1962-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1962 July Voice | Page 5

3
Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse
Turner Ranch "Shock Troops" Called Best In History
(Continued from Page 2)
at Lewisburg, Tenn.; serving cur­
rently as a member of the Board of
Directors since the annual meeting in
May; serving as a director of the Ten­
nessee Walking Horse Division of the
American Horse Shows Association,
and chairman of this division at re­
cent meetings. He has spearheaded
show committees and associations in
staging some of the nation’s greatest
shows for horses of several breeds, and
has contributed most liberally to help
various shows in the nation promote
exhibition of the Tennessee Walking
Horse as a major breed in all circles.
Through his broad influence and re­
peated personal appeals for “sports­
manship in showmanship” he has also
made a distinct contribution to horse
showing as a recreational sport for
both the exhibitor and the spectator.
His Circle T Ranch operation—be­
gun less than a decade ago insofar as
the Tennessee Walking Horse breed
is concerned—has done much to prove
a principle point about this breed.
This point is that the Tennessee
Walking Horse is a “hot-blooded”
animal with a century-old back­
ground, and that pedigrees are of
vital importance in breeding, raising
and showing horses.
“Pedigrees of greatness” character­
ize all the Circle T Ranch show
horses. They are acquired on Lhe basis
of having backgrounds that denote
they are superior animals—and have
the qualities necessary for develop­
ment as contenders in the ring.
Luminaire Traces To
‘Greats' In History
Shadow’s Luminaire, for example,
traces on both sides of his family to
the “Greats” in the History of the
Tennessee Walking Horse. He was
sired by Go Boy's Shadow. This horse
was the third 3-year-old in Celebra­
tion history to win the World's Grand
Championship. It has not happened
since. The only other horses to do it
as a 3-year-old was the gelding, Stroll­
ing Jim, who won the first Celebra­
tion in 1939, and Midnight Merry in
1949.
Go Boy’s Shadow repealed as a 4-
year-old in 1956. His progeny are
this year rising to new heights in ex­
hibition. He is proving that the truly
great sires of the breed—at this time-
need not wait until they are dead to
be appreciated, as was the case several
tlecades ago.
The Go Boy’s Shadow pedigree is Puckett. And remember that Last
well known on the sire side, as Sha­ Chance tv as bred by the master
dow is a son of the brilliant two-time breeder, A. M. Dement, through the
champion Merry Go Boy, who is the mating of Hunter’s Allen F-10, a very
son of Merry Boy, who in turn is the fine sire, and Merry Legs F-4. I be­
son of the great performing Merry lieve the name was given because Mr.
Legs F-4 (believed to this day to be Dement believed this colt would be
without a superior among all mares of the last foaled by this great mare.
Mary Puckett was by Ben Puckett
the breed.) And also it is known by
all Walking Horse lovers that Roan F-43 out of Lady Silver T. Ben Puc­
Allen F-38 was mated to Merry Legs kett Lraces to the American Saddle-
by the late A. M. Dement to produce horse Registry through Bow Bells and
John R. Gentry. Thus we find “great­
Merry Boy.
In fact, Merry Boy was a double ness" in the background of a “great”
grandson of the original Allan F-l (a horse.
fact that appeared to be hidden in
Spitfire ‘Developed By
most early records of the breed.) Both
Trainer Kennedy’
Merry Boy’s sire and dam are prod­
Another Circle T Ranch entry pic­
ucts of Allan F-l out of Gertrude F-84
tured in this magazine is Shadow's
and Nell Dement F-3 respectively.
Spitfire, shown on the inside front
Highly Preferred Pedigree
cover with Harold Kennedy up, re­
Through Dams
ceiving the blue ribbon for the Junior
On his paternal 2nd dam’s side Sha­ Stake at the Oklahoma City Charity
dow’s Luminaire has a highly pre­ Show recently. Spitfire is a chestnut
ferred pedigree. His grandmother, so roan 3-year-old mare foaled by Molly
lo speak, was the matchless Merry
Gold. Spitfire’s dam was sired by Gold
Walker, who foaled two World’s Bond out of Akin’s Sunshine. Gold
Champions within three years—as told Bond was sired by Wilson’s Allen out
in this magazine last month. (They of Kerby’s Lady Lou. It is generally
were Rodgers’ Perfection and Go known that Wilson’s Allen was the
Boy's Shadow).
son of Roan Allen F-38 out of Birdie
Merry W alker was sired by Merry Messick F-86. Akin’s Sunshine is by
Boy out of Earthman’s Queen Mary. Curry’s Sunshine out of Dolly. Curry’s
Thus we see that Shadow's Luminaire Sunshine was sired by White Light­
is a double grandson of Merry Boy; ning out of Gooden. Spitfire has been
Queen Mary's pedigree is noL so well developed entirely by Kennedy.
known, as it rapidly traces to other
The picture at the top of the inside
registries. She was sired by Directum cover of this magazine, including Mr.
J. F-7I out of Romina Heir, by Minor and Mrs. Turner and Kennedy, was
Heir (38943 American Trotting Reg­ taken after Circle T's new horse,
istry) . Her 2nd dam was Cleaves Triple Threat, had won the Tulsa,
Gentry by Colonel Gentry F-73; 3rd Okla. Show Grand Championship.
dam Mattie by Brown Hal, the fa­ Triple Threat was bought for the
vored son of Tom Hal F-20, one of ranch this year from the famous foot­
the breed's most famous sires in all ball figure—Gaynell Tinsley of Baton
history. The 4th dam was Mattie C, Rouge, La. He was an All-American
by Mercury, and he by Imperial end and later coach at Louisiana
Messenger.
Slate University. Triple Threat is
Luminaire’s “downside” is also im­ saitl to have sold for one of the
pressive. He was foaled at the Giles highest prices of the year in Tennes­
County farm of Myron Wolaver, in see Walking Horse trading.
the Diana community, but the breeder
Triple Threat is a 6-year-old bay
was Chester Gillespie of Lewisburg, stallion with no markings, sired by
Tenn. Luminaire was sold as a colt to Sun's Quarterback out of Tensa’s
Billy Gilmore, formerly of Wartrace, Gypsy Girl. Thus he is a grandson of
and Gilmore sold half-interest, then the peerless Midnight Sun, who him­
full ownership to the late Winston self was sired by Wilson’s Allen out
Wiser of Shelbyville. Wiser trained of Ramsey’s Rena. Wilson’s Allen,
the horse until he was acquired by like Merry Boy, is a double-grandson
Circle T Ranch and continued train­ of Allan F-l—because Wilson’s Allen
ing for some time thereafter.
was produced by the mating of Roan
The horse’s dam, Jean Gillespie, Allen F-38 and Birdie Messick F-86.
was by Last Chance out of Mar)'
(Continued on Page -i)