TUSCALOOSA . ALABAMA SHOW FEATURES STRONG WALKING HORSE DIVISION
The Tuscaloosa JWA Charity Horse Show has always enjoyed the active support of Walking Horse people from both Alabama and surrounding states . However , show officials this year were not content to rest on their reputation and went all-out to make the Walking Horse division even stronger than in the past . This year , all of the Walking Horse classes were held on the first two nights of the three-night show . In addition , the two nights were Wednesday and Thursday , June 18 and 19 . This enabled exhibitors to make another show on the weekend after completr ing showing at Tuscaloosa .
The show , in its eighth year , offered fourteen Walking Horse Classes with S3,450 in prize money . The judge was former celebration Judge Clyde Orton of Caruthersville , Missouri . Pete Yokley of Pulaski , Tennessee was the announcer , and Emmet Guy of Jackson , Tennessee served as the advisory consultant . There were seven professional classes , three amateur classes , three juvenile classes and one pleasure class . The Walking Horse Championship Class was won by Doug Wolaver riding EBONY ’ S REWARD in a followup to their victory in the Aged Stallion & Gelding Class . Reserve in the big stake was Buddy Black riding SIR GALAHAD for owner Hardy Graves of Hazelhurst , Mississippi . The Amateur Championship was won by the great entry , CLOWN ’ S SPUR , and Lloyd Wood . Lloyd and
his horse have won championships at many of the best shows and are contenders for the top honors in
the amateur class at this year ’ s Celebration . Reserve in the class went to HANDSHAKER KAY with Rowe Sanderson in the saddle .
The Juvenile Class for riders 13 to 17 was won by MOONGLO ’ S GAL with owner Sarah Coffee doing the
riding . The 12 and under Juvenile Class honors went to Robbie Spiller riding HUNTER ’ S WILSON B . The Pony Class was won by the highly regarded entry of Priscilla Talley and EAGLE ’ S ACE .
Show officials were well pleased with the show and are to be commended for the fine job all of their committees turned in . A special note of congratulations should go to Mrs . C . Richard Wilson , Jr ., Chairman of the show .
Complete results of the Walking Horse Classes can be found in the Horse Show Results section of this
issue .
CHATTAHOOCHEE HORSE SHOW REPRESENTS FINE EFFORT BY GEORGIA WALKING HORSE ENTHUSIASTS
The annual Chattahoochee Charity Horse Show , held on the outskirts of Atlanta , Georgia , is taking shape as one of the truly fine horse shows of the deep south . Sponsored by the Chattahoochee Plantation Club , a country club with a real " plantation ” atmosphere , this show is tops in almost every respect . Their facilities are fine and they make an extra effort to make exhibitors feel at home .
The Georgia Walking Horse Exhibitors ’ Association is making great strides in their state to assist shows with all activities regarding Tennessee Walking Horses . They were at Chattahoochee in mass this year and did a lot to boost the Walking Horse participation at this show . With the help of the association , the Chattahoochee Horse Show promises to be a real bang-up Walking Horse classic in the near future . This year ’ s show was held June 18 through June 21 .
Richard Mary , one of the recently announced Celebration Judges for 1969 , was the " man with the pencil ” at Chattahoochee . He " tied ' em the way he saw ' em ” and remained true to his reputation as a judge
of Tennessee Walking Horses . There were over five hundred fifty horses entered in the Chattahoochee show and Walking Horses certainly held their own , even though there were only seventeen classes out of a total of one hundred twenty . Entries came from many Southeastern states . Complete results reported elsewhere in this issue .
RAIN-MARRED ROSSVILLE SHOW STILL A BIG SUCCESS
Bad weather and several major competing shows did not keep the Eighth Annual Rossville , Georgia Kiwanis Club Horse Show from being their most successful show ever . In fact , show officials were so pleased with the way things turned out that they are
strongly considering the possibility of expanding the show to two nights next year .
Billy Robinson , show chairman , had hoped for more entries but , everything considered , was well pleased with the turnout . A total of 319 entries performed at the show which was held at the Rossville Community Center Football Stadium and offered a total of $ 3,650 in prize money . The judge was Dude Crowder of Creedmoor , North Carolina . Dude certainly earned his pay braving the elements to tie horses who performed remarkably well under the almost-flood conditions . The crowd was severely curtailed by the weather but it was amazing how many did stay all night just to see the Championship Class .
The Championship Stake was won by ACE ’ S SEN SATION and Wink Groover for the second year in a row . Groover and his horse put on a tremendous show despite the poor condition of the track and were easy winners . The reserve award went to THE UNDER WRITER with Jimmy Brown .
Mack Motes and GO BOY ’ S DEMONSTRATOR won the Three-Year-Old Stallion & Gelding Class with Wink and COALTOWN tying second . Mack also won the Aged Stallion & Gelding Class with the great SHAD OW ’ S ROYAL FLUSH while Jim Babb and SHOTGUN I finished a close second . Paul Smith rode DELIGHT ’ S i DEBUTANTE to the first-place honors in the Threeand-Four-Year-Old Mare Class . Paul and this mare | have been consistent winners all season and were ! deserving winners at Rossville . The Juvenile Class was won by the strong team of Pam Clippinger and MY SECRET SUN . Ricky Rollins
I and MERRY BLUE BOY were the second-place choices of Judge Crowder . The Ladies Amateur Class was won by Rita Rollins riding MR . OTTO for the Sugar-
I loaf Farms of Atlanta , Georgia .
TROUBLE IN THE HILLS and Dr . Truman Whitfield proved to be real trouble in the Men ’ s Amateur Class as they received the first-place ribbon . This fine team seems to be getting better with age and their Rossville show certainly bears this out . Wink Groover rode SUN ’ S DIXIE DARLING to the top spot in the Mare Class , adding another blue to his collection .
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