1967-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1967 September Voice RS | Page 19

BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION FUTURITY
INITIATES CELEBRATION WEEK ACTIVITIES
The 29th Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National
Futurity attracted some of the outstanding young
prospects of the breed and a lively crowd of interested
horse lovers. Sponsored by the Tennessee Walking
Horse Breeders’ Association and held annually on
the Celebration grounds the night prior to the open­
ing of the Celebration, this show is the looking-glass
for the future horses of the breed.
The double-barreled attack of the S. W. Beech Sta­
bles, MERRY GO BOY and EBONY MASTERPIECE,
dominated the show by capturing five of the six blue
ribbons and twenty-five of the sixty ribbons given
away in all the classes. Colts sired by these two top
stallions have always been highly rated and they
seem to be upholding this tradition very well.
The other blue ribbon was won by a colt sired by
STATELY GO BOY in the first class of the show.
This was the Weanling Filly class, won by STATE­
LY’S SPRITE owned by Lyle Cashion Company of
Jackson, Mississippi The other blue ribbon winners
were MAID OF MASTERPIECE in the Yearling Filly
Class; EBONY’S MARCH WIND in the Two-Year-Old
Filly Class; GO BOY’S MAGIC MOMENT in the Wean­
ling Colt Class; GO BOY’S LADY’S MAN in the Year­
ling Colt Class; and GO BOY’S BLACK ROOSTER
in the Two-Year-Old Colt Class.
The three judges for this year’s show were Marshall
Ledbetter, Jr., Lucian Scott and C. H. Williamson.
A. D. "Pop” Luna served capably as Show Manager
while Secretary Sharon Brandon did her typical tho­
rough job. Emmett Guy did the announcing, while
Jimmy Richardson was at the keyboard of his much-
traveled organ.
The Futurity was a fitting prelude to this year’s
Celebration. The show was smoothly run and attracted
some of the top young colts of the breed. The Breed­
ers’ Association is to be congratulated for the fine
manner in which the show was presented.
Complete results of the six classes can be found in
the Horse Show Results section of this magazine.
September, 1967
TENNESSEE
WALKING HORSE BREEDERS’
MOIL FUTURITY
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