Besides his young Juvenile and Amateur riders, Albert will have Mrs. L. L. ISAACSON of Lewisburg riding under the Triple T banner. His daughter, eleven-year-old RE NIT A Rowland, will also beshowing more this coming year. She started showing this season with good results. Since the Celebration, the Triple T van has traveled to Lexington, Kentucky; Raleigh, N. C.; Mobile and Montgomery, Ala.; and Chicago, 111. They are ready to stay home for a while and prepare for the Florida circuit.
A note of interest: their stud horses for 1966 are Sun’ s Hero, a full brother to Sun’ s Delight, and Johnny Midnight. More information on this later.
HUCKLEBERRY FARM
Way down in Waycross, Ga., the Huckleberry Farm of Mr. Moi M. MONROE, JR., has a good brood mare operation in full swing. In talking with Mr. Monroe, we found that he has about 16 mares on his farm, 11 in foal at the present time. He has Midnight Sun, Mack K, and Go Boy mares; a Midnight of Oakwood mare with an Ebony Masterpiece colt at her side; Sun’ s Merry Bird with a filly by Sun’ s Delight at present; and one that he is especially interested in, a Bombardier mare with a filly by Mack K now and bred back to Midnight Sun. His mares are bred to prominent studs such as: Go Boy, Sun’ s Delight, Midnight Sun, Night of Night( better known as Old Buck), and Mack K’ s Castro.
Sun’ s Galore, a black Midnight Sun filly that Mr. Monroe purchased at the Harlinsdale Sale this year, is in training with BILLY BRANTLEY at Battleground Stables in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and all reports say that Billy has a top two-year-old prospect again with this filly. Mr. Monroe also has a coming three Mack K mare in training with CARL EDWARDS and a coming four-yearold mare, a granddaughter of Major Wilson, with BOYD HUDGINS in Macon, Ga.
BARRVIEW STABLES
NEIL CLARK, formerly with the Cypress Acres Stables in Harleton, Texas, has just started to work as trainer for the Barrview Stables in Baxter, Tenn. He took over this operation right after the Celebration and has gone to work filling up the fourteen stalls they have. Atpresent Neil is working several good horses, including Barr View Sue, an age mare belonging to S. N. BARR of Chatsworth, Ga., a coming-three stud named Gold Sun’ s Walker owned by CURTIS HUDGINS of Marshville, N. C. He has a good crop of young coming-two colts now under saddle and is preparing for a good season standing Midnight Gold Sun, owned by Dr. GLOVER of West Virginia. We will have more on this stable operation later.
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THE CAROLINA OPEN GATE
by Mary L. Hinson Route 4, Box 186 Sumter, South Carolina
What a thrilling horse show season— twenty-five shows! I’ m sad to see the season close. What do horsemen do on Saturdays after showing every Saturday since April? South Carolina has just finished the last three shows and it gives me pleasure to share them withyou.
On Saturday, October 16, all roads led to Greenville, South Carolina. What a show! J. D. MASSEY really knows how to put on a good show whether it be one day or three days. BILLY SLEDGE took the money on Dr. CHARLOTTE KAY and ANN KELLY’ s Junior horse, Go Boy’ s First Lady. This horse also took the Columbia show. LARRY COOPER, owner of Circle C, rode G. Black Shadow for the blue in the Amateur class. DUDLEY SLEDGE from Hinson’ s Walking Horse barn showed a new ' stud to South Carolina horse lovers, Go Boy’ s Mr. Somebody, owned by Dr. CLAUDE SEXTON. This chestnut sorrel is something to watch in motion. You exhibitors can watch for him next season. Thank you, J. D., for another good show.
The Orangeburg show was held October 30 at the Orangeburg Saddle Club. What a lovely place! They had no trouble getting rid of the food, which was served in the beautiful new ' clubhouse. T. L. BOZARD, my good friend, did a fine job with this show. REX WATTS was the judge. JUDY HENSLEY won the Juvenile class on Midnight Easter Sun. KENNY SUTCLIFF gave us a thrill in this class— what a big horse and a big boy. Thank you, Kenny. ANN BOZARD took the Owner-Amateur on Mr. Glory Bee. Billy Sledge rode for the money in the Junior class on Go Boy’ s First Lady. Mrs. NEWTON TURREN- TINE won the money in the Amateur on Sun Dust Black Magic. These two have challenged all the amateurs this season. BILL BOYCE gave Mrs. Turrentine a run for the money on Beware. These two are a real pair. TOMMY GREGORY took the Stallion and Gelding class on Glory Bee. Tommy’ s father, LIGHTNING Gregory, won the Stake class on Mrs. Turrentine’ s Sun Dust Black Magic. Thank you, T. L., for a lovely show.
The last show of the season was November 6 at Circle C. Owner Larry Cooper had been sick for two weeks, but what a show! How do you do it, Larry? KENNY PRICE judged this show. Quite a few North Carolina exhibitors made this show. It’ s good to compete against different horses. What a thrill when JEFF SMITH took the Stallion and Gelding class on his big roan horse, Mr. Souvenir. Mr. PRESTON FREE’ s Sun’ s Cadillac looked mighty good to me. Miss ETTA GAMBLE rode Sun Dust Angel for the blue in the Mare class. The Stake was won by Mr. THOMPSON from North Carolina. RALPH HENSLEY’ S Merry Blue Boy looked good, but we missed you, Mr. Hensley. Dudley Sledge pleased the crowd on Dr. Claude Sexton’ s Go Boy’ s Mr. Somebody. The crowd went wild over RALPH REESE riding Allens Jet, owned by Mr. and Mrs. MANNING JONES. What a pair! I hear Ralph trained this horse from a colt.
We’ ve missed HUCK MOSS, but I hear by the grapevine that he has a good excuse. He joined the Army and got a beautiful wife. Good luck, Huck.
I left out a very important event in last month’ s news. CHARLENE WILLIAMS tied in the money in the Equitation class at the Celebration. I’ m sorry, Charlene. Charlene and her brother JIMMY have thrilled us all season. Next month it will give me great pleasure to report on the South Carolina Horse Show High Point Awards Banquet.
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