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JAN WRIGHT on Dark Shadow and SHERRILL MARKS on Go Boy’ s Jet, last year’ s World Champion juveniles, tied first and second respectively at the Arkansas State Horse Show.
ELAINE DOUZANIS has tied in the money several times on her new black pony. Temptation ' s Tammy. She keeps this horse with its former owner, FRANK KELLAR, a charming young man who trains horses at his farm in Henning, Tennessee. He is also working a nice stake horse, Specials Sun God.
As for the amateur classes, Mrs. PENN MO HON and Sundust Xmas Belle have been living up to their reputation as a top team, winning both the Ladies’ Class and the Open Amateur Class at Millington. Mrs. ROSE FLEMING of Okalona took first in the Ladies’ Class at Verona on Man of Motion, with SIS HARDY a close second on Knock’ s Black Gold. CLIFF HOLLY has had quite a bit of luck on Holly’ s Sun in both the amateur and stake classes. Other good amateurs making the show circuit this year are: ERSKINE FALLS; BRUCE TARKINGTON; ROBERT PHELAN; Mrs. AUBREY FLOYD and Mr. Ace; Mrs. McIVER and Warriors Eclipse; and Dr. STEVE BLEDSOE on Bledsoe’ s Golden Sun.
Every season, as the Mid-South parks in, the line-up of amateurs on Walking Horses gets longer and longer.
8th ANNUAL CABELL HUNTINGTON CHARITY
HORSE SHOW July 22-25, 1965
$ 8,000.00 in premiums Walking Horse Judge— Ed Carothers Saddle Horse Judge— David Neil
MEMBER: American Horse Show Association Tri-State Horse Show Association West Virginia Horsemen’ s Association
ORGANIST: Jimmy Richardson
Contact: Mrs. George H. Wright, Jr. Show Secretary Box 966 Huntington, W. Va.
" FROM EAST TENNESSEE "
WINK GROOVER’ S Etowah Civitan Club Horse Show was held Saturday, May 1. Wink really had an organized show. He did a line job.
My future roommate, VIRGINIA RAY, and Spur’ s Genius ran away with the Pleasure Walking Class. HELEN GOLDEN and King B’ s Gypsy came in second with Sycamore’ s Pride and LINDA LEE third. Merry King Ebony came right out of the pasture with JOE RUSSELL up to win fourth place. King is owned by LEE JOHNSON. Fifth went to Bert Lee’ s Dream with E. V. LONG up. JOHNNY STEVENS and Shadow’ s Merry Boy, owned by W. K. BURNS, won the two-year-old class with Belaire’ s Black Boy and HAROLD KEN NEDY second. Third was JERRY HILL on Jake for JACK DAVIS. MIKE JANEWAY and Shadow’ s Shot Gun came in fourth and FRED CON- DRA on Merry Sun’ s Sunburst, fifth.
The Junior Class was also won by Johnny Stevens, atop Sun’ s Raider. BILL GIBSON was second, and KENNY DICKSON on Master’ s Maid for HAYNES MASTERS was third. Mike. Janeway captured fourth on Maid’ s Merry Maid.
A hard-fought Stud and Gelding Class went to Shadow’ s Image and KENDALL ARMSTRONG. Merry Blue Boy and Kenny Dickson were second, and Thelma’ s Go Boy with BOYD MELTON up was third. The Amateur Class went to Belaire’ s First Son and ROY DAVIS. Second was Murr’ s Sensation with BOB COOLEY up for DAVE MURR. Sun’ s Troublemaker and ROY THURMAN took third with Shadow’ s Senorita and Dr. WHITFIELD close behind in fourth.
CHUCK ISBELL won the. Iuvenile Class on Allen’ s Big Shot after a blazing workout with LEANN Mc-
CLUEN andhermare, Rose Forever. Third was Go Boy’ s Bright Sun and Virginia Ray.
On May 8 I traveled to the La- Follette horse show. The Juvenile Class was won by Rose Forever and LEANN McCLUEN after a hearty workout with Colonel’ s Love Lady
Go Booger Go and HUBERT JONES won the Amateur Class, with Jewell’ s Jubilee taking second.
Fuson Stables won the Two-Year- Old Class with JERRY HILL and Jake second.
The Junior Class went to Boy’ s Blue Boy and Mike Janeway, with Wink Groover close on his heels atop Go Boy’ s Big Boy, owned by AL BURNETTE of Morristown.
College Boy and Hubert Jones won the Stud and Gelding Class. In second place was Mack K’ s Go Getter with JACK WILSON up. CARO LYN STANSBERRY and Merry Boy’ s Shadow were third. Fourth went to the Commander with DON GALLOWAY up.
The Open Walking Class was won by Wink Groover atop the fine black stud, Satin Sundust, owned by JACK HARBIN. A thrilling part of this show was seeing WINK GROOVER drive a ROAD HORSE!
Mr. and Mrs. CARL HOBBS of Benton Harbor, Michigan tell me that they bought their first Walking Horse, a three-year-old now, from Mr. HAROLD WISE of the Murray Farm in February of 1964. She is a Go Boy mare. They originally purchased her for a pleasure horse, but decided it might be fun to show her so they left her with the SHAW twins of Pulaski for less than six months, then took her on to Michigan. In her very first horse show she came out with the blue. Since then they have bought three more mares and have high hopes for them. I am looking forward to hearing how these mares do in the coming season. Good luck, Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs, and thanks for contacting me.
Mr. and Mrs. Wink Groover had a very enjoyable party after the horse show. They had all kinds of good things to eat. I had a very good time and so did all those who attended.
I guess this winds up the news for the edition but I’ ll be back next month with bells on. I hope to have more stables’ news then because I graduate Sunday, May 23, and will then have more free time.
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