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Class No. 56 WALKING PONY CHAMPIONSHIP STAKE, 58 " AND UNDER

The Walking Pony Championship Stake, as always, proved to be one of the most exciting in the celebration. These“ little horses”, ridden by determined youngsters, went all out to show their best. Jimmy Mcfarlin, winner last year on SCAT MAN, put his experience to work on SIR HENRY’ S ECHO and again took the blue. Jimmy Ellis, making a final bid for blue honors before age catches him, rode his SUN’ S GLORY BOY in his finest hour and with 2 votes for second place honors, settled for the red ribbon in this fastest pony class ever. Third was Ray Beech, called the“ one to watch in’ 64”, on LITTLE BIT O’ TROUBLE, who made a tremendous bid for top honors all the way. Other ribbons

were won the hard way— step-by-step and with the determination exhibited only by

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red-blooded youngsters with a keen desire to win.

HORSE RIDER

OWNER SIR HENRY’ S ECHO................................................. Jimmy McFarlin up for Jones, Martin, and McFarlin SUN’ S GLORY BOY................................................. Jimmy Ellis up for Ellis and Wilkinson LITTLE BIT O’ TROUBLE..................................... Ray Beech up for Joe Kelley, Jr. GO BOY’ S COMMANDO.......................................... Wayne Pierce up for Gay and Lambert SETTING SUN’ S LITTLE MAN............................. Jerry Jester up for Paschal and Jester TICKIN’ TOPPER......................—........................... Lynne Wood up, for Lynne Wood LITTLE DUDE............................................................ Dickie Reese up for Dickie Reese LITTLE BIT OF SUN.............................................. Buck Shaw up for Keith Bartlett DONNA’ S MACK K.................................................. Olivia Meek up for Martha and Olivia Meek POWER PACK......................................................... _ Melissa Jones up for Melissa Jones

Class No. 55 FIVE-GAITED PONIES, 58 " AND UNDER

Class No. 54 OWNER-AMATEUR RIDERS ON WALKING HORSES, CHAMPION STAKE

Girls 1-2-3 In Owner-Amateur

Girls really took over the Owner-Amateur Championship Stake with 1-2-3 places. The magnificent-riding Doodles Thampson drew first place in a brilliant duel with the veteran Kay McFarland and D’ Leese Williamson placed a close third. The Judges’ score cards showed one first for each horse. But Doodles drew a first from the call judge, a second from the other judge and a third from the referee. She was riding FAIR WARNING— owned by her mother, Mrs. Robert F. Thompson of Dallas.

Kay on THE IMPALA drew a first from the referee, a second from the call judge and a fourth from the other judge. D’ Lee, on BOMB’ S BALLY HOO, received first place vote from one judge, a third place from the call judge and a fifth place from the referee.

Joe Wright, finishing highest among male riders in this stake as he gained fourth place with SUN’ S CELEBRATION— was placed second by the referee, fourth by the call judge and eighth by the other judge.

Others tied were: fifth, GO BOY SCOOTER, ridden by W. R. Mitchell, Mo- bile, Alabama,( this pair placed third in the 50-Years and Over Class); sixth, SHAD­ OW’ S REPLICA, ridden by Sharon Terry, Cleveland, Mississippi,( sixth in the Walking Stallion amateur-owner class); MAID’ S MACK K, ridden by Frank Matcalf, Sparta, Tennessee,( fifth in the Walking Gelding class for amateurs); eighth, MERRY BOY’ S TRAVELER, ridden by Betty Sain, Bell Buckle, Tennessee,( this big white horse was trained by Betty after he threw every man who tried to ride him, was guided to seventh place in the Lady Riders class); ninth, SPUR’ S SUMMER DREAM, ridden by Mrs. Madeline Lee of Evansville, Indiana, for C, W. Lee Oil Co.,( this team qualified by placing eighth in the amateur mare class); tenth, WINTER WILSON, ridden by J, Stokely, Falls Church, Virginia( qualified in the workout of the amateur stallion class).

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