Tennessee, including the stake at Sparta, with trainer Donald Paschal up, and the amateur stakes at Pulaski and Murfreesboro with D’ Leese up. D’ Leese nd I have been friends for a long time and it was a big thrill for me to see her win the Amateur Stake at the Celebration.
One of the greatest geldings I have ever seen is HILL’ S PER FECTION. Trained by Steve Hill and owned by Mrs. Dwain Clark, HILL’ S PERFECTION does three honest gaits and has speed and conformation to boot. His exciting victory in the gelding class proved that he is everything said about him and more.
Harry“ Doc” Ball from Orlando, Florida, does horse dentistry on all types of horses.“ Doc” travels 70,000 miles a year from Chicago to Boston and Maryland through the south covering 38 states.“ Doc” has 28 years of solid experience behind him, and he is the only man in the business who works without help and without the aid of a spectrum.“ Doc” never gives a tranquilizer when extracting teeth, and his trademark is cuff links made from horses’ teeth. Among“ Doc’ s” patients are four champion walking horses and a $ 250,000.00 standardbred stallion.“ Doc” may be reached at either his home address, 221 S. Hampton, Orlando, Florida, or at his office in Syracuse, Apt. 11, 442 Taylor Street, Syracuse, New York.
Donald Paschal is working a lot of top horses this year. Among these is CINDY’ S SHADOW, junior mare owned by Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Robinson of Chattanooga. One of the best amateur horses out this year is Mr. Pat Kimbrough’ s AL VIN. ALVIN is a four year old sorrell stallion and he won eight blues prior to the Celebration.
The entire horse show world sympathizes with Mr. Hugh Gillen of Chesapeake, Ohio, in the loss of the great show stallion, BLACK GOLD. BLACK GOLD was a seven year old black stallion with a white strip and two stockings behind. Having a record of many blues behind him, this little horse was all heart and will be mourned by thousands of admirers.
Dr. Franklin Day, of Jackson, Tennessee, has quite a two year old gelding. Jimmy Waddell rode SPUNKY DAY to win the hot two year old gelding class at the Celebration. Donna Day gave her mare, CONFEDERATE CAMEO, an excellent ride to place sixth in the Junior Juvenile Class in the Celebration. Donna and CAMEO will be the pair to watch out for in the juvenile classes next season.
Vic and Marilyn Thompson threw quite a party Saturday night after the Celebration. Atlhough I didn’ t stay til the end, I imagine it was still going on around five! Vic, that was the nicest party I have been to all year, and the decorations were just beautiful. Thank you, in behalf of all the horse show folk!
Fred Bailey of Lambert, Mississippi, has a black two year old called ESTHER’ S GO BOY who will be a horse to keep an eye on next year. This sharp looking colt has a big lick and a bold way of going.
Talking to Paul Whitehead“ Whitey,” I found out that Kibler Farms of Mount Orab, Ohio, has a lot of top notch colts by BLACK RHYTHM. Trainer“ Whitey” also informed me that this year they bred the famous show mare, CAN DY JONES to BLACK RHYTHM. I foretell that this little colt will really be a big time horse someday.
Although this is a walking horse magazine, I want to congratulate my very dear friend, Mr. B. H. McChesney, for the outstanding show he made with SWAMP-CAT to win the coveted trophy in the Roadster to Bike championship.
Mrs. Victor Bailey, of Lambert, Mississippi, was telling me a very interesting story about a child who sat in the box adjacent to theirs. Two and a half year old Ellen Beveridge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Beveridge of Shelbyville, was one of the closest observers of the horse show. When one of the fine harness classes entered the ring, little Ellen said,“ Daddy, I want one of those horses with the trailer behind.”
BAMA BI-LINE by ELIZABETH BRANNON 51 The Downs Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Hello,
The past few weeks have proven to be quite busy— horse show season is at its peak here in Alabama and everyone is either going or getting ready to go.
I really enjoyed going to the Pick-A-Winner sale in Huntsville July 18th. The sale was held at Mr. James K. Taylor’ s farm, and it is certainly a lovely place to hold a horse sale. The sale was well attended by the Alabama trainers and interested horse people. Some good stock was sold. I think this is a wonderful thing for Alabama to have its own horse sale and I am really looking forward and planning to be there next year. While there I chatted with Bud Dunn, Hershall Talley, Zollie Derryberry, Dr. Bill Cooley, and L. M. Hilley. Tuscaloosa was well represented with Dixie Weaver, Fleecy Patton, Carolyn Rice, and Mr. B. W. Coleman from Greensboro. It was my first time to take horses to a sale and, as my husband was working, I had the job all by myself. Now I can mark up another experience— every day is something new when you are learning about horses! Fleecy brought a good three year old mare called GO BOY’ S NAUGHTY LADY back from the sale. We are always pleased to get another good horse in our area.
I know all of you“ Voice” readers will be sorry to hear that“ Dixie” Weaver, our local trainer, had an accident while catching a colt and is now nursing a broken shoulder. However, you can’ t keep a good man down! He is already back at work— not riding, but supervising all the activities at the barn. Well, he even tried riding when he first came home from the hospital, but I think one round of the ring convinced him that even tho’ these Tennessee Walkers are SMOOTH, they are not what the Doctor would order for a broken shoulder. The picture of the day is Dixie sitting in his rocking chair out in the middle of the ring giving
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