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trainers. He proved that they were not kidding so maybe next year the newcomers will be clean. It was DOUBLE DELIGHT O, ACE’ S SENSATION, THE ENTERTAINER and GO BOY’ S SUN DUST who took top honors in open classes, with the UNTOUCHABLE
and GO BOY ' S ROYAL HEIR taking Juvenile and Amateur championships. MIKE’ S MIGHTY MAN took the Pony championship. Horse for horse, this is perhaps the most outstanding line-up of World Champions we have ever seen.
Late-season auction sales were quite successful and those held during the Celebration provided excellent diversion for Tennessee visitors. Bailey-Montgomery had a good sale of SHADOW colts, and the Sale of Champions was quite successful. Harlinsdale Farms had a top sale of MIDNIGHT SUN line bred colts and
indicated that this blood line is still very potent. GLL Farms came up with a surprising display of colts sired by CARBON COPY. It was the first sale of this line and was very impressive. Later on, the Murray Farm Sale, Magnusson’ s Gold Star Sale, the Blue-Grass Sale, and the Mid-West Sale in Kansas City kept things moving. Big news was the sale of MIDNIGHT SECRET at Red Bridge Stables for a record high. Tattersalls Sale in Lexington was not a bug success but did provide an outlet for some good stock. They should do well in the spring. Over in Cookeville. Tennessee, the A & B Sale got off
to a good start. A big news item during the year was the purchase
of RODGERS PERFECTION by Stallion Stables. This horse was previously owned by Porter Rodgers Stables, Searcy, Arkansas. He is the 1959 World Champion and received immediate acceptance in Middle Tennessee as a stud.
The purchase of GO BOY’ S ROYAL HEIR for Amateur competition set off a lot of barn talk. Candace Williams proved to be the perfect match for this superb horse and went all the way with him. Steve Hill suffered a big loss during the year with
the death of THE MIDNIGHT HEIR. This was a superb animal that had been plagued with problems for over a year, and after recovering from one ailment in time for the Celebration, succumbed to another shortly after. Another big loss was suffered by V. G. "’ Red” Gochneaur: his fine amateur mount, MR. FA
SHION TWO TWENTY died as he was about to enter the ring at the Celebration. He has been replaced by another fine horse named MR. FTT, which recently won the Chicago Amateur and Open Stakes.
GO BOY’ S SUN DUST was officially retired at Montgomery and MR. GLO, the Reserve Open Champion of 1967, made a spectacular show to win the Southern Championship and establish himself as the leading contender for next year. GO BOY’ S SUN DUST will stand the 1968 season at Beech Stables in Lewisburg.
1967... gone but not forgotten as we look forward to the new year and what it holds for each of us. If we could outline a few New Year’ s resolutions for
'' Walking Horse enthusiasts” we would have to include: Pay your bills on time; Be absolutely honest in
all your dealings; Give a man a dollar’ s worth if
that’ s what he is paying; Put a lock on the medicine cabinet; Get another saddle and try to wear it out
before Spring; Remember that the running walk is nnlv 40 %' Be kind to the judge even though you knew who he was going to tie before you got there; Don’ t name your new black stud colt BEAU GENTRY until vou find out if he is at least as good as " TIGER RAY”- Join the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ Association and participate in their activities; Get vour action horse pictures taken before August 15th; Tie horses from the saddle down; Breed the best You’ ve got to the best you can find; and Subscribe
ON THE MASON-DIXON LINE by Sally Sawyer 6161 S. Dixie Highway Franklin, Ohio
For the next few months, while Janey is away at college- and with Mr. Spencer’ s permission- I hope to " fill her shoes” and keep the Walking Horse news flowing to the VOICE. I am a sophomore in high school. I’ ll try to forward the news of the various stables in our area.
We welcome a new trainer to our area, Joe Little, Jr. We have a lot of admiration for Joe, and wish him all the best in his endeavor. He is from West Middletown and is working with his father in a nice new barn. Many of his friends will remember his black mare that he did so well with last year. Good luck, Joe!
On the 23rd of September we took Janey to Ohio University and mixed in a little Walking Horse fun on the trip. We visited Mrs. Good of Good Acres and spent some time with Elsie Bridgewater. Jack Gilkey handles the reins of the stables and sure has everything ship-shape. Their tri-state champion ROCK-N- ROLL still heads up this show string. He is sure throwing some nice colts, by the way. Jack is working a six-year-old mare called ROCK-N-DOLL and she hits a big lick. He also has a nice three-year-old, GO BOY’ S QUEEN BEE, and also keeps Rita Crane’ s horses tuned up. We saw Mrs. Crane’ s mare, MISS
SENSATION K., and with Mrs. Crane’ s ability she should be a top show horse. Jack is working one of
our horses and we hope he can keep Janey’ s interested in the Walking Horse World while she is in school. Dad just got back from the Murray Farm Sale, where he enjoyed seeing the horses and visiting with the Lockes and Claude Brown. After a discussion with Pete Yokley they agreed that the good ones brought good prices and the others leveled out about where they showed their true value. The market seems to be fairly stable and we are happy about that. Here at Meadowlake Farm, Karl Erwin is trying to fatten up the show string and keep them tuned up, too. He is working our World’ s Champion, GO BOY’ S
HIGH STEPPER, who is breaking loose and coming on strong for the Junior Classes next year.
EBONY’ S SUN has had a successful breeding season, and we have a two-year-old filly of his shaping up nicely.
WALK MY WAY, Janey’ s mare, is really leveling out to be a real top mare. Barby’ s ROYAL SHADOW is fat and sassy, and Dad’ s GOLD SUN is better than ever.
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