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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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