1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 March Voice RS | Page 17

WAY DOWN SOUTH by Janie Bramlett
Box 252
Oxford, Mississippi
Hello again from "Way Down South.” With show
season just twro months off the trainers in our area
have really been busy trying to put those finishing
touches on their mounts for the '66 season. The first
Mid-South show is on April 16 at the annual Joe
Webb Show in Searcy, Arkansas, and this will pro­
vide the debut for some of the finest stock in the
south.
On February 4, Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE L. LENOX
entertained with their annual bam-warming. Horse
trainers, owners, and enthusiasts from all over gath­
ered at the beautiful GLL Farms for the all-day af­
fair. CHARLIE BOBO was kept busy all day showing
the fine GLL stock to all the visitors. I arrived too
late to see Carbon Copy worked, but from all reports
he is still the true champion that he was when he
won the Grand Championship. And the two fillies that
we saw that were sired by Carbon Copy certainly
mark him as a champion sire. Those of you who have
never visited GLL Farms make your plans to stop by
and pay them a visit if you are ever in the Memphis
area. It is certainly worthy of its title, "Showplace
of the South.”
Annual Mid-South Horse Show
Association Meeting
From GLL, horsemen gathered in Jackson, Ten­
nessee, for the yearly Mid-South Horse Show Asso­
ciation meeting. The banquet on Sunday night was
climaxed by the presentation of the Mid-South awards.
Awards and winners in the Walking Horse Division
were: Walking Horse Championship winner, Midnight
Marauder, owned and shown by Stewart Stables of
Oxford, Mississippi — reserve winner, Miss Majur-
ette, shown by MARIANNE LEECH for L. L. MAJURE
of Meridian, Mississippi. Amateur Championship win­
ner, Shadow’s Shadrack, owned and shown by Miss
FLO FAULKNER — reserve winner, Lady Godiva,
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owned and shown by Mrs. FRANK PARNELL. Juven­
ile Championship winner was Shadow’s Playboy, owned
and shown by MICKEY CHERRY. Three top horses
and riders tied for the reserve honors in this class:
Merry Melinda, owned and shown by Miss BRENDA
BRAMLETT of Oxford, Mississippi; Go Boy’s Chal­
lenger, owned and shown by LINDA ROBINSON of
West Point, Mississippi; and Mack K’s Motion, owned
and shown by DEE BUFORD. Walking Horse Equi­
tation — ROBBIE PEGRAM of Tupelo, Mississippi
repeated her last year’s championship with ANNE
SHORT of Como, Mississippi, in reserve spot. Con­
gratulations to you all from "Way Down South.”
One of the Walking Horse world’s top new trainers
will be greatly missed in show horse circles this sea­
son. ALAN TIDWELL received his greetings from
Uncle Sam and will report March 5 for active duty.
Our best wishes go with you, Lieutenant Tidwell; we
will anxiously await your speedy return. Alan will
be stationed at Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul,
Illinois.
Some top show horses have changed hands this
month. An important news item was the sale of a
top two-year-old stud out of the PATE BROTHERS
Stables. Earlier this month BILLY HALE made a
trip to Rossville in search of a top two-year-old. He
found just what he was looking for in a sorrel stud
colt sired by Billy’s World Champion, Ebony Mas­
terpiece. This top colt was owned by Mr. BOWLEN
and had been purchased for him through the Beech-
Yokley Sale. Mr. Hale was successful in purchasing
this fine colt for what well may have been one of
the top prices ever paid for a two-year-old with oniy
five months of training. Mr. Hale has decided to leave
the colt with RUSSELL Pate and all the horse world
will be looking forward to his debut. Remember the
name — Ebony’s Old Crow.
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stables in Middle Tennessee. As most people know,
this is the stable that Winston Wiser built after he
achieved his many successes in the show ring. It is
located on one of the most beautiful rolling-hill sect­
ions of Tennessee.
As we discussed the business end of the Bailey-
Montgomery Stable operation, Jack said that they
are thoroughly convinced that their stallions have as
much, if not more, to offer the breeder than perhaps
any other similar operation. He further mentioned
that their decision to increase the stud fee on Shadow
to §400.00 was in keeping with the current trend
among the major breeders. The new ruling of the
Breeders Association, regarding the limitations on
the number of colts that can be registered to a given
stud, has prompted many of those owners with top
stallions to raise their fees. The stud fee on Piddley
will remain at $150.00.
Mr. Jack Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bailey
extend a cordial invitation to Walking Horse enthus­
iasts everywhere to visit their stables and to see
Shadow and Piddley. They have a good crop of colts
by these two outstanding sires that are for sale at
all times. For specific information, call Jack Mont­
gomery, c/o Bailey-Montgomery Stables, Shelbyville,
Tennessee.
VOICE of the Tennessee Walking Horse