1967-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1967 November Voice RS | Page 21
TENNESSEE
A & I FAIR
HORSE SHOW
Sugarloaf Farms
Wins Five Blues
at Annual Show
in Knoxville
STAKE CLASS WINNER: Tommy Howell
and ETERNAL SUN receiving the ribbon
and awards after winning the stake class
at Knoxville.
"Local boy makes good ..." could very well have
been the title of any story regarding Walking Horse
classes at the Tennessee Valley A & I Fair Horse
Show. It was Tommy Howell from Englewood, Ten
nessee, current trainer for the Sugarloaf Farms of
Atlanta, Georgia, who carried off five Blues and an
impressive Reserve in his first contest at home in
two years.
Our news coverage of this show is somewhat be
lated due to the fact that the management of the
show did not send us results or pictures as has been
their custom in the past. We were able to get results
from another source, however.
The three-day show carried only a few Walking
Horse classes but they were well attended. The Two-
Year-Old Class saw Bill Gibson of Meadow View Farm
capture the blue on EBONY’S FAIR LADY. Reserve
was Wink Groover on SILVER DOLLAR for Pam and
Charles Moore. Tying third was Kendall Armstrong
on MANILA FAIR LADY. Tommy Howell posted his
first victory on EBONY PRINCESS in the Three-Year-
Old Class. MISS SENSATION, ridden by Wink Groov
er for Carmage Walls, tied Reserve, while Frank Reg
ister was third on ETERNAL FLAME for Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Hashe.
November, 1967
MIDNIGHT KING MIDAS tood the top spot in the
Junior Class as Wink Groover rode for Billy Hale.
Second was Roy Starky on MYSTERY’S COMMAND,
with Fred Condry getting third on MERRY SUN’S
SUNBURST. Tommy Howell came back strong in the
Stud & Gelding Class to take another Blue on ETER
NAL SUN for Sugarloaf Farms. Reserve was MERRY
BOY’S SHADOW, with Carolyn Stansberry riding for
Riding High Stables. SUN’S ACE OF SPADES tied a
good third with Bob Howell riding.
The Ladies Class was won by Mary Howell riding
SETTING SUN’S SUNBEAM for Sugarloaf Farms.
Reserve was DREAM AT MIDNIGHT with Debbie
Pollard up. Fanny France was third on MAJOR’S
RENEGADE. Again in the Juvenile Class it was the
Sugarloaf Farms of Randall Rollins that tied the Blue
and this trip it was young Rickie Rollins on MERRY
BLUE BOY. Reserve was CELEBRITY with Ton Hank
ins up and SIR HENRY’S TORNADO with Karen
Bramblett up tied third.
Stake time brought a most exciting class and the
final workout saw ETERNAL SUN tie his second Blue
Ribbon of the show with Tommy Howell up. Reserve
was MIDNIGHT KING MIDAS with Wink Groover
going the route. Third was MERRY SUN’S SUNBURST
with Fred Condry riding for Renfro Construction Co.
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