1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 December Voice | Page 11

PINS for R. D. Keene, while BIANCO took the blue in the Three-Year-Old Gelding Class, with Marianne Leech riding for Rodney Leech. George Witt again rode the reserve winner in the Championship Class, as he piloted HANDSHAKER’S SNIP to the sec­ ond spot behind Wink. The number- three entry in the Championship was EBONY’S MASTER COPY with Jim­ my Ellis in the saddle. The Junior Division at Montgomery featured the reigning World Champ­ ion, HANDSHAKER’S DELIGHT, and Donald Paschal. Donald and his horse put their title on the line and came away with two more blue rib­ bons to hang on the barn wall for owners Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Sexton. This black stallion with the big lick won the preliminary and the champ­ ionship, looking particularly impres­ sive in the stake. In the other two preliminaries in this division, Wink Groover and THE HUSTLER cap­ tured the honors in the gelding class and Doug Wolaver and HANDSHAK­ ER’S LADY KIM won the mare pre­ liminary. Wink’s mount is owned by the Groover-Spears Stable and also won a class at Mobile. Several people have expressed an interest in buying this horse, and Wink reports that he is for sale. HANDSHAKER’S LADY KIM needs no introduction to horse- show followers, and she certainly made owner Candace Williams ex­ tremely proud at Montgomery. Battling Donald and his horse for the Junior Championship and tying reserve were Huck Moss and EB­ ONY’S MR. POSSUM, with George Witt and SHADOW’S SUN UP round­ ing out the top three. Wink Groover and Huck Moss shar­ ed the honors in the open competition with each winning two blue ribbons. Wink guided ACE’S SENSATION to the Grand Championship for the sec­ ond year in a row for proud owner Randall Rollins. ACE was the com­ plete horse at Montgomery, winning the stallion preliminary and then sur­ viving a gruelling workout to claim the championship. Huck won both the mare and gelding classes, with SIL­ VER SHADOW’S REPLICA the geld­ ing winner and MISS RHYTHM the mare class champion. Both fine en­ tries are owned by Cissy Best. The Grand Championship was well worth the price of admission for all five nights. After the preliminary workout, eight horses were put on the rail for the final fling and here is where the water got deep. Judge Yarbrough apparently couldn't get enough, as he kept the horses on the rail for a lengthy workout that would seemingly never end. When it did, the worthy winners were Wink and ACE, their second championship in a row at Montgomery. The reserve award was won by Jimmy Ellis and MR. FREEWHEEL. SENSATIONAL SHADOW with Wallace Brandon up rounded out the top three. It was a great class and a great finish to this horse show and the season. Not all the fireworks were in the professional classes - the five ama­ teur classes were loaded with top horses and riders. Lloyd Wood and CLOWN’S SPUR won the Amateur Men’s Class and then the Amateur Championship, duplicating their feat AMATEUR WINNER - Lloyd Wood and his great stallion. CLOWN'S SP UR, won the Amateur Championship with their usual strong performance. Lloyd and his horse won two classes at the show. December, 1969 of two weeks previously at Mobile. Other blue ribbon winners in ama­ teur competition were SUN’S AN­ GEL and Frank Roper in the Ama­ teur Over 50 Class; Joyce Datson and MY LADY MAJOR in the Lady Amateur Class; and HURRY SUN­ DOWN, the 1969 Reserve Amateur World Champion, and Patti Reams in the Amateur Open Class. HURRY SUNDOWN and Patti put on their typical great show in winning the open class, lying a close reserve to CLOWN’S SPUR in the Champion­ ship was EBONY ROSE, ridden by owner Charlie Warren of Fayette­ ville, North Carolina. Charlie kept his horse in the thick of the battle all the way to win the well-deserved Reserve Championship. The two juvenile classes attracted their usual high calibre of entries at Montgomery. The Juvenile 13 & Un­ der Class was won by Jim Haygood on MR. TWIST. Kim Henley and PRIDE OF SPRING were the re­ serve winners. The Juvenile 14-17 Class was won by the veteran team of SHADOW’ S GAY LADY and Sara Hickerson, with DELIGHT’S DEBU­ TANTE and Roy Thornton finishing a strong second. The Pony Class brought a highly successful season to a close for Pris­ cilla Talley and EAGLE'S ACE, own­ ed O. M. Cook of Birmingham. The team finished the season unbeaten in Alabama after having won the Pony Class at Mobile. The reserve pony champion was BLACK MAS­ TERPIECE, ridden by Pattie Dis- mukes of Nashville. Several things occurred this year TWO-VEAR OLD CHAMPION - Herman Dot" Warren and SHADOW'S DOM­ INO thrilled the crowds winning two blues and the championship over 50 entries in this division. 11