YOUR ROVING REPORTER By Charles Goldswig
All Tennessee Walking Horse Celebrations are good , but I missed the last one which was the best . Itwould have been the best one for me because I once tried to buy the winning horse , Triple Threat .
A few years back I was having a cup of coffee at the Jackson Motel in Murfreesboro , Tennessee , with Mr . CULLUM FERRILL , well-known horse and mule trader in that area , and we were joined by FRANK BAR BER , the genial gentleman , contractor and horseman from Baton Rouge , Louisiana . Cullum and I were high on SAM PASCHAL ’ s chance of winning the World ’ s Championship with Setting Sun . Mr . Barber agreed that Sam was a great showman and also thought that Setting Sun was a top horse . " However ,” said Frank , " after the Celebration , one of the greatest horse shows in America is the Dixie Jubilee ,” ( held in the Coliseum at Baton Rouge ) and following the Celebration invited us to come down . Cullum was unable to get away but I flew down .
While in Baton Rouge I saw a familiar face working a pretty goodlooking stallion . When he stopped to give his horse a little rest , I asked if the horse were for sale . Well , he was not just sure , and asked me to check back with him in a day or two . It so happened that my good friend Sam Paschal was there , having won the World ’ s Championship with Setting Sun . He was invited to bring his champion to put on an exhibition just prior to the Alabama- " Ole Miss ” football game . I asked Sam , who said the horse had some potential and if I could buy him for $ 3,00 to $ 4,00 I ’ d have no trouble making a fast $ 500 if I did not want to keep him . Having had no experience in dealing or in owning top horses , I put the question right up to Triple Threat ’ s owner , " Coach ” TINSLEY . I knew him as a football coach for LSU and later as a professional player with the Chicago Cardinals and , to his credit , he was very honest in telling me that it had cost about $ 2,500 to get Triple Threat where he was at that time . How much he was worth or how much he would be worth was a matter of conjecture , so in a Weak moment , and with a very nervous hand , I wrote a check for $ 5,000 and handed it up to Tinsley as he sat in the saddle . He smiled and said , " I think I will turn you down . I might be sorry , but since I ' made ’ this horse , I think I will hang on for a while .” The rest is history , for Triple Threat was judged to be the best and is the World ’ s Champion Walking Horse . Of course , it does not follow that even if I had bought the horse he would have developed as he has , but it is interesting and rewarding to feel that I had a little part in the history of this great champion . You can bet that the next time they show Triple Threat I will be there . This is the last column I will be writing from this part of the country . It is time for my annual trek to St . Petersburg Beach where I will be from November 1 through May 1 . I can be contacted by mail or phone at the Gulf Winds Apartments , as usual . Again I offer to supply any information about the coming horse shows in Florida or about Walking Horses in particular .
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JIMMY HOLLOWAY WALKING HORSE SALE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH
The annual JIMMY HOLLOWAY Walking Horse Sale is scheduled for March 25 and 26 , 1966 . Getting an early start on his plans , Jimmy says that all indications are that this will be the best one yet . The " Deep South ” is beginning to open wide for all types of Walking Horse interest and there has long been a need for a sale of this type in Mississippi . Jimmy started this sale in 1963 and has seen it grow to good proportions since then . With the backing of almost all the Tennessee Walking Horse enthusiasts of that area and the local Chamberof Commerce , Jimmy has made this the outstanding sale for Walking Horses in his area .
Making it a family affair , Bernice and Jimmy Holloway have worked hard to make the sale a success ,, and every year a " sale party ” is held after the first night . This too has been successful and will again be part of the schedule .
There are stalls for over two hundred horses and hopes are that all will be filled . Make your plans now to attend the 1966 Jimmy Holloway Walking Horse Sale , March 25 and 26 , at the Fairgrounds in Kosciusco , Mississippi .
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