1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 August Voice RS | Page 59

in 1939. □ (5) Rehearsing for the horse show pag­
eant, a group of enthusiasts practiced their routine
daily at Tate Field, site of the first Celebration. □
(6) A mammoth flag was used in the Celebration
finale that year. □ (7) Dr. W. B. Boyd, director-
general (whatever that was), on stage for the Cele­
bration Pageant. □ (8) Twin Queens of the Celebra­
tion, Mary and Margaret Walheiser. with Governor
Prentice Cooper, leading the Grand March for the
Celebration Ball. □ (9) Shelbyville High School
featured their Middle Tennessee Football Champ­
ions in the Celebration Parade. □ (10) Another shot
of the Walheiser twins, queens of the first Celebra­
tion in 1939. □ (11) BRANTLEY'S ROAN ALLEN.
JR., winner of the first Get of Sire class, and colts
DOUBLE TROUBLE, DOLLYE ROAN ALLEN. COT
TON FEET and McCASLIN S BEAUTY (one not
identified), owner F. Brantley, and handlers. □ (12)
The W. O. W. Band traveled from Lewisburg to par
ticipate in the parade. □ (13) SWEET DREAM, own­
ed by Fred Walker of Shelbyville. won the very first
blue ribbon ever awarded at the Celebration. □ (1-1)
Among the riders in the Celebration Parade was
Lem Motlow of Lynchburg, shown here on CHIEF
ALLEN, a grandson of the famous (?) ROE’S AL­
LEN. □ (15) Part of the parade included children
riding anything that would walk, run or roll, and
part of the large group that participated is shown
making its way around the courthouse in downtown
Shelbyville. □ "Remember back when?"