OUT OF
THE NORTH
By Arlene Eklund
Dictator Again , with owner PHILLIP KRUEGER up , tied second in the Amateur Class . The big stud Sun Dust Fury took second in the Open and Stake for owner RAYMOND SMITH and rider JOAN KRUMM . Peterman ’ s Merry Lass , half-sister to Dictator Again , won the Ladies ’ class and took third in the Amateur .
School ’ s about to start again and it will be difficult for me to go out and get material for my articles . If any of my readers have news or views , please write or phone me . Remember , much of this column depends on you .
MURFREESBORO COLT SHOW BIG SUCCESS
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They say that all roads lead to Rome . Well , for the past two weeks , they all led to Shelby ville and the Celebration . We saw automobile licenses from almost every state in the union and a few from Canada . Record crowds witnessed the eight nights of competition and a great number of exhibitors and horses hailed from Illinois , Indiana , and Wisconsin . The center of attraction from this area was Confederate Raider and his very talented owner-rider SHIR LEY SCHLEICHER of Gary , Indiana . The Raider walked to the winner ’ s circle in the Owner-Amateur Gelding Class . Shirley ’ s daughter CHERYL rode her chestnut gelding Mark of Glory to a hard-fought fifth in the Ladies ’ Owner-Amateur Gelding event .
TOM LOCKE was in the irons when Johnny Rebel tied fourth in the Owner-Amateur Rider to Judge class . This fine chestnut stallion walks for Town & Country Food Co ., Inc . of Fort Wayne , Indiana . HEATHER HOLMES , Chardon , Ohio , was the attractive judge . Town & Country also owns Oklahoma Gypsy , a Walking Pony that is simply adorable but failed to place .
Many good horses left the ring with nothing to show for their efforts but lather under their saddles . Among them were POLLY KRANICK ’ s black gelding , Beau K Midnight Sun , and Dr . N . A . THOMPSON ’ S Ray ’ s
Mack K .
Not all classes at the Celebration are for Walking Horses . RAYMOND SHIVELY drove Mr . Tennessee Pride to the blues in the roadster speed class . C . E . JONES of Chicago is his proud owner .
When I said all roads led to the Celebration , I meant ALL . A few months ago Mr . and Mrs . GEORGE WELLS , owners of the Bombardier ’ s Son , moved from Cicero , Illinois to the St . Louis area . I ’ d just about given up all hopes of seeing them again , when who should have the motel room directly above us ? You guessed it ! The Celebration was full of pleasant surprises . Another show a little closer to home was the Lake County Fair in Crown Point , Indiana . I ’ ll Be There , owned by ROBERT E . SNODDY , won the trophies in the Amateur , Open , and Stake classes . This beautiful horse is relatively unknown in this region , but the sky ’ s the limit .
Murfreesboro Winner — SUN ’ S STERLING SILVER shown by Don Ford , winner of Yearling Colt Class .
Another highlight of the Middle Tennessee area was the recent Murfreesboro Colt Show sponsored by the Rutherford County Colt Show Association . It was a tremendous success with a total of 102 entries in front of a capacity crowd . It began with the weanling filly class which was won by Shadow ’ s Rosalee , shown and owned by Dr . BOB WOMAC of Murfreesboro . The weanling horse colt honors went to Delight at Midnight , shown by RONNY LYLES for owner LEWIS T . BOWLES of Murfreesboro . A mare and foal class was featured , with Shadow ’ s Black Lady and her foal Impala ’ s Black Shadow , owned by J . MAC CARTER of Murfreesboro , taking the top honors . In the yearling filly class , the blue went to Go Boy ’ s Black Jackie ( full sister to Go Boy ’ s Black Jack ) shown by JAMES ROWLAND and owned by Mr . HALL McNABB of Murfreesboro . The yearling horse colt class followed , and the W ' inner was Sun ’ s Sterling Silver shown by DAN FORD of Nashville for the Harlinsdale Farm of Franklin . Top honors in the weanling division championship class went to the weanling horse colt winner , Delight at Midnight , and the same honors in the yearling division went to Sun ’ s Sterling Silver . The huge success of this show was an indication of the rapid increase in popularity of raising and exhibiting the future champions of tomorrow . Plans are already under way for an even bigger show next year .
36 VOICE of the Tennessee Walking Horse