1963-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1963 February Voice | Page 9

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Slippery Coldie, foaled Apr. 5, 1962. Owner, E. L. Baker,
Fort Worth. Texas.
MIDNIGHT EASTER, m, by Dapper’s Dan out of Mid­
night Dixie, foaled April 23, 1962. Owner, Kay-Don Stables,
Canton, Ohio.
KAY DON COMET, m, by Dapper’s Dan out of Lucky
Lady Haley, foaled May 14, 1962. Owner, Kay-Don Stables,
Canton, Ohio
MISSISSIPPI BOMB, s, by Midnight Bomb out of Nancy
Wilson, April 7, 1962. Owner, Lester Spell, Jr., Florence,
Miss.
SETTING SUNSATION, s, by Setting Sun out of Knoxie
Allen, foaled Apr. 16, 1961. Owner, Robert H. Carr, Watauga,
Term.
PROFFITTS CUPID, m, by Ace of Lvn-Mar out of Patsy
Allen Green, foaled Feb. 14, 1962. Owner, Walter D.
Proffitt, Alcoa, Term.
AL'S WILSON ALLEN, s, by Eva’s Roan Ace out of
Nor veil’s Wilson Lady, foaled May 3, 1962. Owner, Alvin
Lisanby, Princeton, Ky.
GO BOY’S DELIGHT C., s, by Merry Go Boy out of I
Love Lucy R., foaled March 15, 1962. Owner, Bernard Cor-
man, Nicholasville, Ky.
GO BOY'S MUSIC MASTER, s, by Music Master out of
Merry Esther Lou, foaled July 9, 1959. Owner, Tommy
Burnett, Goodlettsville, Tenn.
ROCK-M'S ELDORADO, s, by Sun’s Eldorado out of Bird
Duke, foaled April 14, 1961. Owner, Roscoe L. Blue, Blue
Springs Farm, Fayetteville, N.C.
STERLING'S SUSANNE, m, by Sterling Silver H. out of
White Rose Allen, foaled June 3, 1960. Owner, J. Albert
York, Lyndon, Kans.
LUCKYS BILLIE WILSON, s. by Lucky Boy Wilson out
of School Girl W. foaled Apr. 6, 1962. Owner, J. B. Wilson,
Corinth, Miss.
LUCKYS JEWEL, m, by Lucky Boy Wilson out of Lucky’s
Moonshine, foaled June 12, 1962. Owner, J. B. Wilson,
Corinth, Miss.
LUCKY’S SNOW-FLAKE, s, by Lucky Boy Wilson out of
April Glory, foaled May 30, 1962. Owner, J. B. Wilson,
Corinth, Miss.
MIDNIGHT PLAYBOY K., s, by Top Secret out of
Rosemere Rose, foaled June 10, 1960. Owner, Guy O. King,
Colorado, Springs, Colo.
REMEMBER SUN GO GIRL, m, by Remember Go Boy
out of Midnight Fairy Queen, foaled Apr. 15, 1962. Owner,
Dr. C. L. Cruse, Winston-Salem, N.C.
DAPPER'S ALVIN, s, by Dapper’s Dan out of Naughty
Beverly Sue, foaled July 19, 1962. Owner, Harold C.
Schmuck, M.D. Canton, Ohio
DUKE’S DELIGHT, m, by Jolies Go Boy out of Duke’s
Flight, foaled June 20, 1962. Owner, Robert K. Brown,
Lynville, Tenn.
MISTY SUNSHINE, m, by Sun’s General Ike, out of
Princess Leda, foaled June 12, 1962. Owner, Eleanor V.
Small, So. Hadley Falls, Mass.
K. GAL’S DEE DEE, m, by Duke John out of Midnight
Mack K. Ga., foaled March 30, 1962. Owner, Russell Warren
Lomax & Dixie F. Lomax, Preston, Md.
SECRETS ROYAL SILVER, s, by Holliday Flash out of
Secrets Painted Lady, foaled May 11, 1962. Owner, Carlene
L. Holt, St. Paul, Minn.
STAR-JO’S SHADOW, m, by Jo Jo MauGray out of Stars
and Stripes, May 2, 1962. Owner, W. L. Martin, Jackson,
Miss.
MY LADY ANN, m, by Souvenir’s Jupiter out of Admiral’s
Lady Ann, foaled July 1, 1960. Owner, Kenneth C. Bow­
man, Hickory, N.C.
DARLING SUN DUST, m, by Our Sun Dust out of
Darling Jill, foaled April 28, 1958. Owner, Stanley Lovell,
Columbia, Tenn.
CIMMARON ALLEN, m, by Sunset Red Chief out of
Golden Bell Allen, foaled March 20, 1962. Owner, R. R.
Murray, Memphis, Tenn.
SIR HENRY’S PAM, m, by Sir Henry Allen out of Glory’s
Honey, foaled May 19, 1962. Owner, Hoyt F. Headrick,
Dalton, Ga.
MERRY GOLD MAN, s, by Pluck’s Pride out of Merry
Yellow Rose, foaled April 9, 1962. Owner, Meek Bros., Bell
Buckle, Tenn.
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my book appeared Dec. 14, 1960. More barns have been
added until the permanent stalls number 848. More seats
have been added until the permanent seating capacity is
approximately 17,500. More acres have been added until
the Celebration Grounds total 50 acres.
The Celebration track, (300 feet long, 75 feet wide in­
cluding infield), has been widely imitated and has been
unofficially adopted as the nation’s standard track for
modern horse shows.
60,324 Paid Spectators In 1962
At the final Grand Champion of the World crowning in
1961 there were far more than 20,000 persons in the stands
and on the grounds; Vice President and Mrs. Lyndon John­
son took part in the ceremony, being guests of Governor
and Mrs. Buford Ellington. Total paid attendance for six
nights was 56,124—a gain of 7,531 over the previous year.
(Total paid rose to 60,324 for 1962.)
I have been told by veteran followers of horse shows that
the Celebration Grounds are the finest facilities in the
world—built exclusively for a horse show and used only
for a horse show.
Persons who have attended horse shows throughout the
world tell me the Tennessee Walking Horse National Cele­
bration has something that makes it more precious and
more different than any other.
Standing foremost in this achievement is a singular fact:
there is not a Government dollar in the grounds and facili­
ties—be it Federal, State, County or City. And not a single
cent has come from any individual toward development of
these facilities. They have been financed wholly from horse
show revenues. All state funds have gone into premiums.
This fact makes the miracle even greater.
The Celebration has been almost 24 years in the making,
at this moment. It’s existence is a shining compliment to
the vision, the wisdom, the integrity and to the stamina of
the “community” of people that has built it.
W. Henry Davis—An Inspired Man
The Celebration began with just an idea by one person.
He was W. Henry Davis of Wartrace, a veteran Tennessee
Walking Horse breeder who died March 23, 1962. Mr. Davis
was most helpful to me with my book.
He told me he got the idea of a “Tennessee Walking
Horse” festival in the spring of 1939 when he noticed the
great excitement caused in Winchester by a Crimson Clover
Festival. He went to that town, some 35 miles away, for
some hay.
“I couldn’t get the idea out of my mind,” said Mr. Davis.
“It kept nagging at my mind. I figured if those people could
get so excited over a little Crimson Clover seed, the people
of Bedford County would get more excited over a Tennessee
Walking Horse show that would attract the nation. I
thought the time was ripe to develop a show that would be
a pattern for Tennessee Walking Horse people every­
where.”
So Mr. Davis went to talk to William L. Parker—then
assistant cashier and later president of the Peoples National
Bank of Shelbyville. Mr. Parker suggested that Mr. Davis
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