1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 May Voice | Page 30

ETOWAH SHOW GOES ON
DESPITE RAIN AND MUD
The true spirit of sportsman­
ship, cooperation and the many
things that make the horse show
world so rewarding was made evi­
dent on a very dreary Saturday,
May 2.
“Wink” and Faye Groover of
Etowah. Tennessee, deserve a
round of applause for a ‘job well
done' this last month. The Etowah
Civitan Horse Show was scheduled
for May 2, but the rain kept com­
ing down that day and the show
grounds were soon flooded. Vans
and horses came in from Kentucky,
Georgia. Florida and Tennessee.
“Wink” insisted that he would
make room for everyone, if they
would stay until Sunday after­
noon. He moved his horses around
town and made his barn available
to visiting horses, found rooms
for all the trainers and their guests
and invited everyone to his home
for an evening of ‘horse talk.’ The
rain did not let up until the wee
hours of the morning and when
the sun finally peeked through the
clouds the track was obviously im­
possible for showing. “Wink” and
his crew worked for about four
hours that morning and completely
remade the track and by Sunday
afternoon the sun was shining and
the dampened spirits of all had
improved. Several vans had to be
pulled out of the mud with a
tractor, also provided by “Wink”
and the Civitan Club. Thanks to
Faye and “Wink” Groover, the
show was a great success after
such a dismal start. Results of
this show are listed under SHOW
RESULTS.
GREATER CINCINNATI
CHARITY HORSE SHOW
Personal appearance of Bob
Hope and Gloria DeHaven marked
the highpoint of the 1964 Greater
Cincinnati Charity Horse Show at
Cincinnati Gardens in April.
Hope, accompanied unexpected­
ly by