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COCK ROBIN 

Owned and ridden by RICHARD REED, Concord, Calif.

Few amateur horsemen have accomplished by their own merit so much as has Richard Reed with his impressive gelding. Cock Robin. Richard and Cock Robin made their first show of 1949 at the Napa County Fair in Calistoga; the result was three blues in three classes: first in owner or amateur, first in lady or amateur and first in the open when pitted against all comers, which included professional riders. Showing next at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, they placed second in stallions and geldings and third in the $500.00 five-gaited stake. Another third was added in the open class at Turlock; a second in the sweepstake at Woodland; a fourth in stallions and geldings and eighth in the $1000.00 stake at Stockton. The last show of the season for horse and rider was the California State Fair at Sacramento, and here they proved that the bloom was still there and that Cock Robin's manners were still impeccable by winning the hotly contested event for amateurs. in that highly competitive show Cock Robin was also second in the five-gaited combination, fourth in the open, third in the $500.00 stallion and gelding stake, and fifth in the $1000.00 championship stake. Certainly a record to be proud of by any horseman, amateur or professional.

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CHARM SUCCESS—30182 Sire: Royal Success 11269 Dam: Ebonita West 19620

Ridden by Mrs. RICHARD J. ELKUS

The records of 1948 reveal that this chestnut mare placed consistently high in all seven shows in which she competed. At the Monterey County Fair she won the amateur class, the ladies class and was reserve in the $500.00 championship stake. She won an additional first in the amateur event at the Gymkhana Club Show.

KEANE’S TWILIGHT CHIEF 23823 

Owned by MRS. LOUISE A. WARD, San Gabriel, Calif. 

Hube “Doc” Young up 

DYNASTY  DORRIS KEANE’S CHIEF SOPHISTICATED LADY 

VINTAGE 1945

This handsome young stallion made quite a name for himself as a two-year-old in 1947 and then came back in 1948 to step out of his class and win at two national shows, win his age fine harness class at another, and top it off by winning the Futurity event for three-year-olds under saddle.

His itinerary in 1948 included the San Diego National, the Santa Barbara National, the Santa Barbara County Fair and the Futurity at Pomona, California.

He is cast from the same mold and is a full brother to Keane's Chieftess, Sophisticated Chief, Chief's Lady Dorris, Keane's Royal Lady and Herion's Success.

APPLE BLOSSOM TIME

Sire: American Ace 11025  Dam: Maryland's Cherry Blossom Owned by MRS. LOUISE A. WARD, San Gabriel, Calif.

This three-gaited mare was the only horse exhibited by Mrs. Ward's stable in 1948 which was not of her own breeding. Mrs. Ward is partial to gaited horses, it being her contention that the slow gait and rack have become a heritage of the American Saddlebred and therefore she obtains more pleasure from seeing horses of her breeding developed to perform at all five gaits. However, Apple Blossom Time was selected to round out the show string; and how well she filled the bill is attested by the six firsts and three seconds garnered out of nine times through the gate at six different shows.

Making her debut at the Los Angeles Spring National, she placed second in the novice and proved her versatility the following week at the San Diego National by winning the three-gaited combination. At the Santa Barbara National, she won the event for park hacks and then added three more blues to her collection by winning the park hacks, the under-two and the final stake at the Santa Barbara County Fair in Santa Maria. She again scored first in the under-two event at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona and was reserve in both the under-two stake and the championship stake at the Grand National in San Francisco. She was trained and shown in every instance by Hube "Doc" Young, who is up in this picture

COUNTRY LIGHT 36182

Owned by MR. AND MRS. FRANK MERLO LARRY "BIMP" MERLO up 

Winner of three stakes in 1948

This chestnut three-gaited mare's record is indicative that she is a stake mare as she won the championship stake at Indio, the stake at the Bit and Bridle Club show and the under two stake at Del Mar in addition to numerous other awards. However, the feature which delights Mr. and Mrs. Merlo, the parents of "Bimp," is the fact that the young man does such a good job of exhibiting Country Light in amateur and seat and hands classes,

Bimp rode the mare to victory in the open walk-trot class at the Palos Verdes show and placed well up at three other shows, which is quite a chore for any thirteen-year-old boy astride a stake mare.

MAHOGANY FINISH 28495 

Sire: Mercer Rex 8808    Dam: May Genius 26576

California's champion three-gaited stake winner of 1948

This mare made six shows in 1948 and added six stakes to her impressive al-time record. Included were the championships at Santa Barbara, San Mateo, Sacramento, Pomona and the $1250.00 stake at San Francisco's Cow Palace. She was shown for Mrs. Roth by Frank Heathman, who is up in this picture.

MOUNTAIN HOPE 33228

Sire: Green Valley Fox 12602  Dam: Mountain Gal 17308

Champion Walk-Trot of the Pacific International

In accumulating forty-three awards in 1948 this dark chestnut three-gaited mare proved to be a ladies and amateur mount of considerable merit, but at the Pacific International late in the fall she proved that she had developed into a stake mare of considerable stature. Particularly so, for at that show the three-gaited division was stronger in quality and quantity than at any other Pacific Coast show in 1948. To make it a grand slam at Portland, Mountain Hope performed well enough before Charles W. Green to win the ladies, the amateur, the over-two stake and the championship stake.

In the early part of 1948 the mare was shown under lease by the Edward E. Radcliff stable and is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Radcliff, and will be campaigned by them in 1949.

Mrs. Radcliff up in this picture.

Photo by Cosner