Trivia Archive 3

OK.......we'll have a go at another one....

WHERE did B. Major Wilson stand at stud in Tennessee?

smitty wrote:

OK.......we'll have a go at another one....

WHERE did B. Major Wilson stand at stud in Tennessee?

I ain't got a clue but this is fun.

Harold Wise Stables?

GLL farm in Collierville TN.

GLL Farms is correct! (Not sure about Harold Wise Stables)

Along about the time BMWilson won the stake (61) & shortly after, Harold Wise was involved with Midnight Secret & Triple Threat at the Murray Farm. He sold the MF around 66 to SWB & Pete Yokley & then drifted off into oblivian!

What WGC was started at Arnold Farms of Winchester, Tennessee?

Motown Magic?

Never mind, for some reason when I saw this I was thinking Winchester Ky. not Tn.

Suns Delight & his full brothers Johny Midnight & Midnight Imp. Were started at Troy Arnold & Tady Hollands farm by Neal SHORTY Branscum. I have posted pictures of those barns on here in the past.

Sun's Delight is the correct answer. Shorty Branscum was the first to put a halter on him.

Dr. Moir S. Martin of Mt. Airy, North Carolina won two amateur world championships with two different horses.
What were the names of the horses?

Wilson's Merry Boy in 1948 and Honey Gold in 1950

Chalk one up for HILL !!!

In 1976 who was:
1 Reserve WGC?

2 Reserve Amateur WGC?

3 Reserve Juvenile WGC?

4 Reserve Junior WGC?

5 Reserve Three Year Old WGC?

6 Reserve Ladies WGC?

1. Cold Ice
2. Shakers Reward
3. HILL
4. Senator On Parade
5. Polecat
6. Ebony's Southern Comfort

You got em all OHM Except Hill wasn't riding Hill's Perfection then.

Oh, I know...it was a Perot.

Quiz

1. What was The Volunteer Horseman?
2. Name TWO trainers of Cool Hand Luke.
3. What horse show took place at Biggerstaff Park?
4. Was "By George" by George???
5. True or False: Larry Lowman was once a horse trainer.
6. Who trained & showed Blue's Mary Doll?
7. What title did The Golden Promenador win?
8. What year were the Celebration seats covered with aluminum?
9. Who hosted an annual "Lawn Party" during the Celebration?
10. True or False: Lem Motlow had a wooden leg made out of a stave from a whiskey barrel.

1. a magazine
2. Neil Robertson & ?
5. True
9. The Tilfords

2 Spears and Robinson

3 Was it the Dallas N C show? I remember it was in the fall and it was a big show.

5 true

6 Jimmy Hicks

7 Amateur WGC

3. Several show a year are at Biggerstaff Park. Are you looking for The NCWHA show had there first show there.

7. The .amt. Championship with Dr C, C. Chitwwod. It a good store line that goes with this win if .ya'll want to hear it.
I will tell it.

Let's hear it Big Daddy!

He was Mr. Sam live in Dr. for the celebration in 1958. To keep Mr Sam in good health.
when everybody was at the celebration show Mr Sam would be home working Setting Sun and Promenador. At Night behind the barn.
He had more people at the barn and what was on the celebration ground wanting to see Setting Sun work durning the day.
He and Dr Would show up for a short visit get the hip up another notch. Mr Sam would be so week Dr. would have to get him back to the house. You would have to be there to see all of this unfold as planned. This is the year Mr. Sam purchase all reserve set ticket in the west granstand and give them to College student told all of them to cheer for him and Sun. Made 2 round so week he almost fell of. RULE CHANGE
the next yr about qualefeilding for the big stake. Some where between the ring and the stalls had a big healing. Dr.done his part and won
We all done your part watch as it unfold. The people eat it up. Ahhhhhh the good old days. Getting Promendair main and tail blonde another
store.

Answers

1. What was The Volunteer Horseman?
This was a all-breed tabloid published by the Voice
2. Name TWO trainers of Cool Hand Luke.
Ronnie Spears & Neil Robinson
3. What horse show took place at Biggerstaff Park?
The North Carolina State Championship, as well as other TWH shows
4. Was "By George" by George???
I really have no earthly idea!
5. True or False: Larry Lowman was once a horse trainer.
Yes, I believe he had a stable in Murfreesboro
6. Who trained & showed Blue's Mary Doll?
Jimmy Hicks from Alabama
7. What title did The Golden Promenador win?
The Amateur World Championship
8. What year were the Celebration seats covered with aluminum?
1969
9. Who hosted an annual "Lawn Party" during the Celebration?
The Tilfords of Shelbyville
10. True or False: Lem Motlow had a wooden leg made out of a stave from a whiskey barrel.
False. Of course not. I made that up. Sounded pretty good though didn't it???