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s h o ws h e r e of l at e it w o ul d b e i m p os­
si bl e t o m e nti o n t h e wi n n e rs i n all of
t h e m, b ut I c a n s af el y s a y t h at all
s h o ws w e r e a m pl y s u p pli e d wit h t o p
st o c k. W e h a v e b e e n t o M e n d e n h all,
R o xi e, S e mi n a r y, H atti es b u r g, M a ­
g e e, a n d T yl e rt o w n, all Mississi p pi,
a n d of c o u rs e o u r o w n ' n e a r est-t o-
h o m e ’ s h o w, M c C o m b, Mississi p pi.
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d us k t h e d a r k h o rs es s e e m t o c o n­
v e r g e o n t h e s h o w ri n g f r o m e v e r y
p oi nt of t h e n e a r b y w o o ds. I w a nt e d
t o t ell hi m t h at y o u d o n ’t sli p off t o a
s h o w a n y m o r e. S e e ms as t h o u g h,
wit h h a r dl y a n y p u bli cit y b ef o r e ­
h a n d, e v e r y o n e s e e ms t o 'f e el o ut ’
w h e r e t h e s h o ws a r e b ei n g h el d a n d
b eli e v e m e — t h e y’r e t h e r e!
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Mississi p pi H o rs e m a n ’s Ass o ci ati o n
S h o w. T his w as o nl y a o n e- ni g ht af ­
f ai r, b ut w e a r e st ri vi n g f o r a bi g g e r
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cl a s s e s a n d o nl y t w o of t h es e w e r e
n ot W al ki n g H o rs e Cl ass es. T h e a c ­
ti o n w as n ot all i n t h e ri n g, h o w e v e r,
f o r a n y s h o w f oll o w e r k n o ws t h at it
t a k es pl e nt y of h a r d w o r k t o k e e p a
s h o w of t his i nt e nsit y r olli n g wit h s o
f e w b r e a ks f o r t r ai n e rs t o g et t h ei r
h o rs es r e a d y. All c o m mitt e es w o r k e d
es p e ci all y h a r d i n h el pi n g t r ai n e rs
a n d ri n g offi ci als ali k e.
T h e H o n o r a bl e J A C K H A N F O R D
of P ri n c et o n, L o uisi a n a w asj u d g ef o r
t h e e v e ni n g a n d k n e w h e h a d his
w o r k c ut o ut f o r hi m w h e n Cl ass 1
st e p p e d t h r o u g h t h e g at e. W al ki n g
M a r es 4 y e a rs a n d O v e r b r o u g ht
G u ns m o k e ’s D r e a m ri d d e n b y L A ­
M A R L E WI S f o r W. S. KI N C A D E t o
t h e wi n n e r ’s ci r cl e. I n s e c o n d pl a c e
w as R e b el ’s R e d A n g el ri d d e n b y
A u g ust,
1965
MI E L A C K E Y ’S G o B o y ’s T r a v el e r
wit h L A M A R L E WI S u p.
Cl ass 7 b r o u g ht o n a ri n g f ull of
J u v e nil es 1 4 t h r o u g h 1 7 ri di n g W al k ­
i n g H o rs es. G o B o y ’s H u r ri c a n e ri d ­
d e n b y A M Y W A T E R S of Al e x a n d ri a
s h o w e d off s o m e s p e ci al t al e nts t o
wi n t h e cl ass. DI A N A A R M S T R O N G
o n H oss pl a c e d s e c o n d, wit h R a n d y
M a y o n G o B o y ’s Littl e P e a n ut t hi r d.
N e xt c a m e t h e J u ni o r H o rs es a n d
D e vil ’s G o B o y wit h L a m a r L e wis u p
f o r G. G. B R E E L A N D t o o k t o p s p ot.
E st e s s a St a bl es ’ e nt r y, S u n ’s S c at-
b a c k, wit h R EI D E S T E S S, J R. u p
J E R R Y W O O D LI E f o r S. W. G R A N ­ w as i n t h e s e c o n d sl ot. Littl e B o y
T H A M. T hi r d w as Miss A m e ri c a ri d­ Bl u e wit h R. H. P O S E Y, J R. u p f o r
M A R VI N
GI B S O N a n d T O M M Y
d e n b y R. E. B R O O M E f o r L Y N D A
L U T RI C K.
P U R S E R w as t hi r d.
Cl ass 1 0 b r o u g ht o nt h e' W e e O n es ’
Cl ass 2 w as J u v e nil es 1 3 a n d U n ­
- t h e 2- Y e a r- Ol d W al ki n g St alli o ns.
d e r o n W al ki n g H o rs es, a n d C H U C K
W A T E R S of Al e x a n d ri a, L a. r o d e G o B o y ’s M e r r y A c e B, t h e littl e bl a c k
h o rs e t h at’s b e e n c a usi n g s o m u c h
Mi d ni g ht R e b el t o a n i m p r essi v e wi n.
P ri d e ’s Gl o r y wit h P A U L M A G E E of f uss i n t his p a rt of t h e c o u nt r y, t o o k
M e n d e n h all u p t o o k t h e s e c o n d s p ot. ri d e r R ei d Est ess, J r. t o a n i m p r es­
si v e wi n f o r o w n e r J. C. B R O O K S of
T hi r d pl a c e w e nt t o P ri d e ’s P a r a d e r
wit h T O M M Y F AI R C HI L D of H at ­ M c C o m b. J e r r y W o o dli e o n M a c k K ’s
ti es b u r g, Miss.
