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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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