1967-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1967 September Voice RS | Page 38

A SALUTE TO THE 1967 GRAND CHAMPION WALKING HORSE OF THE WORLD GO BOY'S SUN DUST FROM MERRY GO BOY The Nation’s Number 1 Walking Horse Sire GO BOY'S SUN DUST—DOUG WOLAVER - up MERRY GO BOY was the World’s Grand Champion in both 1947 and 1948. He has been one of the nation’s leading sires for almost a quarter of a century. The 1955 and 1956 World Grand Champion was sired by MERRY GO BOY and now, in addition to the many, many other champions he has sired, this great stallion has again proven himself by being the sire of GO BOY'S SUN DUST, the 1967 Grand Champion Walking Horse of the World. Our sincere congratulations to Dr. and Mrs. B. S. Henry, owners of the new champion, and to Mr. Douglas Wolaver, his trainer, for achieving the highest honor accorded a Tennessee Walking Horse. S. W. BEECH STABLES LEWISBURG, TENNESSEE IN ADDITION TO THESE OUTSTAND­ ING CHAMPIONS MANAGED AND HANDLED BY THE S. W. BEECH STABLES AT THE CELEBRATION, MANY OTHER COLTS AND HORSES SIRED BY MERRY GO BOY ALSO ACHIEVED CHAMPIONSHIP STATUS. AMONG THESE WERE: GO BOY’S LIVING HEIR—Weanling Filly Cham­ pion—Handled by Jimmy Hackett; GO BOY SPEC—Three-Year-Old Geld­ ing Champion with Richard Wood up; GO BOY’S LADY ANN—Ladies Ama­ teur Mare Champion with Karen Cashion up; GO BOY’S BRENDA LEE — Three-Year-Old Mare Champion with Jimmy Waddell up; GO BOY’S BLACK BARON — Ladies Amateur Gelding Champion with Janie Julian up and GO BOY’S ROYAL HEIR — World Champion Amateur with Can dace Williams up.