1968-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1968 December Voice | Page 43

The finals in the Two-Year-Old com
petition saw Jimmy Holloway and
his horse beat Buddy Black and
BLACK SHADOW in a real battle.
Hershel did not show his filly back
in the championship. The third place
tie went to Hershel riding SUN’S
SUPREME, a stud with which he
tied third in the Stallion preliminary.
The twelve blue ribbons in profes
sional classes break down as follows:
Doug Wolaver - 3; Jimmy Holloway -
2; Boyd Hudgins - 2; Hershel Talley,
Albert Rowland, Wink Groover, Jim
my Ellis and Jimmy Hicks - 1 each.
Five trainers won a grand total of
seven ribbons each - Jimmy Hollo
way, Wink Groover, Bud Dunn, Jim
my Ellis, and Boyd Hudgins. These
totals pertain to professional classes
only.
The Amateur Championship for the
Mobile Show went to GO BOY’S LA
DY ANN and the very attractive
Karen Cashion. Reserve was won by
PRIDE OF. SPRING and Gayden
Schrock, with SUN’S PLAYBOY and
W. B. Cherry rounding out the top
three. Karen and her horse made
two sparkling shows, winning the
preliminary as well as the champ
ionship. She made one of her best
shows on this great horse in the
championship. V. G. "Red” Goch-
neaur won the Open Amateur Pre
liminary with EBONY’S ROSE but
did not show back in the champion
ship class.
The Juvenile competition turned
out to be a very spirited and hard-
fought battle between GRAND JOY
and Merrill Talbot, and GO BOY’S
BLACK BARON and Jan Wright.
Merrill and her horse defeated Jan j
twice - in both the Preliminary aqd
the Championship classes.
It was close in both classes but
even more so in the finals. Merrill
never lost her poise in her battle
with the experienced Jan, and came
out of a two-horse workout with the
blue. This was a great triumph for
Merrill since she beat a proven team
and one of the greatest young lady
competitors in the horse business.
Keep an eye out for Merrill and her
horse, as she seemingly gets better
and better with each trip into the
ring.
The Under 12 Years Old prelimin
ary was won by the talented team of
SUNSET STRIP and Linda Kirchler.
Linda and her horse made a strong
show and we will no doubt be seeing
much more of this fine young lady in
the years to come.
The Pony Class was the least pop
ular with the crowd. It saw EAGLE’S
ACE and Priscilla Talley upset the
1968 World Champion, SETTING
SUN’S APOLLO, and Lynn Doughty.
It was a bitter pill for Lynn to take,
as Mobile is her home town, but
everyone who knows her is sure she
will bounce back with even more
determination.
This was undoubtedly the biggest
triumph of Priscilla and EAGLE’S
ACE’s career. Anytime you defeat a
champion, you have reason to be
proud. The third place honors in the
pony class went to SETTING SUN’S
LITTLE ANGEL and Beth Rambo.
The hospitality of this year’s show
committee was very gracious, as
exhibitors and magazine represen
tatives were treated with great cor
diality. The Mobile Show in 1968 was
one of their best and certainly will be
a big help in making subsequent
shows equally successful.
Complete results of the classes at
the Mobile Show can be found in the
Horse Show Results section of this
magazine.
TWO-YEAR-OLD CHAMPION
DELIGHT'S ROCK & ROLL
Jimmy Holloway, up
JUVENILE CHAMPION
GRAND JOY
Merrill Talbot, up
AMATEUR CHAMPION
GO BOY'S LADY ANN
Karen Cashion, up
JUNIOR CHAMPION
GREGG'S PERFECTION
Albert Rowland, up
December, 1968
MOBILE JUDGES — (L to R) Carlton Pitts,
Davis and Jimmy Waddell.
THREE-YEAR-OLD CHAMPION
HANDSHAKER'S DELIGHT
Doug Wolaver. up
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