1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 May Voice RS | Page 44

Chattanooga Horse Show
Attracts Top Horses...
The Greater Chattanooga Jaycee
Charity Horse Show has been one of
the top early season shows for years.
This year several changes were made
in the show and it was again a very
successful show.
Besides a name change, the loca­
tion was moved from the indoor facil­
ities at Warner Park to a baseball
park, Engel Stadium. Also, this year
there was a new sponsoring organiz­
ation, the Chattanooga Junior Cham­
ber of Commerce, replacing the Pilot
Club.
The show attracted over 500 en­
tries for the two-day, three-session
event, held April 25-26. This is over
100 more horses than have ever
been exhibited at the Chattanooga
show. There were 43 classes, with
16 for Walking Horses.
The key to a top show is the judge
and Chattanooga certainly had a
top judge. David Welsh of Union,
Kentucky marked the cards and did
the outstanding job for which he has
become famous. Jimmy Richardson,
the best in the business, was behind
the organ and the announcer was
iocal favorite George Hull.
The highlight of the show was the
Walking Horse Championship, which
wai won by veteran MAN OF RHY-
TK.V and Boyd Hudgins. Boyd had
.orse just right and never gave
ompetition a shot at the blue as
' e in walking and left with the
just the same way. It was an
•ssive performance by a proven
a. pi on. MAN OF RHYTHM is
■ a by C. R. Hardage of Milledge-
:be, Georgia.
deserve in the class went to Ron-
u - Spears riding SUN’S HOTSHOT
with Charlie Bobo on MERRY BOY’S
SHADOW third. HOTSHOT is owned
by Floyd Blundell, with SHADOW
being owned by Mr. and Mrs. H. T.
Stansberry.
The Juvenile Class was won by
the great team of Kim Lovette and
HILL’S PERFECTION. Kim had her
horse in good form and was an out­
standing winner. Reserve was won
by another veteran horse, COLLEGE
BOY, with Sammy Short doing the
riding.
The Four-Year-Old Stallion & Geld­
ing Class, the only class of the show
that had a workout, was won by
4-4
Wink Groover on SHAKER’S GO
BOY for owners Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Swann. The reserve was awarded to
Boyd Hudgins riding Carson Sands’
SHAKER’S BLACK DEVIL. Judge
Welsh put Boyd and Wink on the rail
for a two-horse workout with the
crowd enjoying every minute of the
action.
The Amateur Class was won by
Boots Norman and THE INVADER,
a local entry. Boots had her big,
black stud in good form to win the
blue, with SUN’S B. C. and Blanche
FOR ENTRY BLANKS &
COMPLETE INFORMATION
CONTACT
MRS. BARBARA WIGGINS
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LEWISBURG, TENNESSEE 37091
Thomas reserve.
From the standpoint of the quality
and quantity of horses, this has to
be one of the best shows that Chat­
tanooga has ever had. The factors
that hurt the show were the small
crowds that turned out and several
minor problems concerning the show-
grounds.
G. M. "Speedy” Adcock of the
sponsoring Chattanooga Jaycees is
already going over plans for next
year’s show. Speedy hopes to be
able to expand to three nights and
upgrade the show in other ways.
The show was managed by the
Red Bank Riding Club, who have
handled this assignment for years.
They did their typical fine job and
are to be commended for their ef­
forts. Complete results of the show
can be found in the Horse Show Re­
sults section of this issue.
OWNERS
S. W. BEECH
PETE YOKLEY
Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse