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I w as g r e et e d q uit e r es p o nsi v el y b y t h e W al ki n g H o rs e e x hi bit o rs a n d t h e s h o w m a n a g e m e nt at t h e 5 6t h A n n u al S o ut h S h o r e C o u nt r y Cl u b H o rs e S h o w i n C hi c a g o. T his h as l o n g b e e n c o nsi d e r e d o n e oft h e m ost b e a utif ul s h o ws i n t h e Mi d- W est. G u a r d e d b y t h e st at el y w hit e cl u b h o us e, t h e ri n g li es o nl y a f e w st e ps f r o m t h e w at e rs of L a k e Mi c hi g a n. E v e r y e x hi bit o r w as m a d e t o f e el at h o m e, t h a n ks t o t h e i n e x h a usti bl e eff o rts of C h ai r m a n F R A N K W. C H E S R O W a n d M a y o r RI C H A R D J. D A L E Y of t h e " Wi n d y Cit y.”
S u n D ust F u r y, o w n e d b y R A Y M O N D S MI T H, m a d e a m a g nifi c e nt s h o wi n g wit h a n e w a n d v e r y t al e nt e d ri d e r, M rs. J O A N K R U M M of C r yst al L a k e, Illi n ois. T his fi n e t e a m w o n t h e bl ues i n t h e o p e n cl ass a n d c a m e b a c k f o r a n ot h e r t r o p h y i n t h e h otl y c o nt est e d st a k e. N o off e ns e t o M r. S mit h, b ut J o a n l o o ks mi g ht y p r ett y 1 a b o a r d t h e bi g c h est n ut.
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T h e r e h as b e e n a l ot of s p e c ul ati o n as t o w h o will b e t h e p oi nt c h a m pi o n i n t h e N o rt h e r n Illi n ois Ci r c uit. S u n D ust F u r y’ s m a r gi n i n c r e as e d c o n si d e r a bl y at t h e fi rst a n n u al b e n efit h o rs e s h o w s p o ns o r e d b y t h e H o rs e P r o m ot e rs, I n c., at t h e F ai r g r o u n ds i n K a n k a ke e, Illi n ois. O n c e a g ai n ri d d e n b y J o a n K r u m m, h e w o n b ot h t h e o p e n a n d st a k e e v e nts.
T h e c o m mitt e e a n d e x hi bit o rs a r e t o b e c o n g r at ul at e d f o r m a ki n g t his s h o w a s u c c ess. T h e cl ass es w e r e h alt e d S at u r d a y aft e r n o o n w h e n a h e a v y t h u n d e rst o r m vi rt u all y fl o o d e d t h e ri n g.( If I di d n’ t k n o w b ett e r, I’ d h a v e t o s a y t h e m o ns o o n s e as o n h a d a r ri v e d.) T r a ct o rs w e r e i m m e diat el y s e nt i nt o t h e ri n g t o s c r a p e off t h e m u d, b ut p e rsist e nt s h o w e rs r e s ult e d i n t h e c a n c ell ati o n of t h e r est of t h at d a y’ s cl ass es. A t e m p o r a r y ri n g w as s et u p o n hi g h e r a n d d r y e r g r o u n d a n d t h e s h o w c o m m e n c e d S u n d a y m o r ni n g. J u d g es M A RI O N B R O W N a n d T O M G RI F FI N w o r k e d d o u bl eti m e t o c o m pl et e b ot h d a ys’ cl ass es i n o n e d a y. N o s o o n e r w as t h e l a r g e Ti n g r e a d y f o r t h e e v e ni n g e v e nts t h a n a n ot h e r st o r m s o a k e d e v e r yt hi n g a n d e v e r y o n e. B ut t h e s h o w c o nti n u e d a n d t h e l ast cl ass e n d e d ri g ht o n s c h e d ul e, m u d a n d ali.
P et e r m a n’ s M e r r y L ass o n c e a g ai n m a d e a fi n e s h o wi n g, d es pit e a d v e rs e c o n diti o ns, t a ki n g fi rst i n t h e a m a t e u r, t hi r d i n t h e o p e n, a n d r es e r v e m t h e st a k e cl ass es. H e r b r ot h e r M e r r y t, a d, als o o w n e d b y P et e r m a n P o nti a c, w as s e c o n d a n d t hi r d i n t h e o p e n a n d st a k e r es p e cti v el y. H e is ri d d e n a n d t r ai n e d b y C L A R E N C E
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