1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 September/October Voice RS | Page 15

14th
148 COLTS
SOLD DURING
THREE-DAY
SALE
Marlinsdale
Sale
TOP’ PRICED COLT - Randall Rollins (right) and
his trainer, Tommy Howell (left), look at their new
filly, SPIRIT'S HOT SHOT, after buying her for
Despite all the adverse publicity that the breed has
been receiving of late, there were still plenty of buy­
ers interested in colts in Middle Tennessee during the
Celebration. Many of these buyers made their way
over to Franklin and the Harlinsdale Farm to see
what this well-established breeding operation had to
offer during their 14th annual three-day auction, Sep­
tember 3, 4, and 5.
They obviously liked what they saw because the
three-day sale saw 148 yearling colts change hands
with the total price tag being 8188,825. The average
price per colt for this year’s sale was about the same
as last year, reaching the SI,277 mark. This price in­
dicates the high quality of colt that was put in the
sale and the selectivity used in making the selections.
All colts in the sale were sired by the stallions
standing at the Harlinsdale Farm. These include SUN’S
DELIGHT, SPIRIT OFMIDNIGHT,SUN’S MIDNIGHT
DUKE, MIDNIGHT MACK K and MIDNIGHT BEAU.
All of these breeding horses are direct sons of the
famous MIDNIGHT SUN who stood for many years
at the Harlinsdale Farm. The well-marked and attract­
ive grave site of MIDNIGHT SUN at the farm was a
favorite stopping-place for visitors at the sale, and
many fond memories of this horse were no doubt re­
called during the event.
The highesUpriced colt at the sale was a black stal­
lion named SPIRIT’S HOT SHOT, owned by Billy
Maddox of Duck River, Tennessee. The colt was pur­
chased by Randall Rollins of Sugarloaf Farm in At­
lanta for $6,000. The colt was sired by SPIRIT OF
MIDNIGHT and was out of BIG SHOT’S DREAM by
SUN’S BIG SHOT. The second highesUpriced colt
was DELIGHT’S DIRECTOR, sold for $4,500 to Tom
Youree of Mount Juliet, Tennessee by Harlin Hayes.
This colt is by SUN’S DELIGHT out of SUN’S ELK-
HORN BEAUTY by MIDNIGHT SUN.
John Peels of Mount Juliet paid $4,000 for DE­
LIGHT’S HOSTESS, a chestnut filly by SUN’S DE­
September/October, 1969
$6,000 to lop the Harlinsdale Sale. The filly was
consigned to the sale by Hilly Maddox of Dm);
River. Tennessee
LIGHT D out of SUNSHINE JANE by MIDNIGHT
SUN. The colt was owned by the Harlinsdale Sale.
Another SUN’S DELIGHT colt brought a high price —
DELIGHT'S BIG ROCK was sold to Jack Johnson of
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina by Dr. James Ellis
for S4,100.
YV. W. Harlin expressed satisfaction with the results
of this year’s sale. It is no easy chore putting on a
sale during the Celebration, and the Harlinsdale Farm
again came up with a first-class affair.
SALE CENTER — The hub of any sale Is the auctioneer s stand, and a vital
part of the sales team is the man with the clipboard. He has the chore of
rounding up the new buyer to secure his signature
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