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August, 1962
Mr. Sensation-Six Times World's Champion Gelding-Dies In Omaha
He was reserve grand champion in
Mister Sensation died July 24th at some 24 hours of illness that began
1956, behind Go Boy’s Shadow—being
Omaha, Neb.—ending one of the suddenly, due to peritonitis.
greatest Tennessee Walking Horse
Trainer Vic Thompson of Shelby- then ridden by Thompson for Eaton
show records of all time—a record ville, who rode Sensation to his geld­ & Duncan of Inverness, Miss. Run­
studded by some 400 blue ribbons, two ing and reserve championships, and ning third that year was Setting Sun
reserve grand championships of the to most of his 400 blue ribbons (to be champion in 1958, Sam Paschal
world, two third place ribbons in throughout the nation—flew to Oma­ up), and fourth was Sun’s Jet Parade
grand championship stakes, and six ha July 24 by private plane. The (to be champion in 1957 with Thomp­
successive gelding world champion­ horse died a few hours after the train­ son riding.)
Mr. Sensation was sired by the
ships.
er's arrival there. Thompson studied
The horse was 14 years old. He was veterinary medicine four years at twice-champion of the world—Merry
buried on the Don Decker Farm at Texas A. S: M. before entering the Go Boy—out of Allen's Diamond Lil,
Omaha. Cause of his death followed training profession.
one of the greatest broodmares in
Decker sent a plane to Shelbyville modern history of the breed.
for Thompson.
Walker Friends, Die
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Sensation was expected to be ridden
Caro] Wilson, Carsonville; John Sac- by Deedy Decker at the Celebration In Air Crash
ketl, D.D.S., Kalamazoo; Mrs. Hunter Aug. 26-Sept. 1, defending the Owner-
(Contributed by Virginia Lamb,
L. Judd, Mi. Clemens; W. G. Lee, Amateur world's championship won
Sacramento, Calif.)
Ortonville.
in 1961. The ride of the gold-coated
Sacramento, Calif.—On July 9th the
MISSISSIPPI—T. F. Henderson, Deedy before more than 22,000 spec­ Tennessee Walking Horse lost some
Blue Mountain; Mrs. Jack Herring­ tators—including Vice President and very wonderful friends.
ton, New Albany; John E. Lindley, Mrs. Lyndon Johnson—is one of the
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Mills
M. D. Meridian; Major & Mrs. Harold memorable scenes of all Celebrations. and their son, Jimmy, along with an­
N. Davis, Columbus; L. C. Madison, It was a mighty contest of riders and other couple, crashed and burned to
Jackson.
horses—with Susie Beasley of Athens, death in their private airplane just a
MISSOURI—Don Bolinger Stable, Ala., second on Romeo's Merry few miles outside of Sacramento.
California.
Queen; and Kay McFarland of Tope­
They had taken off from Phoenix
NEW JERSEY-M urray Balsam, ka, Kan., third on The Impala.
Field in Fair Oaks and had reached
D.D.S., West Orange; W. C. Cullen,
The Deckers had owned Sensation approximately 600 feet when their
Jr., Washington.
for the past 18 months, buying him light plane plummeted to earth in a
NEW YORK—Frederick D r e i e r, from Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Darby of field at the end of the runway.
New York; Arthur J. Hendrickson, Oklahoma City. The Darbys owned
Mr. and Mrs. Mills owned four
Valley Stream; Mr. & Mrs. Adrian T. the horse when he won several of six Walkers, one two-year-old in training
Personius, Ithaca.
gelding world's championships and here in Sacramento. Yes, the Walkers
NORTH CAROLINA—C a r 1 y 1 e took the reserve grand championship lost very good friends and I hope you
Hall, Elkin.
of Lhe world behind Mack K’s Hand­ can pay tribute to these very worthy
OHIO—Richard E. McElroy, Vic­ shaker in 1960. The gelding finished people in the Voice. They were very
kery; Ned A. Nisley, Edgerton; Dr. third in the title stake of 1959 behind enthusiastic when it came to the vir­
F. L. Rogers, Cadiz; Harold C. Sch- Rodgers' Perfection, Joe Webb up, tues of the Walking Horse, and did
muck, M.D., Canton.
and Go Boy's Invasion, George Witt their very best to encourage others
OKLAHOMA-B i 11 O. M o 1 1 e y, up.
interested in owning a fine hor