BREEDERS ’ ASSOCIATION FUTURITY INITIATES CELEBRATION WEEK ACTIVITIES
The 1968 Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders ’ Association National Futurity got Celebration week activities off to a good start on Thursday , August 29 , the night preceding the opening of the Celebration . A record number of nominations were received for this
30th annual show with 451 entries made before the deadline .
A crowd of approximately 2,500 people turned out on a beautiful night to see the future greats of the breed perform in six classes with only 180 colts ( 39 % of those nominated ) actually showing .
The job of managing the 1968 show was handled by Dr . B . S . Henry , a member of the Board of Directors of the Association and owner of 1967 World ’ s Grand Champion GO BOY ’ S SUN DUST . The efficient secretary of the Association , Mrs . Sharon Brandon , served as show secretary and did her usual fine job . Judges selected for the 1968 show were Walker Limbaugh , Buddy Moore and Sam Yarbrough . These three men are all very experienced in the colt area , and their knowledge and ability is well recognized by horsemen . Ringmasters doing a fine job were James Hawkins , Joe Brandon and Tommy Hawkins . The announcer was Emmet Guy and Jimmy Richardson provided the music with his famous Hammond organ .
The first class of the show was the Weanling Filly Class and 28 top entries entered the ring with 20 surviving for the final judging . Winning the blue ribbon was HEIR ’ S INDIAN LADY , led by Milton Alexander for owner C . L . Kline of Robbins , Tennessee . This colt was sired by eventual 1968 Grand Champion GO BOY ’ S ROYAL HEIR out of A SHADOW QUEEN . Reserve honors went to GO BOY ’ S MERRY WOOD and J . T . Wood , Jr . of Shelbyville .
The biggest class of the Futurity was next on tap with 43 yearling fillies answering the call . The first place honors went to Steve Beech and BETTY ’ S MAS TERPIECE for owner J . F . Parnell of Newbern , Tennessee . Steve Beech is one of the Futurity ’ s finest showmen and has been for years . He captured two
ribbons this year to lead all others . Second honors went to James Rowland and BEAU ’ S FIRST SHAD OW . James is also one of the top men in the colt classes as he consistently ties high with top stock .
The third class of the night was the Two-Year-Old Filly Class . Wink Groover on LISSA ’ S DAY BREAK won the honors in a class of 17 promising entries . Wink won a total of five ribbons in the Futurity and Celebration , capping off one of the best performances by a single rider in many years . Wink ’ s colt is owned by Lissa Walls of Montgomery , Alabama and was sired by SUN ’ S ACE OF SPADES out of PENNY CHANCE . The reserve honors went to HIGH SOCI ETY and Diane Martin of Fayetteville , Tennessee . This colt was sired by EBONY MASTERPIECE out of GO BOY ’ S HIGH SOCIETY .
The Weanling Horse Colt Class saw 40 entries enter the ring with Benvis Beachboard and EBONY ’ S PLAY- MAKER winning the honors for owner Paul Matthews of Shelbyville . This colt was sired by EBONY MAS TERPIECE out of CLIPPER ’ S SHADOW . The class required two workouts with 32 entries in the second workout and only 17 horses in the final working . Tying reserve was GO BOY ’ S ROYAL CROWN and Charlie Williamson of Murfreesboro .
Steve Beech captured his second blue of the night in the Yearling Horse Colt Class over 37 outstanding entries . Steve was leading SHADOW ’ S MIDNITE GHOST sired by GO BOY ’ S SHADOW , owned by Mr . and Mrs . H . C . Bailey of Jackson , Mississippi . The Baileys also own the sire and former World ’ s Grand Champion . Second place honors were pinned on TOM CAT N . owned by Mr . and Mrs . Paul Nelms of Lewisburg , Tennessee .
The 1968 Futurity was brought to a thrilling close with 15 outstanding two-year-old horse colts entering the ring in quest of a blue . Doug Wolaver came away with the honors aboard GO BOY ’ S LADY ’ S MAN for Captain and Mrs . E . A . Self of Mobile , Alabama . This colt is by MERRY GO BOY out of MIDNIGHT ’ S LADY ANN . D . L . Putman of Huntsville , Alabama and SUN DUST JAMBOREE were reserve . Four prominent sires had a single winner each in the Futurity with the only double blue-ribbon winner being EBONY MASTERPIECE . EBONY is owned by
Billy Hale of Gallatin , Tennessee and stands at the S . W . Beech Stables in Lewisburg . The four sires with
one blue ribbon winner each were MERRY GO BOY , GO BOY ’ S ROYAL HEIR , SUN ’ S ACE OF SPADES
and GO BOY ’ S SHADOW . All horses which appeared in the Futurity weie inspected prior to entering the ring by Official Veterinarian Dr . C . R . Irby of Scooba , Mississippi . Several horses were not allowed to compete for various reasons and the inability of those not allowed to compete to have fair recourse to the veterinarian ’ s decision was a cause of some friction .
DIXIE JUBILEE * HORSE SHOW *
L . S . U . - BATON ROUGE , LA ,
November 6-10,1968 ☆ JUDGES
Saddle Horses , Roadsters , Parade , Shetland Pony C . E . “ Pep ” Peppiatt , Lexington , Ky .
HORSEMANSHIP Mrs . Elton Cates , San Antonio , Texas TENNESSEE WALKING HORSES
Wallace Brandon , Franklin , Tennessee John T . Carter , Kingsport , Tennessee Jack Handford , Houston , Texas
Added : Walking Horse Colt Classes for Weanlings and Yearlings split by sex .
Director : Herbert Schilling , LaFayette , La . Director : Dr . Bernard Mistretta , Baton Rouge , La .
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT :
C . W . KENNEDY , Manager
P . 0 . Drawer H , University Station BATON ROUGE , LA . 70803
PHONE 504 / 342-1404
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