1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 February Voice | Page 28

25 YEARS OF
PROGRESS REFLECTED
IN MURRAY FARM SALE
One Horse in 1965 Sale Tops
Complete Consignment
of Ail Horses Sold In 1942 Sale In Lewisburg!.
April 20-22, 1966, will mark the twenty-fifth big
year of the Murray Farm Sale. In looking over
some of our old articles by Gilbert M. Orr, we
found the following interesting report from a 1942
newspaper. It is of interest to note that a grand
total of S32.3S5.00 was paid for the complete con­
signment of ninety-four head of Walking Horses
that went through the sale in Lewisburg on that
day.
This is in contrast to the $43,000.00 paid for
TRIPLE THREAT at the last Spring Sale held at
Murray Farm. This a drastic comparison, we know,
but perhaps it Is a fitting example of the great
strides that the Walking Horse business has made
in the last twenty-five years.
THE EDITORS
Lewisburg, Term., May 30,1942 —
Coin of the realm to the tune of
832,385 rolled into the pockets of
Tennessee Walking Horse breeders
who had consigned ninety-four head
of registered individuals in the fifth
annual Murray Farm Sale here yes­
terday.
Top bid among more than a thous­
and visitors from a score of states
was 81,110 which was paid by LIND­
SEY HOLCOMB of Mt. Airy, N. C.,
for Dark Angel 370528, a beautiful
black four-year-old mare which was
consigned by L. D. ROUSE, owner
of Glad Lane Farms, Montgomery,
Ala.
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The highest ten horses sold at the
cry of Mayor-Publisher-Orator JIM
McCORD of Lewisburg, auctioneer
of the colorful equine event, brought
an average of $767.50 per head.
These horses went to purchasers who
live in the states of Texas, Louisiana,
South and North Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Illinois, and Tennessee.
The big tent with the cedar saw­
dust arena was crowded, and many
were 'standing in the aisles.’Women
were present in large number and
several were bidders and buyers of
these horses of the 'free and easy
gaits.’ Among these were Mrs. H. C.
BROOKS of Kingsport, who pur­
chased Jean Autrey, consigned by
HALL JONES of Nashville, and Mrs.
ROSS SMITH of Russellville, Ala.,
who bought Pearl Bowers and foal,
consigned by OTIS ENDSLEY of
Belfast.
Taking the red tie in the high-sale
bracket was Jolly Girl 400311, four-
year-old bay roan mare which was
consigned by MURRAY and LOW­
ERY of Lewisburg, and which was
sold for 81,000 to ARTHUR BIRD
and PERRY SHANKLE of San An­
tonio, Texas.
Placing third in the sales column
for the bids relayed by PORTER
ANDERSON, JAME PATTERSON,
TOM McCORD, RALPH WALLACE
and FRANK CHUMBLEY was Al­
len’s Flowing Stream 400134. This
was also a four-year-old roan mare,
consigned by F. A. STANLEY and
SON of Stanley town, Va., and sold
for $850 to JAMES D. BLAKE of
Alexandria, La.
When the noon hour came and the
lunch boxes began to appear among
the spectators and bidders who had
'stayed put,’ the auction cry had dis­
posed of thirty walkers which had
averaged $427 per head. The crowd
remained and paid rapt attention
during the sweltering heat of the
afternoon, and the average dropped
like the temperature until it hit $286
per head.
But before the ebb of the sales
tide had come JOHN W. HART of
Union City had seen his Fern’s Gold­
en Mary 400832 sold to L. G. TRAX-
LER of Spartanburg, S. C., for $840
to place fourth in the upper-ten con­
signment prices.
And this was likewise true of Rouse
when fifth notch was taken by his
The Laundress 391225 which also
went to Traxler who paid $700 for
the two-year-old sorrel mare.
The other four among the high-
ten sellers were Allen’s Jane Arden
410195, consigned by WILL SHAW
of Lynville and purchased for $685
by WILLIAM E. HODNETT of Lin­
coln, 111.; Brantley’s Eagle Lady 400-
795, consigned by J. W. WOODS of
Lewisburg and bought for $665 by
ROBERT CAMPBELL of Franklin;
Bobbie Burns 400636 and foal, con­
signed by JOHN TAYLOR of Eagle-
ville and purchased for $615 by DER-
MOT SHEMWELL of Albany, Ga.;
Flora Lee 370507, consigned by
STANLEY and SON and bought for
8610 by FRANK RAMBO of Fay­
etteville; and Wilson’s Allen’s Linda
390632, Murray and Lowery’s entry
which was sold for 8600 to J. AR­
THUR PANCOAST of Miami, Fla.
Many of the lot were knocked off
in the $500 bracket, and they ranged
on down to the under-$100 class
which was paid for only one individ­
ual among the ninety-four sold. The
general average of the sale was
$344.50 and, in addition to the eight
states mention above, these horses
went to Alabama, Arkansas, Ken­
tucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
District of Columbia, Iowa, South
Dakota and California.
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