queen, Dub Ivins up for Dr. J. B. Landress, Garland, Tex.; 6, Sun’ s Iris, Ralph Livingston up for John Diehl, Jonesboro, Tenn.
Walking Seat Equitation, Boy or Girl 10 years old and under— 1, Grace Steere, Dallas; 2, George S. Bayoud, Jr., Garland, Tex.; 3, Melisso Lyon, Houston.
Walking Seat, Boy or Girl rider, 11, 12, 13, 14 year ' s old— 1, Gene Playle, Dallas; 2, Julie Buford, Garland, Tex.; 3, Candy Yager, Georgetown, Tex.
Walking Seat Equitation, Boy or Girl Riders, 15 years old and not having reached their 18th birthday— 1, Cathie Bailey, Jackson, Miss.; 2, Becca Brasher, Shreveport, La.; 3, John Seabourn, Dallas; 4, Vicki Rutherford, Austin; 5, David Turner, Austin; 6, Jenifer Ray, Dallas.
Juvenile Class, Riders 13 and under— 1, Dark Shadow, Jan Wright up for Lone Star Stables; 2, Go Boy’ s Cracker Jack, John Turner up for Circle T Ranch; 3, I’ ve Got A Secret, Jane Guenther up for Frank Mason, Dallas; 4, Dream of Glory, Virginia Pierce up for Circle T Ranch; 5, Magic High Noon, owner-rider, Diane Corley, Tulsa, Okla.; 6, Circle T John Lee, George 5, Bayoud, Jr. up for Dr. and Mrs. George S. Bayoud, Garland, Tex.
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