Behind the Gate

Bill met and conyersed with a number ol \‘isiting celebrities at the (I.l).l’. lle lound Ben ~lohnson to be a wry nice young fel— low who eame here amid a lot ol‘ contro- \'ersy to race against a standardbred horse. a thoroughbred horse and a car. Bill described \\'ally llennessey as a line young man who has done extremely well in his pi'ol‘ession. Bill remembered meet— ing ~loe ()‘Brien when the horse barns used to be located on the lxtclx'stretch and Joe was just getting established. He explained. “loe was a real gentleman and

good to me when l was a young l’ellow,”

Bill Acorn was the subject ol “Behind the

Scenes" in the February 200.) issue ol

Bill Acorn

’l'l‘o/. The article stated. and while the (2.1),1). was a part ol‘ his lile. it was not his whole lil‘e." ln tact. oyer his working career he was employed by lid's ’l‘axi lor seyen years. Atlantic \Vholesalers lor 33. the federal goyernment for nine. the prmincial goyernment lor the and the

Firestone company llor ll) years;

Bill and his wondet‘l‘ul wile. ,\lary were blessed with daughter. liollie and sons. Billy. \\"ylie and Bobby. l()tifg’41lttte‘ association with the (I.l).l’,

Mary had a

making it possible l‘or this couple to share their loye ol harness racing with many others.

'Eiothers (ill ‘ltliie and Bill \U>l'll present the l: l', \torn \lemorial trophy to Marry \l.ttl)onalt| .tt cuntlusion ‘)|_ \laritime l)ll\t‘t\ ( liallenge at the (.l)l’ in l‘mo‘s

I’ltr )to \hart in (Iar\ er.

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