Photos & Memorabilia

Thanks for posting the story on Sensation, Smitty. I hate it that Tattersals is being torn down...spent many hours at the sales there. Course we'd always slip out the back door and across to the "Coach House" for a toddy or two from time to time, not to mention the great Hot Browns they had there.

Deedy how did you get Sensation? Was someone looking for a good horse for you?

Dutch, Deedy must be out of pocket. The article above answers your question. Mr. Sensation was bought by Mr. and Mrs.
Emmette Darby in 1957 and moved from Steve Hill to Vic Thompson. Deedy bought him from the Darbys in the fall of 1960.
Mr. Sensation was one of the most successful of all time at the Celebration winning 9 blue ribbons there. He won the aged
gelding class 6 times with both Steve Hill and Vic Thompson riding. He won the Amateur Geldings with Mrs. Darby and of
course he won the Ladies amateur and the Amateur Stake with Deedy Decker in 1961. There is a picture of Mrs. Darby
on Sensation on page 28 of Who Dat.

From The Tennessee Walking Horse, 1949

Dutch, actually we bought him from the Darby's at the Oklahoma City Horse show. Vic showed in in the stake and when he won it was announced I was the new owner. The Darby's changed their minds at the very LAST minute when Vic lined up in front of them and they were shaking ther heads NO, no sale...and you know Vic he acted like he didn't see them and then it was too late. He died on my birthday in Omaha Nebraska in 1962. I was showing another horse in the stake class, lined up next to Vic and so I saw the Darby's trying to get out of the sale.

These photos sent in by Richard Hickey:


Notables at Murray Farm Sale, circa 1970


John Young & George Walden attend to R.B. Hickey.
This photo ran in the Report with the caption: "R.B. gets the treatment"

Times have really changed . Look at those guys with coats and ties on at a horse sale.
I see Steve Beech, Russell Pate , Vic Thompson, S.W. Beech that I recognize.

Is that Billy Hale behind those Foster Grants? ( Just to the left of Vic)

Yep Looks like B. Hale to me.
Good thing that John was smiling when he had that straight razor up side R.B.'s throat!

Think the guy in the Foster grants is Steve Hill

Think Doug Wolaver is standing in the back on the right hand side.

I believe you are right Sensation.
Who is the guy in front of S.W. And
Billy Hale? Looks familiar?

Looks kind of like Joe Vann Clayton.

I believe you are right! I knew he looked familiar.

Barn, that could be Steve Hill behind the Foster Grants. He and Billy Hale were about the same height.
The lady behind the Foster Grants could be Marianne Leach.

Could be Wink just to the right of the pole in the striped shirt squated down.

That does look like Wink.That picture
Keeps on giving. Good post Smitty!
You need to award yourself a Blue Ribbon!

Those are worthy photos, but the award would have to go to Richard Hickey, not me!

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