ANNUAL HEART OF AMERICA WALKING HORSE ASSOCI ATION TROPHY WINNERS FOR 1965 — Back row , left to right : F . M . MEADS - LEWIS CALLAHAN - DON BOLINGER - PAUL HON7Z - MAX ATKINSON - ED SAPPINGTON - HERBERT MOUSE . Front row , left to right : MRS . BOLINGER — DR . LAM BERT - MAXINE JOHNSON - FRANCELE STANFILL - MRS MAX ATKINSON - MRS . ED SAPPINGTON - MRS HERBERT MOUSE .
HEART OF AMERICA WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION HOLDS AWARDS DINNER
The Heart of America Walking Horse Association Annual Awards Dinner was held at Clinton , Missouri , on February 27 , 1966 . There were some 250 people present for the Awards . BRUCE SPENCER , Editor of the VOICE Magazine , was our guest speaker .
Awards for ten classes were given . One of the main features of the evening was the presentation of the Via-Natura Challenge Trophy by the Jensel-Salisbery Laboratories of Kansas City , Missouri . This company also presented the winner with a one-hundred-dollar check . The Trophy was won by HERBERT MOUSE of Adrian , Missouri , on his good horse Sun ’ s Rockaway Bomber . His total was 177 points . Mrs . WAL TON STANFILL of Amorette came in for Reserve Champion with 165 points with her Walking Pleasure Horse , Debbie . This trophy was presented by the Ford agency of Butler , Missouri . At this meeting BARCLAY BROCK was re-elected President . Other officers are : L . E . SMITH , Vice President ; and EILEEN RICHARDSON , Secretary and Treasurer . The new board members elected were L . E . SMITH , ED SAPPINGTON , RAY GREEN , CLIF FORD AUSTIN , and IVAN FRENCH . The membership voted to have their Official Show this year at Sedalia , Missouri . The Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the classes . The awards were presented as follows :
COLT CLASS : ( 1 ) MILLIONAIRE ’ S LITTLE LUL '. ; Mo ., 51 points ( tie ); ( 1 ) SUN ’ S SKY ROCKET . Ed Sap !'.'. non , nia , Mo ., 51 points ; ( 2 ) GO BOY ' S BLUE MOON , Roger A !«>:' 39 points ( tie ); ( 2 ) COMMANDING LADY . Don Bolir . ge ; Californ n 39 points ; ( 3 ) BLUE BELL ’ S HANDSHAKER . Dennis Altoff . California 31 points ; ( 4 ) SON ’ S MARY STAR , Harold Mulch , Carrolton , Mo .. 12 ms ; ( 5 ) MILLIONAIRE ’ S STARLETT . Max Atkinson , Olean , Mo ., 6 points
YOUTH CLASS : ( 1 ) GLORY ’ S HEIR , owned and shown by Bobby Mulch , Carrolton , Mo ., 92 points ; ( 2 ) LITTLE RED , owned by Herbert Mouse of Adrian , Mo ., shown by Carol Mouse , 71 points ; ( 3 ) GUNSMOKE ’ S FIRST LADY , owned and shown by Jane Richardson , St . Louis , Mo ., 62 points ; ( 4 ) YANKEE DOODLE , owned and shown by Janie Julian , Clinton , Mo ., 48 points ; ( 5 ) MIDNIGHT MERRY KAY , owned by Maxine Johnson , shown by Connie Bolinger , 21 points .
WALKING PLEASURE HORSE : ( 1 ) DEBBIE , owned and shown by Francille Stanfill , Amorette , Mo ., 165 points ; ( 2 ) TOBY , owned and shown by Earl Miller , Hamilton , Mo ., 54 points ; ( 3 ) BUSTER , owned and shown by C . E . Darnell , Brighton , Mo ., 45 points ( tie ); ( 3 ) CRACKER JACK , owned and shown by Vic Whitlhaus , Centertown , Mo ., 45 points ; ( 4 ) STRUTTING SAM , owned and shown out of Red Bridge Stables , Kansas City , Mo ., 15 points ; ( 5 ) JOY , owned and shown by Larry Martin , Warrensburg , Mo ., 14 points ( tie ); ( 5 ) GWEN DAR , owned and shown by Norman Henley , Eugene , Mo ., 14 points .
TWO-YEAR-OLD CLASS : ( 1 ) ROGER ’ S WILSON GO BOY . owned by Felix Meads , Holden , Mo ., shown by L . E . Smith , Leeton , Mo ., 88 points ( tie ); ( 1 ) GO BOY ’ S RAVEN , owned by Maxine Johnson , Kansas City , Mo ., shown by Don Bolinger , California , Mo ., 88 points ; ( 2 ) GO BOY ’ S FURY , owned by Ed Sappington , California , Mo ., shown by Bill Maack , Bolivar , Mo ., 79 points ; ( 3 ) MIDNITE AIRE JET , owned by 0 . L . Hall , shown by Chester Beshears , Springfield , Mo ., 74 points ; ( 4 ) DEBBIE ’ S DELIGHT , owned and shown by Elvin Sapp , Columbia . Mo ., 32 points ; ( 5 ) EVENING SUN , owned by Perry Gifford . Raytown , Mo ., shown by Paul Hontz , Independence , Mo ., 25 points .
JUNIOR CLASS : ( 1 ) GO BOY ’ S SUNRISE , owned by Ed Sappington , shown by Bill Maack , 95 points ; ( 2 ) PLEASURE ’ S DIAMOND , owned and shown by Herbert Mouse , 65 points ; ( 3 ) CHARLEY ’ S PLEASURE , owned by Noel Richardson , shown by Paul Hontz and Noel Richardson , 55 points ; ( 4 ) TRACY ’ S MIDNIGHT , owned by Clifford Austin , Tina , Mo ., shown by Bill Maack and Clifford Austin , 54 points ; ( 5 ) MACK KAY ’ S PRINCE , owned by Frances Dulin , Springfield , Mo ., shown by Troy Long , Springfield , Mo .. 48 points .
MARE CLASS : ( 1 ) MIDNIGHT MERRY KAY , owned and shown by Maxine Johnson , Kansas City , Mo ., 55 points ; ( 2 ) SUN ’ S TEXAS GAL . owned by O L . Hall , shown by Chester Beshears , 33 points ; ( 3 ) MIDNIGHT BELLE E . owned and shown by Carl Elges , Clinton , Mo ., 30 points ; ( 4 ) BIG SHOT ’ S LADY PENNY , owned by Mrs . Gus Chown of Mission , Kansas , shown by Bill Maack , 24 points ; ( 5 ) STERLING BELL , owned by Carleen and Carl Elges , shown by Carl Elges , 19 points .
STALLIONS & GELDINGS : ( 1 ) KEETER ’ S PIN UP , owned by M . D . Mc Curdy , Kansas City , Mo ., shown by Don Bolinger , 39 points ; ( 2 ) GO BOY ’ S CRUSADER , owned by Red Bridge Stables , shown by Ray Green , 35 points ; ( 3 ) SHEP ’ S CARBON COPY , ow ' ned by Edgar Weil , Kansas City , Mo ., shown by Paul Hontz , 34 points ; ( 4 ) SUN ’ S ROCKET , owned by Ed Sappington , shown by Bill Maack , 25 points ; ( 5 ) SUN ’ S ROCKAWAY BOMBER , owned and shown by Herbert Mouse , 15 points ( tie ); ( 5 ) TOP OF THE TOWN , owned by Satterfield and Conway , shown by Bill Conway , Lee ’ s Summit , Mo ., 15 points .
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