1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 November Voice RS | Page 13

KEENE’S GO BOY TOPS
MURRAY FARM SALE
Annual Fall Sale Stimulates Business
For Show and Pleasure Horses
Mr. Pete Yokley and Mr. S. W. Beech demonstrated
their experience and understanding of the vast Walking
Horse business when they staged one of the most suc­
cessful sales of Tennessee Walking Horses ever to grace
this middle Tennessee classic. The Murray Farm Sale,
promoted as the “Oldest Sale of Tennessee Walking
Horses” in the nation, proved beyond doubt that if the
right stock is available, the buyers will come.
A discussion with Mr. Yokley prior to the sale indi­
cated that many people in the business had expressed
concern at the conditions of the market after the Cele­
bration this year. Mr. Yokley expressed faith in the ex­
panding market and the quality of the horses that they
had consigned to the sale. A total of five hundred and
eighty-nine horses were slated to go through the sale and
the event was moved up to four days—October 12, 13,
14, 15. The first impression was that everyone ‘wanted
to sell out” but son after the sale got under way it was
obvious that buyers from all over the nation had con­
verged on the little town of Lewisburg to “buy the best”
and “keep Tennessee green.”
ABOVE—Trainer Jack Warren signs the papers on the
purchase of KEENE’S GO BOY as he bid top dollar to get
this fine stallion.
KEENE’S GO BOY
Topping the sale was KEENE’S GO BOY, a top
stallion of fine reputation both as a show horse and a
breeding stallion. Consigned by D. L. Putman of Hunts­
ville, Alabama, this stud brought $22,200 with Mr. Jack
Warren acting as purchasing agent for Dr. Millard Sam-
ford of Opelika, Alabama. Jack will stand the horse at
stud in 1967. There was active bidding on this stallion
from several quarters as other interested parties from
Middle Tennessee bid top dollar.
Other top horses of the sale were MIGHTY
SHADOW, consigned by Mr. C. M. Waters and pur­
chased by Henry Randall for $8,200. Also bringing a lot
of attention was SHAKER’S NIGHTCAP, a fine show
stallion consigned by Frank Mason of Dallas, Texas.
NIGHTCAP brought a final bid of $6,000 from J .D.
RUCH of Clarkston, Michigan, who plans to work and
show this horse himself. Jimmy Hackett of Carthage,
Tennessee, consigned his top Reserve Champion Yearling
GO BOY’S RAM ROD and was pleased with a top
bid of $4,150 from Mr. Nelson W. Hall of Nashville,
Tennessee.
Mr. C. M. Waters, always on the lookout for top
Amateur Stock for his wife and kids, took a long look
at TRIPLE LASSO, a much discussed Aged Gelding
from the Claud Brown Stables of Moorehead, Kentucky,
and put in the top bid of $6,100. They will add this
horse to their growing string of top Amateur and Juve­
nile Horses. These were just a few of the many top
horses to go through the fall sale.
November, 1966
BELOW—Just one of the top show horses that was run
through the sale and found a new home. This show stallion
is headed for Michigan.
PLEASURE HORSES
In evidence was the fact that Pleasure Horses were
in great demand. From several places far removed from
Middle Tennessee, buyers came with the expressed pur­
pose of taking home some good pleasure stock. It was
noted that as usual, the Fall Sale did not bring the
top dollar of the Spring Sale but this is to be expected.
Many people are willing to take a little less for good
horses in the fall as opposed to feeding and caring
for them through the Winter.
As the first rays of sunshine break through the barrier
of Winter and Walking Horse enthusiasts begin to
stretch their legs and head for the stables to see horses
. . . we will all be looking forward to the 1967 Spring
Murray Farm Sale. Hope to see everyone there.
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