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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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