1967-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1967 June Voice RS | Page 51

Etowah Civitan Horse Show Tops
East Tennessee Early Shows
The annual Etowah, Tennessee Civitan Horse Show,
commonly known as the “Wink Groover show,” got the
East Tennessee Shows off to a roaring start May 6th.
Rain threatened all day and dampened the surrounding
countryside without touching the showgrounds at the
Englewood Center. Somebody has been living right!
Wink and Fay Groover work long and hard on this
project. Mr. Groover is a member of the local Civitan
Club and is manager of their show. This was their fifth
effort and a good one it was.
Judge Clyde Orton of Caruthersville, Missouri, a
previous Celebration Judge, did the honors in the ring
and tied the twelve Walking Horse Classes with precision
and determination.
There were quite a few highlights in this show but the
final workout, which included both JOHNNY MID­
NIGHT and MACK K’S BIG STORY, was the grand
finale. Mack Motes, who has been taking on all comers
with the much discussed “Johnny,” had his hands full
as ring-wise Buddy Hugh made his bid on the big golden
sorrel. It was a great workout and it could have gone
either way with the approval of the spectators.
It was a good one-night horse show with some top
horses and trainers gracing the activity. Whenever
Etowah, Tennessee, can draw trainers such as Bill Bailey,
Vic Thompson, Joe & Judy Martin. Billy Brantley, Horace
Young, Bob Cherry, Buddy Hugh, Frank Register, Buddy
Moore, J. V. Clayton, John Price, Mack Motes, Mike
Janeway, Roy Starkey and James Trice . . . there is some
show in the making.
Complete results reported elsewhere in this issue.