E cli ps e t o o k s e c o n d f o r P A U L R A Y-
4- Y e a r- Ol d a n d O v e r W al ki n g G el ­ B O R N. N at c h e z J et P a r a d e pl a c e d
di n gs w e r e i n t h e s p otli g ht n e xt a n d t hi r d wit h RI C H A R D M A R Y u p f o r
D o ct o rs A L B RI T T O N a n d O S T E R­
M a u G r e y ’s C h all e n g e r w as o n h a n d
t o pi c k u p t h e sil v e r a n d t h e bl u e f o r B E R G E R.
N e xt c a m e a n e x c e pti o n al cl ass of
K. W. A L LI S O N wit h A. P. H O L T u p.
J E F F S P E E D, o w n e r- ri d e r of S u n ’s A m at e u rs o n W al ki n g H o rs es a n d
g u ess w h at ? Y e p — t h at g o o d m a r e
S p e ci al, w as s e c o n d. T hi r d pl a c e
R e b el ’s R e d A n g el t o o k S H A R P
w e nt t o G u y ’s M a u G r e y wit h L y n d a
G R A N T H A M t o t h e wi n n e r ’s ci r cl e
L ut ri c k u p f o r B r o o m e St a bl es.
i n n o u n c e rt ai n t e r ms. H A R O L D
Cl ass 4 w as W al ki n g H o rs es, n ot
MI T C H E L L o n M e r r y B o y ’s S c o ot e r
s et t ails. T his cl ass w as a n u n us u all y
g o o d o n e f o r w e b eli e v e t h at s o m e pl a c e d s e c o n d, b ut w as s e c o n d o nl y
t o A n g el. A h a r d-f o u g ht t hi r d w e nt t o
p e o pl e l o v e t o s h o w t h ei r h o rs es
wit h o ut t h e b ot h e r of b r a c es, et c.
Q u a rt e r b a c k ’s R a r e Fl ai r wit h o w n e r
a n d h a v e fi n e st o c k j ust f o r t his p u r­ H E WI T T B O R D E L O N i n t h e s a d dl e.
Cl ass 1 2 b r o u g ht f o rt h a g o o dl y
p os e. P ri d e ’s A n g el wit h P a ul M a g e e
c r o p of T w o- Y e a r- Ol d W al ki n g Filli es.
u p w as t h e wi n n e r. M r. P al a di n wit h
o w n e r- ri d e r P A U L MI T C H E L L w as
L A M A R L E WI S pil ot e d S h a d r a c h ’s
s e c o n d. P ri d e of T e c h e wit h o w n e r- H o n e y i nt o t o p s p ot f o r L A C K E Y &
T H O M P S O N. N u m b e r t w o s p ot w e nt
ri d e r L E S LI E O S T E R B E R G E R w as
t hi r d.
t o B o m b ’s Li z wit h J e r r y W o o dli e
T h e t w el v e e nt ri es i n Cl ass 5, L a d ­ u p f o r P a ul R a y b o r n. E st e s s a ’s M aj a
i es o n W al ki n g H o rs es, b r o u g ht o n pl a c e d t hi r d wit h R ei d E st e s s, J r. u p
m o r e t al k a n d w as t r ul y a g o o d cl ass. f o r E st e s s a St a bl es.
C o m pl et e r es ults of t h e s h o w a r e
M rs. C. M. W A T E R S o n h e r n e wl y-
a c q ui r e d S u m m e r D r e a m t o o k t o p els e w h e r e i n t his iss u e.
L ast cl ass o n t h e a g e n d a w as m os t
h o n o rs. M a gi c ’s Bl a c k K ni g ht wit h
a n xi o usl y a nti ci p at e d b y s p e ct at o rs
SI S H A R D Y w as s e c o n d, a n d G o
B o y ’s Littl e P e a n ut c a r ri e d o w n e r- a n d ri d e rs ali k e. Wit h s u c h a dis pl a y
of g o o d h o rs es i n p r e vi o us cl a s s e s
ri d e r R A N D Y M A Y t o t hi r d p ositi o n.
e v e r y o n e w as w o n d e ri n g, " W hi c h
Mi g ht y S h a d o w wit h G A Y N E L L
o n es a r e t h e y g oi n g t o ri d e ? ” All
TI N S L E Y u p w o n t h e 4- Y e a r- Ol d a n d
h o rs es i n t his cl ass h a d t o q u alif y b y
O v e r W al ki n g St alli o n Cl ass. L o o ks
li k e t his bi g b a y h as a b ri g ht f ut u r e. b ei n g e nt e r e d a n d s h o w n i n a p r e vi ­
o us cl ass. Pi k e C o u nt y ’s " MI S S
P ri d e ’s Kis m et pl a c e d s e c o n d wit h
L. L. G R E E R u p f o r Di xi e S p ri n gs
( C o nti n u e d o n p a g e 3 4 ]
St a bl es. T hi r d pl a c e w e nt t o JI M­
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