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TOP WALKING HORSES COMPETE IN 12 CLASSES
North Carolina Walking Horse activity hit a peak
at the recent State Championship Show in Raleigh.
The show was held a scant two weeks after the Cele­
bration and drew top horses for the twelve classes.
Running September 20 through 23, this became one
of the really fine shows of the East.
Held in the beautiful Dorton Arena, a modem canti­
levered structure with no supporting beams, the show
featured a large indoor ring and all facilities neces­
sary to provide as much convenience for exhibitors
as possible. Plenty of stables are situated close to the
arena, and getting in and out was handled very well.
Managers W. J. Dillon and R. A. Dillon did an ex­
cellent job of handling this show from the manage­
ment standpoint, and announcer Frank Smith did a
superb job of keeping the show moving with a steady
flow of knowledgable '’chatter” from the mike.
Walking Horses were abundant and Judges Wink
Groover of Etowah, Tennessee and Joe Webb of Sear­
cy, Arkansas had their hands full of top stock. They
were assisted by Mr. Doss Stanton of Franklin, Ten­
nessee, who was the referee in each class. This is an
unusual system of judging, but when explained to the
exhibitors they seemed to like it. Mr. Groover and
Mr. Webb tied each class and if they disagreed on
any number, they called in the referee to break the
tie.
From the standpoint of horses, anyone could see
that North Carolina is truly one of the "growing”
segments of Walking Horse activity. Anytime that
you see twenty (20) horses in an age stallion class,
there has to be some dedicated interest somewhere.
The show got off to a good start with a fine class of
two-year-olds. Elmore Brock of Sparta, Tennessee,
who traveled a "fer piece” to this show, won the
class on JOHNNY JUNIOR, a top colt by JOHNNY
MIDNIGHT. This colt is owned by Ellis (Dr. Ellis
from Greensboro, who also owns a part of DOUBLE
DELIGHT, World Champion Two-Year-Old), Wright,
and Gribble. Tying reserve in this fine class was Von
McFarlin on on ECHO’S CHINA DOLL for McFarlin
Stables of Candler, N. C. Third was SIR CHARLES,
with Kenny Price up for Kenny Price Stables, Thom-
asville, N. C.
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