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Aft " ^ RfAvma " ta ‘ k ’ 3b0Ut What a 8 "* horse TIGER BAY was , one of the men whom Lonnv couldn t place , spoke up . . . ‘ Lonny , have you ever judged a show this big before ?” “ Well . . . no Jir ”, he quicklv
replied “ but I have done a lot of judging of small one night shows and 1 know what I am looking for ”. “ That ’ s what we want to talk about Ol ’ buddy ”, said Mr . Bartlett as he held up his hand for the floor . “ Lonny . . . we have horse shows and then we have horse shows ... if you know what I mean ?” “ This show ” he went on , “ is one of the most important early season shows in the Walking Horse business . A winner here has a head start on the National Festival ”. “ In fact ,” he added , “ it paves the way for a successful summer ”. Lonny said , “ well I know that it . . . ”, Mr . Bartlct , broke in and pointed out that a lot of people had a big interest in this particular show and that it was very important for certain people to win in particular classes .
Lonny , feeling a bit uneasy , filled up his glass again . The three men went on telling him how important it was that a certain horse win the big stake and said that they would make it worth his time to tic the right horse . In an effort to appear knowledgable of all this discussion , Lonny laughted and said . . . “ You don ’ t want to fix the show . . . you just want to make sure the right horse wins . Is that it ?” “ Yeah ”, said Mr . Bartlett . “ That ’ s about it . I was sure I could count on you ”.
Lonny leaned up against the wall and said , “ well just how do I go about tying the horse you want if he is getting beat ?” Mr . Bartlet laughed and said , “ It ’ s all in how you work ’ em Lonny boy ! The only real threat that our horse has is that sorrel stud of “ Cowboy ” Marions . He tied third at the Festival and our horse was fifth , but we hope you can fix that .” He added , “ you can beat him in the workout if you have a long second go-round . We will tell our boy to hold his horse back and then you have a third workout between four horses . By that time ol ’ “ Cowboy ’ s ” horse will be worn out and we can win it easy ”. “ Oh yes ,” he added “ be sure to hold your running walk call on the reverse until our boy gets into the turn so he can make one good pass . This will make it look good to the crowd ”.
Lonny hadn ’ t told Helen much about what had taken place in the motel room that afternoon . He had taken a cold shower to throw off the effects of the drinks he had . Helen didn ’ t approve of his drinking at all , especially after their Christmas party and — least of all at a time like this . They hurried to get dressed for dinner and the show .
As Lonny Barnes looked around the show ring he was
amazed by it ’ s size . He smiled and removed his hat as his name echoed around the big arean ... as the announcer said , “ introducing our Walking Horse Judge . . . Mr . Lonny Barnes ”.
FOR SALE TOP MARES — sired by such Walking Horse greats as MIDNIGHT SUN , MIDNIGHT MACK K , MERRY GO BOY , THE BOMBADIER and others . Most are now in foal . One exceptional black MIDNIGHT SUN mare in foal to MERRY GO BOY . ALSO . . . Yearlings by MIDNIGHT SUN , SUN ’ S DELIGHT and MERRY GO BOY .
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