1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 April Voice RS | Page 32

FIRST ANNUAL
FARMS AUCTION SALE
The state of Alabama is fast becoming one of
leading areas for the Walking Horse bre^H t L
ber of top professional trainers wK^bre ■ *
here has steadily increased and Tr! m^irJtain bi
tenders for Celebration honors come front thL^s,
LOOKING OVER THE STOCK — Mr. R. F. Ellis and Jimmy Ellis pause from
the busy schedule of running their first auction sale to look over some of
the fine stock lined up to enter the big sale tent.
The demand for horses by the people in this state
can be demonstrated in many ways and a recent ex­
ample is the establishment of a major Walking Horse
sale. The First Annual Ellis Farm Auction Sale was
held March 22 in Orrville. This sale attracted buyers
and sellers from all states in the southeast with close
to 125 horses being sold.
The sale is owned by R. F. Ellis and his son Jimmy.
It was held at the Ellis Farm with the new stable
under construction providing stabling facilities for the
horses sold in the sale.
The auctioneering crew consisted of Hunter McDuf­
fie, Bobby Pace and Joe Davis with B. H. McChesney
reading pedigrees and answering questions about the
horses.
One of the top horses going through the sale was
BAMA’S SCOOTER. Joe Urquhart bought this horse
from Hershel Talley of Baileyton. W. O. Crawford
sold a good-looking six-year-old gelding to Leon Hino-
ter, and Doug Wolaver sold a three-year-old black
stud to Jack Fineach.
The Ellis family has been active for many years in
the horse business, having been connected with two
World Champions. Jimmy won the pony championship
in 1961 on SUN’S GLORY BOY and the Ellises owned
the World Grand Champion of 1943, BLACK ANGEL.
Jimmy and his dad were pleased with their first sale
and are already planning for next year. The estab­
lishment of this sale will serve as a real stimulus to
the Walking Horse business in Alabama.
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