( Continued from Pape 10) ness, as he took blue ribbon honors in the Junj01 Class on ROCK-A-BYE-LADY. a great Walking marc owned by Rowland. Jones and Martin oi Muih * 15 Young Ben Shelton, riding GO BO’ S DELTA Q. ' showed well to win a fine class ol Juvenile riders an under.
Getting back to professional classes wc saw the incom parable Sam Paschal take the blue ribbon in the 1 hice- Year-Old Mare class on EBONYS DOLLY foi Miand Mrs. Jimmy Vaughn of Franklin, Ky. Janie Julian from Clinton, Mo., one of the prettiest gals in the show ring, was one of the big“ surprises” of the show as she rode GO BOY’ S BLACK BARON to top honors in the Amateur Gelding Class. These two are great together.
RED MAN JUNIOR, a small pony by some standards, showed that he was“ big” on performance as he and“ Winkie” Groover made a large class of Walking Ponies work hard to win. They took the blue with complete crowd approval, showing ability and bloom all the way. This fine Ponv is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Dan Clippinger, Sr. of Signal Mountain, Tennessee. A longawaited Middle Tennessee debut was made as Steve Hill piloted THE ROYAL HEIR to victory in the Junior Stud &: Gelding Class. This top four-year-old is owned
by Dwaine Clark of Beverly Hills, California, and should be in top form by Celebration time.
The crowd witnessed one of the finest performances ever seen by a Walking Mare as Albert Rowland showed APRIL LOVE to win the Age Mare class for the Martin Grill Meat Company of Gadsden, Alabama. Two-Ycar-
Oid Stallions are always popular and Buddy Hugh took
t! i- top spot on SPECIAL DELIVERY, a fancy colt bv SUN’ S DELIGHT. This colt is undefeated this year and is owned by Hank Sheely of Dallas, Texas.
Wallace Brandon, one of the best in the business, got ahead of the crowd with MONEYTREE’ S SHADOW in the Age Gelding Class. Wallace showed this fancy
black horse for Hickory Hill Farm, Franklin, Tennessee. Mann Ring, a young trainer who won more than his
share of ribbons ___ check the record at the Celebration last year, tied the blue me in the record #> Two-Year-Old) at the Celebration
• Gelding- Glass on HOUDINI, a fine colt owned by Lyman Henson of Blythesville, Ark. Making her usual flaw-less ride. Mrs. Frank Parnell of Newbern, Tennessee, showed LADY GODIVA to win over a top class of Amateur riders.
One of the highlights of the Columbia Spring Jubilee is a Grooms’ Class. This year it was won bv none other than John L. Smith, riding MIDNIGHT CHECKMATE for the Sam Paschal Stables of Murfreesboro. John has won this class before and always makes a good show.
A much-awaited feature of the Jubilee is the exhibitors picnic which features a table“ fit for the Gods.” This Tennessee tradition always leaves everyone ready for a nap and some leisure time as fried chicken, country ham and all the trimmings are in abundance. This year was no exception and everyone enjoyed the fellowship and fun as much as ever. It w-as a fine party.
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MERCK MAKES SPECIAL OFFER TO ENCOURAGE HOOF CARE
A special pick and choose” offer to horse owners is being made by Merck & Co., makers of Top Form’ line ot horse care products.
A fiec hoof pick, of professional farrier quality, comes with each purchase of a one-pint bottle of‘ Top Form’ hoof dressing, for a limited time only.
hoof pick, plated for extra brightness and dura * 1 j £ ls suPcnor to the average tool available to individa orsc owners. The same pick, unplatcd is part of a rcgu arly used by professional horsc-shoers.
duration of the offer, the hoof pick will come 84 00 p ♦ ' Top Form’ hoof dressing. The *}.„ e ai v. aue of pick and hoof dressing will sell foi product13, ^niCj ' ^-25 for hoof dressing alone. The stories a1S S ° ^ trough tack shops, farm-ranch supply stories, drugstores and other retail outlets.
attenZT CarC with a ho ° f P^k is one of the“ must”
equine rc. comrnended by veterinarians specializing 111 part of the * 0 anu?« dv other horse experts. I Hooves too ' __— nCcc t K, part of the horse that takes the most punish ** 1 r p0- to be inspected daily for embedded stones and ughlv
tential troublemakers, and all depressions scraped out.
Top. Form’ hoof dressing, recommended j ° ^ jiard, use, is intended to protect against quarter era ^ ^ clcar? dry hooves, and preserve moisture and flex1 n 1 ' vjdcs a
non-staining lotion, it imparts a sheen, an protective coating to hooves.
VOICE Of the Tennessee Walking H ° rse