ANNUAL HEART OF AMERICA WALKING HORSE ASSOCI ATION TROPHY WINNERS FOR 1965— Back row, left to right: F. M. MEADS- LEWIS CALLAHAN- DON BOLINGER- PAUL HON7Z- MAX ATKINSON- ED SAPPINGTON- HERBERT MOUSE. Front row, left to right: MRS. BOLINGER— DR. LAM BERT- MAXINE JOHNSON- FRANCELE STANFILL- MRS MAX ATKINSON- MRS. ED SAPPINGTON- MRS HERBERT MOUSE.
HEART OF AMERICA WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION HOLDS AWARDS DINNER
The Heart of America Walking Horse Association Annual Awards Dinner was held at Clinton, Missouri, on February 27, 1966. There were some 250 people present for the Awards. BRUCE SPENCER, Editor of the VOICE Magazine, was our guest speaker.
Awards for ten classes were given. One of the main features of the evening was the presentation of the Via-Natura Challenge Trophy by the Jensel-Salisbery Laboratories of Kansas City, Missouri. This company also presented the winner with a one-hundred-dollar check. The Trophy was won by HERBERT MOUSE of Adrian, Missouri, on his good horse Sun’ s Rockaway Bomber. His total was 177 points. Mrs. WAL TON STANFILL of Amorette came in for Reserve Champion with 165 points with her Walking Pleasure Horse, Debbie. This trophy was presented by the Ford agency of Butler, Missouri. At this meeting BARCLAY BROCK was re-elected President. Other officers are: L. E. SMITH, Vice President; and EILEEN RICHARDSON, Secretary and Treasurer. The new board members elected were L. E. SMITH, ED SAPPINGTON, RAY GREEN, CLIF FORD AUSTIN, and IVAN FRENCH. The membership voted to have their Official Show this year at Sedalia, Missouri. The Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the classes. The awards were presented as follows:
COLT CLASS:( 1) MILLIONAIRE’ S LITTLE LUL '.; Mo., 51 points( tie);( 1) SUN’ S SKY ROCKET. Ed Sap!'.'. non, nia, Mo., 51 points;( 2) GO BOY ' S BLUE MOON, Roger A!«>:' 39 points( tie);( 2) COMMANDING LADY. Don Bolir. ge; Californ n 39 points;( 3) BLUE BELL’ S HANDSHAKER. Dennis Altoff. California 31 points;( 4) SON’ S MARY STAR, Harold Mulch, Carrolton, Mo.. 12 ms;( 5) MILLIONAIRE’ S STARLETT. Max Atkinson, Olean, Mo., 6 points
YOUTH CLASS:( 1) GLORY’ S HEIR, owned and shown by Bobby Mulch, Carrolton, Mo., 92 points;( 2) LITTLE RED, owned by Herbert Mouse of Adrian, Mo., shown by Carol Mouse, 71 points;( 3) GUNSMOKE’ S FIRST LADY, owned and shown by Jane Richardson, St. Louis, Mo., 62 points;( 4) YANKEE DOODLE, owned and shown by Janie Julian, Clinton, Mo., 48 points;( 5) MIDNIGHT MERRY KAY, owned by Maxine Johnson, shown by Connie Bolinger, 21 points.
WALKING PLEASURE HORSE:( 1) DEBBIE, owned and shown by Francille Stanfill, Amorette, Mo., 165 points;( 2) TOBY, owned and shown by Earl Miller, Hamilton, Mo., 54 points;( 3) BUSTER, owned and shown by C. E. Darnell, Brighton, Mo., 45 points( tie);( 3) CRACKER JACK, owned and shown by Vic Whitlhaus, Centertown, Mo., 45 points;( 4) STRUTTING SAM, owned and shown out of Red Bridge Stables, Kansas City, Mo., 15 points;( 5) JOY, owned and shown by Larry Martin, Warrensburg, Mo., 14 points( tie);( 5) GWEN DAR, owned and shown by Norman Henley, Eugene, Mo., 14 points.
TWO-YEAR-OLD CLASS:( 1) ROGER’ S WILSON GO BOY. owned by Felix Meads, Holden, Mo., shown by L. E. Smith, Leeton, Mo., 88 points( tie);( 1) GO BOY’ S RAVEN, owned by Maxine Johnson, Kansas City, Mo., shown by Don Bolinger, California, Mo., 88 points;( 2) GO BOY’ S FURY, owned by Ed Sappington, California, Mo., shown by Bill Maack, Bolivar, Mo., 79 points;( 3) MIDNITE AIRE JET, owned by 0. L. Hall, shown by Chester Beshears, Springfield, Mo., 74 points;( 4) DEBBIE’ S DELIGHT, owned and shown by Elvin Sapp, Columbia. Mo., 32 points;( 5) EVENING SUN, owned by Perry Gifford. Raytown, Mo., shown by Paul Hontz, Independence, Mo., 25 points.
JUNIOR CLASS:( 1) GO BOY’ S SUNRISE, owned by Ed Sappington, shown by Bill Maack, 95 points;( 2) PLEASURE’ S DIAMOND, owned and shown by Herbert Mouse, 65 points;( 3) CHARLEY’ S PLEASURE, owned by Noel Richardson, shown by Paul Hontz and Noel Richardson, 55 points;( 4) TRACY’ S MIDNIGHT, owned by Clifford Austin, Tina, Mo., shown by Bill Maack and Clifford Austin, 54 points;( 5) MACK KAY’ S PRINCE, owned by Frances Dulin, Springfield, Mo., shown by Troy Long, Springfield, Mo.. 48 points.
MARE CLASS:( 1) MIDNIGHT MERRY KAY, owned and shown by Maxine Johnson, Kansas City, Mo., 55 points;( 2) SUN’ S TEXAS GAL. owned by O L. Hall, shown by Chester Beshears, 33 points;( 3) MIDNIGHT BELLE E. owned and shown by Carl Elges, Clinton, Mo., 30 points;( 4) BIG SHOT’ S LADY PENNY, owned by Mrs. Gus Chown of Mission, Kansas, shown by Bill Maack, 24 points;( 5) STERLING BELL, owned by Carleen and Carl Elges, shown by Carl Elges, 19 points.
STALLIONS & GELDINGS:( 1) KEETER’ S PIN UP, owned by M. D. Mc Curdy, Kansas City, Mo., shown by Don Bolinger, 39 points;( 2) GO BOY’ S CRUSADER, owned by Red Bridge Stables, shown by Ray Green, 35 points;( 3) SHEP’ S CARBON COPY, ow ' ned by Edgar Weil, Kansas City, Mo., shown by Paul Hontz, 34 points;( 4) SUN’ S ROCKET, owned by Ed Sappington, shown by Bill Maack, 25 points;( 5) SUN’ S ROCKAWAY BOMBER, owned and shown by Herbert Mouse, 15 points( tie);( 5) TOP OF THE TOWN, owned by Satterfield and Conway, shown by Bill Conway, Lee’ s Summit, Mo., 15 points.
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