Vicksburg , and W . M . Gatwood and his dd , BIG CREEK , of Hattiesburg .
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10 j Amateur " Champion was Miss Sharon T
Lady Amateu gT0RM WARMING . erry and hM ge &’ Walking Horse Champion was MISS
CHOO-CHOO , owned and exhibited by Miss Julia Ann BYCateuUw ' der^ ' orand Championship was won AniclcTe Graves atop RODGER ’ S GO BOY , and
y Lr navid Graves was runner-up . Both boys are the^sons of Mr- and Mrs . Charles Graves of New
° SSrs MERRY RAIDER , owned by A . T . Leggett , SLNiLno ia Miss , and exhibited by Reid Estess , Jr ’ off Ventwood , was crowned Two-Year-Old Grand
L °* , nn , n addition to the other two awards won U RA DER and Mr . Estess was the coveted Two
ARD WINNERS - Award winners
IfKAHT O ' I ) I \ 1 K WALKING HOUSE AW at the * first annual Heart O ' Dixie Awards
Banquet proudly display their trophies . This association had a fine year in 1967 and are looking for an even more prosperous year in 1968 .
HEART O ' DIXIE FIRST ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
Some sixty people braved rain and cold to attend the first Annual Awards Banquet of the Heart 0 Dixie Walking Horse Association at the Percy E . Quinn State Park Lodge east of Magnolia , Mississippi .
The affair , which is to be an annual event , was the culmination of work done in the Deep South on behalf
of the Tennessee Walking Horse . Points accrued in the thirteen affiliated , promotional ,
and co-sponsored shows had been tallied and participants of the system eagerly awaited the results . Awards were presented in some eighteen categories .
President Charles Magee did a most commendable job as Master of Ceremonies and began the program by giving a resume of accomplishments completed by the very active group . First on the list of winners wras the Two-Year-Old Filly Champion , MELODY ' S GO BOY , owned and exhibited by S . W . Grantham of Seminary , Miss . The Two-Year-Old Stallion Champion was SUN ’ S MERRY RAIDER , owned by A . T . Leggett , Jr . of Magnolia , Miss , and exhibited by Reid Estess , Jr . of Kentwood , La . In the three-year-old division , GOLD SUN ’ S MER RY GIRL , owned and exhibited by R . E . Broome of Florence , Miss ., was the top mare . TheThree-Year-Old Stallion Champion was PIN-UP ’ S MACK K , owned and exhibited by G . G . Breeland of Tylertown , Miss .
The Four-Year-Old Stallion Champion was GO BOY ’ S MERRY ACE , owned and exhibited by J . C . Brooks of McComb , Miss .
The Aged Mare Champion was GO BOY ’ S LEADING LADY , owned by Mrs . Frank Malta , Monticello , Miss ., and exhibited by L . L . Greer of McComb , Miss .
Aged Gelding Champion was GO BOY ’ S PEANUT , owned by Miss Jackie Everette , Hattiesburg , Miss .
Aged Stallion Champion was BOMB ’ S SUNBURST , owned by Mr . and Mrs . Winston Cutrer , Tylertown , and exhibited by Harold Mitchell , Tylertown .
Walking Pony Champion was PERFECTION ’ S RING , owned and exhibited by Miss Jackie Everette , Hattiesburg , Miss .
Juvenile Rider Championship was won by Tommy Fairchild and his mount , TRIPLE LASSO , of Hattiesburg .
The Men ’ s Amateur Championship was won jointly by Dr . Thurston Whitaker and JOE McADAMS of
Year-Old Champion Award known as the Sharon Terry Cbanenge Troph^ Tylertown > Miss . successfully
exhibited his mount , PIN-UP ’ S MACK K , to win the
^ A Year-Old Grand Championship .
TlUnior Grand Champion GO BOY ’ S MERRY ACE
was named , and recipient of the award was J . C . Bri ° heSHeaNrt CLDUie Grand Champion Walking Horse
1ADY7 f was L . L^ Mrs Greer Frank received Malta ’ s the GO award BOY ’ S on LEADING behalf of Mrc Malta
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