1963-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1963 June Voice | Page 4

June, 1963
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Sun's Delight
Climaxes 40-Year
Breeding Program
TWH Horse 'Country Music Stars
At N. Y. Millionaires Club Luncheon
Take a well-behaved 3-year-olcl Ten­
nessee Walking gelding; place him on
the stage at a luncheon of the nation’s
most exclusive businessmen’s club, sur­
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round him with the world’s best Coun­
of Lady Dement. Now Hunter’s Allen try Music show; and let all this take
was by Allan F-l out of Allis, and place on a “way-up” floor at the Hotel
Lady Dement was by Prince Carlos Roosevelt in New York City.
You make big news in a big way in
(American Saddle Registry) out of
Patsy (Carlos incidentally was a son a big city—and all that was done by
President S. W. Beech, Jr., and Execu­
of Kate Dement, 6th generation).
Wilson Snip’s Chance (the dam of tive Secretary H. Tom Fulton of the
Delight) teas foaled by Snip’s Chance Tennessee Walking Horse Breeder’s
(by Last Chance out of Snip). Last & Exhibitors’ Assn, of America, Inc.;
Chance was by Hunter’s Allen F-10 and Miss Jo Walker, executive secre­
out of Merry Legs F-4 (pedigrees pre­ tary of the Country Music Association
viously discussed, except that Merry of America.
Legs was by Allan F-l out of Nell
It made newspapers in New York
Dement F-3). (Allan F-l was by Allan- and it made the front page of BILL­
dorf out of Maggie Marshall, and Nell BOARD MAGAZINE—believed to be
Dement was by Donald F-6 out of a totally unprecedented ten-strike for
Flax.)
any horse of any breed. It took place
at noon, EST, Tuesday, May 14.
Merry Legs Shows Twice
Snip’s Chance, the 2nd dam (grand­
It was at a meeting of the Sales
mother so to speak) of Sun’s Delight, Executive Club of New York City with
was foaled by Snip who was by Grey 1,250 present for the luncheon. In a
Lad out of Merry Legs F-4 (making real way it was a multitude of million­
two mentions of Merry Legs on the aires having lunch, cheering their
downside, both being in the 4th gen­ heads off for the horse—"COUNTRY
eration). Grey Lad was by Bramlett MUSIC’’ by name —for Lester Flatt
F-9 out of Fannie Duckworth. And and Earl Scruggs and their Bluegrass
Bramlett was by Buford L F-l 1 (a playing band of Grand Ole Opry
son of the valiant Boone’s Grey John fame; for Don Gibson, whose vibrant
of Civil War days).
song sends the Opry crowds’ cheers to
Such is the heritage of fine horses.
the rafiers at Nashville; for the Anita
The history of A. S. Dean appears Kerr Singers, also of that town —
between the lines of the last dozen “Music City, U.S.A.—and for Tex Rit­
and more paragraphs of this article. ter, Sue Thompson and Leon McAuliff
He is known as “the fanner who and his Cimmaroon Boys.
raises those fine Tennessee Walking
Gene Autry, president of the Coun­
Horses."
Only Mrs. Dean knows when her try Music Assn., was on hand, as was
husband wakes from an apparently Miss Waters, the secretary with offices
sound sleep to write down a note at Nashville. Apparently Miss Waters
preserving the thoughts he has about is the person who thought of the Ten­
breeding “what to who” in developing nessee Walking Horse for a door prize.
President Beech bought the horse
this great stock on his farm. It’s not
just a daylight business with him. He at the Murray Farm Sale from James
studies, even dreams about it many K. Taylor, the Huntsville real estate
nights, and his dreams come true man who was a judge at the Columbia
when a horse like Sun’s Delight steps Spring Jubilee two weeks ago.
into the ring.
A Celebration Ribbon Winner