MISSOURI WALKING HORSE NEWS
by LINDA SCRIVNER
Presenting . . . the best for ’ 69 SIRED BY
MIDNIGHT MACK K SIRE OF TWO WORLD GRAND CHAMPIONS
One of our youngest trainers in Missouri , George Blades , has all the prospects of having a fine year . George is trainer at the Blades-McCrosky Stables at Republic , Missouri .
Mr . and Mrs . Lundy Mack have three head in training with George . SUNDUST ’ S SCARLET LADY is a classy bay two-year-old fifty that is a mighty good prospect . Another good mare that belongs to the Macks is a black three-year-old by BLACK ANGEL ’ S MACK I < out of a MERRY GO BOY mare . GO BOY ’ S JET SMOKE is a bay gelding , also owned by Mr . Mack . He was a popular horse in the juvenile classes last year .
George also has the Champion Amateur Horse and the High Point Horse of the Southwest Missouri Horse Show Association in the barn . KEETER ’ S PINUP was shown by owner Bill Pickering , Jr . of Rogersville to 11 blues during the last season
LeRoy Franks of Missouri is a fine person and a true promoter of the Tennessee Walking Horses up here . He has a three-year-old black stallion out of BLACK ANGEL ’ S MACK K that is coming on good and has plenty of walking ability . He also has a beautiful chestnut stallion , MAGIC PEACOCK , that is wellknown and is better than ever as a four-year-old . CRICKET , Mr . Franks ’ six-year-old black mare , is being readied for Mr . Franks ’ son to show .
George has hopes for a black four-year-old mare by MIDNIGHT PLEASURE R . G . This mare is owned by Edward Bowen of Springdale , Arkansas . John Whitten of Carthage also has an outstanding young mare . This sorrel three-year-old is by SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS and out of a MIDNIGHT SUN mare .
Mr . and Mrs . Edward Weshusing of Camdentown are newcomers to the Walking Horse world . They have a three-year-old sorrel mare , MERRY GAL , by SUN ’ S DELIGHT and out of a GO BOY mare in training with George .
Two more colts with lots of ability are owned by Dr . and Mrs . Terry Burge , Forsyth . JO ’ S KNIGHT STAR is a nice , big , black colt by ROCKAWAY BLACK KNIGHT and out of AMBER STAR . STARFIRE ’ S SHADOW is by SHADOW ’ S STARFIRE and out of LEE ’ S MIDNIGHT GLORY .
Jim Powell of Republic also has a two-year-old , MERRY BOY ’ S DOTTIE , in training here . This sorrel filly is by MERRY DUST SHADOW ( shown as NIGHT- TRAIN ).
G . H . Hollaway of Neosho has a terrific black fouryear-old stallion by EBONY MASTERPIECE and out of a GO BOY ’ S SHADOW mare . This horse is as pretty as a picture .
George McCrosky owns LIMOUSINE ’ S DELIGHT , one of the best aged mares in our part of the country . He also has a gray four-year-old stallion that George plans to show quite often . SECRET ’ S MOONLIGHT GAMBLER had a good season last year and is much better now .
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Cullman County Charity HORSE SHOW
JUNE 14 , 1969-7:00 P . M . CULLMAN FAIRGROUNDS
^ Benefit of ^ Cullman County Assn , for Retarded Children
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BROADWAY JOE — A top two-year-old in training with Buddy Kirby , Huntsville , Alabama . He is big and black and considered a real contender for world championship honors .
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MIDNIGHT MACK K is standing at stud at Harlinsdale Farms , Franklin Tennessee .
OWNERS GRiBBLE , GRIBBLE & LOWE
McMinnville and cookeville , Tennessee
17 Walking Horse Classes Celebration Judging System Will Be Used
Contact : EMMA MARIE EDDLEMAN Secretary-T reasurer 201 SECOND AVE ., N . E . P . O . BOX 12 CULLMAN , ALABAMA PHONE 734-0454-734-3194