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Mrs. Lewis on their first Walking Stallion. Fall of 1949,
BOY mares and a WILSON AL LEN mare. These and their LAST CHANCE mares, bred to MIGHTY SUN, should produce future champions. MIGHTY SUN ' S first colt. MIGHTY SUN’ S STARLET, a seal brown filly with a star, was a winner in halter classes. Put in training last winter, she soon showed her sire’ s big lick and show ' horse ways. The Lewises turned down a fancy price for her. Just before the Celebration, she suffered an injury to her right leg and-was not shown. Fully recovered, she will soon be put back in training.
MIDNIGHT HONEY BOY, the Lewises good bay gelding, was shown twenty-five times last season and won twenty-three ribbons. He is taking a long winter rest but will be ready for amateur classes by show time. Their two fillies which are two year olds by MIGHTY SUN are causing quite a comment among horsemen. Well broke and with their first show shoes on now, they confirm their sires ability to pass on his front end and big lick.
The Lewises have also been very successful in raising and campaigning Irish Setter field dogs, having won seven Championships at the National Red Setter Trails since 1.960. During the hunting and field trial season, the Lewis horses get scant attention, but as soon as the Spring Trails are over, the dogs take second place and the horses go to work.
By Charles R. Goldswig Dateline: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Leslie“ Shorty” Thomas, formerly of Lancaster, Ohio, is now located at Skybrook Stables, Route 19 South, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Walking horse enthusiasts gave Leslie a royal welcome, for trainers are scarce in this part of the state. Complete facilities for boarding, training and showing of Walking horses are available.
Dr. Marvin Silver, Henry Boswell and yours truly have horses at Skybrook, where anyone interested is invited to come by and watch this enthusiastic trainer work horses.
Other names in the news: Claude Brown sold MAJOR WILSON. F. W. Gregory of Greenville, South Carolina will judge Walking Horses at the Tampa Show scheduled for March 4-7. Wallace Brandon, Lewisville, Texas will judge Walking Horses in Gainesville Show, March 11, 12, 13. Carl Mossier, Colorado Spring, Colorado, will judge the St. Petersburg All- Amateur Charity Horse Show on Sunday, February 28. Charles Bobo of Thomasville, North Carolina, judged Walking Horses in the Winter Haven Show, February 2nd through 7th. A partial report follows. Complete results will appear in the next issue.
CHAMPAGNE JET with Boyd Hudgins up won the Stallions and Geldings class.
Preach Fleming took the blue in the Mare Class on SHADOW’ S GAY LADY.
Reserve was MEET MIDNIGHT MARY, ridden by Joe Martin for the Escue Stables of Covington, Ky.
V. J. Gochneaur of Aurora, Ohio, was third with SHADOW’ S BLAZE.
James K. Taylor of Huntsville, Ala. won the Amateur Class on MOONGLOW JUNIOR.
The Florida Walking Horse Association held their annual dinner meeting at the Hamilton House Restaurant in the Gulf Winds Motel on January 20th. After interesting reports by President Dr. Silver and Secretary Jake Ellis the following officers were elected for the coming year: President H. R. Boswell, St. Petersburg; Vice President, Paul Lovelace, Sarasota; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs, George Herrall of Palmetto; Chairman of the Board of Directors, C. R. Goldswig. Other directors— Dr. Silver, Jake Ellis and A. M. Fenton.
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