1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 June Voice | Page 6

SCENIC CITY HOSTS WALKING HORSES AT EARLY SHOW Chattanooga Pilot Club Show Successful The Annual Chattanooga Pilot Club Horse Show, managed by the Red Bank Riding Club, was held at the Warner Park Field House in Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 29- 30. Despite threatening weather that dampened the spirits of the crowd, the Saturday evening show was a great success. The Hon. C. A. BOBO, from Col­ lierville, Tennessee, did his usual good job as judge of Walking Horses, tying them "exactly as I saw'em,” as he puts it. Coming on strong in the inside arena during the Walking Horse Stake was Shadow’s Top Flight, rid­ den by FRANK RU SSELL for owner BRUCE REYNOLDS of Etowah, Tennessee. Top Flight proved to be a good three-gaited Walking Horse with plenty of action and motion to receive the blue. The mare class saw another top horse come to the winners’ circle as DON BELL of Boaz, Alabama, made a great show on Setting Sun’s Supreme for Dr. W. L. COOLEY. This mare has great potential for 1966. In the Junior Walking Horse class (four-year-olds), a local trainer took the limelight to defeat some of the best with Top Wilson Merry Man. BILL BAILEY, training for Mr. W. L. BROWN of Signal Mountain, Ten­ nessee, has made quite a name for himself in this part of the country with this horse and a few others. You will hear more about him later! The Untouchable, with pert JUDY TILLETT up, added yet another blue to her growing list of conquests as they walked right into winners’ circle during the Juvenile Class. This horse is Celebration material and is considered one of the best around, especially with Judy up. DEBBIE POLLARD, riding her well-known Dream at Midnight, took top honors in the Amateur Class. This big sorrel mare can go places with the best of them and, with trainer ROY STARKY handling the chores for owner E. C. NICHOLS of Knoxville, she should win many more blues this year. In the Walking Stallion and Geld­ ing Class, ELMORE BROCK kept 6 his horse on the rail in a three- gaited Walking Horse performance, exhibiting the "Brock skill” at its best to win with The Contender. Features of the afternoon perform­ ance were seen in the Two-Year- Old Class, the Three-Year-Old Class, the Ladies’ Amateur Class and the Walking Mare Class. Starting the day off in fine form was Apollo’s Gold Crest, with CHARLES MAS­ SEY up for WELCH & RANDALL. This young colt proved what a win­ ter of hard work can do when train­ er Massey put his horse to the test. Don Bell, making his second trip to receive a blue in this ring, bested a top field of three-year-old Walking Horses with his outstanding Major’s Image, owned by GILLESPIE and Cooley of Boaz, Alabama. Image attracted the crowd with his walk­ ing ability and form. He is a good one! Riding one of the famous'troopers’ of the showring, Midnight Queen Bee, MARIANNE LEECH of Winchester, Tennessee, put on a top show in the Ladies Class to take the blue in this event. The Walking Mare Class saw Mr. W. D. ELLIOTT take the blue with his Penny Poker, a top mare that put on a great performance in this show. Complete results are found else­ where in this issue. Flight, Bruce Reynolds, owner. WALKING MARES: Setting Sun Supreme, Dr. W. L. Cooley, owner. WALKING MARES. 4 YEARS AND UNDER: Penny Poker, W. D. Elliott, owner. j . mlliuins and GELDIN 4 YEARS AND UNDER: Top Wilson M Man. Mr. W. L. Brown, owner PHOTOGRAPHS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR ALL CLASS WINNERS AT THIS SHOW. VOICE of the Tennessee Walking Horse