Show I Ir r rr r a r k r p R I I i m W Ii I ADMIRING Woodey B Searles Searle's champion Holey Sox just prior to the cutting horse con con- contest contest test at the fairgrounds Saturday are left to right Glen McWhorter Throckmorton Texas who rode the local contest winner J T Fisher Odessa Texas Judge of the local show I Hunt Watkins contest manager Jim Lee Holey Sox rider and trainer and Mr Searle f Staff photo I 1700 Won in Cutting Horse Contest Here A total of 1700 cash was won at the fairgrounds Saturday day in a cutting horse contest featuring some of the nations nation's top horses Cutting horses are judged on their abilitY to cut a cow away from the herd and then their skill in holding the ant ani mal FIRST PLACE winner was War Leo of Aurora Farms with rider Glen McWhorter to net Tying for second and third places were Holey Sox owned by Woodey B Searle with rid rid- rider rider er Jim Lee and Susie Prom owned by Orvil Hicks with rider Canyon Texas Each re- re received re- re received Four horses tied for lor fourth place and all were ridden by their owners THEY WERE Gale Borlen's Hollywood Lynn Roy Cori Cor- Corbett's betts bett's Tawny Sue Walt Gar diners diner's Vegas Boy and Red Myricks Myrick's Miss Badge Mr Searle owner of the champion Holey Sox said that he and his family would leave Vernal Saturday with the cutting horse for Mishawaka Mishawaka aka Ind where Dr will operate to remove a cata- cata cataract cataract from Holey Sox left eye Mr Searle reported that it itis itis is felt that the horse has a 50 50 chance of not needing a contact lens If the operation is successful the horse will be beback beback back in competition in 30 days Mr Searle said |