1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 December Voice | Page 4

tr—
ARKANSAS ) '
DIXIE
HORSE SHOW
JUBILEE
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
By BILLIE JOE ANN ESTESS
Dateline: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
In this “hurry-scurry” world we
live in today, how nice it is to relax
in traditional style of the “Old
South”. The Dixie Horse Show Ju­
bilee, a long-standing favorite of
horsemen all over the country, pro­
gresses each year with incompar­
able facilities and staff.
The charm of Baton Rouge coup­
led with a people who truly love
Tennessee Walking Horses and all
phases of their being seem to bring
about an atmosphere that is un­
beatable for their yearly show.
Beginning on Thursday night, the
Jubilee opened with the first event
being Senior Walking Geldings.
GOLDEN SOUVENIR owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baynard and rid­
den by Jack Warren placed first.
CONFEDERATE RAIDER with
Vickie Lynn Thompson up for Mrs.
Robert Schliecher was reserve.
Complete results of the show are
listed in Show results.
In the Senior Walking Mares,
UNTOUCHABLE owned by Judy
Tillett and ridden by Vic Thomp­
son took top honors. SHADOW’S
DANCER ridden by Jimmy Wad­
dell for Chester Coon took the sec­
ond spot.
Senior Walking Stallions came
next with TRIPLE THREAT rid­
den by Harold Kennedy for Cle­
4
ment, Sherrill and Abernathy put
on an outstanding show to place
first. Hank Sheely’s GO BOY’S
ROYAL HEIR with Buddy Hugh
up was second.
In the Ladies’ Amateur-Owner
Stake Mrs. Frank Parnell on LADY
GODIVA topped all other entries
with Betty Keene Lundberg on
SHADOW’S GAY LADY placing
reserve.
In the first class of the Fri­
day afternoon performance GUN-
SMOKE’S STARLIGHT owned by
Pat Stringer and ridden by Jimmy
Waddell was chosen to wear the
Junior Walking Mare Crown. Jer­
ry Armstrong’s JET’S ROCKETT
shown by Wink Groover came in
second.
Junior Walking Geldings brought
for C. D. Maddox’s MERRY SEC­
RET ridden by Jimmy Holloway
into the center spotlight. GO BOY
BLUE owned by Dick Bell and
shown by George Livingstone took
second.
Next came the “wee ones”, with
SHADOW’S PRIMROSE, Two-
Year-Old Walking Mare belonging
to R. D. Keene and ridden by
Preach Fleming walked her way
right into a first place victory.
PERFECTION’S SHADOW S with
Jimmy Waddell aboard for the
Schaefer Farms was reserve.
In the Two - year - old Walking
Stallions & Geldings Class, Buddy
Hugh showed Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Arnold’s SHADOW’S KING COT­
TON to an impressive first place
win. Vic Thompson’s BACK LASH
ridden by George Livingstone was
reserve.
The final class of the Friday af­
ternoon performance saw a top
class of Three-year-old stallions.
GUNSMOKE’S SON owned by Mr.
and Mrs. Barkley Brock continued
his winning way under Buddy
Hughs’ expert handling. GO BOY’S
CRIMSON TIDE owned by Capt.
and Mrs. E. A. Self and shown by
Wink Groover was reserve.
Opening the Friday Night’s show
—GO BOY’S JET carried owner
Sherrill Marks to a sure-fired vic­
tory in the Senior Juvenile Walk­
ing Stake. Barney Barnwell placed
second on SUN’S LIGHTNIN ANN.
In the Junior Juvenile Walking
Stake favorites Jan Wright and
DARK SHADOW came in for the
blue while Judy Tillett brought
UNTOUCHABLE to reserve.
In the final event Friday night,
LADY GODIVA and Mrs. Frank
Parnell teamed up to the class. Re­
serve went to Betty Lundberg on
SHADOW’S GAY LADY.
(Continued on Page 6)
VOICE of The Tennessee Walking Horse