Duck Acorn

Interview

Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Acorn, Frank "Duck"

1995-08-14

00:42:44

This is an interview with Frank “Duck” Acorn of PEI. In this interview Duck Acorn talks about his childhood, working at the races, the first races and Old Home Week, and the changing ways of training horses and racing them.

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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

SIDE A 00:00:03 -- 00:15:55 Discussion about his childhood, born September 24, 1910, his nickname, races, working at the tracks and horse stories; war, 1960, races, horses, 1919, 1940, 1930, shares, 1947, tracks, cost of horses. | SIDE A 00:15:55 -- 00:25:10 Discussion about the best horses for racing, his father’s horses, missing his first race, difference in races from 1919 to today and first photo finish: 1946; USTA, tracks, races, horses, 1970, Cyclone, 1921, 1981, training, 1946, SIDE A 00:25:10 -- 00:31:34 Discussion about Old Home Week, exhibition, memories of the beginning races, his retirement, William H. Acorn his grandfather’s advice; 1940, exhibition, Old Home Week, races, 1923, retirement, 1921, 1959. | SIDE A ends at 00:31:40. SIDE B 00:31:40 -- 00:40:18 Discussion about fires at the races, rockdust for the track, playing golf, and largest pay out; 1954, 1959, rockdust, fires, parking, causeway. | SIDE B 00:40:18 -- 00:42:44 Discussion about Reg Weatherby the tattoo technician and who was going to win the Gold Cup game; tattooing horses. | Tape ends at 00:42:44.