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( Continued from page 76 ) neither were first on the Referee ’ s Card , you would find which was first anywhere on his list and they would still be tied in that order . Now , mark off 297 on all three cards . For second place you have 248 ( now on the top of Shaw ’ s card ) and 248 at the top of McChesney ’ s card . Since the Judge ’ s Cards agree , the Referee ’ s Card is not needed . 248 is the second place winner . Mark it off all cards . If you have marked off the numbers 297 and 248 on all cards , the next two numbers will 1142 and 5 on the two Judge ’ s Cards . Again go to the Referee ’ s Card to break the tie . 1142 is the first number in line , making 1142 the third place winner . Just follow this procedure until you have tied ten places .
When you spend much time tying these cards you will understand why even the judges have no idea , when they tie a class , how the ribbons will be called . Unless they judges are somewhat in agreement , they are sometimes the most amazed ones at the show with the results . This class was closer in agreement on the majority of the horses than most classes are . The first place winner received two firsts and one second . However , the second place horse was first , second , and fifth on the Referee ’ s Card . Some observers have pointed out that this was very difficult because 248 was tied fifth by the referee after being in a four-horse workout . There are differences of opinion as to whether one may tie a horse down and out of a small workout . This is one of the things that we have no definite rules about in the Walking Horse business . Number 5 had one fourth and two third places and tied fourth , while number 1142 had a third , a fourth and a second , and tied third . 1557 had a fifth and an eighth and did not even place on one Judge ’ s Card , yet tied fifth in the final results . The system can get pretty confusing if you spend much time tabulating the cards .
The VOICE prints the Judge ’ s Cards in full for every class of the Celebration in our September / October issue . If you will spend some time with a pencil and these cards , you will enjoy the Celebration with a different depth of understanding .
A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew .
- A . J . Marshall
DELIGHT ’ S SCUTTLEBUTTaatt v-v ?
BILL GIBSON-up
DELIGHT ’ S SCUTTLEBUTT has earned the title of the best twoyear-old in east Tennessee , winning four blue and a Reserve in five times out . They call him the most natural colt since DELIGHT .
Watch for this great colt in the TWHBA Futurity and in the Celebration !
1st Tazewell , Tennessee 1st Gate City , Virginia 1st Rogersville , Tennessee 1st Jonesboro , Tennessee
OWNERS CAPT . BOB WOOD and " JUNE " POTEAT Jonesboro and Memphis / Tenn .