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FIRST ANNUAL HENGEN-LENOX BROODMARE SALE FILLS GENUINE NEED IN BUSINESS
The first annual Hengen-Lenox Broodmare Sale was held Friday, May 23 at the sale property in Shelbyville, Tennessee. With eighty-three mares consigned, auctioneer Eddie Bryant officially got the sale started
with a fine black mare named MIDNIGHT PRINCESS G, and ended five hours later with a white mare named DRIVEN SNOW.
There were quite a few well-bred mares consigned to this sale and, while the crowd was somewhat off, the good mares brought good prices. A lot of people have expressed an interest in a sale of this nature and all indications are that it will become one of the finest auctions of the Walking Horse business.
The first sale was timed to coincide with the annual meeting of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’
Association and the Lewisburg and PTA Horse Shows. Many people were in town for these events but relatively few of them came to the sale. Also, only a few middle Tennessee Walking Horse trainers and breeders attended. The consensus was that most people preferred to remain at home rather than ally themselves, in fact or by association, with the Blue Proxy movement of the Breeders’ Association election which was spearheaded by one of the owners of the Hengen- Lenox Sale. Needless to say, a lot of superb proven broodmares were " no-saled” and carried back home
that could have been purchased at a fair price.
The idea behind this sale is sound and there is a
genuine need for it in the business. The intent is to provide a marketplace for proven broodmares that
are either " in foal or have colts by their side” and to give the buyer adequate assurance that he is getting what he is paying for. This sale will become a
regular part of the Hengen-Lenox sales program and they will have it again next year. It is hoped that the
problems which affected the sale this year will not be so prominent next year.
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LARGE CROWDS AND TOP HORSES MAKE TAR HEEL CLASSIC GREAT SUCCESS
Some top Walking Horses plus large and enthusiastic crowds made the First Annual Tar Heel Classic in Statesville, North Carolina a great success. The show was held May 3 and 4 and included ten Walking Horse classes.
Over 2,500 fans watched the Friday-night action and the championship classes on Saturday attracted an estimated 5,000 fans. The excellent facilities at the Iredell County Fairgrounds and the efficient work of the sponsoring Kiwanis Club helped make the show so successful. Emmet Guy of Jackson, Tennessee served as Management Consultant for the show and his wide experience was another factor in its success. i here were 116 entries in the Walking Horse classes that were judged by E. L. O’ Callighan of Sherrill, Arkansas. Mr. O Callighan did a fine job in the well-filled classes, giving exhibitors every opportunity to show their horses.
The $ 1,000 V. alking Horse Championship was won by Bob Cherry riding HURRICANE LADY for owner bue Henderson. This mare won the Aged Mare Class earlier in the show and it took her best effort to defeat the 15 entries in the championship class. Reserve in the stake went to EBONY’ S REWARD
with Dudley Sledge riding for owner Lonnie Shew. Dudley and his horse made a fine show, keeping the pressure on the winning entry from start to finish.
The Amateur Championship went to another horse from the Bob Cherry Stables. TIGER BAY, 1967 Two- Year-Old World Champion Stallion, captured the crowd’ s fancy and the blue ribbon with Mrs. A. Ben Long, Jr. riding. Reserve award went to RIPTIDE and Kirn Lovette for owner Bill Tomlinson. The Three-Year-Old title went to Dudley Sledge riding MARY POPPINS. Dudley and his horse made a
strong show and will no doubt win many more blue ribbons before this season is over.
The Ladies Class was won by the popular and consistent team of MERRY BELLS and Mary Vann Jenkins. Mary Vann and her horse were winners many times last season and are picking up where they left off last year.
Complete results of this show can be found in the Horse Show Results section of this issue.
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