1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 August Voice | Page 5

FAYETTEVILLE AND PULASKI,
TENNESSEE SHOWS
TOP PRE-CELEBRATION
LIST OF ONE-NIGHT'ERS
Two of the biggest one night
shows in many years were held in
July at Fayetteville and Pulaski,
Tennessee, All trainers and specta­
tors that were asked about these
shows say they have never seen
another to equal them. Albert Lee
Rowland judged the Fayetteville
show and had a difficult night’s
work judging about 256 outstand­
ing horses. Every class was full
and the best trainers in the busi­
ness brought their top horses.
The 2 year old filly class had the
cream of this year’s crop in it and
Buddy Hugh showed the fine filly
CHIMNEY SWEEP to win 1st
place. Preach Fleming tied 2nd on
a loose white filly by the name of
SNOW WHITE K. The 2 year old
stallion class was given to Doug
Wo 1 aver on HANDSHAKER’S
REBEL. Herschel Talley had a
bay spur colt that was hard to beat
and took reserve ribbon. The high
reaching HILL’S MERRY GO BOY
ridden by young Bob Cherry tied
3rd in a competitive class of the
leading trainers and best 2 year old
colts showing. Toby Green and
SPUR’S SUMMER DREAM made
the best show ever to take the
mare class from Preach Fleming
with his top mare and Robert Bur­
ris on SUN’S QUEEN CATHY.
The stake class was just like a
little Celebration in excitement
and quality of horses. The beauti­
ful GO BOY’S SUN DUST every­
one is talking about took the blue
and trophy with Bud Dunn riding.
This was an example of the kind of
showing that should win — riding
on the rail at the 3 perfect gaits
of the horse. COTTON QUEEN’S
GO BOY made a good show for 2nd
place with Doug Wolaver in the
saddle. The 3rd place went to a
horse that has surprised everyone
with his headshaking walking
gaits at Ardmore and Fayetteville.
Gaines Luna really showed every­
one what MY PALOMINO PAL
can do. Vic Thompson has BLACK
SOUTHERNAIRE doing a fast
running walk that won him 4th
place. MARK SUN DUST and
AUGUST, 1964
Preach Fleming were tied 5th and
that left out many good horses such
as SPUR’S BIG GLORY and
JOHNNY MIDNIGHT. Fayette­
ville had a quality show with the
largest attendance of spectators
and horses in any show this season
or maybe in any season.
The Pulaski show was judged by
Bud Dunn who had about 225
horses to tie. The first class of plea­
sure horses had 30 entries and each
of the remaining classes averaged
about 20 entries.
Bob Cherry won the 2 year old
class riding HILL’S MERRY GO
BOY that had tied 3rd in the com­
petition at Fayetteville. This colt
has the reach and way of going to
catch the eye. As usual the Ladies
Amateur Class was outstanding.
Vicki Thompson took the class on
the top mare UNTOUCHABLE.
SHADOW’S JET and Judy Wiser
made their best show for 2nd and
TOUCHE with fine rider Judy
Knowles was 3rd. LITTLE BIT OF
TROUBLE was the blue ribbon
pony winner with a perfect and
consistant show, Ray Beech riding.
SETTING SUN’S CHIEF and
Johnny Coker might have won the
class except for over riding but was
undeniably 2nd. The open amateur
class was taken by the big BOMB’S
BALLY HOO ridden by D’Leese
Williamson. Gail Jones and MAU-
GRAY’S BIG MAN, Sam Hall and
MISTER PIDDLEY, Vicki Thomp­
son and MIDNIGHT BLUE, and
Lewis Aita on PRINCE ROYAL
were the next 4 place winners.
The stake class was won by
MERRY MOTION MAKER and
Wink Groover. SPUR’S BIG
GLORY made a fine show for 2nd
place ridden by George Witt. J. B.
Thomas took 3rd on MARK OF
FORTUNE, a good horse that got
better with every round. Vic
Thompson and SHADOW’S RED
WARRIOR were 4th and Preach
Fleming Placed 5th with MI TEN­
NESSEE STUD. A good show and
well judged. The only flaw in the
show plans at Pulaski was that the
exhibitors went to King's Restaur­
ant for breakfast after the show
and found it locked up tight. Was
Pete Yokley’s face ever red!?
1964 NATIONAL T.W.H.
CELEBRATION JUDGES
C. A. BOBO
Thomasville, North Carolina
C. A. “Charlie” Bobo is consider­
ed to be one of the outstanding
judges in the Walking Horse World
today. He is a native of Lebanon,
Tennessee, where he grew up on a
livestock farm. Mr. Bobo started
training horses in 1945 at the Wal­
nut Grove Farm in Maryville, Ten­
nessee. He has operated public
stables in Maryville, Cleveland,
and Greenville, Tennessee. He has
also trained for Mr. Ben Hashe in
Greenville, Tennessee and Mr. Joe
Bales in Thomasville, North Caro­
lina. He has leased the Rolling
Acres Stables from Mr. Bales and
has been operating a public stable
for the past two years under the
name, C. A. BOBO AND SONS
STABLES.
Some of the horses that Mr.
Bobo has produced are: LITTLE
ED, HONEY DEW, WILLIAM
BLOUNT, LITTLE DICTATOR,
LORD CHESTERFIELD, PER­
FECT DIAMOND, INEZ, DARK
VENTURE, MIDNIGHT DARK
MELODY. MIDNIGHT KATH-
LENE, MIDNIGHT BLUE, COV­
ER GIRL, MACK’S BIG VOY,
SUN’S SARA ANN, FAIR WARN­
ING, LU’S LU LU, SUN’S BOTTLE
AND BOND, MR. EXECUTIVE,
LADY GODIVA, SUN DOWN S,
TOWN AND COUNTRY, SUN’S
SPRING QUEEN, SUN’S ZENITH,
SUN’S CONTENDER, HI HAT’S
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