1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 September/October Voice RS | Page 44

BREEDERS’
ASSOCIATION
FUTURITY
ATTRACTS TOP
RECORD ATTENDANCE AT 1969
The 1969 Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ Asso­
ciation Annual Futurity drew a record number of top
colts, and increased interest in the show was evi­
denced by an extra-large crowd of spectators. It is
estimated that approximately five thousand attended
the show this year and, although it is a free-admission
event, it was obvious that horsemen from across the
nation were interested in the outcome.
Judges for the show this year, chosen by vote of
the membership who have colts nominated for the
Futurity, were: Milton Alexander, Woodbury, Tennes­
see; Buddy Black, Tullahoma, Tennessee; and Paul
Smith, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. All three men were
well-qualified by experience for the job of judging this
most important and very lucrative Futurity, and the
winners can take pride in their victory.
There was more than $18,000 in prize money and
trophies offered in the show this year. Unlike most
shows, the money in a futurity is allocated according
to the total amount in the "Futurity Fund” which is
built up according to how many horses are actually
nominated for the show. The state of Tennessee also
allocates funds for the Breeders’ Association Futurity,
which makes a victory at this show quite profitable.
Winners of the 1969 Futurity are as follows:
WEANLING FILLIES: (1) SHADOW’S MISS SUN­
BEAM, H. C. Bailey, Jackson, Ms.; (2) SHADOW’S
QUEEN P., J. p. Parnell, Newbern; (3) GO BOY’S
DOLLY II, Dr.-Mrs. DeWitt Owen, Jr., Franklin; (4)
GO BOY’S PFUDE & JOY, William A. Vann, Water-
town; (5) EBONY’S STROLLING SIS, Stanley Mc-
Nabb, Murfreesboro; (6) REFLECTION’S DOLL, W. W.
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